Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-04
[Cor. Of the Missouri Democrat.

From Kansas.
Cor. of the Missouri Democrat
WYANDorrE, July l6, 1859.
Fo the last ten days the Democracy
Of Kansas have been dealing in the
niger Wholesale and retail. The
National" party. with the most pat
riotic zeal, have been chasing a few
negro and mulatto boys and girls, de-
tcrmined that they should never be
permitted to have any advantages of
education in Kansas. The word
"white." and the words NEGRO and
mulatto," they seemed desirous Of
thrusting in wherever there was
comma. Every time they made
motion of this kind they called the
yeas and nays, and stood grinning,
saying they wished to "get the Repub-
licans on the record" This petty
warfare they kept up with great per-
scverence. All the biggest Democrats
made speeches on it, in which the poor
niggers were psr-boiled and roasted.
They got a severe swinging from two
Of the Republicans. Mr.. Kingman.
who is a Kentuckian. commisserated
tho Democracy on the necessity they
labored under - the necessity they
seemed to feel for Constitutional pro-
lection from few negro and mulatto
children. They were afraid that pub
lie sentiment could not regulate the
matter. They were afraid the Legis-
ature could not regulate it. The
Kansas Democracy wanted a constitu-
tional protection against a few help
less negro and mulatto children.
Messrs. Slough. McDowall. and other
brilliant luminaries of the Democracy,
made eloquent speeches against the
horribly dangerous policy of permit
ting a few helpless negro and mulatto
babies from being educated. Mr.. S.
o. Thatcher made an earnest appeal
against what they proposed, and said
it was part of the same crime that has
been committed against Kansas.
SO earnestly did the Democracy
follow the question, and offer amend
ment after amendment, and moved to
insert "negro and mulatto." that they
finally got beyond even Democratic
depth. The following section of an
article on benevolent institutions was
under consideration
1.-The respective counties of the
State shall provide in some suitable
manner for those inhabitants who. by
reason of age, infrmity. or other mis-
fortune { }, may have claims upon the
sympathy and aid of society. under
provision to be made by the General
Assembly"
Mr.. Mcdowell (Dem. moved to
insert negroes and mulattoes" after
tho word misfortune, where / have
placed the parenthesis. Immediately
thereupon the Democracy got in flut-
ter. They found that they had got a
little too deep. They tried to quash
it. but the Republicans, laughingly.
demanded the yeas and nays, and held
the Democracy up to the point. Such
a Democratic writhing and wriggling
has never been witnessed since St.
Patrick banished "the las. o. the sar-
pints." When the name Of the first
Democrat was called he appeared
to be mute. He besitated-wanted to
be excused; but the Republican side
clamored mo! no!'-"Object!" The
gentleman made founder and tried
to swallow the niger whole, even in
this shape. but the rest of the "unter-
riied" were too terrified to follow him.
Roars of laughter resounded from the
Republican side as the Democracy
voted. Such an awful prostrstion
and scattering was never witnessed.
The result stood 4S noes to 2 ayes.
Oply two Of the Democrats stood fire.
A still funnicr scene occurred when
the preamble was taken up. Its first
sentence. according to the report, WAS
Existence is the first gift OF Omnip-
otence to man." One member moved
to strike ont "existence" and put in
woman. Another moved to strike
out the word with" so that it would
resd. THE individual treats with
the community. and the community
with the individual" A great
many other amendments were pro-
posed amidst shouts of irrepressible
laughter.