Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-05-16

otherwise no. Such is to-day's situation
on the appropriation bill That the Dem
ocrats begin to doubt their inhallibility
and their power to make the pig go their
road is most strikingly apparent in their
anxiety to get M. Edmund's views.
A large audience recently filled Lincoln
Hall in advocacy of the cOlOred mans mi
grafton from the South. Col. Bob IngeI-
soil sent 800 and a letter stating that he
would have been present and spoke but for
the fact that the proprietors OF the Hall
had denied him ''the right TO speak within
its sacred walls" Notwithstanding the
advocacy of this scheme by our ablest men
we see no reason for changing our recently
expressed views that the proper place for
the cOlored man is in the Climate
and other incidents are in his favor there,
and any exodus which does not carry with
it means Of support for a year at least is
to be deprecated. 1t is possible that the
mere right 10 vote is privilege higher and
paramount to undiSturbed right TO aceum-
mulate and enjoy property. But 1t IS true,
without exception, in the South that wher-
ever a colOred man pursues negative po-
litical walk in life his social status is as
uAGu anu HIS llkuL " BAOAONiAOA 1SA
self, family and property as anywhere iii
the West. Away down in the cotton
fields of Alabama, near the Gulf, we have
seen him growing rich and enjoying every
privilege that his white neighbOr had. But
he kept himself aloof from politics. The
only question before him is, shall our right
to vote be paramount to peace and well
doing. We do not favor the slightest en-
crOachment upon any mans right to vote.
But the fact exists that the colored man IS
not permitted the freest volition in regard
to voting in many Southern precincts and
the query naturally arises is It not better
this indirect disfranehisement should be
left to the healing influences of time since
every other right is guaranteed, rather than
to transport him to an inhospitable climate
with the consequent hardshipS.
The Post Office Department has created
quite a eommotion among certain newspa-
per men by barring their publications from
the mails at pound rates Of postage, on the.
ground of being advertising sheets under
the law. These rulings are of course re
sisted by those aggrieYed, and righttully
too, we think, for no Official has right to
utter a discriminating judgment which
says that one paper OF certain class, II
making plenty Of money for its publishers,
has governmental privileges which less
pecuniarily favored journal has not. Such
has been the recent dictum of the Post
master-General and the sooner he recinds
such an unjust and inequitable ruling the
better for what is fair and commendable.
just think of a ''Highly Colored Opera"
in our midst. Mr.. Ford, the manager Of
the National Theatre, has brought out
''Pinafore" with a full troupe of colored
performers and they are making decided
success of the venture by their superior
singing and acting. None of the "Pina-
fores" by the several different white troupes
performing it here have surpassed this one
by the colored professionals in general mer-
it of voice and action.
About forty young ladies from the Ha-
gerscown High School visited this city re-
Gently and surprised the President with a
call. He was however perfectly composed
after his recovery of meeting so many
young ladies at one time. He is accus-
toned to meeting great many at recep-
tions, but they never crowd him, and be-
sides, old, pGsse, married and dignifed
ones are nothing to be compared to host
of young, beautiful, bright school girls
whose eyes look through you and whose
very coyness and innocence speak volumes.
Washington, May s, 1879.