Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-11-06
N. 0. WALLACE. Editor.
FAYETTEVILLE. TENN:
Morning, November6, 1856
Black Republican Fusion.

we near Il ROOu O0as hO"-o -u"y
about the fusion and confusion of par
ties, but the most natural fusion was
that going on between the "Fremon-
tiers" and the "niggers." 1t is, to
our mind, perfectly natural that there
should be a fusion Of such elements. |
Those fellows who preach the doctrine
that "a negro is as good as a white
man. and better too, are perfectly
right; that is if they are to be taken
as the common mean of the white
race. We see by the papers land
they never lie) that this Kind of fu-
sion was quite popular with the sup
porters Of Fremont, and The negroes,
OF course, embraced it with good
warm, well.scented hug. The fol-
lowing is from Charlottesville, .lndi'
ana, paper. Read it, and be aston
ished, if you can. We are not at all
surprised:
"Tbe doctrine that has been so
boldly advocated by the leaders Of
the abolition party during the last
year, that a negro was as good as a
white man. has become, with a ma
iority of the members Of that party,
q fixed fact. No longer than last
week man residing in the vicinity
of Oberlin College, in the State Of
Ohio, gave his only daughter in mar
ring to sooty African who bad been
educated at this abolition institute.
This man, we understand, is a State
elector on the Fremont ticket; and
regards the negro as his equal. The
young lady is described as being ex-
tremely beautiful; and is but sixteen
years of age, while her dusky lord is
darker than the darkest midnight
The Seneca (Ohio) Advertiser
speaking of recent black republi-
can gathering at that place, says:
cat the Fremont mass meeting
the republicans from Oberlin march
cd arm in arm with the negroes, and
nearly all the 'ku!lered pussons' on
the ground wore silk badges, with
Fremont and Dayton printed there
on"
This is but one Of many incidents
fsays the Detroit Free Press of s
similar character which have occurred
during the present campaign. "And
otonly the negroes walk in Ere
mont professions, but negroes hart
addressed Fremont meetings. What
do white men think of this? d.
they wish negroes to be placed on ar
equality-politically and socially
with themselves Ii they do not
they will most assuredly act against
the black republican party, the whole
teachings and tendencies of that or
ganization being towards anaalgama.
ton The Free Press further re-
marks: -
@At a recent fusion in Bucyrus.
Ohio. Gov. Chase addressed por,
ton of his remarks to large num-
Der of negroes who were present, as
suring them that the time was not
far distant when they could not on
" march in procession, but cote also!
All over the North prominent 'repub-
licans' are advocating negro suffrage;
and the right of negroes to send
their children TO pnblic schools with
the whites; and the most prominent
journal of 'Republicanism'--tbe New
York Tribupe--advocates the elec-
ton of a negro, Fred Douglas, to
Congress
sThere are in this country some
millions of the African race. They
should be treated with kindness by
our people, and endeavors made to
elevate their condition, mental and
physical. But an amalgamation be-
tween them and the whites is abhor-
rent to nature. and must be looked
upon with loathing by every citizen
10 whose breast natural instincts are
not superseded by the most revolt
ing fanaticism."
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
a petition is 10 circulation in Ohio,
tb strike the word "whits" from the