The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-08-13

bore arms 10 defense of the gOVernmer
of the Uaitsd States in the recent II
cent rebellion .s.5,.;-s ...t--. q
Their hate of the colored man 80 ID
tense that they would not even axcep
thoseaWho tlWays were, under eur con
stitdtiop, and Laws, lsgalvoteGs, Rlthotg
: lthey bore Sgms in defense Of the gov
ernment when in danger, whilst thpa
who sought to deprive them of thef
: political rights were quartsred safely q
home, and out Of harms way. Ever
Democrat voted No on M Hall
ams9dpent, and every RePublifai
Further, Mr. GrisaAa6BIadf saAa6BIadf Of Ld LodrAiil !
feountY, moved the following atnehd
ment:: Provided thst the provision
2 ofthib sctEshallonosg sPPly .Eospsssp9
having a Fisible sdmixtuFe of .AfnSal
blood, who have been crippled, maimeG
or wounded in fighting for the Union,
Here the proposition was simply no
to make any person q voter not alfssdy
entitlsdsrtO tbst privilege, but q 70 &C
knowledge some some sort of gratitude
| to the partially colorsd man who had
HELPED to .fg@ our battle, and suffered
lin defense Of the National Flag, The
bullet Wounds ard sabre cuts, sHd an.
putated arma and legs peculiar to close
Ily and severely contested struggles on
the fields of war, by allowing him tC
lfetAin the poor privilege Of casting 4
ballot once or tWice 4 year, at elections.
That was not much, and yet hsseRIs
denied BY a unanimous Democratic vote,
ss follows; -.-.;f.,uf :. s..,....r ..
YEAs-- Republicans Burrows,
Consnt, Corey, Dapgler, Everett, Girls
void, Hail. Keifsr,- Kessler, Kramer,
| Potts, Simmons, florence, WOodwotth
and Yeoman-I5'. 81 hsI h5tsIisf1 .
1g NAYs.--( Democrats Campbell, Car
ters Dickeys DOWdpey, Emmit Eyabs,
Godfrey Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant GoverDor,) Golden, Hutch
eson, JamisoD, Kehney, Lawrence,
Linn, Nay, Ondsrdonk, Rex, Scribner,
Stambsubgh and Winner--l9. 1sG =
QuERT.-EWould the soldier ROse-
Grams, fresh from the battle field, have
indorsed such Democracy, or does he
noW9 On 500 A7i9n - 60 lio I'd
Mr. Burrows Of Lake county, then
moved to amend, By Providing that
citizens,having preponderance of the
blood Of the white race, shall be deem
ed white citizens under the provision Of
this act .--...,... s.
Also lost by the same vote that were
the previous amendments, showing q
persistent determination to Violats both
law and constitution IN the enactment
Of their base purpose to disffanchise
citizens who refused to vote the Demo
cratic ticket.---------.-.--.
These propositions and smendmeIts
were all ably discussed by the Repub-
lican Senators and enforced with the
power that Right and Justice give ID 81
good cause. The Democracy attsmbt-
ed no justification Of their villany; but
boldly declared they intended passing
the bill beoause- theF-had. the disposi7
ton and P0Fer to doasOS and to secure
political ends alone i
b Accordingly onomotion Of the pre-
Vious question by Mr.. oStsmbaugh,5 ofI
TusearsRas the bill was passed IN the |
Senate By the following Iots--Dsmo-
cratic Senators, except Mr. Berry, 3D. /
sent on account of III health, ali TOtibal
yea; and all the Republican Senators !
except two, who Ears absent on les7e,
voting nay, as follows: ,azg.asili u |
YEAs,--Campbelb Carter, Dickey, I
DoWdney, Emmit Evans, Godfrdy,t
Democratic candidate fog Lisutenaht !
Goyernor,) Gordon, Hutchason, Jami- |
son, Ksnney, sLaWrencs, Linn, Nay,
OnderdOnk, Rex, Scribner, Stambaugh, /
WinneF-les sIl3I asgG ,bsloI ESQ II
.us NAFa-BurroRs, Conaut, Corey,
Everett, Griswold, Hall, KsifsE /
Kessler, Kramer, Potts Simmons, Tor
renee, Woodwork, Yeomau-I5.H |
2 What q record for 3 Democratic Sen
ate /! Let the people cOnsiderit, blush /
for it-EsPudiate il. .sssof aa5..5aesH II
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