Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-03-19

BUTLER COUNTY. There Is a fine cXempli-
hcaton of democratic patriotism down in that
stronghold Of democracy, Senator Lew Camp
bells county. The County Treasurer, n siuun
pure, an ignorant, incompetent fellow, turns
up deiauter TO an amount that looks rather
formidable for n county loss-say some 1870,
000 The opinion at Hamilton, the county
scat where we spent few hours in waiting for
connections, is that the bonds of the Treasurer
arc good for nothing. Ono ofthe bondsmcn was
known to be shaky at the making of the bond,
but the other two were considered good. I'M
fortunately, as things have turned out, and un.
accountably to all but the initiated the names
of these two were substituted by others whose
solvency was on n par with the first named 50
that the prospect of maksng up the loss from
the bondsmcn is looked upon as rather sealy
The Treasurer had been in the practice, il
seems, of doing pretty much as he pleased
with the county funds, and interest drawn
from loans to banks was appropriated to his
personal enjoymen,s. The treasury was found
by the agent sent by the state auditor to look
in'o the matter, to he as dry as powder horn,
and the whole thing is recking with rotcnnCss
VISIBLE ADMIxTuRE-There seems to be
nothing in the whole range ofgymnastic art but
that our incile friends of the democratic per
ruason are aqua to. While they were in The
majority of the legislature, no cnactmcnts
against visible admiXture, In connection with
suffrage, could he made too severe. No man
should be allowed to vote at any election who
had any taint Of African blood in him. The
lew provided severe penalties for any such
person who should vote or offer to vote, and
upon any judges Of any election who should
receive the votes of those thus prescribed.
But this was not ALL 1t was further provided
that any person Offering 10 vote, was challcng.
cd on account of color, he must swear not
oGly that bis father and mother were white,
anaitlIat they were married, but he must 40
back To HE grand hIlher and grandmother.
and swear the same for them. With this in
view, let us now pee what is sprop,,sed by this
same democracy, in adapting itself TO oircum-
stances The following paragraph written in
reference to the new situation imposed by the
Fiftecnth Amendment, is clipped from dcM-
ocraiic exchange, and SHOWS amusingly, as
we'll as instructiyly, how these fellows can
and are disposed To take advantage of thci
present situation.
"But VIC trust the Democratic pn.ty will nc
ccpt the situation and test tho qucshon on II
merits. We are not responsible for this amend
ment, but we can and should use ii 10 over
throw thtse who have passed II. We can, bl
proper management, carry the negro vote o
the country. They are laborers and poo
men, and tue Democratic party. from its or
ganization, has been the friend of nl Glasses
IL Is because II Is Democratic, In spirit rs wei
NJ in name, that our iorcign-borD population
grayitate toward this party, without instruc
lion. And IL will be true OF the negroes, wher
they come 10 decide on the various poli,ica
questions that will be- In issue before the ma
tion they will inslinctNcly take The side lha
iayOrS the rights OF the people"