Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-07

will not consent to have the voice of its |
electors overruled by negro electors manu-
featured for that purpose by Congress. |
Resotuet, That our Senators be instruct
ed, and our Representatives in Congress oe
requested to vote against a recognition in
any form of the governments now being
erected on the basis of negro suffrage in
the ten States of this Union,
Resolved, That the pending attempted
Impeachment of the President of the United
States. the overawing and depriying the
Supreme Court of the United States of its
appellate jurisdiction, are only parts of a
revolutionary scheme designed and intend
ed TO overthrow and destroy every yestige
OF Constitutional Government, and, there
fore. deserve the severest denunciation of
every lover of his country, and we call
upon the people everywhere to frown in
dignantly upon these infractions of their
| political system.
Res0lued That the Governor be requested
to forward copy of the foregoing pream-
BILE and resolutions to the President of the
United States, to each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress, ana to the
Governors OF the several States.
Mr.. BERRY said ''eternal vigilance is the
price OF liberty" Power is ever stealing
| from the many to the few. How to guard
against this was the great problem in the
formation of our government. Mr.. B. re-
| to the war of the revolution, and to the sew
eral States at that time as free and inde-
pendent States.
The Federal Constitution was formed by
delegates from the several States. 1t could
not take effect until ratified by the several
States. Mr.. B. read the tenth article of the
amendments to the Constitution declaring
that the powers not granted to the Federal
Government were reserved to the States re-
|
ion had been observed until recently. But
now there was party seeSing to strike
| down ten States of the Union, and remove
from Office the President Of their choice in
order to perpetuate themselves in power.
The Constitution says no State shall be
| deprived of its equal suffrage in the Sem
ate. But ten States have no suffrage at all
in the Senate. By what right has Con-
gress established military despotism over
| ten States ??
When men were wanted for the war,
Congress pledged the faith of the nation
that the war was not waged for the de-
struction of States, or of their rights; but
for the maintenance of the Union under
the Constitution. But these resolutions
were not the only pledges that were made
| and violated.
At the Chicago Convention that nomin-
ated Lincoln for President, resolution was
adopted declaring that they would maintain
|
nouncing the invasion OF those rights. Mr..
b. referred to the course of the Republican
party in depriving the people of ten States
| OF their freedom and OF every right OF Cit
izens, ending in the attempt to force negro
suffrage upon them at the point of the bay
onet.
Mr.. CARTER traced the history of the
movements of the Abolition party in this
country, eliminating in civil war, and
dwelt upon the disastrous consequences,
| not only to the white, but to the colored
race. Mr.. Carter spoke at considerable
length upon variety of other topics con-
nected with the recent war, and the pres
ent distracted state of the country.
| Mr.. KElFER discussed the preamble to
Mr.. Carter's Senate joint resolution con-
cerning usurpations of Congress, and their
encroachments upon other departments of
| the Federal Government, asserting that the
preamble misquoted the preamble to the
Constitution OF the United States. Mr.. X.
wanted the author of the resolutions under
consideration to say whether the men in
arms against the Government, forfeited
their rights as voters. MIR. X. painted the
consequences that would follow from ad-
hitting, as he said the gentleman (Mr.
Dickey) did, that the rebels had never for
feited their rights as citizens. ..
| Mr.. X. continued to speak in a similar
strain for some time, contending that the
men who rebelled against the Government
should not be admitted to enjoy their for
| feited rights as citizens till they repented
and showed works meet for repentance
He had heard words OF condemnation from
Senators of the course of the Republican
party. but no words condemning the South
ern traitors. He would like to hear from
them something of the latter sort--it would
be refreshing. .
Mr.. K, referring to the impeachment of
President johnson, said that though he
was elected by the Republican party, they
were for Furnishing him like any other
traitor. Mr.. K. discussed several other
topics, including the issue of the emanci-
patton proeiainativn which, ne said, was
issued because the Southern States had for
feited all their rights of property, in
Guiding their slaves.
On motion of Mr.. REX. the Senate, at
ten O'Clock, adjourned till 10 A. NJ. to-mor-
row.