Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-30
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The recent election ia tho city of Wash
inoton serves the useful purpose of giving
forecast of the future. The riotous viola
ton of law, and resistance of the authori-
ties. the attempts of negroes exhibiting all
the savage nature of the barbarians they
are, to kill persons Of their own race for
exeroising tho citizens right Of free thought
and free choice; tho election, amidst scenes
of disorder in the. nations capital that
would disgrace a community OF Fijtisland-
ers, Of unlettered boot-blaclls, table-walt-e
Fers, porters, and chimney-sweeps, themost
Iipuorant even of their class, to the respon-
sible Offices of Municipal government, such
are some Of the early fruits OF that most
false and dangerous of all humbugs, 'uni-
veIsal manhood suffrage"
But to such scenes and such results the
whole county is rushing on impellod by
the partisan iusts OF the most fanatical and
ubreasoning of men. ''Loyal men shall
role, n Is the party Shibboleth, andas the
party contains not loyal white men enough
to rule, plea must be devised 70 increase
its loyal numbers by admission OF the lately
emancipated negro slaves, with all their
.densei ignoranc ce, their disgusting supeTsti-
tions, their brutal and barbarous instincts,
their unthrift, laziness, and filth. The
plea has been for some time before the
country; the results are just beginning to
appear. M g.. lt',- t.'i,.-
: it is thankless task to argue against the
prevalent fanatici m on this subject
1'Strike bat hear" was the maxim Ola gen
Grafton no longer in existence. Hearing
has been dispensed with, and striking only
remains. One must follow the tide; must
below that the ignorant African barbarian
is as capable in the governing business, as
the educated American or European; must
for-swenr allegiance to the public welfare,
| and be governed by loyalty TO the party;
must proclaim that the men who establish
ed republican government in America were
fools, and that only modern radicals are
wise; must denOrunce ps an ass one OF the
| most ablostatesmon the world has pro-
duced for saying that Government is q
most practical thing, made for the Iappl--,
ness of mankind, and not furnish art
spectacle of uniformity to crafty the
| schemes of visionary politicians. Ed
mund Burke IL dead and Charles Sumner
lives. The former is engaged only, IN the
interests of humanity, bat the latter has un-
u6flakeu ~ lnuiilt3O. 1hO Ai'NAS''S VI "
hovah. lu. tA AZ IN.
One finds it little difficult to suppose
that the interest of Jehovah, or of human
ity, either, were well served in the recent
Washington election. But TO doubt it is to
be disloyal One, therefore must assert
that there. never was o moro dignifed, Or
derly, and august exhibition ofloyalty, in
the actof governing than that election ,af-
forded; that the nations capital never be-
fore Witnessed SO sublime spectacle OF in
telligence, sobriety and wisdomengAged in
determining the public destinies;l that
never before were chosen men SO capable
and worthy of official station as the Ethio-
plan boot-blacks and chimney.sweeps who
were elected to govern the city ofWashing-
ton Glorious spectacle Sublime apoth-
costs of enlightened and progressive Amer
lea BY oil means give us some more OF
the same sort. Let us have things as they
fought to be- So shall nothing more be
needful to our prosperity as anation, or to
our happiness as people. %