The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-05
NegrN Equality Used Up.

Negro ANuakhy SScu SPs
Lincoln, in bis debate with Douglas at Charles.
ton, knocks tie wind out of the Negro.equality
humbug in the following humorous manner:
While was at the hotel to day an elderly
gentleman called upon me to know whether
was really in iavor OF producing perfect equal.
ity between tie negroes and the white people.
[Laushter.] While had not proposed to my
self on this occasion to Say much on that SUBJ
ject yet as the question was asked me, l thought
| would occupy perhaps five minutes in saying
something in regard to it. l will say then that
l amnot, and never have been in favor of bring.
ing about in anv way, the social and political
equality of the hite and black races, Tapplause
that l am not, and never have been in favor
of making votes or jurors of negroes, nor Of
qualifying them to hold Office, nor to intermarry
with white people; and will say in addition to
this that there is a ply sical difference between
the white and black races which believe win
forever forbid the two races living together on
terms Of social and political equality. And in
asmuch as they cannot so live, while they do
remain together there must be the position of
superior and inferior, l as much as any other
man am in favor OF having the superior position
assigned to the white race. l say upon this
ocrasion l do not perceive that because the
white man is TO have the superior position the
negro should be denied everything do not
understand that because l do not want negro
woman for save I must necessarily want her
for a wife. Cheers and dlaughter.l My UNDER
standing is that can just let her alone. / am
now in my itieth year, and certainly never
have had black woman for either slave or a
wife. So it seems to me quite possible for US
to get along without making either slaves or
wives OF negroes. | will add to this that have
never seen to my knowledge a man, woman or
child who was in favor OF producing perfect
equality, social and POLITICAL between negroes
aud white men. l recoliect of bpt one distin-
guislied instance that l ever heard Of SO ire
quently as to be entirely satisfied OF its correct.
ness-and thar is the case of Judge Douglas old
friend Col Rjchl I'd NJ. johnson. Laughter
aad cheers will also add to the few remarks
| have made, tor | am not going to enter at
large upon this subject that have never had
the least apprehension that or my friends
would marry negroes il there was no law 70
keep them from it, llaughter but as Judge
Douglas and his friends seem to be in great ap
prenension that they might, if there we're no
law to keep them from it, (roaGs of laughterl
give him the most solemn pledge that will 10
the very last stand by the law of this State
which forbids the marrying of white people with
| negroes. Continued laughter and applause.
will add one further word, which il this, tha,
! do not understand there is any place where
alteration OF the social and political relation.
of the negro mud the white maa can be changed
except in the State Lagislature-not in The
Congress of the United States-and rs l do no
really apprehend the approach Of any such thine
myself, aud as Judge Douglas seems to be il
constant horror that some such danger is rapid
iy approaching, propose as the best means t,
prevent it, that the Judge be kept at home ant
placed IN the State Legislature to fight the msa-
sure. Uproarious laughter and applause.
do not propose dwelling longer o. this time OF
this subject.