The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-23

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Republican sgsfnst this measure
whose simple and just object was t.
do that set at the head of the Demo
cratic platform, namely: secure
equality to the colored man before
the law. And let it be remembered
throughout all time and by all peo
pie it was ten days after they had al
Cincinnati set at the head of theil
principles the demand that mer
should "be equal before the law
that the entire Democratic party
acting upon official oaths, and by
means little less than reasonable, de.
feated in the nations Congress the
demand OF majority Of the peoples
representatives, that the rights OF the
black man should be "equsl before
the law"
On the 18th of March, 1871, in the
House OF Representatives, and under
oath, 76 Democrats voted "No," on
the resolutions Of Wilson, Of Indiana.
that the ratification Of the 18th, 18th,
and 18th amendments were valid, and
but three voted them valid. On the
5th Of February, 1872, Mr.. Peters
introduced q resolution declaring
these amendments duly ratified and
binding, and that they and such leg
islation as may be necessary to make
them in their letter and spirit most
efectual should be acquiesed in.
For this, 118 Republicans voted
and not one against it. For it, 6
Democrats voted; against it, 5S
Democrats voted, but no Republicans.
On the 18th Of February, 1872, 107
Republicans voted for the resolution
OF Mr. Stevens, which declared simply
tha. 1--WE recognize as valid and bind
ing all existing laws for the enforce
ment OF the 18th, 18th, and 18th
amendments to the Constitution Of
the United States, and for the pro-
lection OF citizens in their rights un-
der the Constitution as amended"
but lot Democrat voted for it, and
65 voted against it.
A bill came up for action in the
last Congress, providing that, on pc.
tition OF ten electors, the Judge OF the
United States Circuit Court shall
appoint one elector from each political
party to be present at the registration
and the election for members OF Con-
gress, simply to see that no wrongs
we're committed in the registration, in
excluding voters or in the count OF
ballots, but they to be without pay
and without any power except to re-
port any wrongs they might see COM
mitted. This act Of most manifest
Justice was we'll and understood by
all to be needed mainly for the pro-
lection Of the colored vote in the
South against Ku-Klux outrages then
90 frequent, Hasrant, and overwhelm-
ing. This act was passed on the 10th
| Of June, 1872, the very last day ofthe
last Congress, by the vote of the Re-
publican party, thirty-nine in the
Senate, including Mr.. Sumner, not q
Democrat there voting fo- 1t; and by
the votes Of 102 in the House, not q
Democrat voting for it; the "retorm-
ers," Trumbull, Upton, and Fenton
voting against 1t, and Schurz silent.
/ have now selected from innumer.
able similar hostitities, shown by the
solid and sworn public acts OF the
entire representatives. of the Demo
cratic party, the Congress OF the
limited States, and in the last days
thereof, and since that party had made
for it its platform, solemnly plsdging
that ell men shall, without regard tc
color, be made equal before the Law