Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-04-08
IN THE FREE STATES.


the way democrats and black repub-
leans argue the negro question in the
free States, we publish the following
srticle from the Quincy, ILL.,, Herald.
Mr.. Loyejoy is a black republican
representative in Congress from the
State Of Illinois land be and John
Bel, on the Kansas question, are as
thick as thieves in misfortune:
Loyejoy's Speech Niger Equality,
The Wing has published speech
Iof Lovejoy, the notorious abolition
list. 1t has not only published it,
but it has endorsed its sentiments.
One of the sentiments of the speech
is, that the negro is equal to the white
man, and that the niger either
ought 70 be elevated to the
dignity and rights of the white man,
or the white man degraded to the
level of the niger. This sentiment
he attempts to illustrate by saying
that the Declaration Of Independence
declares that all men ar. created
equal; that it doesn't say all English
men, all Frepchmen, all "Dutchmen, "
or all white men, bat that it says sall
men," meaning thereby TO include
niggers. To read the Declaration Of
independence therefore, as it should
be read, Mr.. Lovejoy and the Quin-
cy Wing tell US you should read
that "aH men," nigsers and whites,
were "ereated equalr' In other
words, that the niggers are the equals
of the whites. This is the doctrine
OF the black republicans as Mr.. Love-
joy understands it and as if is under
stood and endorsed by the Wing. =
After all, we suppose that it is mere
matter OF opinion. If the black re.
publicans still persist in maintaining
that they are not superior to so m1ny
niggers, democrats certainly have no
right to dispute it: but we don't be-
liere you viii find g democrat who viii
admit that he is no better than a
niger. A man who thinks SO can't
be a democrat. A democrat believes
that all white men are created equal
and that they should enjoy equal
rights and privileges; and if he is un-
willing to admit that he is no better
than negro himself, he will not ad-
NIT that other white men are no bet
ter than niggers, because he main
taiBs that all white men are his equals.
But we suppose there can be no lon
ger any misunderstanding as to the
position of the black republicans up
on this subject. Mr.. Lovejoy says
they are equal to SO many niggers
and so many niggers are equal to,
them; the Quincy Wing says Mr..
Loyejoy is right; and the black re-
publicans say the Quincy Wing tells
the truth, in this matter, at least
So be it, then. The Wing has told
US all along that the black republi-
cans were not the niger party, but
the white mans party. 1t is to BEN
efit-tho white men, not the niger,
the Wing has told US that the black
are contending. How the
white man is to be benefited, they
have not explained to US. They are
% convince the white man tina. he is
40 better than a niger, and convince
he niger that be is the equal Of the
white man, and that is to Mhefit the
white man. We don't exactly per-
,eive how all this is really to benefit
he white man, but it may be SO. 1t
nay possibly be some comfort and
consolation to the black republicans
o be assured that the negro is their
qual, but we are inclined to believe
hat other white folks will not appre-
late any such assurance from that
,artv. The mass Of the white pao-
lie in this country will hardly be able
o perceive the benefit they are to
lerive in being degraded to the level
IF the negro. An elevation of this
iort-as Pat would say, hosting EN-
lOwn--may be very desirable to the
lack republicans, but will not prove
o be so to white men generally.
A Ran CprCJrr Ar,oy "A charn