East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-25
Negro mma radian F3gnnIity.

Negro and Endian Equality.
Republican aldrgssl sued On Baltimore claims
Ilat the Republican party = formed io secure ilf
main SaoA a d,erins irlud bra.aa ReplbicaHisr
tc'h MANY We are not ,r,rhy TIE frce we clai1t
10 aH msE fhesauls sJriai and pIitel -d's cu $40
ca'm i'r ourselves. bii Hgf ne Ctr.f.ith If3ft ~
Ns,r YORK srs o. MOI fu His SINE negroes stH be
aoirs3 % cote auoH nee SANE c.Hlts as tsti.t mani
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The allegation that "Unlcss we accord
TO all men the same scent and political
rights, we canuot.c'aim e. bee Christians
Involves a Theological question which we
leave the Reverend ldllauau OF tlc Lade
pendent to fight out with the Apostles as
their teachings have reached us, and with
the whole Christian world, Of this and
past generations.
As to the political question involved
whether a State can be called free, which
refuses to accord political equality TO all
men, we have a few words o. say, rather
by way Of illustration than argument.
In this country, Indians and nearly all
negroes arc not accorded equality of po-
litical rights BY the decisions Of the
local courts Of California, Chinese are
placed in the category ofIndions, though
the law upon this point can hardly be
said to be established. Out Of thirty
millions citizens about three mill 0as eNer-
else the right Of suffrage here. Great
Britain and ireland, with the same popU-
lation confines its elective franchise 20
one million. But IL has besides the hum
bred and fifty millions OF subjects in its
colonies to whom not only suffrage aud
the right TO hold office, but jury trial and
the privilege OF the common law are de-
MED. France, while extending has di-
lutcd the elective franchise, so that whilo
many possess it, it is Of little worth TO
any. 1t denies to all the Indigenous
population of itS territories the elective
franchise AMI places them under the gov
eminent Of special code Of laws.
It is easy for these Mawworms, who
arc ponsioned and fattcued in their little
temples Of Mammon, 20 rail at their coun-
try and its institutions, instead OF alarm
ing the consccnces Of their pcw-hoIacrs,
to get up the cry Of Negro and Indian
equality. But why commence with the
suffrage? Why not introduce negroes
into che church, into the pcws and the
pulpit? Mr.. BEECHER did not scruTle 10
take his place in the pulpit Of THEoDyBE
PARKER, but who ever heard Of his eX-
changing with negro! Who ever heard
Of negroes in his pews, except to hear OF
their being driven out? What Ladies
Academy in Brooklyn is open to colored
pupils? What Social Circle is so toler-
ant or "Chrstian" as to admit of free in
tercourSe with blacks and mulattoes?
1t is because negro suffrage is offensive
to the masses Of the people that certain
Republican leaders are determined to
froce it upon them. This purpose was
betrayed in the Convention of 1921
when the question was settled as it now
stands The Democrats advocated gen
eral suffrage to all white men ofage, sc
The Federalists resisted this; and being
defeated, wanted Co let in the Blacks
The motive was not to help The blacks
but to annoy the poor whites. And thi
is the motive Of the Bccchcrs and othe'
clerical and unclerioal dcmagogocs, whJ
are now reviling their country and its in
situations, and indeed, all free countric
and their institutions, and human uatur
itself for not granting political and sooia
equality to Indians, Negroes, Hindoos
HottentotS, EsquimauX and the cauabal
Of the Canuibal Islands. These men low
to howl denunciation5 at mankind, am
insult human nature. Their course no,
in forcing the Negro upon the white ma
is the same as MACAULEY ascibes to th
round heads who abolished bear-baitiu
not that they cared for the bear, bu
because they hated to SEQ the crow
amused