Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-16

It will be observed that, according to
this order, ..the Negro must be eaten raw"
This is horrible-about as barbarous as the
orders of the Radicals to their followers
have been. Their orders have been to
.sswallow the Negro whole.n These were
their orders in Ohio last fall, and the order
was repeated about the first OF this month
in Michigan. Whether the Negro can be
better managed by eating him raw than by
swallowing him whole, is more than we
know, not having undertaken to take him
down in any shape. The Journal might be
authority on this point. We trust, how
ever, the Journal will continue to 'cry
aloud and spare not" We were going to
suggest that the Journal would do 'sthe
State some service,'' if it were to induce
the Hon JACOB WOLF to introduce bill into
the Legislature forbidding the Ku- Klux
Khan to eat the Negro raw in Ohio; but as
the Journal and the Hon. Mr.. WOLF are not
on loving terms, perhaps it would be bet
ter for the Journal to prevail upon the Hon.
Mr.. CRIsT, who by his learning, wisdom
and suave manners, has won tor the people
of Hamilton county, or for himself rather.
fame that it was impossible for CESAR or
BoNAPARrE to achieve, to do this service.
1t were well that such bill were at once
enacted into law, lest our citizens be hor-
rified some morning with the recital of
how, right here in this grand city. which
was named in honor of the discOverer of
America, the night before, some poor un-
fortunate Negro had been eaten raw by
the Ku-Klux Khan, and who, lad he lived,
might have been a bright and shining or
nament in the Republican party.
Mr.. ThOrnhiII's Vote ON the Sol
s8hr iiiers' Relief Fund.
The Journal of April 18th. charges that
Mr.. THoRNHILL voted for the permanent
transfer of the soldiers relief fund at the
stances under which that vote was given.
He opposed the temporary transfer of that
fund to the general revenue fund at a for
mer session, net only as member of the
Finance committee, but before the House;
and distinctly stated that it was the inten-
tion of the Republican party to permanent
ly transfer said fund and apply it to pur-
poses for which it was not raised, in viola
tion of the Constitution. The Republicans,
knowing that they could not get bill
through the House to permanently transfer
that fund, resorted to stratagem to make
the transfer, and in the general appropria-i
ition bill. The twelfth section reads "The
balances of moneys now in, or which may
come into the State Treasury by collec-
tions of delinquent tares, and belonging to
the relief funds, is hereby directed to be
transferred TO the general revenue funds in
the State Treasury and made applicable to
any appropriation made from the general
revenue."
s2' This section was 80 framed, and intended
to deceive, as to compel members to vote for
{, or to vote against the general appropri-
alton bill, and thereby stop the wheels of
Government, and cut off ali appropriations
from the asylumns and other institutions
of the State. Mr.. TaoRNaILL, when he
voted for the general appropriation bill,
distinctly stated that he did so under pro-
test, in consequence of that transfer; but
rather than defeat the necessary appropri-
ations for the State, he should have to vote
for the general appropriation bill. 1t was
the only way that the transfer could be
made, by putting it In the general appro-
priation bill, and thereby compelling mem
bers to vote tor it, or be charged with cut
ting off all appropriations for State pur-
poses. The Republicans had refused to
make the necessary levies to meet their ex-
trayagance in administering the Govern
ment, whereby large deficiencies had ac-
crued, for fear an overtaxed people would
rebel and call them to an account for a
misapplication of their money, hence this
fund was transferred to cover up their