The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-09-26
The Political Sentiments of the
Black Republican Chase Leader.

The Political Sentiments of the
Black Republican Chase Leader
In order that our readers may under
stand the political sentiments of tn,
Chase & Black Republicans leaders" II
this country, and the objects they have
in view, we give below a number o.
choice extracts from their speeches and
authentic sayings. We will commence
with this:
CHASE IN FAVOR OF Niger
SUFFRAGE.
al embrace with pleasure this oppor
tunity of declaring my disapprobatior
of that clause in the Constitution which
denies to a portion of the colored people
the right of suffrage. True democracy
makes no inquiry about The color of the
skim or the place of nativity, or any
other similar circumstances of condition.
Whenever it sees a man, it recognizes a
being endowed by his Greater with or.
iginal inalienable rights. In commune
ties of men it recognizes no distinction
founded IN mere arbitrary will. re-
gard, therefore, the exclusion of the col
bred people, as a body, from the elective
franchise as incompatible with true
democratic principles. I am aware that
this exclusion is effected by a ~constitu.
tional provision, and propose no action
against the Constitution. But whenever
a convention shall be called to revise
that instrument, I trust that this anti
suffrage restriction will be erased. 1t
is, in fact, already as ridiculous in prac-
tice as it is wrong in theory" From
page % of a pamphlet gotten out a1ader
tie auspices Of Chase, rhich contained
has speech an reply to the niggers Of GIN
elnnatG, 1Cho presented him, on the 9TH
of May. ts45, acith q SILVER pitcher, at
the BakeyeStrect Church, Cincinnati.
for his sedvices an the Underground
Railroad business.
CHASE IN FAVOR OF NIGER
CHILDREN ATTENDING THE
SAME PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH
THE WHITES.
1.-The exclusion of colored children
from the schools is, in my Judgment, a
clear infringement of the Constitutions,
and a palpable breach of trust" From
page % 81. same pamphlet, containing
Chase'S speech as a0ritten out 6y him
set.
THE DEVICE ON THE SILVER
PITCHER GIVEN CHASE BY
THE NIGGERS OF CINCINNA-
tt.
II testimonial @gratitudet
SALMON P. CHASE.
From the colored people Of Cincinnati,
for has v4riouS sekUiceS IN 6ehay@
tile oppressed, and particularly
far las eloquent adUocacy9
the rights Of man IN tie
case Of Samuel Wat
son qoho acas claim
ell as a Jugitive
Stare, February
II, IS45.
CHASE IN FAVOR OF NEGRO
AMAIGAMATI0N WITH THE
WHITES.
We feel. therefore, that all legal
d stiuctions between individuals of the
same community, founded in any such
circumstances as color, origin and the
like, are hostile to the genius ofour in
stitutipns, and incompatible with the
theory of American liberty
From page 20 Of Chase's speech on mig
ger sHeer pitcher presentation.
CHASE IN FAVOR OF THE
HIGHER Law.
The Monolay Herald. au Abolition
paper formerly published in this city,
Of the date. of August Is, 1914, contain
ed the following notice of an Abolition
meeting held in this county. 1t said:
In the evening a large meeting was
held in the Methodist Church at New
The same speakers, Lewis aud
Chase, address d it, After they had
finished, Polk Democrat prodoced the
ruch-talked@of Buffaio resolution, and
gauted to hear from the speakers about
t. They answered him tIaroughIy.-
rhey denied that the Constitution, right
J construed, tolerated slavery at all
they Insisted that if lis provisions could
f iriy enforced, according to their
lbyious meaning, it would put an end to
They admitted that the sla
yery parties put a different construction
IN 4. instrument, aud openly declared
hat if they believed the Constitution
liL require them to do anything moral
y wrong, they would disregard the Com
aud do right. Mr.. Chase In
all who would do what they bcliev-
d to be morally wrong, because they
rere required to do SO by any law OF
constitutional provisions, to rise. Not
me rose. He then invited all who would
10 what they believed to be morally
ight. though forbidden to do SO by ANY
NV or constitutional clause. to rise
every woman rose, and every nan ex-
ept some ten or fit en-
,HASEaS ULTRA ABOLITION
ISM.
81 believe that whenever Liberty men
hall obtain the control of Congress, all
avs for the maintenance of slavery in
he District aud in Florida, ard for the
pecial encouragement of slave labor,
nil be repealed /; that the coast wise
md Interstate slave trade will be pro-
ibited ; aud that resolutions declaring
lavery unconstitutional in all new States
reated ont of Territories, and recon-
lending to the legislators of the origin
Estates the abolition of slavery within
heir respectivs limits, will be adopt