The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-03
w0oDsFIELD MONROE COUNTY, oHO OCTOBER g. 1860. e q

on the same footing with white children
In the spring of 1860, he delivered the
opinion of the Supreme Court of Ohio,
that negro having less black blood than
white, was "s0hite male citizen Of the
United States,1 and entitled to vote, as
we'll as all the other privileges of an
eiector. CD IS 81. .saa ,e7.sa 5ti
CHARLES H. LANGsToN SUPPORTS LIN
COLN-HIS RECORD.
Charles n. Langston is q negro, one of
the "visibfe admixture.'' who under the
decision of Jacob Brinkerhoff, is entitled
to vote and all the privileges of an eIec-'
tor. The same Langston was one of the
l"Oberlin Rescuers;" in whose behalf
Brinkerhoff delivered his 'dissenting opin.
ion," pronounced him free Of all liability
for his forcible resistance to the Congress
sional laws of the United States, while
under conviction for The same under the
decision of the District Court of the Uni
ted States.
He is the same G. II. Langston of
whom young John Brown, son of .'old
Ossawatamie Brown" 10 letter dated
Andover, Ashtabula county, O., Sept. 9.
1859. referring to the Harper's Ferry
raid, wrote as follows: "Mr G. II. Langs-
ton will do all he can here"
lie is the same Langston whom Cope
land, who was executed with old John
Brown on the 2d5of December. 1859. saw
in Cleveland just before leaving for Harp
er's Ferry, and of whom Copeland says
IN his confession, '.he (Longston) knew
was coming on to join Browns compa.
ny."oa 52a 7i9 ~ sat
He is the same Langston who said in a
speech in Dayton on the lst of August,
1850: szSarr az 500
1.-The whites brought the African race
here, he said, for their convenience, and
made slaves of them; they had toiled for
two hundred and fisty years; and now
most of those who do not desire them
kept in slavery wanted them removed to
Africa or Central America. and colonized
This was unjust, and he would not leave
this country. Here they had buried their
torefathers, and they would not be driven
away from their ashes;- this could be de-
pended on. God had brought.the colored
folks here for great purpose; it was the
destiny of the white and black races or
this continent to AMALGAMATE, anc
out of the union was to grow the mos
mighty and perfect people the world eve1
knew. We can't escape this destiny
The blacks would furnish to the common
stock the bone and muscle, and the white
the intellectual stockl9 And together, tn,
amalgamate would present perfect ma
E tionl ar..l Bytroaess
f Amalgamation, of the white and blacl
people of this country was the certain
r destiny of the races, and the crowd be
fore him was an earnest Of the "beginninl
/. of the end''--all shades of color were t,
} be seen. White blood will tell among th
blacksl At this salie any amount Q
, ivory was displayed. I'm more tha
half white, and tho speaker, and air.
. ashamed of it; your descendants Cad
dressing the whites) will be half black
: and they Won't be ashamed of It'll In.on
hundred years the people of this countr
will all be of one color. The color of ,h
Africans is not perfect, for with them ar
: all shades; the complexion of the whit
race is not perfect either. for there al
nearly as mahy shades among them as th
: Africans; but when, in the Providence {
: the Almighty, His purposes in the cres
i ton of tho black and white races are al
/. swered on this continent. Gas they certainl
will be,) all will be of one color. and the
they Will be perfect. This will be Ii
70 fruition of true Republicsnisml
. In regard to this speech. the Dayto
e Gazette, August Sd. said: f i4aeo
= The Address of Mr.. G.. II. Langsto,
'e . part of which We heard, was able az
8, Interesting, abounding in sharp poin
r. and witty sayings" ss'l''f'i' As
), JOHN N. LANGsToN SUPPORTS LINCOLN.
Jl!l2 HIS RECORD.
II John M. Langston is brother
e. Chas Langston, also one Of the "visib
t, admixture," ard q practicing lawyer
ic Oberlin. He is the ore to whom your
70 John Brown wrote in che letter above .
luded to as follows: "John Lapgston
: Oberlin. brother of Charles III. Langsto
le sympa'hises strongly and win work har
Of Plumb also I thisk. ]" LiaAasssfas q
n. This same j. NJ. Langston is nc
a. stumping over Ohio for Lincoln al
Brinkerhof, as will appear from the fe
or lowing notice, which appeared in Il
or Toledo Blade. (Republican paper) of A
i'll gust 7th, 1890: .
id 81. NJ Langston. Esq, who is no
speaking in Illinois, will be here and q
% dress the citizens tomorrow evening at
! o'clock. Mr.. L. is the only colored la,
I yer we have in the State. He practic
1e at the Lorain Bar; he is a graduate
P. Oberlin Institute, and is admitted by I
iwho have heard him to be canal to [