The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-11

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leading RAIDS rodeat that election, they
were, on fair course, largely beaten;
the result of which was to give the
of the Legislature to the
Democratic parity And vet that sheet
calls it accidental" This gives us the
more positive assurance that we are
right in the conclusion that the editors
of that paper must have been entirely
uninformed of the result OF the vote
of 1867, or else unaccountably forget
full. Nor will we be so unkind as to
insinuate that they would claim that
the question of the constitutional
amendment, which they are now la
boring to force upon the country, is
other or different or less Questionable
than the question ofInegro suffrage
submitted to ftlie voters of Ohio in
1857 !; for it differs only in the fact that
its increased age has given it more in
famous and hideous proportions, and
that it strikes at the foundation upon
which the grand Isnperstfucture of our
Republic was built. While it comes
from a different quarter, and by a diff
ferent road, yet it is the same sweet
radical and Revolutionary mofseI, The
same political hobby, the very ele-
ments of which seek.to sap the found
alton of and destroy republican liber-
ty. What but malice, revenge, hate
and debt, have been the fruits of this
old aristocratic tree SO recently fos-
tered and nourished upon our soil be-
neath..its bending, cracked bougils no
breeze but the upas blast of gold to
the rich man, and rags and hunger to
the poor are felt.1 Citizen of America,
stop and ponder well, before your
voice is raised in support of that mon-
strous revolutionary measure, called
the 18th amendment to the constitu-
ton. You have regard for liberty,
and a Federal Government. But to
the Democrat we would say, we are
glad you still agitate that question:
The efforts of your party therein in
1867, has our thanks for Democratic
Legislature in Ohio to-day (Which you
seem to supposewas merely accidentalj
and we think that if the radical organs
throughout the country win chime in
with you on the question of consti-
tutional amendment, and negro suf
rage, it viii give us a democratic vic
tory throughout the land, which the
laboring millions will hail as the COM
mencement of an era of peace and
prosperity to the over-taxed, over-bur.
dened and oppressed. people. IfsoVei
the three steps provided for. .constitu-
tiona1 amendment YOU can drag the
foul carcass of centralized despetism
to dictate to ,non.consenting. States
how much more easily and speedily
can you, by the same. rout, introduce q
throne and place thereon monarch
But, sirs, this land was never the home
and nursery of monarchs, despots and
tyrants, and it never quietly will be
Give us our country, our lconstitu
ton, and our rights, vouchsafed TO II:
by the blood and wisdom of our Faith
ers. and we are content. S. D. N.
/ = Fire in Akron-Loss, over 500, 900.
A dispatch to the associated press
dated Akron, Ohio, March 7th, says
! This morning, at half-past one O'Clock
fire broke out from a block of ole
wooden buildings on Market street
east of the Pennsylvania. and Ohio
Canal, burning all the wooden build
ings on both sides of the street, be
tween the Canal and High street. Th'
principal losers are J. E. Wesener
Co., dry goods; Storen, Noble q Go.
iron Store Adams 6 Hawk, clothing
A. J. Hawkins, harness; Wright
Green, stoves and tinware; Dodge
Cole, livery; Mrs. McMastefs, mill
merry; Bittman Bros, groeers,; Rench
Ter & Co., meat market; Bakody, jew
eller; Tets, merchant tailor; Miller !
Wheeler, shoe store; -Byrider sho'
store ;zNIcMaster, Baker; Orth, ,saleen
The total loss is about 100000. Th
cause of the fire IS Unknown A maj
jumped out of window and brok
his leg,l dlsI9l19D YdlMA4
On Thursday President johnson
"pocketed ? the following bills =
"The act recognizing the judicial sys
tenn, the act for reducing the navy ant
marine corps, an act for the furthe
security of equal rights in the Distric
of Columbia, Mr.. Schenck's bill fo
Strengthening the public credit, tn
resolution authorizing the Secretar
of War to lend 4, 600 stand Of arms a an, 4
equipments to visiting military organ
izations that take part in the, ceremo
1 nies of the Inauguration, and the ac
granting permission to build bridge
lover the Willimette." ~
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HIGH PRIcE OF FooD.-Edward Al
kinson told the Social, Science Asso
ciatlon, at Boston, lately, that the ad
vance itiHthe pfite of food slice 1S6
was over so per cent, ''ahifd and that til
remedysis toobe found in withdrawn
all Legislative interference with eN
4 porting or importingamerchad1se am
Peter b. Homer (once, associated wit
Richard Cobden told them that Il,
laboreraef Englandisin better con
ditiaa than the working man in Amer
lea, becadsc Of the low tariffs 1eyil b
Z the government. a'aas. aa .oor1 ~
n,nisJ T7F TT z-Tt1'sse.-f rayIod
A colored man has appeared befor
the Rhode Island Legislature. pleadinl
for a. .cfmDge the naarE;iaaea al {inso a
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