Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-10
From Fred. Douglass n w N.tional Era, July
20.
Record of the Republican Party
in Behalf OF Liberty and Equal
flights.

A brief recnpulstion of the various
measures enacted by the Republican
party, during its ten years of power,
in behalf of the causi. of liberty aud
equal political and civil rights to all
men, without regarl to race or color
will be matter of useful Information
to our readers at this time, and aid
them in coming 10 Il just and correct
decision as to the party they can most
tlely trust hereafter.
The first blow at the Divine in
stitutiou of slavery was bill, which
became law in august, 1861, contis
eating all property and satingt free all
slaves used to aid of the rebellion.
January %, 1862, law was passed
prohibiting the use of the jails of this
District for the Imprisonment of fu
gitive slaves.
The great measure emancipating the
three thousand slaves OF taiS District
passed both Houses of Congress and
was signed by the President is April,
1862.
On the 18th of March, 1869, bill
became.a a law forbidding and punish.
ing the return of fugitive slaves, COM
ing into our lines, by navil and mill
tary officers.
March 6. Of the same year, the
President had Recommended the pas
sage offs j"int resolution proposing Il
co operation between the Genera,
Government and The slave States for
The general abolition of slavery, on
the principle of compensation to the
owners. During the month a bill coy
ering this suggestion passed both
Houses, and was signed 10y the Pres
ident April 10.
The bill abolishing the long eXis-
ting, odious distinctions in this DIS
trict against the colored people. such
as taxing them foI the education oi
white children aud DENYING them ali
benefit from the tax, became law in
May, 1862.
June 18TH 1862. the President sign
ell bill, which had passed botis
Houses prohibiting slavery forever it,
all the Territories OF the United
States
June. 1862, law was enacted es
tablishing diplomatic relations with
the republics Of Liberia and Hayti.
In July, of .he same year, a law
was passed comforting upon colored
persons the right to testify in courts
OF Justice; also. prohibiting the inter
State coastwise slave trade.
In July, 1862. bill became law
emancipating slaves coming within
our lines whose masters were in rebel
lion and all Saves found in places
captured bv our troops.
July 7. 1862, President Lincoln ap
proved bill furnishing the infamous
practice of using the American flag
tor the protection of vessels engaged
in the slave trade, in open defiance, aS
had grown to he the practice, of a
plain constitutional provision. Under
the provisions of this act one GORDON,
captured while engaged in the slave
trade, was tried, convicted, and exc
cuted.
July II. 1862, law was enacted
authorizing the enlistment and military
organization of colored men,
September %. 1862, President Lin
coin issued proclamation declaring
that on the 1st of January ensuing he
should issue another proclaiming all
persons free in such States as might
be named. And on that day the I'M
mortal declaration al slaUes torerer
free in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana
Mississippi, Alapama, Florida, rth
and South Carolina, and Virginia was
issued.
Mar ch, 1868, law was enacted in
cooperating an institution for the ed
ucation of colored youths, to be loca
ted in this District, from which has
grown up the Howard University.
A law was enacted in February.
1864, enrolling all colored men,
whether slaves or not, into the nation
al forces. allowing loyal masters a
bounty of $500 for there slaves-af-
forwards reduced to 500 bounty But
this was wholly repeale in 1867.
On the 11th of June, 1864, u bill be
came a law placing colored soldiers
or a footing of equality in all respects
with white soldiers.
June 2S, 1864, a bill was ST ned re
peaLng the infamous Democratic flu
oi;ive slave law.
In 1864 a law was passed allowing
colored men to contract for carrying
the mails.
The year before the act was passed
prohibiting distinctions on account
of race or order in the public convey
ances Of this District
TIE law creating the freeman's
Bureau was passed early in the year
1865.
January 81. 1865. the famous thir
teenth amendment to the Constitution.
which had previously been approved
by the Senate, passed the House o'
Representatives, forever abolishing
slavery in the United States.
During this year acts were passed
rep aling the various mearures enact
ed by the Southern States under John
son rule, ''eslgned 10 feeStaoiish
slavery in another form, authorizing
the disgraceful apprenticeship system.
the law in regard to vagraucy, and
authorizing the whipping of negroes.
The same year in law was passed
abolishing the system Of peonage
slavery in New Mexico.
In December, 1865, resolution
passed both Houses of Congress ap
pointing the joint Committee on Re
construction, to whom was referred
the credentials of all persons claim
ing SEATS rom Johnson's reconstruct
ed States, and all measures in regard
to reconstruction.
February %. 1866, and actwas pass
ed declaring that none Of the rebel
States were entitled to representation
i'm CnorraoS pntiI CtODuraSs sholl have