The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-06-09

formly. and with all energy, oppose each
and every and all attempts that are made
to raise the negro up? The editor and
his fellow democrats. They are externally
asking of anti.slavery men why they
don't do something for the free negro,
instead of expanding all their sympathy
upon the slave, and assert that they are
ready to helpin such cause and yet
they fight fanatically every effort which
is made for the elevation and benefit of
this class. They deny the negro the
right of citizenship. of elf-government,
of education. to large extent-cry
amalgamationist after, and apply other
choice terms to, every man who shows
an interest in the welfare Of the black,
bond or free. The editor, doubtless,
along with his political brotherhood,
voted against allowing negroes the right
of suffrage, when that question was sub
mitted in this state. and we have but lit
tie doubt. also objected. as the democra-
cy uniformly did, to giving them the
right to testify in our courts. Efforts
have been made, and repeatedly and per-
sis.ently made. by anti slavery men, to
raise the blacks Of the North to the lew
ell of manhood, to obtain for them a rec
ognition of their natural rights, but they
have always been opposed by the very
men who, like the editor, speak sheer
ingly of abolition philanthropy. and ask
why it is not shown at home. Mr..
HEDGES says: ri IS s r. {Faaia
Those who are really sincere in seek
ing the emancipation Of the slave, we
are convinced, would gain over more con-
verts to their views, by efforts to raise
and reform the free blacks. Let it be
seen that the negroes, as class, are cap
able of approaching liberty, and using it
fer their own benefit, and we will war
rant that hearty efforts would be made to
obtain for them their freedom. Liberty
is not necessarily blessing, nor slavery
a curse" ..s .1I..,i.
The editor wants the negroes to dem
onstrate that they are capable Of appre-.
eating liberty and using it for their ben
eft; but he utterly denies them the
privilege of making any such demon
stration. He votes them, and uses his
influence to keep them. in a degraded,
ignorant, servile position, and then talks
constantly of abolition hypocrisy, and
mockingly refers to abolition philanthro-
ply, because that is not done which be
has used his best efforts to prevent. If
he really, as he says, desires the emanci-
patton of the slave, but as condition
must have the free blacks elevated above
their present condition, let him 60 to
work with anti-slavery men, and do what
he can for such consummation, instead
of retarding it by sneers and arguments
and votes. He does nothing towards
bringing about this predatory condition,
and how can he expect the ultimate re-
suit to be arrived at, unless accomplished
in spite of him E? H il
Again, we can see no consistency be-
tween tine editors profession of desire
to be rid Of slavery. and his earnest sup
port of party whose principles and pol
icy tend to strengthen, and whose efforts
have been put forth to uphold. the inter
ests of the STAKEHOLDER. He cannot butt
consciously feel it, though he may be
reluctant to acknowledge it, that the
Democratic party has been eagerto over
throw the. time honored policy of the
government, in order, to ingraliate itself
with that controlling political power, the
slave oligarchy. He knows that the
whole sympathies of that party are with
the slayeholder-that it has endorsed ev-
erything which has tended to meet his
wishes that it has interpreted everything
for his benefit; has unma1e sacred and
time honored compacts in his interest
has given slavery full control over the |
territories has used federal bayonets,
and violated solemn pledges and pro-
(essed principles, in order that slavery
should triumph. Does he expect by thus
strengthening that institution as politi-
cal power, that it will be the more easily
broken up and disposed Of Does he
believe that by showing such Difference
20 its wishes it may be lulled to its own
Does he believe that when
Ill power has been aggregated in its
hands that it will then abdcate il volun-
arily, release its victims willngIy-com-
nit suicide because the victims are pa
lent, faithful, and obedient !? He must
believe this, or how, as friend Of eman-
;ipation, can he go with a party which
PERSISTS in granting privileges, immuni-
les, possessions, and political power 10 |
he sI,va oliUarchy q Ha narnnt b,ft