The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-03
Death of Hon. Anson Burlingarne.

Death of Hoa. Anson BurIingarne.
The cable brings an announcement
of the very sudden death, at 81. Peters-
burg, of Anson Burlingame, a Hstive
of Massachusetts, but who, since So
last two years, has been conspicuosis
in his native country, and at nearly
every Capital in Europe, as the duly
accredited diplomatic representative
of the Chinese Empire. After leav-
ing Congress, Mr. Rqrlipgame was
appointed by President Lincoln, our
Minister to China, and continued to
reside, as such, near iIe Government
of Pekin, Until il was determined by
the latter te,seld its. first formall en-
bassyste, thee poWerslEof the western
worlds IA. has slWays,abeen known
thatethelinapence of our own Minis
terWas most potent in perspadingl the
Chinese GoyernmHntgto. this guprece1
denied ,step:.,H was not surprising,
theps that. that the, charge of this difficult
trnst should haze been offered to- him
By the Imperial authorities,s OF that,
resigning bis position as .1 the American n
envoy At that, ;Cou1t he should have
accepted these npiYYe npiYeit duties with
pEomPtitnde.w.os .xlfasssaao doid7
AZ the Ambassador Of China TO the
Republic and to the European powers
and sccomRapied BY large suite ,Jo2tf Of
MandariRs of high r rank Il, and an air
most royal retinue,s our citizep Of
Massachusetts left the Eloweryo Il ohapd,
landing first upon our Pacifiea coast,
nesTlY TIVE years since, and bad, uplt9
this date, visited nearly every Gapital
in Christepdops bearing smong, his
credentials a royi9g einmission mi ri as
the representative of thai oldest and
most populousaI { 4 K9piEe eniearIh to,all
goyernmentss ii in the ciK.liEed world "
This mission has had for itsavoEed
objects the imam apgqration of an Inter
nftiopd oliey Bhieh should opeusthe
Chinsse Empire to .the gWestern zeiE1
iliizatiQp, and lead stosa better reeogr
niti0n Of that Empirs5 as am active
insRber isl In tbe great family ofipatiens'
llads The Mkt Nsask kadiieail Meas2ffee.s sG2ffes5 nod'
The JaeoBias having sdcceeded "a
dipestihgNthe states Of affc8htfof ovef
the question SfsanFags By tffsir fraud
uient and forcibies sadopti6n of the fif-
teentip amSddmsng and having sue.
ceedSd IN wEitswasBi6g TIE negro, esai q;
are nowsapoutsready TO take another
depaFtureoff0ifp tlie fold principles and
pfastieesofitie founders Of tie Re!
public. .alAfack. the able sWashfiig-
ton toresp6ndehtof the EnqusTe,,, III III
hislletterufithe 10th inst, thus notices
theposition taken eby Senatof MOI
ten :eaob sssa gaoisd s1eisneo aest
AsAfoftdn advanced the idea 81 ded!
ucatioHal sulffags yesterday III & aldis-
cassion onathe bill toadmit Missfssip-
PHI He claimed; too, that Congress
could ;enforcsS 1T Under the guarantee
ofssrepubIican form Of government,
Here ,isan extract from his speech al
givsndnGtilei G5o6e:: yi1a9 ois&ssonis'
ASir, Git lisa great power as r said
beferes not tosubc fexercised 5lightlysl
but If people of Stat, ,aresde denied ed
ucatiOn, allowed to grow up in iono.
rance, and thereby unqualified for the
duties of f2g6vefnfiient, and likely
| to relapse into anarchy, it is clearly
| within the power of the, Congress oi
the United States to step in.n and ). to
pro7ide.the shrest of all guarantees
| for fepdbH Hean form Of government
fto,proFide Efor the ,leduc2tioT of the
! people of that Stateas92oued TsIla
| Further along Mr.. Morton assertsi the
right of Congress, to enforce aeduea,
tionah outrage in Virginia and the
Southern States, WeHs if in, Virgini.
why not in Ohio2s2 Is.lnota Virgins
Ieqnalfof Ohio, now that she has beer
/ polished off and rubbed doWnasto ithi
| standard of Congressional reconstrue
I tionTand rnowhthat she has beenrel
I admitted to her right 4ofrepresenta
I ton? Certainly, ehe is d And; Bha
can be donesto Virginia can be don,
to- Qhio.4sSo Harkuth prediction
| the RadieaA shihheleth. Wilaybe leduca,
tional suffrage in lessathan five years
! They Would rather make itupropert.
sufrage--b but ltheyscdares not attemp
that just yet, though Z lhaye!no doub
they will eome to7it.after ag While.Ys
4 What,does the loyal alssSenater smeal
1 BY talking .abopt people aheing 'tal
I lowed to groWiup1 in ignorance, ant
thereby ala,qHali i5fed forfthe ydntiesiio 70
self5g0Ysrnmeptf2 T" Pa Den'tuthe Radi
calls claim that the ballot is the inner
4 tied right of every man, and q haven't
they made that the, excuse forclothin,
race Of men with the ballot VIII
are utterly ignorant of. all question
4 rel sting TO the affairs os the govern
1 ment. nt.fF,ezassilrisssiaa y47a4 s.3az9omo
suit7 t7for Damages against the Receiver
lthetAsas G.fyEs Rys-sKertilctof Ss,O0O.
/. We, clip from the Nv warren Otg.osdel
Of last week the, following extract,
being. aportionz efothe report of th
4 proceedings of the Court of Cemlne
Z Please Of Trpmbnlf tceantyss ithensi
session. Many of gear readers lwi
remember the circumstances as relate
by the Ghreniqse, and to sucho it, wi
be, Of inteFest,sas showing thesresul
4 of,a case ngpepdipg: laaoisa 55ssss