The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-09-14
Grant and the Negro Amendment
Endorsed.
Reckless Expenditures Of
the Radical Legislature.
THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS,

ing for Platform at their State Conver
ton, june %, 1869. Owing to the fac
that editors of Radical papers will nc
publish the Negro bantling, we will pub
lish it from now to the election. TIL
people are anxious to read their Platforr
in order to be able to curse Radicalism
the author Of their oppression, upd er
standingly:
1st. Resolved, That as citizens of tn
nation, representing the Republican sen
timent of an honored commonwealth, W
regard with sincere satisfaction the idel
ity evinced by Gen. Grant to the Repub
lican party and the policy, both foreigl
and domestic, of his national admins
tration, and pledge our cordial supper
to the measures inaugurated to msur
conciliation, economy aud justice at home
and command consideration and respec
abroad.
I'd. That we hail with pride the patri
otic and constitutional declaration o.
Geu. Graut,in his inaugural address, tha'
while he will on allsubjects have policy
to recommend to Congress, he will have
none to enforce against the will of the
people, a sentiment which assures the
country Of an Executive Administration
founded on the Administration of Wash.
ington and Madison, and that will secure
to Congress the unrestricted exercise oi
its constitutional functions, and to the
people their rightful control of the Gov.
eminent.
From the Anti-Slavery Standard.
What have We for President? A jockey
and seaside louugor; restless boy, need.
ing constantly to be amused; and so i'm
patieat of business that he cannot stay
at his post more than week at time.
Fue months in office and no administra.
tion get. But, posting copying clerk
here and there, to keep the machine iu
motion, he hurries of to idle a week at a
watering place, act Dummy at monster
show, or Helpless at steamboat excur-
sion.
The Presidency must indeed be a sine.
cure, if, irsuch an hour as this, a man,
bred in amp aud lanyard, can prop.
erly disch'rge its duties, and be three
hundred niles from the Capitol, in the
intervals f the race course and the half
hours leftafter theaters and concerts.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
3D.. Tht the abolition of slavery was
a nationa.and necessary consequence of
the war IF the Republic and that the
reconstruction measures of Congress
were meaures well adapted to effect the
reconstruction Of the Southern States
and secur the blessings Of liberty and a
free government and as completion of
those measures, and finally, believing in
its essential justice, s0e are in favor Of
the ratifction Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to te Constitution of the United
States.
| Office nd Suffrage for Negroes, aud
disfranchiement for White Men.
4th. TAt the late Democratic General
Assemblyin its reckless expenditure of
the publi'money; its utter neglect of the
business iterests of the State. by failing
to enact te wise aud much needed fnan-
cial meaares providing for the assess
ment andequalization Of taxation pre-
pared by the Commission appointed by
the preceing General Assembly; its hos
Utility to or benevolent and literary insti
tutions; $ failure to carry out the re.
peated pdges of the Democratic party
to secure economy in the State; its extra
ordinary ,ngth of session in time Of
peace, resting 10 an expense to the State,
amounting for the pay of its members
alone to lore than double that of the
preceding1eneral Assembly; its malig-
nant attopts to disfranchise disabled
soldiers al citizens Of the State; its at
tempt to Ike from the General Govern
ment the ght 10 pursue, arrest and pun
ish thoSeTho violate the laws made in
pursuance of the Constitution of the
United Stes, and the vicious acts inten-
ded to deroy the power of the nation to
preserve al protect the liberty and safety
of its citins, has shown the Democratic
party unwthy Of the trust, confidence
and sup2c Of an honest and patriotic
people.
The Dsocratic Legislature saved to
the tax-pars, in twosyears, $I.O3O..
799 53ore in the way Of appropri-
ations thathe last two sessions in which
the Radica had majority.
The pa of members was increased
from SO tS5 per day by tae Radical
Legislaturcf 1857. That accounts for