Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-08-27
THE XVIII AmENBsIENr.
From the Speech Of Sen1R-
.si tor sherman &c Canton. tsfs

] aes tor sherman at C0nE0ms
The drst question is the proposed
amendment to b CONSTITUTION of thsI
United States, called the Fifteenth
Amendments ibis declares that no
Stale sDSil deprive any citizen OF the
United States ofHhis equalgight tn vote
by reason of race or color. E7i
Why should race or color be made n
RrOund of exclusion? If the ballot Isl
useful for any purpose it is uaefulz to
the poor, the ignorant and the lOWly.
Il was destined to prUtoct EminOTifis q.
Other forms of GDYerumutit protect the
rich, protect properly trHde, commerce,
industry, and guard carefully the fiGhss
or the selected few TIE republican
form OF government Is superior co Oth-r
forms Of government eniyaq it extends
tOaaAI alike equal protection and favor.
II we will n1tastend blythe principle
offs republican, government, why them
shall we excePtiUnlyra race comPoBins
ih-the Union only f0ne-ieH.h OF your
! population, and in Ohio bat one per
cent. OF Our population ? Are they
dangerous from their numbers, wbrn.
no blacks are coming to Us and may
going from Us, WhiloO U own race is g.
ing sWelledby an immigration of which
there ism parallel in history Ace
they turbulent, laWleng and violent 2
/ On th0 e~OntrHry.i II there il any peoul =
arityi in their race, il 10 their patienrs
under wrong. Are they ignorant ? Ye-i
but what race under heaven would TOO
be- ignorant under tbs OStracism they
have suffered !; but they-ars now seek
| ing and acquiring knowledge with the
aesiduity we always arek what's denie'l
Co us. Is there any Enap here now who
fears the Democratic nightmare 81
amulgamHtinn? That phantom should
now be laid 1t rest. Toe negro is now
free, and n cans prO;ect her virtue.
A"malgamation was one of the terrible
evils ofaslaKery, and did make it . dali
lyt adHiE of life for men 10 self their
own childTenf as slaves. IN the free
States aRaigamHtion was. rare, sndnOw
in tho Southern States it,is rare COM
pared to thetime of slavery. yffsF
Does any man fear the competition
o~fDegroes in thelA and employment
Of uhte q There Is work enough, pndsi0
spare fer all. Never was labor better
rewarded than row.. F~befights Of the
lahore r, his pay, bis time. his food, bis
comforts, were never more hvorable
than BOW. Thsaltb0r of b black man
wall mainly be emplOYedginraraising
cotton, rice Rnd 7eornIin the South, ar
ticlps OF prime BecesNity5saaand upon
N which depend yerv muchdhe labor and
prosperity OF b North Zach work
for tue other, aud society is 60 inter
WOYsnb BY lfnksOf iuterestfhat warcan
Dot do intustlos to any class OF labOreFs
Without doing haral toOurae1 yes. There
thGVe been many grounds OF exclusion.
IOAA P8AAAA@AE AAkug8 " 8ONCI unAEAAA
in old and recent timeR7sge, Fexy@nR-
tivityy property edncssi9B ,shirghs have.
been b grounds sOf. exclusion 3 but
TINS bo0stfd RepubliU or oars ioundsd
llppoD generous principles Of libertY and
-tequnlity, Wsathe drst 10 make the ex-
%clusion dependnPon the mere color Of
= mans skin Gentlemen there is no
PlOgic Or,s1psfience to justify it. 1t Ia
The last relic Of slavery, andshodld be
iswsPt away with slavery. WIS owe il
to our, cO~nBisteucy as 4 a party; weove
ut to The generous principles that htve
snimarsd uA IN 4 great St5 ugds, NOTE
osaBeOuE Efforts until the Constitution
aecnres to every man equality in rights
and privileges. ~ =
III When this s. done, SsTAm quite sure
\ il VIII be- With-pr without the vote of
EOhios the Republican party may proud
lily look over its past history. Fifteen
of labor and struggles 9h66Sh
hIhsy have seen cbeekefed with many
I IOsaes and Notwithstanding tens OF
shousandA Of brave men have giVen up
their Hves, and q great public debt rpsts
4 upon us-yet our county has receiv6d
-tad~vGncement, glory and progress am
kpK commensurate foralII these losses
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