Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-06

for the sick and destitute, the reQuiEits
directions for the purpose bsing given,
in the confident expectation that this &C
ton Of the ExscUfivs would receive the
sanction of Congress. About siGhtesn
hundred tents, and rAiions Of the value OF
about twenty-five thous1nd dollars, Were
sent to cities and towns which applied EoE
them, full details Of which VII De tar-
nished to Congress BY the proper Depart
ment.
The fearful spread of this Pestilsnco, has
awakened q very general puolc sentlnent
/ in favor of the national sanitary a1nlhN-
! tr.tion vhich shall not only control quar-
antine, but have the sanitary supervision
| ~ intarnaI commerce in times Of epidemieS,
| and hold an advisory relation 70 the State
and municipal health authorizes, with
power to deal with Whatever endangeTs the
public health, and which the municipal
and State authorities are unable 10 regu-
late. The national quarantine act, ap-
proved April %, 1873, which Was passed
too late in the last session Of Coagrsss 70
provide the means for carrying It into
practical operation, during the past season,
Is q step in the direction hare indicated.
In view Of the necessity for the most ohec-
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wise, for the protection Of our SeaportS,
and the country generally, from this and
other epidemicS, it Is recommended that
Congress give to the whole subject early
and cereful consideration.
PERMANENT PEAcE SECURED.
The permanent paciAcstiou of the coun-
try by the complete protection Of all citi-
zsns, in every civil and political right, con-
tinues to be of paramount interest with
the great body Of our people. Every step
in this direction is welcomed with public
approval, and every interruption Of steady
and uniform progress to the desired con-
summation sWakens general uneas1ness
and widespread condemnation. The re-
cent Congressional elections have furnished
a direct and Trustworthy test Of the sd-
vance thus far made in the practical es-
tablishment Of the right of suffrage, Sc
cured by the Constitution to the liberated
race in the Southern States. All disturb
ing Influences, real or imaginary, has been
removed from all of these States.
The three constitutional amendments.
which conferred freedom and equality OF
civil and political rights upon the eoloreo
people of the South, were adopted BY the
concurrent action Of the great body Of good
citizens Who maintained the authority OF
the National Government and the integrity
and perpetuity Of the Union at such q
cost Of treasure and life, as wise and ne
cessary embodiment in the organic law Of
the lust results Of the war. The people OF
the former slaYeholding States accepted
these results, and gave, in every practloaols
form, assurances that the thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteanth amendments, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof, should, IN
good faith, be enforced, rigidly and I'M
partially, in letter and spirit, to the end
that the humbltst citizen, without DIS
tinction of race or color, should, under
them, receive full Gnd equal protection,
in persoL and property and in political
rights and privileges. BY these constltu-
tional amendments, the SoutheFn section
of the Union obtained large increase OF
political power in Congress and in the Elee-
torsl College, and the country justly ex-
pected that elections would proceed, as to
the enfrsnehised race, upon the same clf-
cumstances Of legal and constitutional
freedom and protection which obtained IN
all the other States Of the Union. The
friends Of law and order looked Forward 70
the conduct Of these elections, - ohering
to the general judgment Of the country an
important opportunity TO measure the oe-
gree in which the right of suffrage could 6e
exercised by the colored people, snd would
be respected by their fellow-citizens; out
a mere general enjoyment OF freedom OF
suffrage BY the colored people, and more
lust and generous protection OF that 1ree-
dom by the communities Of which they
form part, were generally anticipated
than the record Of the elections diseioseS.
In some Of those States in which the col
ored people have been unable 70 make their
opinions felt in the elections, the result Is
mainly due to influences not easily meas
ured or remedied by legal protection; but
in the States Of Louisiana and South Gar
olina at large, and in some particular con-
gressionsl districts out Of thoss STATES, tne
records Of the elections seem to compel tne
conclusion that the rights Of the eolored
voters have been oYerriddsn, and their
participation in the elections not per-
mitted TO be either general or free.