The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-23
The Fifteenth Amendment and the

war party declared, over and over
again, officially and unofficia1ly, that
the negro had nothing to do with it,
and that his status was in no wise in
yolved IN it. When they adopted the
Emancipation Proclamation they only
justified it upon the plea of military
necessity. 1t was not understood. at
any time during the contest, that zone
of its logical results" was to maketbe
negro a voter in all the States, render
him eligible to Office, and clothe him,
in all respects, with the rights and at
tributes of any other citizen. Had
that been so declared, the wal could
not have been carried on. 1t would
have broken down, and had a very
different result. The war was bad
enough, but it did not logically, nor
in any way, create any necessity for
negro suffrage. One might with as
much truth declare that woman suf.
rage also was a logical deduction from
the war. Yea, with more truth could
the assertion be made : for if the men
could not govern the country without
such a struggle, it might be urged that
it would be well to have the woman
assist them. Mol this Fifteenth Ne
gro Amendmentdoes not owe its orig
IN to the var No one looking there
can recognize any paternity. It's Ie-
gitimate offspring was white, and not
negro. The amendment is only an
after-thought of political demagogues
and i~ncendiaries, and the war is but
a pretext. upon which they seek to
hang it. TIE illogical result of the
war" should be to create hereafter
more kind and friendly feelings be-
tween the different sections of the
country. Unless we adopt this policy,
we may have other wars, or an aliena-
ton in peace nearly as bad as a war
in its effects. To force the odious
doctrine upon it with adherence, is
not the way to; establish a brotherly
Union. 1t would be a standing in
centive to future trouble and discord
for, IN addition to a struggle between
| States, we should have a struggle of
races for political power.
| A majority of the North accepted
the a but, with one or two excep-
tons, every Northern State would re-
iject this amendment if it was submit
ted to a vote of the people. Its att
tempted ratification is. a fraud. The
Legislatures that have adopted it were
nearly all elected before it was SUI
mitted. They fill the position of a
packed jury. A number of State Leg
islatures have ratified it where the
States themselves, within two years.,
voted negro suffrage down by MAORI
tiles that were counted by tcns of
thousands. Any hree-fourths of the
States that are pretended to be count
ed for the amendment will be a vile
| sham, and its incorporation in the
bConsfitution would be an outrage that
should call for speedy rect1fication.
Were it adopted honestly, legally
and fairy by the Legislatures chosen
after it was submitted, carrying out
purely the popular will, it might have
some chance of perpetuity but when
carried by force and fraud, when it is
submitted to the negroes as well as
the whites, when States that do not
accept it are denied their political
rights, and when Northern Legisla-
lures deliberately violate the instruc-
tons of the people, it requires no
prophet to predict that it will have a
hard time in receiving any popular
obedience and respect.-Enquiaer.
The Auglaize Democrat says
On last Thursday night Burglars
effected an entrance into the Office of
p. V. Herring, at st. Marys, and sue
cceded in breaking open his safe, from
which they succeeded i ngetting about
800 in greenbacks, two gold watches
and some silver change. On Friday
morning our Sheriff visited ST, Marys, |
and learning thas three suspicious
looking men had been composing
down the toe-path early that morning,
he followed after them, tracking them
to near Berlin. Milton Kemper, of
hat placed, Immediately set to work
to capture the scoundrels. From the
description given he knew them,
and knew about where they could be
found. About II o'clock Friday
Kemper and n Constable went
the tOe-path of the canal interd-
ing to watch for the fellows, and had
gone but a short distance until they
saw two of the men coming directly
towards them. Kemper permitted
them to approach within about twenty
PAGES from where he was standing,
when he commanded them to halt.
They both instantly fired on Kemper
and the Constable, n ball striking
Kemper just above the hip, and infict-
ing a mo tai wound, and the other ball
through the hat of the Con-
Kemper fell on. being shot, but
and fired on the two men, and
it is believed wounded one of the
scoundrels. The burglars then ran
away. Kemper was taken to Berlin,
where he resided, and medical aid
summonc, and all that could be done
was done to alleviate his sufferings,
but to no purpose, as he died Satur-
day morning. f-,fs %-=noisr ~s: .su'eEi
!, Milton Kemper was a man of warm
hnpnlse-a good heart, and had a
host of friends, and his death has cast
a gloom over the whole neighborhood
which he lived. He was a SON of
old man Kemper near Criderville. !,
The -assassins who committed this |
murder are still at large, but exertion 4,
will be made to capture them Our
County Commissioners, prompt to
act in the premises, offer a reward Of
$500 for their capture. Iii
Mr.. Kemper saw both them and
them. Their names are Chas.
Smith and-Kennedy. They were
formerly employed on a c~anal-boat.