Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-01
Columbus Letter.

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it was that the word was sent to all Q
the absent Democratic members tha
their presence was imperatively de
handed this week. By dint of drum
ming and anathemizing the delinquent
they were all gathered in, but three
giving them barely a constitutions
majority in the House. In the Senate
since the basely partizan election of s
Republican member to make place fol
his Democratic contestant, they
have two of a majority, hence they are
in trim to carry out their most intense
ly malignant partizsn measures. of
course 8 Democrat must be eternally
pounding away at the helpless colored
people, to be happy. No Sioux or
Camarche enjoys roasting q helpless
captive at the stake, or tearing from his
victims head the bloody scalp, more
than does your narroW-souled, semi
civilized, lignum-vits Democrat the con-
temptible and bsrbarous work of i'm
posing disabilities upon, and robbing of
privileges, the unfortunate colored race.
If the Democratic party of Ohio has not
proven itself this week capable of doing
mean things, then is p~usillanimity
honorable and villainy become a virtue.
In the Senate they have passed an act
TO DISTINGUISHING colored men of every
hue in whom the admixture of African
blood is visible to a bleary, ogre-eyed
Democrat. The Republicans fought it
hravely at every step in the Senate, and
endangered to amend it so as TO also
exclude from the ballot persons who
had borne arms against the government
in the rebellion. The Democrats voted
this down, as slso a proposition to ad
nit colored persons who had served
and fought in the armies Of the Repub-
lie. No, no! Traitors may vote, but
dark skinned patriots, And
this is Democracy Heaven save the
people from this spurious nostrum Of
miserable political qusckery.
Oh course the House will rush through
this infamous measure. Then the De-
mocrscy Will exult over the fallen
black, in hopes that this outrage upon
VISIBLE admixtures" Will swindle the
Republican party out of a few hundred
votes in the State and give it perma-
nently into the greedy, greasy, unwash
ed hands of the malignant Democrats.
But, fellow Republicans this must not,
can not, shall not be, if the true, the
noble, the good-hearted, iberty-loving
and treason-hating men of Ohio viii
come to the rescue and wrest the State
from the negrophobiaist who now hold
in their hands the lsw-making power
of the State. But this is not the only
infamous measure they seek to blacken
our statute books with. A lower
baseness even than this has Ohio De
mocracy sunken to. On Friday they
passed through the House, of course by
= strict party vote, g bill which is in
tended to exclude a large proportion of
the colored children of Ohio from the
Common Schools of the State. In any
school district where there are not a
sufficient number of colored children
go or more) to form a separate school,
they are prohibited from going TO any
other school. This will shut the doors
of the common schools against hun
dreds of poor, friendless little children,
leaving them no part nor privilege in
the free schools of the great State of
Ohio. There might be some apology
for q starving Democrat robbing a little
colored beggsr child of its crust Of
bread, yes,m more. for " Stealing the
coppers from a defunct Africans eyes,"
to buy whiskey, but infinitely meaner
is it to rob little children of the oppOr-
tun1ty of mental culture, aud booming
them to an existence of hopeless ignor
snce. But such is the fendishness, the
Godlessness and hardness Of go called
Democracy.
1t is supposed that after they have
delivered Themselves of several mon
sters, like unto the foregoing, the DEM
ocrats will be nearly ready to go home.
Probably there will not be an adjourn
ment for twenty days longer, at least.
About thirty general and twenty
local laws have been made thus far.
There is q large batch yet to grind out.
Near the close of the session many bills
are put through on double quick, and
hence are too often very imperfectly
considered.
The Supreme Court will adjourn sine
de about April 1st. Judge Brinkerhof
will hold District Court in Trumbull
County, commencing Monday, April 6.
Judge B. is the true author Of that
famed free soil proclamation of GLAD
tidings," known a few years ago to
every person, the Wilmot ProViso. The
Judge was then a Democratic member
Of Congress from this State, but being
inspected of rather Strong free soil
procliYities, preferred that Hon. David
Wrlmot. of Pennsylvania, also q Dem
ocrat. but not so much suspected y
vsyeriug. should propose the measure
The original draught IS no" in Judge
Erinkerhof7s possession.
Il Gov. Lee and Senator Woodwork
.ddre.ced the Union Club of this CITY,
on Friday evening. The RepnOncanS
here are waking up and intend 70 nave
8 lively, thOrouy n campaign
The SciotA river has been on ram
page for 8 few days. The noOo n
been greater than for years. @u
damage hiss been sustained along lS
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