The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-08-06

SO intense that they would not even
except those who always were, under
our constitution and laws, legal
voters, although they "bore arms in
defense Of che governmenp' when in
danger, whilst those who sought to
deprive them of their political rights
were quartered safely at home, and
out of harms way. Every Demo
crat voted No on Mr.. HALLS amend
ment, and every Republican voted
dye.
Further, Mr.. Griswold, of LoraiI
county, moved the following amend
ment: Irocided that the provisioa'
ofthis act shall not apply to persons
haying a visible ddmirt,tre Of african
6lood, pho have been crippled, manned
or s0oanded in fghting for the Union,
Here the proposition was simply
not to make any person q voter moi
already entitled 10 that privilege, but
to acknowledge some sort of graft
tude to the partially colored man who
had helped to fight our battles, and
suffered in defense of the National
Flag the bullet wounds, and sabre
cuts, and amputated arms and legs,
peculiar to closely and severely con.
tested struggles on the fields of war,
by allowing him to retain the poor
privilege of casting a ballot once or
twice a year, at elections. That was
not much, and yet n,eanly denied by a
unanimous Democratic vote, as fol
lows
Yeas (Republicans) Burrows,
Conans, Corey, Dangler, Everett,
Griswold, Hall, Keifer, Kessler,
Kramer, Potts, Simmons, Terrence,
Woodwork and Yeoman. Is.
Nays - (Democrats,) Campbell,
Carter, Dickey. Dowdney, Emmitt,
Evans, GODFREY, Democratic candi.
atd for Lieutenaat GOvernOr) Gold
en-, Hutcheson, Jamison, Kenney,
Lawrence, Linn, May, Onderdonk,
Rex, Scribner. Stambaugh and Win
ner. 10.
QUERY.- Would the soldier, Rose
Grams, fresh from the battlefield have
endorsed such Democracy, as does
he nowi
Mr.. Burrows, of Lake county, then
moved to amend, by "PrOciaing Mal
citizens hauing a loreponderance oftht
Hood of tie white race. shall be deemed
iohite citizens under the prOcision ofthis
act.'
Also lost by the same vote that
were the previous amendments, show
ing a persistent determination to
violate both law and constitution in
the enactment of their base purpose
to disfranchise citizens who refused
to vote the Democratic ticket.
These propositions and amend
ments were all ably discussed by the
Republican Senators and enforced
with the power that Right and Jus
tice give to good cause. The De
moeracy attempted no Justification o.
their villainy; but boldly declared
they intended passing the bill because
they had the disposition and power
to do so, and to secure political ends
alone.
Accordingly ON motion os the pre-
vlous question, by MIR. Stambaugh
of Tuscarawas, the bill was passed
in the Senate by the following vote
Democratic Senators, except Mr.
Berry, absent ON account OF i'll
health, all voting yea; and all the
Republican Senators except two, who
were absent on leave, voting nay, as
follows:
Yeas-Campbell, Carter, Dickey,
Dowdney, Emmitt, Evans, Godfrey,
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor Gordon, Hutcheson, j am
ison, Kenney, Lawrence, Linn, May,
Onderdonk, Rex, Scribner, STAN.
baugh and Winner-19.
Nays-Burrows, Conant, Corey,
Dangler, Everett, Griswold, Hall,
Keifer, Kessler, Kramer, Potts, Sim
mons, Terrence, Woodwork and
Yeoman-l5.
What a record for a Democratic
Senate! Let the people consider it,
blush for it-repudiate it.
Now turn to the equally black and
disgraceful pages of the
HOUSE JOURNAL,
and see the same preconcerted, eau
cussed villsiny duplicated.
When the bill came to the House,
and was read the third time, Mr..
Dickson, of Lorain county, moved to
recommit it to a select committee of
one, with instructions to amend as
follows:
"But if, from the evidence adduc.
ed, the judges of election, or major
ty of them, shall be satisfied that the
person Offering to vote is male eiti
zen of the United STATES, and has The
other qualifications required by iaio, his
ballot shall be received.o
This amendment, most certainly
embracing everything that any rea-
sonable person ought to ask, was
voted against by every Democrat in
the House. What objection could
they bring to it Nothing only
that their own party Supreme Courts
of Ohio, had decided for more than
thirty years past, that a man having
preponderance of white Mood was
citizen of the United States, and
had the qualifications of voter under
the constitution of this State. Here,
by unanimous vote, the Represent
atives of the Democracy coolly and
premeditatedly trampled under foot
the constitution and taos of the com
monwealth, to subserve selfish party
purpose, and nothing more.
Mr.. Rukenbrod, of Columbians,
then moved to recOmmit the bill, and
amend as follows:
"Be it further provided that the
penalties and provisions of this act
shall not apply to persons who are
liable to serve in the army OF the
United States during the time of war
or insurrection, or required to pay
taxes to the Federal or State Govern
ments, or to perform labor on public
roads and highways
This amendment was claimed by
its author to be purely Democratic
in the opinion of the great founder
Of the party, as in letter dated July
IL, 1916, in discussing a proposed
to the constitution Of
MIR. Jefferson SAID:
"The true foundation of Republi-
can government is the equal right of
every citizen In his person and prop
erty, and in their manapement. TrV