Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-27
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The campaign in Ohio was formally OPEN
ed on the 9th inst, on which the Hon. Allen
G. Thurman, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, spoke at Waverly, in Pike Coun-
ty. Judge Thurman's address closed as fol-
lows, which gives just idea of the tone and
import of his remarks:
Great as would be the evils of negro suf-
trage IN Ohio, much as 1t would tend to bring
into our State an every way undesirable
population, yet the question whether we shall
let the negroes vote here is, of ITSELF ngignifi-
cant, compared with that greater question
whether we shall surrender the whole South
to negro rule, to ruin aud to anarchy, and
thereby not only destroy that fair section of
the Republic, but bring upon the North also
untold caIamItIes. Apart from these consid-
eratIons, the reason for refusing the vote to
negroes in our State are abundant and con-
vlncng, but when VIC regard the proposition.
as We should regard it, as a part of A great
scheme of national ruin, the objections become
perfectly overwhelming.
Look at the causes of the present depres-
sion OF business in the North, aud especially
in the Northwest, and do you DOT find prom.
inent among them the impoverished and dis.
tracted condition of the South, once our best
aud most profitable market, and which under
good and constitutional government, would be
SO again Shall this state of things be per
petuated, and we remain deprived of our best
customers, that the inOrdinate ambition of
party leaders, and the insatiate cupidity of
public Plunderers, may be gratifed?
Shall we continue to maintain freedmen's
bureaus and reconstruction officials at a great
er annual cost than the entire yearly expen-
ditures Of the government under the admin
istratiOn Of Andrew jackson?
Shall we continue to pay over $3.50. OOO.-
600 a year for the support of an army which
never before in 4 time of peace cost us over
Sl9,OOO,OOO, in order to disfranchise white
men aud enfranchise negroes? Shall we
perpetuate war taxes long after war has
ceased, and pay heavy tribute upon all we
eat, all we drink, all we own, and all we earn,
to support a horde of ofice-holders and
agents, whose chief employment is to violate
the Constitution and promote the schemes of
Radical politicians! Shall we continue to
employ all the powers of government, and
powers never delegated to it. nav, powers ex-
pressly denied it by the Constitution, and. in
addition, take from the people all that mex
orable tax>gatherer can safely lay his hands
upon, not to foster, not to promote, not to
build up the welfare and union of our coun-
try, but to yet further impovcrish, yet fur
Their destroy, yetfurther distract and divide it?
These are the questions we have to answer
and upon the answer that shall be given to
them depends the destiny of the Republic.
Ii this state OF things is to continue If the
South is to remain not only impoverished.
but almost in a state of starvation. if nearly
the whole burden of taxation is thus to be
thrown upon the North because the South
has nothing to contribute, if instead of redu-
cling the expenses of the government we are
to go on multiplying them if, instead of
outstanding our resources we are to 90 on
squandering them if instead of realizing
income from our public lands we are to 20
on giving them away, how, let me ask, are
the taxes to be paid-how is the public debt
to escape reputation And if we continue
the overthrow of civil government and the
existence OF military rule, if We prolong the
disruption OF the Union, and the sOlidifving.
instead of dissi pating sectional dislikes' how
let me ask, are civil liberty and the Republic
to be preserved!
No, my friends, it is by no such malignant
and destructive policy as this. that true peace
and u2jEfNpHe to be restored, and this country
made, whit might and should become, the
glory q mankind
appeal to you then, to rally to the rescue
before it is too late. Let not the fairest
inheritance of liberty and prosperity that man
ever enjoyed be wrested from you. Let not
despair enter your souls, and make You believe
that because much has been lost, nothing can
be saved. All is not lost. There is vet hope
for the future, if the people will shake off
their lethargy. and rising in their might, re,
solve to be once more prosperous and free.
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