The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-09-18
BY TELE & RA III .
spoeeh Of n1r. Pcndieton.

CINCINNATI, sept. IA large num-
Der of Mr. Peudlcton's friends called ut
his residence on their way from the Fair
yesterday. and importuned him for a
speech lie begged off, but finally con-
sented. and spoke for an hour, supported
on crutch. Among other things, he
said 81 cannot agree with Governor
Hayes, that all the vexed questions of
our national politics arc wisely aud hap
PLY settled. That the great questions of
liberty, Union and reconstruction have
been made safe. cannot agree that re-
treuchmcnt. economy. and honesty, have
been introduced into the management of
the Federal expenditures that the debt
has been decreased, and is in course of
decreasing, as he states it. That the
| burdens OF taxation have been reduced
and their weight upon the people lightcns
ed, agree, but sound judgment anu
freedom from bad influences have been
brought to exercise au immense weight
on the Secretary of the Treasury; that
business is active; that vigcr, eaergv
and industry arc boantifully rewo-ded ;
that employment is abundo1st. and fairly
compensated; that crn.aeree, and pros
poets thereof, are improved. cannot,
as serenely as does our worthy Governor,
admit, nor can | tura my face from all
questions of Federal politics, and look
only at State affairs. 1t ought to be if il
were not the rule that schemes for the
consolidation of State affairs were left 10
State management If federal affairs
were kept within the scone OF the Con
stitutional provisions it would be so, but
cannot pretend to believe what l know
to be false. cannot say the Union is
restored when Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas arc under military government II
when Justice is administered by draws
sword of Court martial, or that the Con
stitution is maintained, when We know
the Superior Court is only waiting th'
opportunity to declare the rcconstructioi
acts unconstitutional. | oppose the
adoption OF the Fifteenth Amendmeni
because it is material Radical change d
our Government, and destroys the rela'
tions between the State and Federal Ua'
! ION which the Constitution established 70
the government of them, and takes away
from the States, without their consent
that essential attribute of self-governmeAl
and right to determine who shall exer
else the right of suffrage, aud because il
was intended to. and will, introduce ne
gro suffrage in Ohio, against the will o.
the people. Two years ago the people o.
Ohio, without distinction of party, by 1
large majority, refused to amend the
State Constitution, after full argument
aud full consideration of negro suffrage
see no reason to believe they have
changed their opinion on the subject o.
its adoption, aud, because, by the strong
est implication the Union confers, no
upon Congress, but ourselves, on the
J States, the right to exclude from the bal
lot persons not Of our own the white.
race, aud not because of their nativity
creed, want of education or poverty, ant
prohibits the exclusion of another rac'
oniy. If the Interpretation of Senator
Morton aud Senator Howard be correct
under this amendment other States ma,
exclude all Catholics and Protestants, o
poor men, from enjoying the suffrage Il
Ohio, but not the negro or mongolian.
object to its adoption because it is par
: and parcel of scheme to food the coun
try with forced importation of an im
mense number of Chinese coolies and re
, peat in d more difficult form the evils Q
the Government and questions whicl
. have unhappily divided our people,.
. Pendleton then proceeded to attack tn
Secretary of the Treasury for keeping $
much money in the Treasury vaults, AM
for boarding an immense amount eael
! month He said, with great parade. n
! sells six or nine millions, and with tn
. proceeds buys bonds, giving % per cent