Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-21

| "a man II l cou u have had my OWN way
.'no had been Irieu 10y fire, and III
YlOIn We knew There Was nU >hTfIihast
.juI, Slrs, General Grant has Beeli trit,i
lou see his dealings with The South;
ou see hls appointments in .he agent.
oi the Government, ana you find them
al nt The glorious IIpe YOU ANA | WOuIu
sart 10 put IN. We know, new, h,-
iearI l. steeped III he great RtputiicaIi
itcirtne>. / am glad 10 ascertain tins
act bey Ond "a doubt
Governors Seuter's Messagr-An Argu-
meni for the Fifteenth Amendment
NASHVILLE, October il GoveIHo.
>rIiier submitted hIs message 10 til,
Legislature to-day. IL Was aumIIauit
all temper, ai.d all aUie announcement
~ has propositions. Ii ciea ed u pro-
found imire,-lun, especially those poi-
tiuls discussing the Fifteenth Amend
uent ami The pubic debt. After a brie
.eierence To the blessing of the NdtioIai
government, the war, and The cutis,s-
Iucnces thereof, he discussed the fran
rnIse question, deducGing that the Tim,
HAS come iOr The RENO, al of all iiIequai
iy vi privileges ior political CAUSES, anu
recommends 'prumpi and most efficlen
lights and privileges. He SAYS he l.,
CARDS Iiie enlI lIanchlseuuent 0i the color. {.
people as IA nXeu TACT In Tenntssee, tit
rIsnt ui suffrage having already beeI
conferred upon them /; and 1t Ii not to u.
supposed that IL Will be taken from then.
ny those now in power.
In c"nnvclIon with this subject, lit
taudeu Ia the fifteenth Amendment u.
iuHuws: " W hat, then, are lhe purpuses,
a. lIr as This fac- Is cOucerIIed OF the
prnIHSeu anieii,im nj to the CunsIlIu
Iut oil the the UHited States? Not I.
Gamer special lnImuuiIies or compel au>
social equality of the cOIored peopt
against Inc Will aud CONSENT oI other
'ut oniy To protect them against hrlu
iepriveti al privileges against their oM
cuIiseni 10 afford them the riuh, t.
citizenship anu equality before The la.
"a every part of the land, and to >iinpi,
extend and secure 10 them the privilege
~ ONO ana Massachusetts which the.
Inlay IN Iennessee. Is II claimed ln..
tiIeIf degradation would Fender tiiemui.
Ill IL ciuZeIs, ,desIruus To adv dvruce thepu,
iic infere Is May IL not be asked ii ti,,
-vIi VIII not be aggravated rather thai
diminished Gy adding degradation an.
deny my opportunity oI Improvement
IL IL charged that by their ignuranc.
.hey are not entitled To IA voice IN lii,
lection oi those vino make the law l
hey must equally obey, and for til,
violation Of which they are held [,
equal liabilities? Does not this strlkea
lie whole idea of reciprocal obligation
and rights, fundamental To this repubi,
can republic? | know that IL is witt
vehemence urged that colored sutfraa.
and equality OF citizenship are repu
naft to the American people, thai IL
even opposed by a large majority OF lii
NorI helm States; but submit To cunti,
ii tnis Is noI the cry OF IL party ratlie!
iiIan The voice OF the people spok,4
: throngh its lawful constituted auihon
ties, ami uf PARTY, which, let il be a.
ltberateiy pOndered, has little cause foi
lis honor 10 crave Il balance sheet Oh ad
vantage and disasters its cuunsels lav,
brought to the people of this. and o,h,
southern States. Impartial jus ice WI
demand The proof OF charges which MAY
o7 brought 10 deg grade Il race, the fu
tunes OF whi'.h. without agency on il. |
I'a , are Identified with the land, no !
VIII he >al isfied with less than the ii,
nnn-tration of experience, if measure
ri experience need 10 be added To lhOs
OF principle. Then ii the objection
urged To the colored citizenship br
iouhd' Il IN truth. may not those VIII, |
are Immediately charged with the H. |
isfe$l ui tie State, wAere IL exists Ia
tlonally and rightly, protest against
the evil on them to tn
= exemption of States here it does no
eX st? If the intelligence of he raceh
not sufficient to qualify for citizenship |
II vii yeI be founi enough to preven
change of d"micil from where the ad
vantaSrs of citizenship are enjoyed. t,
where they are denied. Further, titt
Congress Ot the United States has, .by
a decided majority, formally proPos,
the amrndment III question, as II part
ihe policy OF the Government, aud ai,
Impressed it would, under existing con
dItiuHs, le especially fortunate that tn.
State should accept and ratify il fir
under the conceived obligations ofman
o the Northern people, ifnOt its massee
That they should, for reasnns to dwtl
upon, secure the cOlored population
against apprehended danger. Mur
may depend upon the action of Tenn
essee aS 10 the time and condition foI |
the restoration uf other Southern Statts
and Lneir people to their former rpsper
tive relations with The General Govern
mrnt, which, identified with her in pa
vet have not been equal, !
fortunate IN regainiig their advaulag,-
rs ii State in the Union. Again, thpr.
are many worthy men of Tennessp,
who Labor under disabilities imposed l.,
Congress, and which consequently on
State powers are inadequate to reach =
Joined to all This, the State itself. in il.
exhausted condition, has become most
seriously complicated with the General
Government in its railroad and Other
important material interests. The adop
ti"n Of The amendment bv Legislature,
more thoroughly rrpres, ntntive of her |
whole people than any fortune has
since The war. would at once
tend to inspire confidence with the
Northern people, create a friendly in !
ierest in Congress. and perhaps win The |
strong helping hand of the General
Government in our many wants.
Profoundly impressed with these
considerations, aud by the emphatic