Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 14, Number 26, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 March 1869 — Page 5

Sentinel Extra.

Saturday, Karen 6, 196i. To erery Toter of Indiana no favor of a It in White Man's Government. AND -.,-- TT , . nT1 , OPPOSED TO NEGRO SDR'BAGE ! j i ThinlMue I Submitted 10 the Skopie of Indiana. The Time for Action has Come ! Read aud Circulate Ha Docnrat! ' The Governor has appointed a upectal in mn In the forty-six rouiitie to .thich appeals have heeu made by the senator an! Represent! i vest realtfuiuy; n order to submit the proposed Cont.t ut ioi itl SutTrnKe Amendment directly to the decision of the people, on Tuesday, the 23d of 3f rh. Xo apparent reason can be given lor tlie appointment of the special election on that day, instead of too FIFTH OF APRIL, the day of tbe township eleelion., Imt a disposition on the part of the USWSSUMS and his Radical friends to spite and aMuoy tbe people iu those counties, by lnereasing: their cxpeuse and adding to their trouble in holdiugtwo elections within twelve days. To The Voters Iu the Vacant Legislative Districts: The Governor has called a special elation, to bo held on the 23d instant, to till the seats of the Senators and Representatives who resigned their places in the General Assembly, rather than to permit the Legislature of Indiana to ratify the propO d Ammendment t the i'onstitntiou of the United States that will, if adopted by three-fourths of tho Statos, force universal negro suffrage and negro polities equality. This bSMM w is not in the last political emus. Neither tho l ist Congress nor tbe peasant ' iglslssuie of Indiana were elected to ailopt suth an amendment to the Constitution, on tho contrary it was a question that was dis- . tinctly repudiated by both parlies. Tode- ' feat ils ratification I v tbe present Legislature, your Representatives and Senators were left no remedy but to resign. They did so not only to vindicate thoir own sentiments, but those held by you j and by the great majority of tho white voters of Indiana. It now becomes your , duty to stand by these men, who were1 true to their constituencies. They, and they alone, must bo returned. The single issue presented i-- segro kuffirBge, and the consequences that will follow its establishment. Kvery voter In the vacant legislative districts, who is in favor of maintaining this as a White Man's Government, to be administered by tihite men, without regard to past party associations, should so cast his rate OR Tuesday, the 9d of March. The election is near at hand. Measures should be promptly taken to bring e ut every voter who is opposed to the adoption of tho negro voting amendment to tho I 'onsiit titioii of the United States. Let the voice of the people bo heard in '-ondeni nation of tins act of Congress, whieh the majority were afraid to submit Ul lbs people foe approval or rejection. The best rebuke to the dominant party in the Legislature that was icady and determined to foree negro Mill rage and equality upon yu ami upc.n the State, wif. 'lit permitting the psspiSpSM upon it at a general election, is to re-elect the Senators and Represent at ; es that preferred to resign their seals rather than pel SM the wrong. Beet them by increased majorities, so thai they may feel they are sustained at home. in thi eloso counties or districts the Radicals will use every means to prevent the return of the members who have resigned hence the importance nay, the necessity, of prompt and vigorous efi.irts to defeat the designs of the Radicals, and to triuuipha-.'.v sustain tho men who have done their duty, regardless of all personal couseq i .cos. once moro wo say: Re vigilant, be active, bo thorough in your efforts in this crisis for if Indiana ratifies the negro voting Amendment, negro sull'rago and centralized power w ill be fa-teued upon the country. Iet tho result upon the Sid instant give the cheering intelligence that Indiana plaees herself at the head of a movement and organization that will revolutionize the country politically, and restore tho letter and purer days of the Republic. by order of the Democratic State Central Committee. J.J. Ringham, Secretary. fXMAXAPOLLs, March 8, 1801. i i i of the I. !! r il i . mi.: r ol Legislature. To the People of Indiana: We the undersigned, appointed by the Democratic Senators and Kepreeonta lives in the (ieneral Assembly, address you in their behalf, and, we lelieve in liehalf at the fundamental principles of our govern men t : We believe the fJoverr.nient was formed for white men, in the StSsrasf of white men, as well as w e SSMSS it was created bjf white men, by w hom the colored people were looked upon as an inferior and subordinate race, and were held in servitude by the frauiers of the Declaration of Independence and founders of the glorious institutions under which we so long prospered. LnokJnjArt the distinction of races of men iu this light, the voters of Indiana by the last direct expression I taken upon tho subject, by more than j ninety thousand majority, in ls."d, adopted on a separate vote, the Uta article of our State Constitution, in these words: "No , negro or mulatto shall eOBSS into. Off settle in the State after tin adoption f this Constitution." hy the same Const i- . tattoo, the right of suffrage of voting is given to "oe.j mJtftm ..;;.o.., etc.; and, also, "no neuro or mulatto shall have the right of sutfrage." From the formation of the tho United States Constitution until now , the acknowledged right of each State to regulate the suffrage of its inhabitants the right to vote has never been qnestkHied. These are the principles upon which tho Oovernment was formed the principles upon w hieh it was administered by Dens crats, and the opponents ot DsSBOevstS, until receutly. Within the last live ye.trs tliene right has In-en trampled upon I" the fraud of leaders in the dominant party North, and bjrbrse exercised at the bidding of the sain- men in the 0OOtfc. Our own RepnbUesa Supreme Court lately struck down the Thirteenth Article of the State Constitution, and held it of no validity ; since which decision a vast influx of negroes h'-; rushed into this State. In view of these facts, and many others thar might be enumerated, the Democratje party charged that there was a settled lairnowe upon the part of the p irty mana gem especially in the east - of the liepublican party, to force negro suAage, SM SqUSlttjr, legal and social, of the ra. es, unoa tbe people. This charge was met by the Republican party in this State, at its lact .Mate Convention, in these wfrds: "fciecoud ThSextension of suffrage to the negroes of the BOBtl is the direct rosult of tbe rebellion and the continued rebellious spirit maintained therein, and wan necessary to secure the reconstruction of the I "uiou and the preservation .f fce loyal men therein from a state woi so hsu slavery, snd tue question of suffrage n all the loyal States belongs to the people f those States under the t institution of :he United States." And the same party, at Its last National Convention at Chicago, in these -ords: The guarantee by Congress of equal

APPEAL

suffrage to all loyal ru of the South, waa dumauüad ly every consideration of safety, of gratitude, and of justice, and I inu'" maiatu.ned, wkät the qv. est ion. of suffrage, in all the loyal States, properly , belongs to the people of those States." I The Democracy, iu National Conven- . tion at New York, upon the same subject the following: ; "Amnesty for all past political offences, and the regulation of the elective frmnfkiM m the States by their citizens." o there was no issue as to riht of : suffrage in so-called loyal States this : among the number. Republican apeakI er aud papers, throughout the whole of the last canviss, pointed the people to these parts of their platform as the full

expression of the views 01' that partv that subject p xhe people con tided In thsss Republi can representations, and that party triumphed upon them. Thus matters stood at the opening ot the present session ofCongress; not only had Congressmen been elected, but Goternors and State Legislators had been j placed in power upon these doctrines and under these representations. Therefore, the manufacturing and bonded interest of the east, seeing pow er I slipping from their grasp that is, seeing ! bv the result of the laie elections, that, ) although for the time being they were successful, yet that white men were losing confidence in them and their schemes ; that white men were becoming restive under the enormous burdens of taxation now heaped upon them; they have in vented this new scheme of placing iu the hands of those whom they hope to control an ignorant, irresponsible and depraved race this glorious right to found, uphold and direot the government. And they desire to do so by this amendment to the Constitution: "Article 15. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, eolor or previous condition of servitude." "Section U. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." If before the last election they Intended to fasten negro suffrage and negro equality upon the people, ami thus coscasfsd their intention, they wore guilty of fraud upon and treachery towards the people. If tfcey had no such intention, then it is a question which neither they nor the Democracy had In view when voting; and being a matter of such vast importance, no less than permitting some six hundred thousand persons to vote who have not heretofore exercised that right, it seems to us to be right and proper that the upon latelv i sion of suUrage to persons excising it, was agitated, the QUSSS prorogued Parliament, and sent the members to the people to take their voice in the matter bv way of a new election. This was the action of a monarchical rovernmeut, and certainly much more should the same principle" prevail iu a country in which it is said the voice of the people is as the voice of God. Then , let us consult that voice. That consultation, so far as it has been made, is assuredly adverse to the position now taken by those in authority. The question of negro suffrage has, within the lat few renn, been submitted to the people of Connecticut. Ohio, of Michigan, of Wisconsin, and of Kansas, and in each instance has been rated down. When this proposed amendment was be furo 'onirross, t he other day, an effort, UDOS the part of Democrats, to again submit it to the people, through delegated conventions, chosen for that purpose, was voted down by that body, and an effort, also made, to postpone action by Legislatures until such Legislatures shall have been elected in view of this question, was also voted down bvthat bod v. In other words, thev refused in any v. ay to consult the I I neople on the subject. Leading Republicans from Indiana, in caucus there, assored tbe friends of negro suffrage that if it was ever adopted by Indiana, it i must be done without consulting tho j neonle. and bv a Legislature elected witb- j out ret ereneo lo tnai question. .u.uo ; . . ' , .. . . than this, eadmu Lenui.iicans minis St:ite admit that a great majority of the people of the State the white people aro against extending suffrage to negroes, as an original proposition; but they argue aiming t henisi'j veu that if it is now adopted, by the expiration of near two veara. a !t the next general election. their senses will have become blunted to Its enormity, or si least that many Re- I publicans who sre opposed to negro; voting will then submit and connive to act with their partv rather than again open up the issue. And to effect this ob ject thev had forced tnrougn tno uouse, and WSS then pending in the Senate, an act postponing all elections until October, l-To, at which time, if this negro suffrage amendment hi adopted, tbe negroes will also have a voice. In other words, the leaders desire to forestall the action of the people and force them to their ffiei s. We deaire to consult the people, and not onlv so. but ober their w ishes w hen ex piessed fully and fairly. As we by our act ion have compelled the Republicans to corns out on this subject, the Indianapolis osrnof, the leading Republican paper at Indianapolis, of the 5th inst., in a labored article on the subjects ot our reslgnstkmssnd of Um question of auftrage, contains this paragraph as the i.sstir; "Democrat may defeat all business, at a cost of s1üo,ooo, and keei OS leasing at that mice to the end of time, rather than allow rsSneefOSfi negroes the same right that is given to ignorant, filthy white men, or SBeaiorsd fcenafi, rather." This is in exact seeord with the sentiment avowed by Hen. Wade, late acting Vice President, and near kinsman of the present Vice President, delivered last year in Cincinnati, In whieh he avowed that negroes were letter qualified and entitled to vote than ignorant aud besotted foreigners, as termed by him. We accept the issue in its full meaning, and neither the Journal or the other leaders of the Republican party, should bo permitted to nötige that issue, by talking about a "respectsble" negro voting or an ignorant "w hits', man voting. The etlort is by this Constitutional amendment., to place all upon an equality, that is, to give the t olored man precisely the same righte as the whwe man, whether ;espectable or ignorant. Nor should tiioy be permitted to escape this bSHH by any talk about an extra session Of tbe Legislature, having been made necessary by the failure, to pass the appropriation Uli. UR Tin: 'ACTS SK known. Tho Committee of Ways and .Means, Republican, failed to introduce these bills ir the Houst whether purposely or not mi not state until a late day of the i a. And upon sppesls made by lead mocratic members in open session ol ihe House, ami privately among members, they utterly and positively refused to pledge themselves to postpone tho consideration of said negro voting proposition even for two days, to nable the House to dispose Ol necessary legislation. In proof of-this, see debate, as published in tho Indianapolis Journal of March 1 1th, I88S as follows: "Ahm, a meassga from the Governor, transmitting a joint resolution of Congress, with a proposed Constitutional amendment submitted lv Congress tothe ites, relative to universal sun rage. Mr. Cofiroth moved, to adjourn, and demanded the ytas and nays, which was taken, resulting ayes 30, nay.. .'!. Mr. Boskirk moved to make the proi Mi I . ... tit .itional amendment the spe il order for to-morrow at a oetooK e. . Mr. Williams, of Knox, said that he hoped the motion WOO Id not prevail; that there is a good ileal of legislstion yet undone, and that the minority WOTS willing to assist, so far as in them lay, in doing t he necessary work. Me hoped no such lire brand would be thrown in the House to retard legislation, or defeat it altogether, and moved to amend by naming two o'clock P. M. on Saturday net. If r. Husk irk replied to Mr. Williams, of Knox, that this matter, which he tersaa Bra-brand, is nothing more than a Const it uti., rial amendment, submitted to this Legiststure lo accordance with all the forms of law, and that It demands the attention of tlie Legislature at an early day. The matter was not soonei brought for ard, in Order to allow of the most iinI .taut business of the Session being transacted; but having been determined on at last, a majority now propose to consider the matter to-.norrow, without fall, j 9n leave to the minority the responsl Mlity aitaening, snonia tney, Dy any irregular or revolutionary course, succeed in defeating action. Mr. Doffroth replied that the minority was ready to a hs u ms whatever responsibility might attach to their action iu the mutter when tbe subject essss regularly bofore them, but they much preferred to have the matter delayed until the more presiding business of the pcoplo had bees attended to. The question being on tho amendment by Mr. Williams, of Knox, Mr. Ootfrotb demanded the aysa and noes, which were taken, resulting aye41, noes 53. Mr Ituskirk's motion mow u..i, anj the House adjourned." And ao the Governor, wnen ajipueu to for that single punao, failed to jfive any assurance, or even intimation, that no rtra ewdon would be called if the ap- " " i ... nioprifttion uius hdouiu oe paeu neiore j the disaolutian of the legislative body.

If the Republicon majority had agreed to postpone the consideration of the negro voting propsitiou for but two days, this necessary ieuhlatiuu could have en ptrfeoted; but rather than do so, they were willing that the deaf and dumb, the blind, the insane, the disabled soldier and the widows and orphans of soldiers, those in the house of refuge, and judges and prosecuting attorneys, should all be left without an appropriation for their support. Iu other WOfda, they thrust the negro in advance of everything. They subordinate the interest of those wtio

, can not speak to make known their i wants; of those whose sightless eyes j plead for sympathy: of those whose maniacal ravings or imfceeUs tones couii mand our attention; of the weeping ! widow, the wailing orphan, and the erip- ! pled soldier, all, all are lost sight of in ! the effort to establish the legal and social j equality of the degraded colored race with the superior white race. Ah, but it is denied that social equality ! is souirht. Ves;iy it is, because but the other day they asked in the Legislature to place white and colored children in the same schools, and the matter is yet pending and to be acted upon at tlie extra session now to be soou called. The Governor in his late message, in a w hole page of printed matter, labors to show that the policy heretofore followed as to colored children is "illiberal" and unconstitutional; and ttie Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a like spirit, when treating of this very que tion of equality, informs us in a dogm: cal and ex-cathedra style that, "The n of God, when he clothed himself in . sh,took neither the Ce ncssel en white nor African blsek type, but a medium between them." Thus it is that ev rything isniade to bow tothis Insane foil i negro worship. Ami now they will attempt to evade the great, overshadowing, aud direct issue, y talking of expenses ; and commence by saving that it will cost $1,000 in each county, to hold the special election. The answer ! to this is, that all this might have been ! avoided, if the Governor had fixed the day of election at the April election, and Dot twelve days before, as he has done. We are sorry to sav that we aro compelled to the conclusion that this is a mere exerrise of naf row minded party spite, as a kind of punishment to our constituents for having sent such hard headed representatives here. In conclusion, we would say this, if all constitutional and legal barriers and middle walls of partition between the races are to be broken down; if our schools are to be thrown open, or our school funds, raised bv white men, aro to be divided with this people, and if they are to vote, waues of white men and women; if thev will not labor, then our pauper asylums, jails, and penitentiaries w ill be tilled with them. Holding these views, the only remedy left in our hands to prevent the ratification of this great Iniquity was to restore to you, as the fountain head, the Of ices bestowed upon us. and take your opinion J to whether we had reflected yoo sillsnd stood faithfullv bv the trust you repssad In us. We hops, if vo" approve ot these doctrines and actions of your representatives, that you will b? w illing to come out and devote one day to th. establishment of principle. J. If. ITaxna. Wilson Svrrif, AnoH. Johhsos, o. Bird, I n part of the S nate. J. R. COFPROTH, J. F. WnusonM, c. H. Cost, M. T. 'A KNAU .V, t n part of the House. Special Session. From the best information we ran get, the (iovernor has ordered elections to Iii! the vacancies occasioned bj the resignations of Democratic Senators and members, to be held on the 23d Inst. This is a very short time, ami evinces a distrust of full notice and ftrss diaenssion. but notwithatantlin Kiiö 1VI1 nf - - ...... , ... those who resigned will be returned by increased majorities. Turn out, Demo- ' OTSts snd Conecrrstive Republicans, and j show ii.e world that you have State pride, it not simply a question of I whetheror not the negro shall vote, but ' w hetlu r Hoosiers shall govern Indiana, or surrender every right to Congress. NEGRO SUFFRAGE. Sndiaua It !:;ses IS) Kcccitc 14. Her i'coplc vill ihm Lo Dragooned info if by u Minority. Entsiatsln Reeling ol (Ills. 1 3ic t aw ol' tltc State I pbeld. shall be V h A T V O ft A l O P T I. - - SC4''Iich ly Colonel Thomas Howling, llou. S. II. Bi&kii'k. Hon. Joseph I'.. McDonald, Hon. . F. Sherrod, llou. John I. t'oH'rolli, Hon. JaUk V. Mitchell aul Others. (reulcsl Eiitliiisiusui Maui fcslcd. So short was the notice given of the meeting at Metropolitan Hall last night, of all persons opposed to the adoption of the Fifteenth Article of the Constitution, conferring the right of sutl'rago without regard to race or color, and so severe was the weather that a largo attendance could hardly havo been expected. It was a matter of surprise and gratification, therefore, and evinced the interest felt in this subject, that tho hall was crowded to its utmost capacity during the whole time, snd that hundreds vere turned away from tho doors unable to gain admission. No such enthusiasm has ever been witnessed here on any similar occasion. The sentiments of the various speakers were applauded to echo, and it was evident that If the wishes Of tho people wero consulted negro sull'i ago could net or ho forced upon the people ol Indiana. The meeting; area called to order, and, on motion, Hon. Thomas How ling, ot Teno Ilaute, was called to the Chair, aud Hon. J. V. Welborn, of F.vansville, appointed Secretary. Mi taking the Chair, Colonel howling addressed the meeting as follows: Km. now Oitizkxs: 1 thank jrou lb this kindness, in calling DM to prsslds over t he deliberations of this assembly. It is the tirst one convened to give xpression to tin sentiments of a poflll U Of the people oi imI 1 ana on the late at tempt to force negro sulfrage on thia and other States, by act of Congress. I trust it sdl not le the last one in that direction. The time' has come when that iiestion should be fairly and honest 1 JUttet, DO as partisans of any political puny, but SB citizens who desire lo keep distinct and separate races which have never mingled peaceably together ill conducting a Stale of national government. The recent proceedings at the Capitol h ive attracted the attention of men d' all psi ties throughout the State. We have seen persons elected on one net of principles ami abjuring the opposite ideas, turn round ,10 a lew Short days and advocate tho very doctrines which they denounced before the people at home. IIw many Senators and Representatives, during ti snvasa of 1866 and 1888, advossted negro suffrage Indiana? Certainly not a doen probably not half that number. I have known but three, and even that few qusllftsd their approval in doubting phrase, i have heard of a great many who denounced the charge of friendship for negro sutlrage as g base slander on them and their party, and vot, under tho lash of partv leaders at Indianapolis, these same persons have felt Of feigned respect for negro sulfrage, and would probably have voted tor ratifying the )'ii t er nth A mendment but for the (Tank movement of the democratic members of the (ieiiorn! Assembly. That movement saved our Hepublieau friends from great dishonor, and the Slate of Indiana from great disgrace. The democratic members did themselves Infinite honor in rsfuelns to bolt. They did themselves higher honor in I signing. Finding themselves unable to prevent others from violating their pledges, and forcing an obnoxious measure upon the people without their 000aent, it was the duty of tho minority to return to the people of the counties the

power with which tiioy were clothed. They gave up ofBce that the white men of Indiana might ssy fox themselves whether thy wanted negro suffrage. Tie - ithe teuehstone-the controlling principle of these resignations. It would have been a proud day for Indiana if the majority had risen to that higher plane of patriotism, and both Democrats and Republicans returned to the people for their verdict. Wiiere there are reasonable doubts in the minds of Senators and Representatives as to what is duty, it is the part of wisdom to give the people an opportunity to instruct or enlighten thorn. Let this be dons. This question, gentlemen, is ono that rises far above all party organizations. It is the peoples' cause aud the peoples' business, and they will manage It in the interest of themselves, their children and their country. Thousands Upon thousands of Republicans believe that a question of this magnitude should not be decided in a caucus at Indianapolis or by a few crazy Congressmen at Washington. It is too sacred for the hands of the politician to touch, and too weighty for political pigmies to raise to their puny shoulders. Let it go to the people, the fountain of constitutional power. Let it he discussed before them. Let it leta!'

over in tue Iatmlv circle, an! let tu. wise and the good 'consider how far this proposetl innovation on established customs, usages and laws, will add to the peaee and happiness of the people. Above all things, let there be BO usurpation no violation of pledges no political cowardice, and no short-cuts to fasten bad enactments on an unwilling people. Let those who advocate and those who oppose negro suffrage, have a fair hearing at the bar of public opinion. Let the people sit as jurors, and however they shall decide, that must stand as the verdict of the country. The appeal has gone up to that great tribunal, to be decided, as the people may determine, and no other decision should ever be made for Indiana. On motion, the Chair was instructed to appoint a committee of seven to draft resolutions settiug forth the opinions of tho meeting in reference to the subject under consideration. Tho Chair appointed as such committee the following persons: Hons. fc. H. Buskirk, P. M. Kent, If. M. Brett, Jsmo B. Ryan, Joseph K. McDonald, Cien. John Love, and James Bwcotsor, of Grant county. Hon. J. K. McDonald announced that the following dispatches had been received in relerence to the meeting: Jkfi krsoxvim.k, I xo., March f. Hon. John It. (JJ'rot1i, House of Representatives : Clark eoun.y unanimously sustains her Representative in his action. . . Central Committee. LAWMSSC BJBrrSO, Ixn., March f. Tehbs and Hutman: Democracy proud of your course. Ail jubilant. ft. D. SLATJtm, John F. Cuekk. BSOWKSTOWIV, Ixn., March H'tii. John U. Out'roth : I rind our course, in resisting negro suffrage, fully indorsed by the Democracy of Jackson. Many Republicans are declaring themselves'w ith I on this issue. All is well. Sambo's kingdom is coming down. D. iL Lon. Ilt'MiNoioN, Im, March Ö. lion. J. H. Cofiroth: The Democracy of Huntington County indorse the action of tho Democratic members in breaking a quorum to defeat the infamous negro suffrage amendment : there is grant i joicingover it. Bmun L. Wintkk. ('. John it. i -'froth and IP. Monroe, Legislat rti t : Jefferson County will repudiate any action ratifying the smsndment, without irst submitting it to the people. J. L. Wilson, and otiiküs. A dlspstch from T. A. Hendricks, and Others, published in another column, was read. Son OFFtOK, YiNrr.NNKs, fun., March ä, IStiU. j .. . William and W.ü. J'urnrr: Well done thou good an 1 faithful s.-r vants. he. people will instHin you Your friends all unhesitatingly and cor i'iallv endorse your astion. QSOUOK E. GSRKXK, Ob behalf of sV P inoersts. WaSUiXOTOlf, 1 . , March Wut. .s. House Tnrwr, Senate; John Hyatt, of'u aepreMentativee: All ay served them right. Without distinction of parly, approve your course, and say let tho question go to the people. Both Courts in session and two hundred voters present. If. Murphy, O. 0. Barton, 8. IL TVM.Olt, J. H. OWiAI.. M. S AR PORP, C. B. Dot. in n. John BAgEg, Loo ansi'ou t, at arch fi. Hem. C. H. Jjuelle: All Demooratfl cordially ap prove your resignation to defeat negrc KUffrage, and Rtolcs usurpation. H. A. HALL. SeENi'KR, IMDIAHA, March .". Hon. W. K I.) ilte more: The Demoersej of Owea cunty, hesrtilv endorse your action together with tlie other Democratic menibersiii resigning and placing the question f surtr.igo fairly before tho people. You will be re-elected by alargely iiK'reased niajorit y. J. C. ROBTHBOH, Cliairman Dem. Cen. Com. SaLXM, Imuasa, March . .. '. Lan ier : Democrats of Washington County say well done. J. F. CVTSHAW. The lion. Joseph L McDonald sajd: The question which engages tho attention of the meeting to-night, and seeing ; one of his iteoubllcan Irleiuls here, a member of the lower House of the Legislature from Morgan eounty, whom ho doubted not but many of tho audience would like to hear called to the rostrum, ho would respectfully ask leave that ho bo requested to come forward and address the meeting. Cries for Mitchell, Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell, advancing to tho front, said : Mr. President, and my fellow citlssnsof the State of Indiana, and ex-members of tho Forty-sixth General Assembly, I am happy to meet you to-night and respond to the request to address you on this occasion. A great upheaval in the political world has brought me to the surface, and I am here to-night., not as a Democrat, not b a Radical, but as a Republican ; and I know that there are persons here tavnhjht who arc watching with a critic's eve, wtio are anxiously waning ior every word that may fall from mo to-night not hsnnnsn of previous political promInsnaa that I have had, but bo-oair-e I havo been a thorn In tho Radical side on this question of negro sulfrage. 1 know full well that, out of the tifty-six Republican members of the House of Representatives, several of them, contrary to the wishes of their constituents, would vote now for negro sutlrage. And now here, I charge them with dow in ight dishonesty. I charge upon them, that such a course would be dishonest; it would be rob! nig the people of the State ot Indiana of i right that la reserved by them, and that belongs inclusively to them- the right of expressing their ow n will at the ballot box. I 'or he who could Ueal the powsr Of tho people would ravish his country of her honor. And allow me to say this an a Republican, thst if the Republican! of Morgan county snail say to me j Mitchell, vote for negro sutlrage, I shall cant their ... . . volc, but at I lie same lime sohiinillv pro testing against it. I disowned it in tho canvass, and I will give sonnt reasons w hy 1 disowned it. I was an advocate of the Chicago plat form, for it was tho anchor upon which my political son! hung. And I stood by that platform, because I thought that einet the governments of the South had rebelled against tho Government of the Doited states, and adopteil new Constitutions hostile to our form of jovcrnmcn; i and the success of the Federal anus having destroyed these latter Const it ut ions, that the people of the South were left without any State ( iovei nmeuts, and were, therefore, subject to ths jurisdiction of Congress. I be lieved. With all the Republicans, that it w.is the duty of the Congress of the United States to provide lor negro auftrage iu I he Sout h, In order to protect the loyal white people there. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognized the right of the people of the several States to regulate the questions of enffi age for themselves; but, by (hat I did not understand that the people of the South had any control over that mat ter, for they weie not Stales iu ths Union. It provides that If any State uhall refuse lo allow any portion of tho citizens the right to vote, she shall not be entitled to representation in ths Bäeetoral College for that number of her citizens. ( Uo read ftSM the ClÜSSgO platfcrin.) I m as Sleeted, not alone upon that platform, but also upon the platform adopt -cd h ee tu Indiana. I propose to stand by these platforms. At least 1 propose to stand by them, underMtaudiiiir them as I t did. And even did I suppose that the

I people of Morgan County were now in favor of negro suffrage, I would not fei 1 myself at liberty to nasi vole but in fa- , vor of what was thw'u express srish manifested at the i- jlis. But now we have oeneral Grant for President. It is claimed that General : Grant is In favor of negro suffrage. I ad- , mit it. liere I wish to be distan tly understood. And I will rend from General j G rant's Inaugural address. Aud I quote j him as my authority for my SCtion, and I the position that I lake. I "Tho question of negro suffrage is one j that is likely to agitate the public so long a- a portion of the citizens of the Nation 1 are excluded from its pri lieges ii any ; Ptate, It seems tome very desirable that j this question should be settled now. I entertain, the bops, and express tbe desire, that it may be by the ratification ot ! the Fifteenth Article of Amendment to i the Constitution." General Grant bae expressed a desire. In other words, he has Indicated a policy I that is all proper ami right. Let me rea.l j again from the inaugural: "1 shall, on ! all subjects, have a policy to recommend, I but none to enforce against the vi'l of the I people. Cheers. I take General Grant ' as in leader. He is iu favor of negro nffrags, but I am opposed to it. But he -avs he will always be re;ulv to re-im-

mend a policy, but never advocate or enforce it against the will of the people. Now let us look at this matter a little. I occupy a peculiar position. Mine is a peculiar situation. 1 have been two months iu this Radical Legislature, but I have found none but Democrats willing to lock arms with me in support of the rights of the people. Why are tlie Radicals proposing to pass this Constitutional Amendment now? I have heard a number of them say and I can point out some of them in this house to-night who have said that if it is not passed now it never Can le passed iu Intl. ana. This is the reason, then, why they should not pass it. Well, then, they will pass it and go back to the people, and then with their twenty thousand negroes added to their voting strength, they Elope to be able to maintain themselves and be sustained in their act. Now Mr. President, I shall not detain you much longer (cries of "go on" "go on") I know that I occupy a singular position. I do not know that 1 am standing with any political party. lJut I do know that I am a child of the people, and if they do not see proper to take u"o up and sustain me, (od knows that I can stand it. Applause. Sir, 1 have come here with honesty of purpose. I know that there aro other men here who want to speak to-night. And so far as the people of Indiana have any stock in mo. T will say to tho country hero that they know where I stand. I would not have you think, my Democratic friends, that I have forsaken my long-loved Republican principles, I am no Radical, and I say to you, members of the House who have resigned, that I hope and trust you will all bo returned; and that, together, wo may be able to put off this thing to the next general election, and then I will inarch with you to the held, and we will do all we can to defeat it. Cheers, Hon. S. II. Busk irk, on behalf the Committee on Resolutions, then made the following reort: Whereas, the right of the States, each for itself to regulate the elective franchise, is ono of the reserved rights under the Federal Constitution, and is one of the fundamental principles upon which our Federal Union was formed; and Whereas, the people of Indiana without distinction of party, have regarded this sacred right as essential to our security against usurpations of power on the part of the Federal Government ; and WHKRKAS, it is now proposed by the adoption of the Fifteenth proposedsmsndment to the constitution to surrender that power to the Federal Government without consulting the people upon the subject and without haying the question passed upon in any popular election; theretore Beeolved, That the action of the Democratic Senators and Representatives of the present General Assembly, iu declining to act upon the ratification ol said amendment until the popular voice of the State could be heard upon the question, meets with our hearty approbation. Beeoi ., That by resigning their seats and taking their appeal to the people from tho hasty action of an unscrupulous majority, who hold their se:it i hy having studiously- ignored a question thev are now trying to force upon the pe plooflj the state, tbey nave known themselves faithful sei vants and honest representatives of the popular will, and are entitled to the hearty support and confidence of their constituencies. liesolred, That the bold and wicked attempt of the (Radical) Republican members of the (ieneral Assembly of Indiana to ratify the Fifteenth amendment of the Constitution ot the United States, conferring the right of suffrage upon the negro without first submitting the question to ? vote of the electors of tho State, is onl v equalled In perfidy by the stupen dous fraud the leaders of that party per petrated upon the people during the campaign of 1!8, by not only ignoring the issue of negro sulfrage altogether, but by solemn asseverations of opposition to the measure. Itesulrcd, That this frequent ignoring of unpopular polities measures during the canvass and before the people, and after the election making ihem leading questions iu tint halls of Congress and iu State Legislatures aro among the many fraudulent and dishonorable means largely practiced by the unscrupulous leaders of tho Republican party to obtain and perpetuate : heir power in tue Slate and national govern liieut. Jiesoli ed, That wo aro now as ever, oppsoed to all attempts to establish in Indiana the political nnd social equality of tho neuro with the white race, and we believe the introduction of the negro element into our political system would resuit in discord, anarchy, and a war ol races, and that our only true lino of policy as a measure of safety to both races, is to retain the political power solely in the hands of the white race. Resolved, That it has never been our policy, as a State, to encourage tho introduction and settlement of negroes within our borders, and that wo deem their exelusion so far as the State ha power to so exclude them as essential to the welfare of our white laborers, with whom they must necessarily cotno lg competition. Jfesolced, That wo call upon the people in every county in tho State to CStl public meetings sad express their views and opinions upon the great issue of negro sulfrage, and thereby aid and assist iu electing their Senators anil Represent Stives who have resigned and appealed to the people; and we especially urge the people in the Senatorial ami Represents live Districts in which special elections aro soon to take placo, to rally arornid those who have appealed to them, and re-elect them with increased majorities. Xtsoeed, That wo cordially and earnestly invoke tho aid and assistance of the people of Indiana, without distinction of party, upon this great issue, anil assist us in preserving the supremacy of the w hite race and the purity of the ballotbox. On motion, the resolutions wore unanimously adopted with great enthusiasm. Hon. duo. It. Ooffroth, in obedience to the call of the un cling, came forward and 1 said : Fellow Cittzsnn: did not come out to atldress you to-night, but simply to "r ninnt that tbe distinguished ttenstor from Monroe -.TndK li lie Queers expected to be hero to-night to address you, hut is eontlned to Ins room from a ..il .i.i ..it.. ; s i w Mii.il1. uimin oi i u du il i a i is m . lie requested nie to say that he is hand, heart and soul with you against enforcing negro sutlrage on the people until they have had a chame to pronounce upon it. And now, gentlemen, as I am so much uigaged in talking down In the House of Representative! in order to keep my Radios brethren straight allow nie to lntrod,upc o von a distinguished gentlemen from indisnspolui Mr. McDonald. Applause. He introduced Efon. JllO. E. If c)ouad, w ho spoke aa follows! rm.i.ow CmSRKSJ In attending this meeting to-night it was not my purpose to make a speech. I came to hear our friends WBjO have been engaged in the struggle in our General Assembly, and whose labors were suddenly ami unceremoniously terminated on yesterday, or rather Just begun, for as your resolyes have truly said, they have taken their appeal from the hands of the Radical majority in the Legislature to the people, and it will be necessary to follow up that appeal; and 1 hno they SrS appealingto a tribunal that will render a verdict in their favor. Cheers. My fellow citiemt, il iu now more than thirty years since a party commenced its orgauiiation in this country, and has progressed regularly, step by step, for the purpoae of reaching one grand object they had in view: to use their term the elevation of what they called "the downtrodden race of Africa;" but to use my expression an attempt to degrade the Caucasslau the white race to the level of an inferior race. They have all the time announced that they hadnopur-

pose ever to ask or claim for that race political or social equality, and yet that baa been the guiding-star of their action, and now they have seized upon tbe la hours when they possessed the power accident having placed them in power to attempt, by one grand leap of the party, to secure the goal to which they have been steadfastly marching; for you are informed to-day by the roll call of the House of Rspressntstlves In Congress that they no longer possess the repiisite two-thirds majority to pass their infamous amendments to the Constitution. I say the roll call of to-day has informed you Of that fact, and in their dying hour they were enabled to pas that amendment. And they have hurried it to the Legislatures of the country, which were elected without having this issue in the canvass, i know many an unwilling man has been worked up to force through that amendment in the dying hours of the Legislatur '. Their leader in the House of Representatives of this Htate, when requested to postpone action on this matter until Saturday, at two o'clock, in order that the necessary measures of legislation that were still" hanging back might receive the attention of the Legislature, s'id, in response to that request, that the minority had determined, on the ill. d .y f March, that measure should be taken up as the special order, ami pressed until it was passed, and, therelore, they would not delay it for any other measure. And he said the Democrat ic members might take the responsi-

bility of stopping the wheels of legisla tion, out tney eoulu not turn as nie tins majority from its purpose. Our friends have taken these gentlemen at their word. When they found their voice was no longer regarded, and they could not depend upon the statements of the majority, they took the only alternative, and now say to the people: ''Wo have stood here to defend your rights as long s ws could, snd there ie but one place for us to no, and that is your votes at the ballot-box. We return the trust you placed in our hands untarnished and un stained, ami now it is for you to say iieinei jwu ww nwu wj mtr piiuvipiyn HAU 1 1 l 1 . Sll (1 I I I I Ol I 113 MM. ...r I a policy Of Indiana." And to-night we meet these men face to lace, nil) oisunise tney nave worn has been cast aside, and thev stand in their naked deformity as champions of negro suffrage iu Indiana. They can no longer delude the people. We eonfront them for the tirst time upon a fair held. The sword is drawn and tho scabbard is thrown away, and I propose to engage in this tight till the people shall have had a fair opportunity to decide whether they will give up thi- inestimable privilege. This is a great principle, l-ei us go ior- j ward and strengthen the hands ol those msn who have stood la the heat of the day, and now go to their constituency to sag them to pass judgment upon their action. It scarcely requires a gue3s to i determine the result. These dispatches thst have come up to-day from various ; parts of Indiana express tho popular ; sentiment. All around the lightning Bashes the public will upon the subject. ; And these men who have attempted to force this amendment upon the people j these worse than Judsses these ! men who have crept into power by down-right lying will And tnemselvee repudiated when they come before the people even upon this ; question. And gentlemen, there is but one thing more I would like to say, il they have confidence in the people let them do as our members have done let them lay their resignations upon the table of the oovernor. and give us the whole State to discuss this question in. If they will do that, notwithstanding their u,err , -tnandering in the districting bills they passed two years ago, there will not be enough of them returned to the Legislature to call the 3eas and nays upon a motion to adjourn. Mr. McDonald was followed by Hon. W. H. Turner, who said : t i. cllow citizens, I feel to-night :;s ii i were soinetniug oi a netter mau thsn 1 have been heretofore. 1 have within tho last forty-eight hours done an act that is, as I deem, of service to the peoplo of Indians aud to my constituents. Whether heretofore 1 have ever done service to my country, except In tho way of an humble citizen doing his . . .. duty iu matters of business, do not know; but I am gratified with that service as responded to by the constituents 1 represented Of late In the Senate of Indiana. 1 feel proud of the position I oecupy to-night. Cheers. i feel that the position of honor is with the men who ISVC resigned, in order to go before the people and ask of them to indorse this action. We all know that every member of the General Assembly, both of tho House and Of the Senate,' was elected in the late election Of IStiS, ignoring the proposition thai has just been presented to the Legislature, in the shape of the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment. But I desire, my friends, only to say one thing more in conclusion. I have heard from my home. As far as I am concerned, 1 was elected by two hundred aud tiftyfour majority; but 1 will come back with one thousand two hundred and fifty-four, majority. Cheers. Cries of "Sherrod," "Sherrod." Hon. W. F. Sherrod, of Orange, being called for, spoke as follows : fellow CfitizentL- I wilt say but a very few words. I feel an interest in what 1 has been said here to-night. I feel that I ' am occupying a position this evening the proudest of my life. This question of ne- 1 gro sulfrage 1 have ever opposed, not simply, fellow citizens, because i looked 1 upon the negro as an inferior being, but beesuse I looked upon this attempt by the Oongrpes, of ths I'nited states, to strike down tho rights of the States as the most dangerous blow that has ever been aimed 1 at the liberties of the people of this country. Applause. Why, when we go back, which I have not the time to do lo nfffht, and look at tho position theloauma .o mis party have occupied upon this filicstloil. and eompare it with their late acta, and, wo see they hsve made the negro question to over- ' ride every other principle. It matters BOS to them that this (iovernment was muds by white men, for whito men it msttera net that this iovernment could never have been framed but lor the fact ! that the States reserved to themselves the tight to regulate their local affairs; it matters not that 100,000 of lives j were sacrificed to carry their per- j nieions theories into practice; it mat- ; ters not that tho richest territory the sun shines upon lias became B burden and a tax instead of a source of fabulous wealth it matters not that our commerce is prostrated, or that our 1 country is standing upon the verge of financial ruin, and that toiling millions i aro groaning under a load- a Lurden of unequal and unjust taxation. Applause. Still these men these fanatics, 1 call them nothing else; they put iu this negro crusade they hug to their bosom the phantom of equality of the races, sad stop beyond the pale of the Constitution to ! carry their pernicious theories Into practice. Ja it possible that the American people are going to take a , backward step and put themselves on a level with a race which all history pfOVM 1 is incompetent to govern itself I Tho American peoplo want this question submitted tu them, and that is all 1 ask; bssjUSM 1 know there are intelligent EtepuhUeena all over the country that never will indorse n;gio equalitv, or by their own sota place the negro socially' equal with themselves. As far a ihe Democratic members are concerned, we aro going to submit this question to the people; WO are going t make an appeal lo them, 1 eSSAS to the Senate with fortv-t wo majority, and let me tell you, to-nighi that 1 will come back with bom live hundred to one thousand, Speeches werf also made by Hon. s. EL HuskiiU, ). H. Will buna, ,f Knox county, Willis U. NelV, of Orosucastls, .lona than I). Cox, of Miami county, und S. b. M o Caddon, of 'ass co;;ut v, but ho great is the preasusfl upon our columns that we ate unable even to give a synopsis of their remarks. I'M motion the meeting gave three rousing ßhasra Im i white man's goverilment, and then adjourned. The Or cat Issue The adopt ion d' the joint resolution bv Congraaa proposing an amendment to the constitution regulating sulfrage in the States, waa a revolutionary measure and CrSUght With mlsehioC it is an assumption of power not delegated to QongrsM and a blow at tho rights of tho Statos, which, if accomplished, will change the character of our Institutions. Tho question of negro sutlrage, obnoxious as it ia to tho great mass of the American people, Is not an objectionable, is not as dangerous, as the revolutionary principle it establishes. If the amendment is notified, then we shall have the centralization of power iu the general government, which the framers of the Constitution sedulously strove to guard against iu that instrument. It is against this dtuiger to Republican government, which is carefully hidden in the

propooed amendment, that the attention of the people should bs called, and their eflorfs ai'j'i'i to defeat, tfsstsa this amendment upon thw country, then States would b.ar the same relation to the (General Government thai counties now do to the States, and soon the Government would be as strong and as far removed from the people as the in.,st despotic Kingdoms Of the Old World. The proposition and adoption of the amendment by Congress, w as a fraud upon the people. The nations e- nrsntions of both parties, in the platforms they adopted, expressly repudiated tho idea that there w as any intention of depriving the Bestes of the control of suffrage s right that the States had always nTOrflised. Tho Radical National Convention that met in Chicago In May last and nominated QSAXT and COLFAX, gave Utteran.-a t A j following sentiment upon this question: "The guarantee by Congress o' eoual

sunraire o an i o an Iiiimi niMii ut' t ! Smiil) was demanded by every consideration of safety, ol gratitude, and of justice, ami musL oe maintained, while the quostiu o sup rage, ln vUl toual .Stales, jo oj.eriy i belongs to feejteopfc nfinuT flaut SI." Here is no equivocation. It pioelaimed to the people of Indiana, as well as to the j balance of the country, that the question of suffrage properly belonged to them. Pro every Radical stump, from every Radical orator, and from every Radical Dress. ; - j throughout the eaavsss Ln Indiana last 1 j year, that the Republican party did not ' ; advocate negro uflYage- that they did' not j intend, even If Micceasful, to interfere j with suffrage in tho States. This was the ' ! i . I solemn pieug, ! n t how has it been re- ' deemed? Ry huso pretences they deceived the Leoni,, into trusting j 1110,11 W1U1 pontics! power, or, rather con tinning it in Lbeir hands. Rut these faithless promises 1 i u- n.:.i s.':i fruit. turned to ashes Upon their lips. Themen w ho gave these ftssarsncee to a confiding people, after attaining power, as deliberately violate their word am pl'"a, a though truth aii BrMKW WSS not known in tho Helical vocabulary. me Democratic party were equally pledget! to the country upon this issue as tho Radical. The Democratic National Convention, that assembled iu New York on the 4th of July last, put forth the following declaration as a plank in its platform : "Amnesty for all past politic;:! oflsusSS, and the reji0atn,H of the elective franchite in the Stale by their citizens." There is no doubtful expression in these words. Roth parties were solemnly pledged to leave tho regulation of the elective franchise by tha citizens of the States, just ss it had been regulated from tho time the Constitution ersa adopteil, and just as the Fathers o! the Republic Intended. And how is it propose, 1 to commit the great wrong this great fraud upon ho people? ilea the' issue contained in this amendment ever been Buhniltted to the people the source of power In a free government? Just the reverse. The people were assured that there was no intention of disturbing this question. The boldness ami assurance of the party in power is alarming, ami illustrates how easily a confiding people may bo robbed Of their liberties. COogtsea does not propose to submit this question to conventions of the people, or even Legislatures chosen with direct reference lo it. They submit ill .existing Legislatures, elected lik their own body, upon the distinct repudiation of any intention to impose negro sulfrage upon the country, or of depriving the states of the control of sulfrage within their borders. Are we not right, then, in characterizing the proposed amendment from iU inception to the present time, in every step that hsa been taken upon it, as a most bsrefseed and infamous fraud and Imposition upon the people? One id' the best anrnniAnl ... - r measure, especially the arguuienta against this proposition to submit it to existing Le i l.l'l! I t I. If . t I ... at od without any authority or even intention of empowering them with ths dotermination of so important a question, is the srgunsent of Senator ftfouTOM upon a proposition b change the n ode in which the electors of President and Vice President were to he selected. Ho said: 4 it is proposed by this amendment, that the people of each State shall appoint tho electors, and that Congress may de- j termine the manner iu winch electors 1 shall be appointed. The effect Of this amendment is to take away fron: the Legislatures of the several States the great power which they now hav e, and whioh may under certain circumstances be a most dangerous power, and whieh might bring on civil w;ir and revolution where a Legislat uie, linding ilself in a minority, and unwilling that j the people of the State shall vote directly for President and Vice President, may, as it, has the power now, repeal the law hy Which the people can vote at all fur these officers and select electors who shall cast tho vote ofthat Stale. In the desperation of party, and iu tlie con tingencies ol politics, such a great power ; as this should not be left to the Leg'slatore of any Statö; and while we are engaged In tho Uuainese of emending the Constitution wo should now provide that the people of the aeveral States shall j themselves appoint these sloe OCB, and the power shall not be left in the hands Of ths Legislatures," The same principle ia Involved la ths submission of the proposed amendment to the existing Legislatures, that Senator Moiiton so vehemently denounced in the extract we have Quoted, although tho application la to another question. Wls the great haste to press so LnipOl -tent a change in tho principles of the Government snd the policy of ths country? It is not a temporary quest ion. like the tariff Or national banking system, that only a finite the material interests andean be easily modified or altered if necessary, but the establishment of an important principle, revolutionary in its obarSOtsr, that is to seriously atfect the country for weal or WOS, perhaps fhrgono rat lone to come, u la dangerous to expert- j Bteui Itpoa settled principles in lbs Coiistitution, the resuTt of the experience and long consnterat um oi wise sua patriotic men. Before s radical a change i ia made ought not the people, from whose j consent all the jit -? powers ot government Should he derived, have ample time to discuss and couaider it ? Would it aaake iinv uvaterlsl difference with the rlssene i whom the amendment ar ill effect, s hrthei it is ratified and become a put of the COIWINaUaa thi. ysai or lour vean. hence" There should Be SS mMsks committed spun an Imhm that must, S hen determined, hav e so important an influence upon out political institutions. One Of the leading olyeet or puroHes of I written constitution is to provide against sudden changes in the piinciples that govern in the admlnhU rat lou of the ! (iovernment. It certainly never could have been the intention ot the fraSMMS of ths Constitution to permit the msas lsg 1 bllstiVS bodies that were in existence at ths time an amendment was proposed, to ratify it. This would be eoutrsiy to the evident int. nt of that instrument ; as it is to common sense. It I will require but vsrjr little rafeetion to satisfy the most thoughtless that the idea of submitting constitutional amendments 1 lor ratification, i- sol to bsVS legislative ' bodies already in existence pass upon them, but to submit them to th.' pasple j directly, or to conventions, or isgMsturas that have been elected with ilirecl reference to tfee Issue and thai ellecl the vxill of the people, alter the ipiestion has been presented tothe voter and acted upon. There can not be a doubt but the verdict of the people will sustain the action of the Democratic members of the 1-ener-al Assembly. In 1S.' the negro question, not merely whether suffrage should be conferred upon that class, but tbe issue of

their exclusion from the Mate, s more stiingsssseeaeni ,v.-,.sibmitted as adwatast preposition to the people. It wm not mixed up with otbar questions or interests. Naked and alone it was presented to the people to pass upon. By s majority of 94,000, the voters of Indiana decided that the following provision should be s part of the fundamental law of the State: "No negro or mulatto shall come into, or settle in the State, after the adoption of this Constitution." The wisdom oi that provision will yet Ie vindicated, aud we have no doubt if the suffrage amendment was submitted as the negro exclusion clause iu the Constitution was, that the people would refuse to ratify it by an overwhelming vote. The prejudice of caste is a tiat of the Almighty aud it will prevail over all the maudlin uhfl efcr " " my' i u mixture of the negro and white man has boen a failure w herever attempted, and it will not ba wisdom to attempt to

I0" what God hath put asunder. The considerations we have named aro a complete justiiicatiou of the action oi the Democratic members of the Iegislsture. The adoption of tbe Constitutional Amendment by the Radical majority iu Congress, after the solemn pledges of that party that the suffrage .piealion should not be disturbed, is a great wrong to the country. There is no ajailogy for it. The constituency of tho mem be rs who have resigned are opposed to the ratification of the amendment, ln doing what they have, they have only obeyed the instruction of those they represent, to defeat the ratification at all hazards, until the question is fairly submitted to the count iy, and with its verdict, whether for oi agsinsl the amendment, not a dissentient voice will be raised. People of Indiana! the question is submitted to you. It is for you to determine not only whetner USSIO and Asiatic suf- ' frage shall prevail, with all the wtrttm that ! political eounty rill entail upon the ....nun, nut whether you will surrender 1 those political rights that you have exercised since the foundation of tbe Government, and which our w isest statesmen and most profound political thinkera have regarded as essential to tbe preservation of civil rights, personal liberty aud a constitutional government. I he Ietiiocratlr onsranien from la-diai-a to tbe People of the Utnte. By telegraph yesterday wo received j from ex-benator IIknork Ks and Congressmen X .black, Hoi. man and Kkrr, the following cordial indorsement of the action of the Democratic members of tbe Legislature, to defeat the ratification of i the Constitutional suffrage amendment by the present General Assembly, and a forcible appeal for its submission to the whoio people for approval or rejection: To TIIK PEOPLE OF IVIUANA. It is the highest right of the people to I vote upon every proposition to change their CUnatituiota or to revolutionize their domestic policy. The question of suffrage has never heretofore been submitted to the people of Indiana. Tbe resignation of tho Democratic members of the Legislature, in order to give tbe people a chance to determine this great j question at the ballot-box for themselvea, is an act of self-sacrificing patriotism deserving the admiration and Mipport of iho whole people. T. A. Hendrk ks, W. V.. N Ilil.A- K VY M . S. Hoi.. i , If. C. Kkkr. WasMXOTOM Cnv, March h, UNA Prcshlt-ut Lniiu's Iiiaiisnral. UbYBSBn S. Gram is President ot the i Untied States. At meridian yesterday, j in the presence of an immense concourse 1 ot people, he took the oath of office, delivered his inaugural address, and en- ' tered upon the duties of Chief ktagietrSftS of the Nation. As he remarks, the office went to him unsought, and he contI naences its dutisa untrammelled. .Most tneerely will every good citizen hope that the great influence he can exert ; may be for the best interests of his ouu- ; try, and thst his duties may be discharged ' with moderation, justice, ami for the i right. The message has the merit of brevity, tho soul of wit. It is frank, positive aud unequivocal, as far as he foreshadows his principles ami policy. In style aud expression it is imperious, more like the order of a genet al iu the field, or the speech from a throne, than the Uepubliean plainness that should characterize tbe documents of the chief magistrate of a Democratic people. Hut we have neither tlmo or space this morning to criticise his sentiments or review the policy that be has enunciated. The document itself Is so short that a aumruary is unnecessary. We shall take occasion, kosrevsr, t. make aome of his t. ihe sun; for comments. We notice that the money market iu New York, one of the national pulses, was not affected by the ehauge in the Government er the declarations of the new President. This ia encouraging. "Let us have peace." chineae newspapers are writing up the subject of emigration to Lower California, but the Chinese say, "No got cash, how can go?" Radicalism in Connecticut is not harmonious wilh itself. One of the hottest organs of that party is publishing caricatures of (iraut, and telling awful stories ol corruption among the local managers 1869. SENTINEL. IStiÖ. ' The Indians. State Sentinel. W eeklj U -IiiIii m i tauft. In A4Thepfeerister ef thfl Bkntivki will pare n. effort t make it Ivtlly cjuhI to the fSMSS Je ot tlie people in this iwortant nWi of uur Nu tiotial History. The Skstinll will te roit ia news, and us aried. int. noting and intelligent in its contents M it 'iin bit tnd. itli thce huranoes. the proprietor not only looka for a continuau.-e of the patronage it hau received, tut a larje iiKTeM -o as to cive it ttie position and influence that the Stan? tvun of the Demoereti. party besU seeas? If the Democrats in each county of tin State would nive a little attenti.-n tothe mutter, the tutriptioii w uld be largely increased, and the proprietor appeals to them to do Ma as hex ing no official patronage, he is obliged to look the people aloin l r support. The Seehly SSMfWE ,. u reports r on nr. l. m I it, i.etalntlve proceeding; tall reports of State news) rcporlw ol m i loss m ul pllllenl ru4l i nit ; lull aisrhH SBpSSSe ; Unaarlnl record ; commercial latelllyeiice; w ! I price current, and Intereatlnt; nil-. IImii . The Skntinki.. as heretofore. Mill continue tj a h seats the cardinal principles of the Dem. oratir party. It will endeavor to promote the welfare of the whole country, to Moura a reunion of the States, and to each State its Const, lutional Kighti). to lessen the hardens of taxa tion, aud to uphold the t'onstitntion aa tran. uhtted and interpreted y its foundree. In a word, it wih be our effort to give the paople a saei newspaper in ererr respect, thoroughly In ac km ii in sentimentWe hope lo see I'ImIm tor fee Woekl NI.M'IM I. toruicd In eer ion it lu Indiaua. TEKMü MI. I ADVANt i:. 8ingle copiea Cluheofthe Clubs I ten and under twenty I Clubs of twenty-Üve and over 12 UU 1 7fr each 1 ft each 1 Off each To the retters ap of clubs of tea a-d oTir. a cop? will be tent free. To the getter up of a club of fifty , a copy of the I ui.Y SgNTiMi. will be seat free. AddrefS, at- J. aaiiivr, ludianapolU. Indiana.