Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-08-27

to establish negro suffrage and equali-
ty in the North and West, they have
now impudently in their platform pro.
claimed that here each State shall
regulate suffrage for itself, while at
the South the elective franchise shall
be determined by the Congress Of the
United States. Actingupon the double
motive Of hate and the desire TO main
tain partisan supremacy, they have
disfranchised large majority of the
white population Of the Southern
States, and conferred upon the ne
grocs, by act Of Congress, the right to
vote and then at the point Of the
bayonet, have proceeded to establish
seven State Governments, controlled
by negroes or white adventures mean
er than they-mere sojourners, birds
Of passage, and very foul birds at that;
and have gone through the farce Of
admitting them into tho Union and
to the right of representation in the
Senate and the House, and full vote
in the electoral college for President.
In this manner, gentlemen, they
expect to control the Legislation and
elections of the country. And these
ignorant, british negroes of South
Carolina and Florida, and other States,
do now make laws and levy taxes and
create public debt for you, white men
of Ohio; and they expect to override
your choice for President. Yes, gen.
tlemen, under these Republican Re-
construction acts, enforced by an army
for which you pay heavy taxes out Of
your heard earnings, half a million OF
negroes in South Carolina, reinforced
by some adventurous white loafers
from the North and West, will control
as many electoral votes as a million of
white men in Ohio. Aye, at this pres.
ent moment the "Governor" so-called
of that State, elected by negroes, un-
der an act of Congress, and through
the aid OF your army, is a citizen OF
Ohio, having a legal settlement here
so that il he would become paupor---
and South Carolina is very poor now,
and no longer able to enrich her sa-
traps---the proper town authorities in
tho county of Henry, in this State,
could be compelled TO maintain him
as public charge. And moreover,
General William Warner, a noble con-
frere OF his from Ohio, has, observe,
Just been elected United States SEN
ator from Alabama.
These are the doings of the Republi-
can party, and If not marvellous in
your eyes, they are at least costly 10
your pockets. These arc part of the
blessings over which the Chicago plat
form exults, and continuance, and,
indeed, n multiplication of which they
promise upon the election Of General
Ulysses s. Grant.
RANK INJUSTICE OF THE REcoNsTRUc-
TIoN POLICY.
Now, gentlemen, suppose for mo-
ment that the case were reversed, and
that the South had wagcd q success
full war Of conquest upon you here in
the West, and had compelled, by force
Of arms, the introduction Of slavery
here, and you had surrendered in good
faith, under pledge and promise of all
other rights within tho Union under
the Constitution and that, whom you
had no further power TO resist, q
Southern. Congress had, at the point
of the bayonet, forced constitutions,
governments and laws on you against
your will, and that victorious and in
solont South Carolina has sent up here
the meanost and basest of her vaga-
bond "Sand Hill" citizens with carpet
bags in their hands, to represent you,
the once free, white men of Ohio, in
the Senate and House at the Federal
capital, and to usurp the places once
filled by the Morrows, the McLeans,
the Corwins, the Ewings, the Hamers,
the Aliens of this glorious Common
wealth, what would have been the
emotions of wrath and indignation
which would have burned within your
bosoms And yet to just such indig-
mites are South Carolina and Virginia
ana an thelr sister states OF tne olu
Ihlrteen, scorcneu ana scarrou an
l776, subjected, by the false and do.
generate sons 1i tne NeM Lng,nhu
sires, VINO s'you shouluor 70 snou'uer W
oy tncm % lh .has gr,,nu ul ros9'u.,onary = ~ ,,'
connle.l wn'ch, III oloou M a"e e. sahe.,ng pS.I
ana WV w''n ", preo'ous 'rs"sur'' nis' oousu'
us our ',por.,os.
Al, ou' 'ue's men .a are nov now rcoc,' ~.
ana .rA,'ors, andyou' tnc ''elnocracy
rocS'veu tnem win open arms n anu
gushing nearts lneo your ,r, recent res re
luentiai OonVenVon' lnahK u0u,
we did, and by none Wofo they nallcu