Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-12

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of political equhlity and eitizenshil
Ints amendment will be submitted a
the Legislature iext to assemble, for 1t,
adoption or reje elton. / shall favor ID
adoption, belle ring it TO be dicfated b
justice, sound policy, and wioe stats
manship. Th e colored people Of tn
United StatefB are largely in the minori
ty, and age inst them there is, ever
yet, L fea r, in many portions O
our country, too much prejudice, if no
| positive ar imosity. / wish to see theil
political quality and rights as Ameri
Tcan citizs .ns recognized by the organic
law OF uIe land, and so protected by
terms That it will not be within the
reach ',r power of any party to disturb
them. Besides, the equality of all men
before the law is the fundamental idea
tof oar republican government. Its prae,
tic;Al adoption and recognition, is the
ui dmate fact and necessity of the Gov.
lernment, and its adoption now will re-
move iruch of the division, discord. and
danger which will otherwise disturb the
future. Fears have been expressed that
iif the disfranchised citizens of ofTennessee
should be again admitted to the ballot
box and to the Possession, of political
power, they wou1d endeayor to use it so
as to deprive our coloreC fellow-citizens
Of the political privileges which they
now possess.
1 am assured and satisfied that such
would not be the result. and have taken
the position 1 now occupy, and haze
said what have in their behalf, upon
the assumption that they would be vii
ling to guarantee to others, without
distinction or color, or previous condi-
tion of servitude, all the rights and
privileges they claim for themselves,
and trust that they will soon so express
themselves in the Endorsement to this
amendment, that all doubts and fears
in reference to their position may be re-
moved
~ COMMON SCHOOLS. a.t
What Tennessee has for long time
most needed, and still needs, is an effi-
cient, practical system of common
schools. Heretofore education has been
within the means and reach of only the
rich, while the poor mans children
have been debarred its blessings. Igno-
rance may have been the interest and
necessity of Slavery. Education is cer-
-tainly the interest of free people and
the necessity of a free government.-l
If elected Governor Of the State, shall
recommend to the Legislature measures
looking to the successful prosecution |
and perfecting of the system contem-
plated and vigorously begun under the
enlightened legislation of the last Gen.
eral Assembly, and such as shall bring
the requirement of an education within
the reach of all the children of the
State.
Marx, oae.a ba oop,a 20 MN l>,oxvl
edge, since acting as Governor of the
State, where persons of means and posi-
tion, at the North and elsewhere, desir-
Gus of immigrating to our State, have
declined to do SO because we offered no
schools for the education of their chill
dren. trust that such drawbacks to
the growth and prosperity of the State
may not long reproach US. II
The finances of the State require the
most prudent and economical manage
ment, SO as to reduce taxation to the
lowest possible point consistent with
the punctual payment of our obligations.
The greater portion of our public debt
was incurred in aid of railroads and in
ternal improvements. The ruin caused
by war has added largely to these ex- {
penses. While favor the development
Of the b0undless resources of our State,
auu dpptotc Vi cNSfy pfOpcI iucdus tdhcu
by our citizens to increase commerce, {
and means Of communi-l
cation, just regard for our obligationsl
requires that the public burdens should ,
not be further increased, / shall, if 2
elected, recommend to the General As G
sembly the adoption of such legislation I
as shall>b beneficial to all our industrial
interests and internal improvements, s
without increasing the already heavy
burdens of the taxpayers. aiI s-0st 1
EssH Ase CONcLUSION.i b tfaissste
Finally, stand fully and frankly I
upon the platform of the National Rel =
publican party, as adopted az the Chica- .
90 Convention in May, 1858. and as
illustrated by the administration of +
President Grant. These views and prin- :
,iples are, as / conceive, founded in
Justice and right. They are similar to
,he doctrines ofthe Declaration of In
iependenee; they appeal to the consci-t
snce of every honest and sincere Repub-t a
ican. By them / ana willing to- stand o
,r fall. But cannot believe that myfss
will do ether than indorse 4
hem: and relying upon that, 1 shall q
,xpeet, on the first Thursday in August i
next, to be elected Governor of the State :.
oy such a majority as shall prove to the Fl
world that Tennessee still adheres to the :,
great ideas of freedom, justice and equal o
ty before the law, which are the end e
and aim of all good government. Iii
DIV. G. SENTER. h