The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-27

MIR. FAULKNER-Is 1t not prescription
TO deprive Of holding office, II TIC highes
punishment the Government inficts 70
crime Is this same Acknowledgement AM
is u not 0 breach ols good faith on, On
pnrt thus 70 violate q great princlpleg
Mr. JOHNSON What principle % gooC
faith does the gentleman refer to tina
must keep this word white out Of tn,
Constitutions l know the Democrats
party, uninfluenced by any outside pres.
sure, never would have yielded this ques
ton Of allowing the negro 10 vote, mncl
less TO hold office, TEgBAE
/ do not believe that the Flick amend
ment gave the negro the right to hold Of
tice. What were the intentions Of tn
law makers who made that amendment
II was solely interpreted as applying Il
voting II never was intended TO COME
the right 70 hold office. sllllS {
Il have always told my people We haC
q right TO put this word here.
Every man knows the purpose was Il
entrahchise the white man, and not I,
affect the right oil the negro. It was
matter OF necessity that we accepted tina
amendment, and we never intended I,
willingly strike out the word white. %
The gentleman from KanaWha (MI
Fitzhugh) says the Fourteenth and FIJI
teenth amendments were the Legitimate
result OF the Thirteenth amendment Mi
PRESIDENT thAtisa new principle in gov
ernment. What position has this peopl,
attained under the Thirteenth amend
menty Simply that they were made free
The Fourteenth amendment was passed
to make them citizens, q privilege which
we We're under no obligation 10 grant
Had the Fourteenth amendment neye
been adopted, and the money spent in 70
constructing the Southern States beer
expended in colonizing the colofed race
y would have been unspeakably bette
for us.
The negro is a distinct race from thu
great Caucasian. / am opposed to the
mingling Of any two races. 1t only. ends
In the destruction Of the weaker: wit
ness, the history Of the Moors pnd. tn
Spaniards, and that Of. other contests be
tween distinct races, which only ended
disastrously TO, each. e "a .DfTt
The Caucasian race has grown to il!
present high position by keeping itsel
separate and distinct. And | hope WI
may be enabled lnIthe future still to per
petuate this position. " bfl'' -
l was forclbly struck with the argu
ment OF the gentleman from Berkeley
(Mr. Faulkner) that this Gas govern
ment founded upon popular sovereignty
Other gentleman argue this, but thil
popular sovereignty 10 all . myth, /
Capitalization must go on. Then, indeed
must all who desire favors go to thu
source OF power, to the General Govern
ment r1rr4}e rsfgaE. al z
One breaches popular sovereignty, an
other that all power comes from the Fed
eral head. l am for that popular govern
ment which teaches that the powers ofthC
State and Federal Governments are sep
arate. Both are limited in their spheres
and must exercise power within thes(
appropriate spheres.
: The gentleman from Monongalia (Mr
Snide) had said something about somt
persons, who at the beginning of the wal
were orgiying rebels a summary tria
and speedy execution, which supposed
was intended Tor me. Inever harboret
such feelings toward any man. AnG
when the war closed / had hoped that al
strife would cease. I deplore the fact
that we have honorable, high.minded
men still resting under disability from The
General Government. am sorry for It
Will 1t ensure their relief III. we forbeal
putting this word white in our COnstitu
ton? think not. Thegovernment but
seeks pretence to keep these men from
having control In political affairs.
The Elective Of this State has from
time to time sail it was necessary thai
the 'boys in blue should come IN here and
keep the liberties of the people secure
but since the coming in Of the present
State Executive, n6, soldier has beer
needed to preserve these liberties. =
& But it's said thatI had something to d.
with these disabilities, and helped tc
bring about1this state of affairs. / have
never ceased to battle for the fullest ID
crty. Tplanted myself uponthe Critten'
den resolutions, and never ceased to plead
that the war was but TO preserve thu
Union, and that when that was secured
the war should cease. AS soon as TIT
war was over, I mounted the rostrum anc
pleaded with the people, to let tho ole
issues die with 1.-THE war and be forgotten
% But to have such Q thrust from the gen
tlcman from Barbour tAIr.' Woods. Tt
be told by him, must not expect men L
follow my cratic course, Is a wound from
an unexpected course. Sir, It is not fol
that gentleman to talk to me Of an cratic
course. Erratic coursel Erratic course
sir Let gentlemen look well to theil
own records, before they pass such I'M
charitable judgment upon others.
Gentlemen, l have fought in'viudica.
ton of peaceful measures and for the
elevation Of the white race all my life
and l believe, If we stand together, We
shall still succeed, and In the years tc
come will witness still greater triumphi
for our race. II rs E8f3
The Convention then took the vote
upon the motion Of Mr.. Faulkner, BY
which the word white is to be stricken
"a AYES aIessrs. xrnett,x atkinson, Brown
Calfee, Davenport, Dickinson, Farms
worth, Faulkner, Ferguson, Fitzhugh
Raymond. Haynes, Hoge, Jackson, (o
Wood johnson, Wood Kantner, Knight
Martin, Miller, Moifett, Mcoreery, PAN
nell. Park, Pendleton, Pipes, Pugh, Rob
erts, Smith, Snider, Stricken, Stump
Thornburg, Wheat, Wiley, Woods and
Mr.. President-86. .yt rs.l,.
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Basel, Bee
Boggs, Burnside, Byrne, Core, Grim
Cushing, Terrell, Hall, Holt, Jackson, (oi
Lewisl johnson, lof Tyler Lurty, Mas
lin, Matthews, Monroe, Morgan, Nc.
Cleary, 0sburn, Pate, Pierce, Prince
Robinson, Station, Thompson, Travers,
Waggener, and Wilson-40.
So ended for the day theibattle for the
races, and 1t was hoped by a majority oil
the Democrats that the ghost should no
more be resurrected to shake Its shaggy
n Al. Z. AZ.