Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-14


will proceed to vote Uiua uoce for Senator.
On wednesday. at the same hour, the mem
bers of the Senate and the House meet in
joint committee, where the Journals of
each House are read, when, if each branch
designates the same person for Senator, the
President of the Senate, acting as 'Presi-
dent of the joint convention will declare
him elected. That such will be the case, no
one doubts. f
Inaugural Address of Governor
Hayes.
The Inaugural Address delivered yester-
day by Governor HAYES will be found in
the STATESMAN this morning. 1t is brief.
In this it is meritorious. He compliments
Governor Cox for a7iaithful performance of
the duties pertaining to the Governors Of
fee, and undertakes to insinuate a hopeful
view of the ability of our people to pay
taxes. He is right in saying that snow
men of all parties concur in the opinion
that as general rule every citizen ought
of his property, without regard to the form
iii which he prefers to investit; but he neg
| lected to add that Republican Legislators
have not recognized, in their legislation, the
existence OF such concurrence of opinion.
In regard to the currency he is clearly nom
committal, alleging that s'the events OF the
last few years have convinced those who
| are in favor of a paper currency, that in
the present condition of the country it can
best be furnished by the National Govern
| ment, either by means of National Banks
or in the form of legal tender treasury
notes." We agree with him that s'exces-
sive legislation has become great evil, y
and his suggestion that it be avoided is a
good one. With the judgment pronounced
at the late election in this State
against Negro Suffrage he is not
satisfied. and fayors agitation until it is
reversed. In this he differs from his pre-
decessor, Governor Cox, who finds in that
judgment great qualification, inasmuch as
he regards it in accordance with right.
/ A long paragraph is devoted to protest
against resembling Ohio's ratification of the
fourteenth Article Amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the United, States. In refer
ence to that Amendment he takes good
care not to allude to the fact that the de-
signrof it was to make citizens of the Ne
groes, so that they should enjoy all the
rights and privileges of White citizens.
In conclusion, the Governor is happy to
adopt as his Gown, sentiments SO fifty ex-
pressed by: the Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the present General As
'sembly." That is very, and justly SO, COM
plimentary to Speaker FoLLLrT.
Ohfo's Ratification OF tho XIVth
Amendment to tho Consultation
of the United States Rescfnded
The General Assembly of Ohio did a
good thing yesterday It rescinded the
ratification of the Amendment to the Con-
s,itution of the United States known as
Article XIV. which the Republican ma
jority gave it one year ago. This Amend
ment clothed with full citizenship the
Negroes and had it been declared part and
parcel of the Constitution of the
United Staes by the requisite num-
Der of = States ratifying it, au
thority would have been wrested
from it to declare the Negroes voters in all
the States. After the judgment pronoun-
ced by the voters of Ohio at the late cleo
tion against Negro Suffrage, the Democrat
ic members of the General Assembly were
implicitly under obligations to be prompt
to Withdraw Ohio's assent from this Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States which seeks to extinguish all polit-:
ical distinction between Whites and Blacks.
The Republican Senators and Members,
true to their party faith, did what they
could to defeat the Resembling Resolution.
An Admirable Letter from Hon.
George HI. Pendl~tOa.
An invitation was extended to Hon
GEORGE II. PENDLEToN to attend the great
Democratic Banquet that was held in
Washington City on the Sth of January
Being unable to attend he sent the follow
ing brief letter, which exhibits the situa-
tion of public affairs, and carries with il
the irresistible logic that there must be a
change of parties in the Federal Govern
ment to again give the country the pros
perity it SO much stands in need of:
FROM HON. GEORGE H. PENDLEToN.
M CINCINNATI. January4, 1868.
j. d. Eoouer. Esq, Washington.
MY DEAR SIR: 1 regret that cannot
participate in your celebration of the 9Th
inst. ~ tGgfG
1t will be an occasion of unusual interest.
The attempted Africanization of the ten
Southern States, under the false pretensc
of reconstruction of the Union; the utter
subversion of the Constitution to accom-
plish this end; the profligacy and corrup-
tion pervading many branches of the pub
lie service. have brought out their proper
results. The reaction against the revo u
tionary violence and license of the past few
years has at last commenced.
Its progress will be aided by worthy
contemplation of the life and character OF
Jackson, of his fervent patriotism, his per-
sistent energy. his unyielding courage; of
the fidelity with which he maintained the
rights and dignity and equality of the
States at the same time that he enforced
obedience to the Constitution.
1t will be well to remember by whom and
where, and for what purpose, the last battle
of the war OF 1872 was fought. and side by
side with that recollection to place the fact
that the State then saved from a foreign
foe is now governed by military power, in
order to compel its people to adopt Con-
stitution which they do not approve, and
to establish Institutions which they abhor.
/ The retrospect will evoke sympathies and
awaken sensibilities, in the midst of which
we may hope that hatred, and bitterness.
and vengeance, will melt away, and that
kindness and good will and charity will
cement Ilre Union by the ties, interest, and
affection and contentment which alone can
effectually constitute us Que people.
5,ssl Very respectfully,
GEO. Fl. PENDLETON.
A TELEGRAM dated in London on the 2lst
of December at o'clock p. M. says: .The
general impression appears to be that the