, 1869-09-18
PENDLEToN,s GREAT SPEECH.

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an hour, supported on a crutch
Among other things he said, 81
cannot agree with Gov. Hayes that
all the vexed questions of our nation.
al politics are wisely aud happily set
tied; that the great questions of
liberty, Union, reconstruction, have
been made safe l cannot agree
that retrenchment, economy and hon
esty have been introduced into ihe
management of the Federal expen.
ditures; that the debt has been de-
creased and is in course of decreas
ing, as he states it. That the
burdens of taxation have been re-
duced and their weight upon the peo
pie lightened | agree, but sound
judgement and freedom from bad
influences have been brought to
exercise an immense power over the
Secretary of the Treasury The busi-
ness is active, that vignr aud indus
try are beautifully rewarded, that
employment is abundant and fairly
compensated, that commerce and
the prospect thereof are improved, l
cannot, as serenely as does our
worthy Governor, admit; nor can l
turn my face from all questions of
Federal politics aud look only at
State affairs. 1t ought to be, if it
were not, the rule, that schemes for
the consolidation Of State affairs were
left to State management If Federal
affairs were kept within the scope
of the constitution it would be SO,
but | cannot pretend to believe what
| know to be false | cannot say
the Union is restored when Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas are under
military government; when justice
is administered BY the drawn sword of
the court martial; or that the consti'
tuition is maintained when we know
the Supreme Court is only waiting an
opportunity to declare the recon
Structlon acts unconstitutional. |
oppose the adoption of the Fifteenth
Am ndment because it is a material
radical change of our Government
and destroys the relations between
the States and The Federal Union
which the constitution established in
the government of them. and takes
away from. the States, without their
consent, that essential attribute u
self government, the right to deter
mine who shall exercise the right of
sutferage, and because il was intended
to and will introduce negro suffrage
in Ohio against ihc will of the peO.
pie. Two years ago the people of
Ohio, without distinction of party,
hy large majority, refused to amend
the State constitution, after tull ar
guments and full consideration of
negro suffrage. see no reason to
to believe that they have changed
their opinion Un the subject Of it,
adoption; and because, by the strong.
est implication, the Union confrrs,
not upon Congress but ourselves, on
the States, the right to exclude from
the ballot persons not of our own
the white race. and not because of
their nativity, creed, want of ed
ucation or poverty, and prohibits the
exclusion of another race only. If
the Interpretation of Senator Morton
ard Senator Howard be correct, under
this amendment other States may
exclude all Catholic and Protestant
OF poor men from enjoying the suf.
frage in Ohio; but not the negro or
Mongolian. object to its adoption
because it is part and parcel Of a
scheme to food the country with
forced importation of an immense
number of Chinese COLES and repeat,
in a more difficult form, the evil of
government on QUESTIONS which have
unhappily divided our people
Pendlrtnn then proceeded to attack
the Secretary of the Treasury for
keeping so much money. in the treas.
ury vaults, and for boarding an i'm
mense amount each month lie
said: With great parade he sells
six or nine millions, and with the
proceeds buys bonds, giving 25 per
cent. above par. They are now re
deemabIe on their face by law, The
holders give legal tenders for them
when the legal tenders were worth
not more than half what they now
are. The man who has money be-
comes much richer. The system is
radically unjust The debt is con.
tracted on an expanded currency and
should be paid the same in value as
the dollar wi ich was loaned The
whole policy of the administration
should be revised. Pay tue debt,
pay it honestly according to the
contract, pay in money as valuable
as that received for il. Abolish the
National bank system. pay off the
bonds on which they wese founded,
save the yearly interest, use every
appliance of economy and manage
ment to advantage. This is the pol
icy. When the debt is paid, when
the taxes are reduced, when $4,000,
900 will suffice for the government
expenses, when all property is sub
jected to just rule of taxation, then
if it be advisable, contract the cnr>
rency and resume specie payments.
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TIE S. F. Call, of The 7th, states
that a recount of the vote for Mayor
was being had, and number of mis-.