The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
THE OHIO CANVASS.
Mr.. Pendleton Sounds the Keynote Of
the Campaign.

The Democrats of Cincinnati serenaded MIR.
Pendleton, thoir candid,te for Governor, on
Friday last In the course of his speech in
response to the compliment, he said:
cannot agree with Governor Hay 's that the
vexed questions of national politics are wisely
and happily settled; that the great questions
of liberty and union have been solved, and the
reconstruction of the Union made SAFE. can
not agree with him that retrencbment, economy
and honesty have been introduced into the
management OF the Federal expenditures; that
the debt has decreased and is decreasing as he
states it; that the burdens of taxation have been
reduced and their weight upon the people light
ened; that sound judgment and freedom from
bad influences have been brought to the ex-
ercise of the immense power Of the Secretary
of the Treasury; that business is active; that
enterprise is active; that vlgor, energy and in
dustry are bountifully rewarded; that employ
ment is abundant; that daily toll ls fairly com
pensated; that commerce on the ocean and on
land is prosperous; and therefore l cannot,
serenely as does our worthy Governor, turn my
face from all questions Of Federal politics and
look only at State affairs. l cannot say the
Union is restored. when Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas are under military government, and
Georgia without representation IN Congress;
that the Union is restored. when justice ls
administered by a drumhead court-mar-
tial; that the constitution ls maintained,
when we know that the Supreme Court
is only waiting for an opportunity to
declare the Reconstruction acts unconsti-
tutional. l oppose the adoption of the
Fifteenth amendment because it is material,
radical change i'll our system of government.
1t DESTROYS the relation OF the States TO the
Federal Union which the constitution estab-
lished, and deerades them; takes away from
the States, without their consent, that essential
attribute OF self-govelDing community. Two
years ago the people Of OHIO, without distinc-
ton of party, By an immense majority, refused
to amend the State Constitution. see no
reason to believe that they have changed their
opinion. object to it's adoption because, by
the strongest implication, it confers upon Con-
gress q right reserved to the States, to ex-
clude from the ballot persons Of our own white
race, because of their nativity and want OF
education or property, and prohibits the exclu-
sion only of another race. If the inter-
pretation OF Senator Morton and Senator
Howard be correct, under this amend
ment Congress and the States may exclude
Irishmen, Germans, Catholics, Protestants, or
the poor man from the enjoyment OF suffrage,
but not the negro or Mongoliap. l object to
It's ad potion because it is part and parcel of
scheme to flood the country with forced i'm
portation of 81 immense number OF Chinese
coolies, and to bring into our fallen race more
difficult form O: the social and governmental
questions that have 30 unhappily divided our
people.
Mr.. Pendleton dwelt at some length upon
the financial question, reterating his former
assertions in regard to the payment of
the government debt and the bondholders in
greenbacks, and aboishing the national bank
system, and the study Of economy in reducing
the national debt.