New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-04
PENNSYLVANIA-OHIO.

We rejoice IN the c0nhdent nope thal we are
nearing the close of long, arduous, moment
GUS controversy. The struggle which orgi-
mated in demand for new concessions, new
privileges, new guarantees to Human Slavery,
has already resulted in the overthrow and ex-
pulsion of that curse, so far as it affected our
country and it only remains to us to erase
from our institutions and laws the last traces
of its barbaTous, despOtic rule. Had Slavery
never existed among us. none OF us would
have thought of making Color basis and test
of political power-woud have imagined that
men of one color had, because Of that
circumstance, q right to rule men
of other cOlors. This monstrous as
sumption gives the lie to our fathers
Declaration of Independence, depriving that
act of the foundation on which they deliber-
ately chose to rest it. If some men are born
with rightful authority to rule others, then
the "Divine Right" impiously claimed for
BOurbons, Romanoffs, Hapsburghs, Bonapartes,
is well founded, and we ought to PROSTATE
ourselves before the tomb of George Ill, and
ask his pardon for our fathers undutiful,
graceless rebellion. Either call men are
created equal" as our fathers declared " self
evident" or Right is Synonymous with Might,
and the victories of Genghis Khan or Tanner
lane conclusively demonstrated that resistance
to his sway was treason against God.
Four years ago, the People Of Connecticut
voted on the question, "Shall Black nen have
"the same political rights in this State with
"White 7"-and the country awaited the result
with lively interest Of course, every sympa-
thizer with the Shareholders Rebellion then just
overbOrne voted No, as their sympathes and
their hates dictated. Men who had bravely
fought to save the Union were denied the
Right of Suffrage by the votes of men who
never pretended to wish success to the National
arms, and who did all they dared do in aid of
the Rebellion. On the other hand, some thou
sands of Republicans of the milk-and-water
variety stayed away from the polls. They
sagaciOusly and generously suggested that
eve had done enough for the niggers,' in
emancipating them, without at all considering
that We had anything at stake on the issue.
So Equal Suffrage was voted down by the fol-
lowing aggregates:
COpperhead majority. .........6,272
In consequence of this stupid treachery of
several thousand Republicans, the State has since
been twice carried against us in the general
vote at successive elections-as follows:
Republican. Democrat
1867. .Hawley......46,578 English. ......I7565
1858. .Jewell...... ..48,777 English. ......5O,5H
There is no intelligent man in the State
who does not know that we lost those two
elections for want of the Republican votes that
were "yilely cast away" by the failure of sew
erai thousand Republicans to vote for Equal
Suffrage in 1866. And the State, barely re-
covered last Spring by desperate effort, is in
danger of being lost again next Spring for
want of those same votes.
Pennsylvania had 56,s49 COlored inhabitants
in 1860, when Ohio had 36y673. We presume
those States have now at least 10000 and 10000
respectively, indicating 1900 in Pennsylvania
and 5000 in Ohio whom the ratification OF the
XVIII Amendment will clothe with the Right
of Suffrage. No man can give a reason for
keeping those men DISTINGUISHED which would
not be an equally good reason for restricting
political power in Russia to Alexander III. and
such persons rs he of his own good pleasure
| shall choose TO counsel ord soi yo iuln, They