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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
The Two Races.

Il
The New York Post, commenting on
the senseiess rebel twaddle about the
gro supremacy" ]" breaches the following
common sense philosophy:
There is no more natural or necessary
political antagonism between white
men and black men than there is be-
tween tall men and short men. But
when the laws oppress any description
Of men whatever, this oppression makes
a separate class of them, and gives
them common interest, and q COM
mon hostility to the rest of society.
Indeed, it is a general truth, estab-
lished by history as we'll as by reason,
that when two races occupy the same
country, every law or custom which
tends to emphasize the distinction be-
tween them is an injury to both. 1t is
only by making them equal at all
points before the law that Society can.
be made secure and progressive.
There is no one point in which the
color of mans face, or the race or So
cial standing of his ancestors, has any
relation to the law. These things may
have important bearings upon his as-l
sociatieus, friendships, alliances, both !
in society and business. They may
materially affect his own abilities or
character, and so determine his success |
or failure in life but the law has moth
ing to do with them.
If the law will let color alone, then |
cOlOr Will not trouble the law. The !
moment the law ceases to distinguish |
between different colors, that moment |
every reason for political alliance be-
tween men of one color ceases No -po-
htica1 question can then arise which |
will affect such men as a class, and the |
problem about which 50 much anxiety !
is now professed drops out of notice /
1t is not solved, for there is nothing TO !
solve, ''the relations between the TWO |
races'2 are no longer u subject for dis /
cussiOn, since, as races, they have
no longer any relations at all. Each ]
member OF each race finds his own
place in the aggregate of society ac-
cording to his individual worth and 4
efficiency.
These are simple truths enough, and |
ought to be easily admitted and applied, |
wherever men believe in government |
by the people. They have nothing to
contend against but the old prejudice
Of class-the same feeling which has so
long supported in Europe, kings by di-
vine right and mobiles by inheritance;
and in America, slavery. When they
are really admitted and understood
throughout this country, all whose in
stitutions depend upon them, the gold
en- age of order and progress will be-
gin. II
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
Georgia


One Of the first questions. which viii
come before Congress is, whether the
Fourteenth Amendment has ever been
legally ratified by the State of Georgia,
SO as TO convert the government of that
State from a provisional into q 4perEna-
nent one, and to entitIe its representa-
tives to seats in Congress. The amend
ment was passed by a body; a large
number of whose members were dis
qualified by the very terms of the
amendment itself from sitting in any
Legislature; and, having passed it,
these same disqualified members inn
whom the amendmen was passed had
never been lawful members of that
body, and, by reason Of African blood, !,
could hold no office whatever in the
State Of Georgia If Congress respects
the terms of the Fourteenth Amend
ment excluding perjured rebels from
holding office, it cannot allow. itself to
be bound by. the votes of any such.
class. o If it respects the edict of the
GeOTg ia Legislature to the effect that
cOlOre d men cannot hold Office in Geor-
gia, then it cannot count the votes Of
all tn G cOlOred members for the amend
ments and so the amendment would be
lost. The State of Georgia is not vet in
the q .nion, and its government is mere
ly PR DIVISIONAL. In such case, Congress
should see that the State Constitution is
amen ded so as to confer equal political
right on both races. Or if Congress
holds that the colOred mem bers were
unlaH EfUl1y expelled, it should see that
they are lawfully restored to their seats
befor the Stare shall be readmitted to
its 81 lare in the GoYernment,-N n
4rfba Caae.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

DIu9 slIlIu -. o. IaLes VIII B0l-
fringe are new Is 10 digestion.
The -amendmsnt strikine the word
white frofn fhe oonstitutIon of Iowa
was carried by 24,447 majority, official
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
Personal.


The United States having provided a
residence for Gen. Grant, he has sold
his present one to the Mayor Of Wash
ingtOn.
Hon. George Peabody has made an
other donation of one hundred thou
sand pounds to the poor of London. =
William c. Bryant has sold out of
the New York Evening Posi- e.i s1
A petty punster, whose ears will
doubtless be clipped blythe new May
| or, says that New York CITY is now
governed by Oakley Hall, Tammany
Hall and Alcohol.-New York Times.
The month of November has w.t.
messed the death of three men in Paris
who we're first IN their profession: Ros-
SIM, the great composer ); ROthsehild,
the great banker; and Berger, the
great orator and advocate.
Coy. Cox has been offered the presi-
deney Of Kenyon College, salary. 5000.
mere 70 the practice of the law In Gin
cinnati.
The New York Times speaks. of Ju-l
la Ward Howe as the most intellectual
and accomplished American. woman
who has publicly ADVOCATED female
suffrage. za5 E9-.a33|
A. T. Stewards new retail dry. goods
store1 corner of Broadway and Tenth
streeGs, New York, was opened for bus
mess Monday morning. 1T is 200 bv
800 feet, eight stories high, employs
1000 girls, and there is none other such
in the world.
The Defiance (0hio) Democrat SAYS
'sC5eneral Durbin Ward is proposed for
the next Democratic candidate for. Gov
ernor. General Ward, or any other
L1ncoIn war seteneral, would run quite
as well up this way without the prefix
just excuse us from any more Cen
erals" - s4 ayr -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11


A fearful steamboat disaster occurred
on the Ohio River, near Warsaw, Ky..
Sunday night last. Owing to a confu-
sion of signals the steamers, America
and United States, of the Louisville
Mail line, coIlided with each other with
a tremendous crash, resulting in the to-
tai destruction Of both vessels. The
United States had a quantity of petro-
leum stored about her guards, which
catching fire Instantly converted the
deck into a sheet of flames, and quickly
set the America also on fire. A large,
number Of the passengers who could
not escape from the wrecked vessels
were burned to crisp, while others
who leaped into the river were suffooa-
ted by the burning oil which spread it
self over the surface ofthe water. Scores
of passengers-it is scarcely yet known
how many-were suffocated, burned
and drowned. The disaster seems to
have been caused primarily by the
recklessness of running the vessels past
each other at full speed in a windy
night when signals, liable t. be misun-
derstood, were made too late to be re-
peated; and secondarily. to the folly of
carrying an inf1ammab1e material like
petroleum on passenger vessels.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
Who IN Ohio.

.Ih Portsmouth Repu bIican saws;
mo g that General Grants the Presi-
dent elect, it is a matter of great mo-
ment whom he will gather around him
as hl advisers. From our State. of
eour e we viii have one representative.
Who that man shall be is of much in
teres to Ohioans. Hon. Samuel Gallo
way has long been active as well as
prominent among our high leaders. He
has canyassed our State efficiently wear
after year without the least recognition
OF hi ; services Mr.. q. was the first
man in Ohio, if not in the United States
to br ing Abraham Lincoln before the
people as a candidate for the Presidency.
He Isl eminently qualified for position
IN tn 9 Cabinet, and we think our ear
nest Republicans VIII do themselves as
we'll as him injustice ifthey fail 10 urge
his ceeptanee.
To this the Vinton Record adds:
% Mr. Galloway has been of good SER
vices to the Repu blican party, deserves
well at their hands, and would honor
any istation in the Government toi
which he might be assigned.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Some Of our Democratic eontem-
poraries are indulging their Unsuitable
propensity for bunkum, by raising a
cry Of distress about the expenses in
cident to the meeting Of the Presiden :
tiai Electors, the transmission Of their
vote to Washington, etc. They are
perhaps innocent of the fact that the
Democratic Legislature made the ap-
preparations to meet these expenses.
IF they were extravagant, why did
the Democratic law makers take the
money out of the treasury and pay
them !? Had Its votes been cast for
Seymour aud Blair, these compliments
would never have opened their mouths
about the expenses of the Electoral
College.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
GoYernor Hayes.

&
The Springfield Republic pays the
following handsome and deserved COM
pdment to our excellent Governor
Unpretending in his manner and
prone rather to silent performance OF
duty than to loud professions Of ddeli-
ty, the present Governor of Ohio has
won golden opinions from all classes of
the people whose chief executive officer
he is. His late message had every ex-
cellence which we have been accustom-
ed to note in such productions, and one
which they almost invariably lack-tha
admirable virtue of brevity. -
Like every other act of GOV. Hayes
since he entered upon the duties of hls
position, it was judictous, timely and
well considered. Even from Democrat
ic sources, whose commend alton we
may be sure is candid, we hear nothing
but praise Of this document, nor indeed
of the general career of its author.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Argument was begun in the United
States Circuit Court at Richmond, Mon
day last, on a motion to quash the in
dfctment against JEFF Davis, on the
ground that the 14th Article of Amends
ment to the Constitution prescribes
disfranchisement as the penalty for
participation in the rebellion and SUI
persedes other penalties. Chief JUS
tice Chase announced that he was in ia
vor of granting the motion, but Judge
Underwood dissented, and the case
will consequently go up to the Supreme
Court. The trial Of Davis has become
ridiculous farce, not the most humil-
ating or costly feature of which is the
800, 200 reward offered and paid by Mr..
johnson for his capture. The sooner it
is ended the better.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
Gov. Dennison.

The Seioto Gazette says: tsYVe be elieve
that the appointment Of Governor Dem
nison to the Postmaster Generalship
would give eminent satisfaction to the
people at large. In every public capac-
ity in which he has ever been placed,
he has given entire satisfaction. He is
not, strictly speaking, a man of ineon-
trOvertible dogmas bat he has always
been q consistent and firm ad vOoate of
equal human rights, and has record
for loyalty and devotion to the country
second to that Of no living man. Both
IN the Gubernatorial chair of the Buck
eye State and In the capacity of POST
master General, he has eVinced the
highest order of business talent, and.
not even his enemies lay a single de-
rogatory chargesEt his door. We hope
the President elect may select the GOY-.
ernor for the position we have named.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
EWs

Blue satin e5iia Of iares with gold
fringe are new aes TO digestion.
The amendmsnt striking the word
white FROM the oonstitutldn of Iowa
was carried by 24,447 majority, official
count.
A Weak invention of the Enemy
The coffee we have nowadays.
Husband, I can't express my detes-
tatiOn of your conduct" fsWelI, dear.
I'm very glad you can't"
The newest sensation IN she literary
world is a life of Brick Pomeroy, by
Mrs Tucker. Brick, it seems, was born
a thief, and took to Democracy by intu-
ition.
It is said that the siamess twins keen
away from ChiCsgo because they dent
want to be separated.
A person who had been listening to q
very duh address, remarked that every
thing went or vFell-espeeiaIIy the au-
Hon. Henry j. B9hmer, Representa-
tive from Putnam and Henry Counties,
died on Saturday at his residence in
Putnam county. He was present at
the recent session Of the Legislature. in
good health.
The 500 acres of land assigned to
koseiusko for his services in the Rev
oiutIonary War were located in the
martherp part of Perry township,
rranklln County Ohios few miles
An old bachelor is a trayeIer on Iife's
railroad who has entirely failed TO
make the proper connections.
The negro elected to congress from
the Second Louisiana District, is chosen
20 MI a vacancy, and may therefore be
expected at Washington to take his seat
at the approaching session. Gen. L. A.
Sheldon. is elected to represent the
same District in the next Congress.
The Supreme Court Of California has
sebtled the " "informalfty'' as to one of
the Grant Electors there, and brought
the Democratic gamblers to grief. The
full electoral vote of the State has
been recorded for Grant and Colfax.
said an Irish justice to an obstreper-
Gus prisoner on trial, "We want moth,
ing but silence, and but little Of that
s The change OF Governments in Eng
land is now complete. Mr.. Gladstone
on Thursday, had an audience with the
Queen at Windsor, and formally re-
csiYed appointment as Chief of the
Ministry. Nothing definite is known
as to the other members of his Cabinet.
John Bright has been asked. to accept a
seat. ssam
Gen. George w. Cole, of Albany, n.
z, has been acquitted of the charge of
murder in killing T. Fl. Hiseock,- for
the seduction of his wife. The Jury
stated that they found the prisoner to
be sane at moment before and a mo-
ment after the killing, but were in
doubt as to his sanity on the Instant of
the homicide. The Judge said they
must give the prisoner the benefit of
doubt, and, thus instructed, they rem
dered a ayerdiet of acquittaL - +.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
Measures of Peace.

: The New York Herald says, edito-
rally;
j" We learn from the best attainable
authority that Gen. Grant is emphati-
cally in favor of 50 amending the Con-.
stitution as to limit therein the Presi-
dent to one term, and to make univer-
sal suffrage, or suffrage to male citizens,
of all races and oolors, above the age Of
2l years, the supreme law of the land.
With regard to universal suffrage, we
suspect the Constitutional Amendment,
article IA, which provides that the sew
eral States may regulate suffrage each
for itself, but in proportion as the suf-
frage is restricted representation shall
be restricted, is not considered a settle
ment by General Grant, but a rule apt
to result in endless troubles from the
conflicting plans likely to be- adopted
among the States. Hence, no doubt,
General Grant has concluded that an
amendment making universal man
hood suffrage the supreme law of the
land in all States and Territories, is the
only decisive solution of this otherwise
embarrassing question"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

The grand duplicate Just prepared
by the Auditor Of State, shows by COM
parison with that of 1867, a net increase
of S4,766, ,6o7, in the valuation Of the
taxable property of the State There
has been large falling or in the value
Of lands and chatteI property assessed
for taxation, which is more than re-
deemed by the increase In real estate in
cities. The total levy this year. is s20,-
4s9,14s o., which is $685. 81 larger
than that levied in 1867. There is inn
peratiYe need of a revision of the entire
system Of State taxation, which we
hope may be had by the early passage
in some shape, Of the carefully drawR
bills, some time since prepared. relat-
ing to that subject.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Abroad, no less than at home, Cop
perheadisnn seems to be going into a
permanent decline. At the late cleo
tions in England, John Arthur Roe
buck, a conspicuous rebel sympathizer,
was left out in the cold. Roebuck is a
Canadian by birth, and believer in
absolute government" Some time
ago he was sent to Parliament from
Bath, and for while adhered to the
Liberal cause, but changed his senti-
meuts to that of the Tories, advoca ting
the recognition of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and has been repudlated by the
English people. Yet it ia among such
men as Roebuck, Wharnelife and
Laird, despised and rejected at home
and abroad, that our dough faced min
lister, the other Johnson, is finding his
congenial associates.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Our ill-starred Legislature is now re-
eeivinQ a round OF abuse from Demo
cratic papers. for having passed resoI-
utions respectful to the late Ex-Goy-
Tod. So, between 1000 Republican
majority on the one hand, and rasP-
ing constituency on the other, cur
Democratic Iaw-makers are being
ground aas bstween the upper and
neither milestone. But these uneasy
souls might as weII possess themselves
in patience. A Democratic member
Of the House moved a reconsideration
Of the resolutions which was only de-
fsated by a tie vote. The compliment
was not paid with sufficient generosity
to be worthy Of being made matter
Of much complaint.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
lotal -. .29l 62.5Qo 668. 81 1.8oa Ice

About nine per cent. of all the White
voters were disfranehised in the prelim-
mary process of Reconstruction. But
after the States were reconstructed the
disfranchisement ceased. = The third
section of the XIV Amendment still
excluded perjured rebels only from
holding Office, but not from voting. In
the recent Presidential election there
were none disfranchised except BY
State action. In Missouri, West Vir-
ginia, and Tennessee there was an ef-
fective disfranchisement under the
State Constitution of certain classes Of
Rebels. In the other reconstructed
States all whites voted, and there was
no disfranchisement except that of the
blacks by terrorism. The registered
white vote in the ten States would have
amounted to 699, ,794 in 1868. In 1860 it
was 657, ,709. This shows an increase in
the total white vote of the ten States
notwithstanding the loss of popula-
tion resulting from the war.-N. 7.
Tribune,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

The "Indian war; has been signal
lied by an important and bloody epi-
sode. On the 9th of November a de-
tachment Of United States cavalry un-
der General Custer surprised the camp
of Black Kettle in the Solomon river
valley, and captured the entire camp,
killing the chief, Black Kettle, and kill
ing 1o2 warriors whose bodies were left
on the field. Black Kettles band was
in part composed of Arrapahoes, under
Little Raven. and Kiowas, under San
tanta. The latest reports have repre-
sented Black Kettle, to have been a
friendly Chief, and that Santanta and
Spotted Tail were the lead-rJ in In
dian mischief.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

IMPORTANT TO PENsIONERs.-An act
was passed on the 9th of July last, de-
claring that all pensions shall COM
mence from the date of the death or dis
charge of the soldier. Many pensions
were commenced at the time Of finish
ing the last papers of the application,
and so the pensioner lost from one to
two years pay.
All these pensions are now madepay-
able from the time OF the soldiers dis
charge or death, and the arrears Of such
pensions can be secured by proper ap-
plication. Every pensioner should look
at his or her certificate, and if it is
dated at any time after the death or dis
charge ofthe soldier, go at once to some
attorney and have the arrears collected.
Gin. Commercial.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

According to the report of General
j. J. Reynolds, commanding the un-
reconstructed State of Texas, the Ku
Klako of that region ara prosecuting
as usual their merciless slaughter of
Union men. ''Tha civil law, " he says,
"east Of the Trinity river is almost
dead letter" In some counties the
civil officers are members Of the Khan.
and in others have been compelled to
leave. Loyal men havebeen .announc-
ed by name at public meetings as Sc
lected for murder, "The murder of
negroes" /" he sags, IS so common as to
render it impossible to keep an aceur-
ate account of them" The murder
ers cannot be punished by the civil
courts. Such crimes have not here
tofore, except in very rare instances
been punished at all. Free speech
and free press, as the terms are gener-
ally understood in other States have
never existed in Texas. In fact, the
citizens of other States cannot appre-
ciate the state of affairs in Texas with
out actually experiencing it. The
official reports of 1aWlessness and
crime, so far from being exaggerated, !
do not tell the whole truth. Such
are the official statements of General
Reynolds, and they certainly call for
prompt and vigorous measures to put
down the murderers and assassins.
But we do not look for them as long
as the present incumbent sits in the
Executive chair.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Hon. Andrew Gerhart, Representa-
tive in the General Assembly from
Riehland county, died at his home,
Nov. 24th. Hon. Henry Behmer, Rep
resentative from Putnam county, who
was in attendance during The recent
session, apparently in robust health,
has also died,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

Missouri will do herself conspicuous
honor by selecting Gen. Carl schurz as
her next United States Senator in place
OF John B. Henderson. Gen. Schurz,
besides being tried and true patriot,
and having been faithful soldier, has
the scholarly culture, the polish. and pur-
ity of character, and the briIIiancy of
OratoricaI power, which would make him
an ornament to the Senate, and reflect
credit upon his State and the Nation.
Gen. Schurz has a mind of singular
clearness and vigor, and the nation has
few public men at once 50 pure, unseI-
fish and sagaeiOus. We rejoice to know
that his election is already conceded.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11

The chief business transacted by the
Cattle Plague Convention at Spring
field, Ills, was the adoption Of series
of resolutions recommending the en-
actment by the States of laws authoriz-
ing the appointment of State Commits
sioners with power to enforce such
measures as will prevent the importa-
ton or transmission Of infected cattle
within their respective States.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-11
How Many are DisfFanohised.

A very popular error prevails that the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ofrebels who violated
an official oath to join the Rebellion.
which was a feature of the Reconstruc-
tion acts, applied not only to the cleo
dons by which the seven States were
reorganized, but to the Presidential
elections in those States also. This is
wholly untrue. Official returns show.
that in the process. of reconstruction,
the proportion of whites who voted,
whites disfranchised and enfranehised
blacks, was as as follows: F---5