Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-19
OHIO AND PENNsYLvANrA.

this morning as to the probable effect OF
the Democratic difficulties there, re-
marked that schisms on the other side in
the interior of the State would far OUT
weigh those of the Conservatives in the
city, were the latter referrable to State
politics, which was not the case. lie
added that majority of three thousand
in Philadelphia would not carry the Sat
for the Radical candidate. Gelry's un-
popularity is dead weight of at least
ten thousand votes.
"From Ohio the accounts received here
are still moro cheering. The irrecons
cilable quarrel as to the senatorshIp
between Delano, Scenck and Wade on
the one side (thOugh each for himseif),
and Sherman, backed by his brother and
the War Department, on the other,
promises speedy and permanent split
among the Radical rank and file. When
rogues fall OUT etc. The Conservatives
have other advantages, among the fore~
most of which is that they have candi>
date whose platform is plain, simple and
to the point. 1t can be summed up and
understood in q twinkling 1t is present
and eternal opposition to all the dogmas,
measures and practices, without any ex.
ception whatever, Of the unprincipled
Radical faction. Success upon such q
basis will be a victory indeed"
The contest in Ohio seems to at
tract moro attention than that in
Pennsylvania, mainly from the fact
that the Hon. George H. Pendleton,
the foremost statesman of tho West,
is the candidate of the Democracy,
and that he is making vigorous
fight against the fifteenth amend
ment. In 1867 proposition was
submitted to the people to strike
out the word white in the franchise
clause of the constitution, and it
was defeated by majority of 3d.
629, and yet the Radical candidate
for Governor was elected at the
sane time by majority of only
1888. Last year Grant carried the
State by 41,428 majority. 1t will
thus be seen that the Democrats
have a large majority to overcome,
but they are very sanguine that they
will be able to do so. In his
speeches, Mr.. Pendleton reviews
the whole ground, and frankly
states that he does not consider
that the great issues which the Radi-
Gals have precipitated upon the
| country are yet settled. And this,
because of the presence of schemes
of consolidation, because State
affairs are not left to State manage-
ment, and federal affairs are
| not kept within the scope OF
constitutional provisions" MOI
does he admit that the Union
is restored. In a recent speech
he said: 81 cannot say the
Union is restored, when Virginia
and Mississippi and Texas are under
military Governors, and Georgia is
without representation in Congress-
cannot say peace is restored, when
Justice is administered by q drum
head cOurtmartial. | cannot say
the constitution is maintained, wher
VIC know that the Supreme Court Ii
only waiting an Opportunity to de.
clare the reconstruction acts uncon
| stitutional. | cannot cay the har-
| monY of our federal system is
maintained, when federal power ii
brought to bear, with all the force
| of law and of arms, to compel thu
| States to change their constitutions
and the constitution of the fedora
government" These are strong
words, but at the same time without
invective, and they convey a clea
impression of the actual state o
facts, of which every man in The
country is a living witness. An
other important issue in the canvass
is the fifteenth amendment, and ht
sums up his opposition to this
measure in most fOrciblt
and terse style. He says
| al oppose the adoption Of the fifteenth
constitutional amendment, because it is
material radical change in our system o
government; because it destroys the re
lation of the States to the federal Unior
| which the constitution established, ant
degrades them; because it takes away
from the States, without their consent
the essential attribute Of self governing
| community, the right to determine wht
shall exercise the right Of suffrage.
object to its adoption, because it was in
tended to, and will, introduce negro suf
frage into Ohio against the will of bel
people. Two years ago the people Of Ohio
without distinction Of party, by an i'm
mense majority, refused to amend
| the State constitution. They did this
after full argument. Yet the attempt is
| to be made to force them to submit to
the system which they so emphatically
and deliberately rejected. The conven-
ton which nominated Gen. Grant de-
clarCd, as a part Of its creed, The ques.
ton of suffrage in all the loyal States
! properly belongs to the people of those
States And yet in one short year the
test of loyalty and patriotism, by the
same party, is to deny to the States the
regulation of the suffrage. object to
its adoption, because by the strongest
implication it cOnferslupOn Congress and
reserves to the States the right to
| exclude from the ballot persons of our
own white race, because of their own
nativity or their creed, or their want Of
education, or their poverty, and prohibits
the exclusion only of another race. And
thus IL the Interpretation Of Senator
| Morton and Senator Howard be correct
/ under this amendment of Congress the
States may exclude an Irishmsn, or a
German, or Catholic, or Protestant,
or poor man from the enjoyment of the
suffrage, but may not exclude the negro
or the Monaghan"
| On the finance question Mr.. Pen
dleton is equally clear and explicit.
He says:
1--WE are trying to do what no nation
ever did, or ever will do. We are tryS