Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-04-14

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The following documents from
Grant and the Secretary of State
will explain themselves. AS we
have often said before, we are
notnso much opposed to ntgger'
Uoting as to the manner by which
the privilege has been obtained
We pronounce Grant and Fish
political tricksters, who are en-
deavoring to subvert the institu-
tons of the country, and esteal
the liberties fromdl the people
through deception aud tricksry.
The result predicted bysthe De.
mocTacy when Grant was elected
has been accomplished through
a most villainous system of fraud
bribery, Fforce nand corruption.
and every pledge made to the
people by the leaders of the Rad
ical party has been falsifed, tz'i
The gmendmeht has not beer
adopted according to the Iequire-
ments of the Constitution, and
Grant sanctions the fraud by q
nessageWhich is as false in sen;
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timent as It IS villainous in de.
sign. b New York did not assent
to the amendment-the assent OF
Ohio and Indiana was obtained
through fraud and violence to
the laws of the States and the
Constitution % of7Hithe United
States, and we warn the leaders
of the Radicahiparty that their
works will return to torment and
punish themL We do not care
so much about the few negro
votes in the NorthAit is1sthe
means bygwhich they are secured
to which we bitterly object, and
we here say to the niggers who
are cutting such fantastic pranks
Dvef the fraudulent ratification
of the amendment, that no Con
gressionaf enactment, nor any
nor william,
ons Proclamation from any
source or power, can make them
6nt negroes, and they
be dsspised Or respected 'ae
,ordingito their conduct; andInot
they have the privilege
Df the ballot. aiaihw ,EiIow tsaI3nE
.sTiQms ibsIS .iauI9
noqD Presidents Message, ear
30 the Senate and House Of
~,sBasvs1 ,saliAn
e94oi bn2 t~Ai thao3l.I.tni I1eU
1T sis funusuaEto notify the4two
houses or Congress by message
pf5the promulgationr by dprocla>
nation by the4Secretary of State
of the ratification of a Oonstitu-
Amendment. In view,
of the vast Importance
of the Fifteenth Amendment of
the Constitution, this day declar-
ed q part OF thatsrevered instru-
deem a departure from
usual custom, jlstifable. "A
which makes at once
ourgmillionsapeoTle voters, who
wers heretofore declared by the
highest tribunal ia the land not
citizens of the United States, nor
eligible to become so with the
assertiongthat atsthe time of the
Declaration of Independence the
opinion was fixed aud universal
in the civilized portion of the
race, and regarded as an
axiom in morals as we'll aspoIi!
tics, that black men had no
which white men were
bound to respect, is indeed a
OF 1grander Importance
thanaany other act ofIithe kind
from the formation OF our free
Government to the present time,
installations like ours, in which
an the mower is derived directly
the people, mnst depend
mainly upon their intelligence,
patriotism and industry. II call
the attention. therefore, of the
newly enfranchised araceato the
Importance of their striving in
every honorable manner to make
themselVesIworthy5 of Sheir new
privilege. To the race more faA
vored heretofore by our laws, ]
would cay, withhold no legal
privilege of advancement to the
new. citizens. The trainers of
our Constitution firmly believed
that a trepubhcan form of gov
ernment could not endure with
ont intelligence and education
generally .diffused among the
people. The Father of his eoun-
try, in his farewell address, used
this languages. HPromote then,
as a matter of primary imports
ence, institutions for the general