The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-17

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Hon. John Sherman addressed the
people Of Canton, Ohio, Saturday even.
Ing. The following comprises the body
Of his remarks:
The Rrst question 10 the proposed
Amendm ent 10 the Constitution Of the
United States, called the Fifteenth
amendment. This declares that no
State shall deprive any citizen OF the
United States Of hiS equal right TO vote
by reason or race or color.
Why should race or color be made n
ground OF eXcluSionf II the ballot ID
useful for any purpose 1t IL useful 70
the poor, the lgnorant and the lowly.
II was designed 10 protect mlnorities.
0lher forms Of government protect the
rich, protect property, trade, commerce,
Industry, and guard carefully the rights
OF the selected few. The Republican
form Of GoveFpment 10 superior to 9th.
or forms OF government only RS II ex.
tends to all alike equal protection and
favor, II we will not stand by the
principle OF Republican Government,
why then shall We accept only q race
composing in the Union only one.tenth
OF your population, and 10 Ohio but one
per cent OF our population Are they
dangerous from their numbers, when
no blacks are coming TO US and many
going from US, while our own race 10
being swelled by an Immigration which
has no parallel In hisLory2 Are they
turbulent, lAwleSs and violenl2 On the
contrary, II there Is any popularity In
their race II 10 their patience under
wrong. Are they ignorRnt2 YeR, but
what race under Heaven would not be
ignorant under the oStrAcism they have
suffered; but they are now seeking and
acquiring knowledge with the assiuul-
~ we always seek what 10 denied 10 US.
Is there any man here now who fears
the Democratic nightmare OF amalga.
mationH That phantom should now be
laid at rest. The negro 10 now free and
she can protect her virtue. Amalga-
nation was one Of the terrible evils OF
slavery, and did make 1t daily affair OF
life for men TO sell their own children
as slaves. In the free States amalgama-
ttiOn was rare, and now in the Southern
States It Ii rare compared 10 the time OF
slavery. Does any man fear the COM
petition OF negroes in the labor and
employment Of life? There 10 work
enough and 10 spare for all. Never was
labor better rewarded than now. The
rights OF the labOrer, his pay, his time,
bis food, his comforts, were never more
favorable than now. The labor Of the
black man will mainly be employed In
raising cotton, rice and corn In the
South, articles OF prime necessity, and
upon which depend very much the la
Dor and prosperity OF the North. Each
works for the other, and 90 society is 20
interviewer by links OF interest that
we cannot do mi Justice TO any class of
lAOorers without doing harm to our.
selves. There have been many grounds
OF exclusion from political rights BY
governments In old and recent times
age, sex, nativity, property, education,
birth, have been the grounds OF exclu.
sion; but this boosted Republic of ours,
founded upon generous principles OF
liberty and equality, was the first 10
make the exclusion depend upon the
mere color OF mans skin. Gentle
men, there 10 no reason, logic, or ex-
perience 10 Justify 1t. It 10 the last
relic Of slavery, and should be swept
away with slavery. We owe 1t to our
consistency as a party; we owe It TO the
generous principles that have animated
us In great struggle, not 10 cease our
Efforts until the Constitution secures 10
every man equality In rights and priv.
ileges.
When this is done, as 1 am quite sure
II Will be, with or without the vote Of
Ohio, the Republican party may look
over It's past history. Fifteen years OF
labor and struggle, though they have
been checkered with many losses and
sacrI6Ces-though tens OF thousands of
brave men have given up their lives
anu great public debt rests upon ua--
yet our country has received advance.
menIi glory and progress amply com.
menSuFAte for all These losses and aacrI.
noes. The war was n necessity we
could not shrink from. II we had Weld.
ed TO tho demands Of The South, slavery
would have been the national aud con-
trolling element OF the Government,
aud by slow steps the Union OF our
fathers would have melted Into dis
lolnted local governments. II we had
allowed the South 10 secede, Il would
have been tie failure OF our system OF
National Government, and this seceA-
sion would have furnished the seeds Of
future wars go HB 10 have oblIterated
both sections from among the powers
Of the world. The war was then ne
csssity, and in conducting II, while we
no DOUBT made mistakes, yet The pro.
greSs Of the war so completely settled
The causes Of the wRr-SlRvery and go.
cesSion-and the results Of II was so
complete atTlunph OF our cause, and
, such an illustration Of the strength OF
our Government and our power as q
nation, that we need not In the future,
II we choose, do anything but practice
the arts OF peace. We have lust cause
ofcomplaint against foreign Powers,
but we will have no occasion TO 20 10
war with them. Our party contests
Will again turn upon questions Of pc.
littcal economy, and not upon great
questions involving human rights or
the existence OF the Union. On all
these new questions OF political econo>
my the Republican party Is at liberty
to be guided BY all the lights Of reason
and experience. II need not wear the
old clothes OF either the old Wing or
Democratic parties. No man or set OF
men can speak for the Republican
party III advance. In the nature Of
things differences OF opinion will de.
velop themselves, and we ought each
10 express our opinions freely, leaving
TO tue authorized agents OF the people
to carefully weigh their arguments,
and hereafter decide, subject 10 popu-
lar approval.
Perhaps the most pressing of these
questions are those growing out OF the
revenues and expenditures OF the Ma.
lOnal Government. We all agree that
tue expenditures should be reduced 10
the lowest amount consistent with the
public honor and safety, But what Ia
thAtT Does this include new Pacific
rStlroadsH Does this include the i'm.
pFOVetnsnt OF your rivers and harbor ?
DoeS this demand u further reduction
Of your army and navy2 Does this in.
clude new bountIes 70 our brave sol.
oilers or the soldiers OF 1877 Shall we
build new forts Tor sea coast defense, or
levee the Mississippi river? Shall we
night the Indians, or gather them Into
reservations, or turn them over to our
Quaker frlendsH These are questions
OF expenditures: and though oilen talk
eu OF on the stump. never have been
ana never can DO made party questions.
4hey depend upon the locality OF each
member OF Congress, and bis personal
ideas OF what ID necessary. During the
past year Republican Congress- mas
greatly reduced the public expendI.
lures Aside from the interest Of The
pubic debt and the pension fund.
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