The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-10-04
Douglas Democracy in favor Oi
Negro Equality.

In the absence Of any argument 10 sustain
the humbug of pop. SOW, the Douglasites
heresbouts fall back on the old dodge of
''negro equality" They charge the Repub-
lcan party with with desire to make the
negro the white mans equal, when every
person knows that many brave man lost his
life in Kansas simply because he wanted to
keep the negro out, while the democracy have
ever since the organization of the territory
been trying to force him in. But, aside from
the territories, let us examine what democra-
cy has done for negro equality in the States
According TO the census returns of 1850,
1here were nearly three handyed thousand ma-
lGHoS IN tie Southern States. AS the Re
publican party had no existence in the south
ern States at that time, the conclusion is ir.
resistible that that result must be charged to
democratic account: The open system Of
amalgamaton practiced on the part of south
ern democrats with their negroes, produces
the result above referred to.
In the State of Maine the negrois citizen
The State of Maine, at the time when the
laws were enacted comforting citizenship up,
negroes, was overwhelmingly democratic, and
the democratic party enacted that negroes
should be citizens
In the State ofNew Hampshire negroes are
citizens. The State of New Hampshire at
the time when citizenship was conferred up
on colored persons, was overwhelmingly
democratic, and the democratic party enac-
ted the laws which gave them the right oi
suffrage!
In the State Of Massachusetts, negroes are
citizens. The right Of citizenship and of the
elective franchise were conferred upon them
by the democratic party of that State at the
only time when they ever held the reins of
government there
In the Stale of New York all colored per-
sons who own $3.50 worth of property are
allowed to vote The constitutional convsn-
ton which conferred this privilege upon them
was largely democratic presided over
by Martin Van Buren,, then the great demo-
cratic leader of the State--and the same
Martin Van Buren, was subsequently elected
President of the United States by the demo-
cratic party of the Nation. And at the same
time Richard NJ Johnson Of Kentucky, Ey
who had actually married a colored aOonan on
the most approved principles of amalgams
ton, ,-lEg was nominated for Vice President
by democratic National Convention. and
elected to that high Office by democratic
votes.
In the State Of Ohio persons of less than
one-half negro blood are allowed to vote.
At the time this privilege was conferred upon
them the democrstic party were in power
and 2z'> they framed the constitution which
extended the right of suffrage to persons of
color ~ag
Now let us see what the Republican party
has done in the way of negro equality. Will
any gentleman democrat put his finger on
the act which couples them with that doc
trne? 1t is most true that the Republican
party are opposed to the enslavement of any
who bear the Divine image and likeness. 1t
is equally true that no man can be a good
democrat in these days unless the first article
in his creed is that he don't care whether
slavery is voted up or voted down. But here
are five States which have introduced negro
equality into their laws and constitutions; and
rot only So but the democracy Of the United
States elevated to the Presidency one of the
champions Of the doctrine, and to the Vice
Presidency person who actually married
a colored uoman, and who, in the event
of the Presidents death. would have been
mistress of the White House Quite likely
she would have lent grace to the Preciien-
tal lovees. Quite likely she would have re-
ceived The foreign ambassadors with dignity
and ssuvity we have always heard her spo-
ken of as an accomplished lady; but oh, what
a comment on the democracy and their negro
equality