Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-14
IFor the Ohio Statesmsn.]
The Facts as They Are.

the privilege of making fair and just ex.
animation of the FACTS, so that they may
come to the public untainted by preju.
dice. In the first place, our fellow students
received letter and some resolutions from
the Wesleyan University. Upon the
strength of this letter and these resolutions
this "great majority" called q meeting. A
committee of five was appointed, consist
Ing entirely of Republican students. Theil
resolutions were, as matter of course
Radical. These they proceeded to adopt
The first motion was to adopt as a whole
but this was amended so as to adopt by Sec
tions. The first section was adopted will
scarcely word of discussion, for none of tht
Democrats considered that they had s
right to interrupt the meeting. The Sec
ond section was read, when the Democrat
ic students were invited by the insulting
remarks of the Radical students to discus.
their actions and resolutions condemninS
the act of the Ohio General Assembly
Some five or ten minutes were consumed il
discussion, chiefly by Republicans, wher
the previous question was called for, put
carried, and in this way the resolution was
adopted with but one dissenting voice, for
as yet, the Democratic students had nc
idea that their fellow students intended tC
attempt to represent to the public thai
Democrats were to be regarded in their re.
port as having been portion of the stu.
dents who endorsed those resolutions.
Their nefarious plan being SO shallow
it was detected at the time. And we fur
ther feel confident that the public will
agree with us in prouncing it an ungentle-
manly trick. The third section was read
and THEIR way of considering the tive the
Students" leaked out; then is when the
''free" discussion began, and Democrats
could be scarcely rung down by the frown-
ing President, for they saw clearly that it
was the intention of their FELLOW STU
DENTS to endeavor to represent THEM as
equally stepped in infamy with themselves,
in endorsing their (the Republican, resolu-
tions. And be it said to the honor of every
Democrat, not one ever said that he was
opposed" to the bill passed by the Gene
raj Assembly pertaining to students, and
but one gave any view whatever, and
that was simply what every Democrat
had said on the streets. No copies of the
bill could be found, and every Democrat
said that if the bill was as represented by
the Radical students, that they were op-
posed to it. Their representation was that
a student could vote nowhere. But when
the said bill was found and compared with
ha oil 1or haf fhoro ic
nothing "vile'' or contemplate" about
it, but that it was one of the most just OF
acts. And, furthermore, it was not during
this time that the Representative from this
county came home. He was not known TO
be in the county by any Democratic stu
dents till the next day, just before the Re-
publica ms resumed their third meet
Ing, and before this meeting not
Democratic student had ever spoken to him
about the bill. Hence the mali
,ious explanation of our fellow students is
e positively untrue" 1st. Because the
Democrats did not SEE the Representative.
Id. Because none of his views of the mat
;er were in their possession. Sd. Because
hey did not "change" their minds as is
alsely stated in the Radical "explanation."
# this is not sufficient, we will give some
Instances of their proceedings which were
necessary for them to adopt that they
night represent to THEIR friends that the
DEMOCRATS are lead by partisan officers as
HEY are. The sentence first adopted by
HEIR unanimous vote was, "During the
ebate upon the said resolutions in
which both Republicans and Demo-
rats freely participated, all, save one
f the latter, denounced the action of the
legislature as unjust "a base falsehood),
ut their honorable Representative having
eturned home during that night met with
hem in their party caucus, and next day
heir minds were greatly changed" The |
caucus referred to happened ten hours
fter they had passed their resolutions,
nd consisted of two Democrats and one
republican. The committee having eX-
mined the word caucus became ashamed
f their own ignorance, and assumed the
ssponsibility of erasing the word ''cau-
u.s." but the idea they had got hold of was
LOVELY that they could not Withstand
le thought of its passing away without
aving 1t inserted as at least probable in
leir magnanimous "explanation." They
~ that our resolutions convey the idea
lat the two portions therein mentioned
ay have been nearly equal. Firstly,
ny one who reads those resolutions must
cow it he is not an idiot, that the Repub-
cans have a majority here. Secondly,
e claim that thirty students are PORTION
I the students, and that the one hundred
epublicans Cor thereabouts) are ANOTHER
oRrIoN. Thirdly, we claim that the Re-
ublican students have no right to repre-
mt the Democratic students as agreeing
their (the Republican, resolutions, SIM
ly because they have the majority and the
of the Faculty. In another
lace, they say we misconstrue the mean
g of "we regard the great principle
human equality as the palladium
our political perpetuity." We
el truly sorry for their weakened
If they can find anything
rong with assumed negro equality, as will
= found in our resolutions. They all ad-
III IuaI lIie negro Is Huulau (aS ne Is
nd they all further admit that he OUGHT
have equal rights with the white man.
ence they MEANT "negro equality;' but
i'd 'shuman equality" so that it would
ot appear quite so unpopular. This being
art of our explanation, which can be tes-
fed to by every honest student in the
ollege, we herein request that 1t be insert
in the principal State and County pa
ers, especially those in which the resolu-
ons and explanation of our fellow stu
ents have been published.
/. F. RAUDABAUGH,
@ r. l.. RANDALL,
w. S. PoTTs,
HI. r. HOLLAND,
ID. Z. GRIMES,
Committee.