Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-22

tha land ia prosperous, and therefore l can
not snrrender. as does our worthy Governors
turn my face from all questions, OF foderal
politics, and look only at state affairs. IL
ought TO be 80. eo,,.t;o,
- atateafIaiTa were left to state management,
If federal affairs were kept within tho scope
of constitutional provisions, 1t would be 80.
Rpf cannot pretend to believe what know
n he falae. cannoteay the union 10 rsstor-
ed whon Virginia and Mississippi and Texas
are undor Military Governors anu deorgla
without representation in Congress. Ieace
IL restored when justice Is administered py
drum head court martial; tho Conslitutlon is
maintained when we know that tho supreme
Court ia only waiting its opportunity TO de-
clare reconstruction acts unconstitutional
opposo the adoption of the fifteenth amend
ment because IL Is material radical change
In our system OF government it DESTROYS the
relation a the states to the Federal Union
which the Constitution established --degrades
them takes away from the states, without
their consent, that essential attribute OF
sllg-poyerninp, community, the right TO de-
termine who shall exercise the right OF sui
frage; because it was intended to, and
will introduce negro suffrage In Ohio
against the will Of her people. Two
yerrs ago tho people of Ohio, wi hout
distinction OF party, by an immense majority
refused tho amendment to the stato constI-
tuition, after full argument and iull cons:d-
Grafton of negro suffrage. There Is no rea-
son to believe that they have changed their
opinion. | object to its adoption, because,
by my strongost mpre ssion, 1t oonfers upon
Congress and reserves TO the states the right
to excmdo from tho ballot persons OF onr own
white race because OF their nativtyor creed,
want, education or poverty and pro-
hibits tho exclusion only or another
race, and II the Interpretation OF Senator
Morton and Senator Howard be correct un"
der this amendment of Congress, states may
exclude Irishmen, German, Catholic, Protest
ant or poor from the enjoyment Of suffrage,
but not negro or MOng0lian. object to its
adoption, because II lie part and parcel OF
scheme to flood the country with forced i'm
portation of an immense number OF Chinese
and Coolies, and bring ii 20 our midst alien
race, and repeat in a more difficult form our
social and governmental questions, which
have so unhappily divided our people.
he is boarding $lO1 ,214 1856 in coin and $l2,-
144OOO in currency. Why? To what good
purpose? Customs of half the year are
there. The people are paying per cent. in
gold as interest on the public debt, and the
Secretary is boarding this immense amount
each year with great parade, He sells So, =
CO0 900 or So 900, ,0OOand with the pro ceeds he
twenty five per cent. above par. They arc
now redeemable, on their face by law; in
equity, they are payablei in legal tender notes.
Holders gave legal tenders for them, when
| legal tender notes were worth not more than
half what they now are. This contraction
brings universal fall in the price of goods
and labor, while debts, taxes, and moneyed
obligations remain fixed. The man who has
money becomes much richer. The system ia
radically unjust, Debts contracted in onr
expanded currency should be paid in the came
currency Every dollar which is paid should
be of the same value Of the dollar which was
loaned. The whole policy of the admipistra-
ton should be reversed. Pay the debt
pay it honestly according TO contract, pay
IN money as valuable as that which was re-
ceved for it, pay it in legal-tepder notes,
abolish the national bank system pay off the
bonds on which they are founded, save yearly
interest use every appliance of economy and
management in advancing this policy; then
when tho debt is paid when taxes are re-
duced, when Bevonty-live millions will sui1ice
for the government, when all property is
subjected to o just rule OF taxation, il it be
advisable to contract the currency and re-
sumo specie payment, i can be effected
without disaster, and the Inevitable suflering 6
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