Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-10-19

which slavery did not exist at the time
of the adoption of said Amendment
therefore,
RESOLVED. By the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio. that We. in the
name of the people of the State of Ohio
enter our solemn protest against the al
lowance or payment of compensation
for slaves by Congress manumitted BY
the adoption of said Thirteen Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution out Of
the Federal Treasury to the above
named States or any other State.
RESOLVED. That a copy of the fore.
going preamble and resolutions be for.
warded by the Governor TO each of our
Senators and Representative in Con-
gress.
Mr.. Neal both voted and spoke
against this resolution. He was true to
his early training as the descendant Of
slave-owners in Virginia and to his sen.
tlment as copperhead in Ohio during
the war. Ee has always been consist
ent in this respect. He was opposed tc
negro suffrage, to allowing negro mill.
tary companies 10 participate in the in
augural ceremonies of Governor Hayes.
to the so-called reconstruction acts of
Congress, to any protest whatever by
the Ohio Legislature against the pro-
posed payment to former slave-owners
of the value of the slaves manumitted
by the adoption of the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Federal Constitu
tion, and he was opposed to bounties
for negro soldiers and to good schools
for to ny school in fact) for colored
CIIlldren. While he was in the Ohio
House bill came up tn regulate colored
schools. 1t had in it a clause which
read: In no case shall colored children
be received into the common schools OF
tins State olher than herein provided ="
Lawrence 7. Neal voted Aye on this
measure. And in doing so he was en-
tirely consistent, the regulating he
favored most being that which would
keep most colored children out of the
schools altogether.
On Tuesday, April Z, 1868, Mr.. Neal,
by his affirmative vote as a member Of
the House of Representatives, as re-
corded on page 636 of the House Jour
nal of that year, requested the Govern
or of Ohio to fire 80 guns in honor of
the defeat of negro suffrage in Michigan
on Monday, April 6. Mr. Neal must
have fairly danced for joy when he got
the news that the colored men of Michi-
gan were not to be allowed to exercise
the right to vote, the same as white
men, for this resolution not only re
quested the Governor General Ruther-
ford B. Hayes to have the guns fired,
but wanted the guns to be the largest
that could be found in the city of Co.
lumbus. Just look at the resolution as
it stands on the official records. 1t has
something else in it that will interest
the reader. 1t was introduced by Mr..
Eliel Headley. who had the honor of
that rock-ribbed old Demo
cratic county. Monroe. 1t read thus:
RESOLVED by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the Govern
or is hereby requested to cause to be
fired at o'clock tomorrow morning
$50 guns in honor of the great victory
achieved at the ballot box on the 9th
day of April, 1868, in the State of Con-
necticut, by the friends of constitution
al liberty over the tools of military des-
pots and in defiance of impeachers ire
ferring to the impeachment proceedings
against Andrew johnson. whom hateful |
fate had placed in the Presidential |
chair.)
RESOLVED, That Immediately after
the firing of said guns that the Govern |
or is also requested to cause to be fired |
80 guns, of the largest in the city of Co
lum bus, in honor of the defeat of negro |
suffrage in the State of Michigan on the |
said 9th day of April, 1868.
When the House joint resolution de-
Congress for the reconstruc-
tion acts-and for which Mr.. Neal
over to the Senate, the
and disguised rebels there
amended it and made it stronger. They |
sent back an amendment, which Mr..
Neal seems to have been in favor of,
though as no roll-call was had on the final |
question of agreeing to the amendment |
it can not positively be asserted that Mr..
Neal voted in favor of the amendment |
rs it stood. The amendment was as
follcws.
RESOLVED, That the bill just intro
States by the Hon. John Sherman, one
Of the Senators from this State. declar-
ing the pretended Constitution of the
State of Alabama ratified, after it had
been rejected by majority OF the voters
Of said State. under the provisions of
the law under which it was submitted,
IS another proof of the utter want of
good aith on the pant of the friends of
The so-called Congressional system of
and is an additional evi-
lence of their intention to overthrow
by force or fraud the Constitution of
the United States and establish in its
stead the government of an irresponsi-
BILE Congressional Directory, backed by
the bayonets of a military chieftain.
RESOLVED, That this General Assem-
bly, protests against this forcing on a
sister State of a Constitution disfran-
chising everyone who refuses to take a
Test oath in favor of negro suffrage;
and that we will never recognize as le-
Ultimate any State government so es-
jablished by Congressional usurpation,
and our Senators in Congress are di-
,ected and our Representatives request
ID to vote against said bill.
To this reasonable screed an amend
nent was offered by DR.. Scott of War
ZEN county by eliminating the words
and will never recognize as legitimate
my State government so established by
usurpation." A roll-can
was taken on the amendment and Law
ence T. Neal voted No. He was op-
posed to it.
A substitute for this wicked thing
vas offered by Republican member,
which contained, among other things.
his provision:
WHEREAS, Said Constitution con-
aims all the safeguards against future