The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-09-30

The Fifteenth h:.Amendment-What man
indorses when he Votes the Radical
Ticket.
In order that our readers may know
what; the Fifteenth Constitutional
Amendment is, we give it below:
ARTIcLE1v. l. The right of the
citizens of the United States to vote
and hold Office shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States, or any
State, on account Of Race, Color, or
previous condition ofseryitude.
2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this act by appropriate legis-
lation.
And, in order to show how the
Radicals of Ohio stand on this ques-
ton, we also give an extract from
their State platform: t
Resolued, That the abolition of sla-
very was a national and necessary
consequence of the war of the rebel
lion; that the reconstruction measures
of Congress were measures well
adapted TO effect the reconstruction of
the Southern States, and secure the
blessings Of liberty and free Govern
ment, and as completion of these
measures, and firmly believing in its
essential justice are are an faU01 of the
adoption of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. -
In voting on this matter, no man
does it blindly. The question of Ne
gro Equality is represented by the
two parties and as you muster you
will show your favor OF disfavor.
By'referring to the second section
of the Amendment it will be noticed
that Congress is clothed with "power
to enforce" the Fifteenth, Amendment
by appropriate legislation" What
that means is well understood by this
time. 1t is nothing more nor less than
turning the control Of our Federal and
State elections over to the. Jacobins
in Congress. = 'tal.' ii si511t E25Ts
The question is, 5freemen of Ohio,
shall our elections in this, State, be
supervised by the authorities at Wash
ington, as are the elections in the
Southern States, or shall they be held
in the manner prescribed by the Con-
stitution of the State of Ohio. Arise,
freemen, arise, and shake off this gall
ing oppression that is fastening the
chains of slavery on your limbs!
A Beecher on the 18th Amendment.
The Rev. Thos. Il. Beecher contrib
utes weekly a column of Miscellany
to the republican paper of Elmira. In
o recent Ilucubration the reverend
writer speaks of the attmpt to pass the
fifteenth amendment against the will
of a majority of the people. Refer,
ring especially to the State of Cali
forpia he says: - 10 ( o., s-sa.lt
If they won't submit, but resist the
amendment, is it likely that the United
States will be able to coeree a far,
away State, while a majority of the
people of the United States are not in
favor of the amendment anyhow
" What is lcoming?" We answer
leither the defeat of the fifteenth
amendment, or else the adoption of il
to be forevera dead letter at least in
California. 5iE ~ !3f 'iaf-ii ii q"
twill prove to have been bad poll.
cy to so amend constitution that 8
great majority of the people disap.
prove, and even hate the amendment
Constitutions embody not what the
people ought to consent to, but what
they do consent to. ~ j., 1las.
The reverend gentleman is right
There is nothing more certain than
that the majority of the people of the
United States "disapprove and even
hate the amendment" and that the
day is not far distant when there viii
be reaction from the lawless politi.
ical spirit whichis forcing this infa
nous amendment upon the States an6
stripping them of their reserved rights
againsttheir well known and clearly
expressed will. a.. .aa