Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-10-17
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the Constitution because il does not guar.
anty the equality Of the negro with the
white man
Now, let US hear from Horace Greeley
the chief cook ana bottle.vasher" in the
Chicago convention, whose efforts there
brought about the nomination Of Lincoln.
As far back as the 18th Of January, 1851,
Greeley thus spoke in his Tribme;
"We loathe and detest all laws which
give or withhold political rights on &C,
count OF color. "A mans a man for a
that and ought to have the full rights of
mOnhood, whether his ancestors were
Cets, Goths, or FIottentots, whether his
complexion be ebony o. ivory.
All constitutional exclusions Of
any class from The polls, the jury-bex &C.,
because Of color, are aristocratic, wJgSt,
and infamous"
Again, in 1865, we see him proposing
and urging the nomination for Congress
OF that notorious negro, Fred. Douglass.
Just listen to him:
among the candidates put up by tho
convention of the liberty party at Utica,
on Wednesday, is Mr.. Frederick Douglass,
Of Monroe county, who is nominated for
the office Of secretary ofState. With ros.
pect to ability, better domination could
hardly be desired but we confess that
we should regret to see Mr. Douglass elec-
ted. His proper place is not member of
the State ad ministration at Albany, but
as member Of Congress at Washington.
For the former Office he possesses no qu al-
ificat!ons that might not be found in 9th.
er gentlemen, while for the duties of a
representative at Washington lie is par
ticularly gifted. As an orator and dcba-
ter he possesses both the force and the
grace Of a Virginia gentleman of the old
achool and one of the first families, TO
which great depth Of conviction and a
resolution worthy of the best days of the
Republic and persuasive and magnetic
charm not often felt in the Federal Capi-
tol. We trust, then, that the friends of
Mr.. Douglass will not persist in urging
his election to the office for which he is
nominated, but will make every prepara-
| ton to return him to Congress on the very
FIST vacancy in the Monroe district"
Now, hear the old apostle Of black-re-
! publicanism, Joshua r. Giddings. In his
speech in the House, December Is, 1855,
Mr.. Giddings said
"This Government was founded for The
purpose. design, and end of securing all
men under its jurisdiction in the enjoy
n:ent of life. liberty, and happiness 1t is
now placed in our hands. On this rock
the republican church was founded and
speak reverently when ! say the gates
Of hell shall not prevail against it, Il
Il When we say ALL men are thus en-.
dowed, we mean what we say. We do
not refer particularly to the high or the
low, the rich or the poor, the negro, the
mulatto, or the white, but ALL men who
JeOr the image of God and are endowed
with certain lnalisneble rights that a.
mong these are life, liberty, and the pur>
suit Of happiness
When questioned in the House Of Reps
resentatives, the Hon. \. F. Banks, after.
wards elected Speaker of the House, and
governor of Massach usetts, by the black
republicans, declared his inability to de-
eide whether the white or the black was
the superior race, but leave the question
to be decided by aJSJr5t0R cr amalggmatiou! !
80 for as he had studied the subject Of
races, he had adopted the idea that when
there Is Il weaker race in existence, it
will succumb to, and be absorbed in, the
stronger race This was the universal law
as regarded the races OF men in the world.
In regard TO the question, whether the
white or the black race was superior, he
proposed 20 wait until time should de-
yelop whether the white race should alb
sorb the black, or The Jlack abSor6 The lrkitc. "
In this country the doctrine of negro
equality presents itself in two-fold as
II pect. To the people of the North it says,
You must strike down all laws which
erect barrier between you and the black
man, he is hour equal, entitled to vote,
hold office, sit az the same taole with ycu,
and marry your daughters. You must
giv0 him the same political and social
rightsyou enjoy, for he Is your equal and
entitled to them :" Are the people of
the North prepared for this? lfyoa, vote
for Aoraham Lincoln he is committed
to the odious doctrine.
To the people of the South negro equal.
ity says: "You must free your negroes
and give them all the rights you now en-.
ioy, for they are your equals and entitled
10 their freedom and the political and So
cial privileges enjoyed by you. Negro
equality means the abolition Of siuqy; it
can have no other meaning. ls the re
publican leaders are sincere in their opin-
ions that the negro is entitled to his free,
dom, as honest men, when they get the
power, they will strive to give him that
freedom. lf they are sincere in their o.
pinions that the negro is entitledto social
and political equality with the white man
as honest men, when they arc installed in
POWER, they will strive TO give him that
equality.
In regard to the Declaration Of lnde-
pendeEce giving any color 10 this hideous
doctrine of negro equality, il is sufficient
answer to say that when it was drafted
every State in this Union but one were
slave-holding States, and lis arrant hum
bug TO say that these States would have
thus made . declaration amounting to a
virtual emancipation Of their slaves In
deed lest this idea should receive any
countenance, the word ''free" which was
in the original draft Of the Declarat on
,oas stricken ont. The "all men" in IL Is OF
a piece with FWe, the people IN tho
lrorgt;tug;o,, or fba TTpiiaH States aud rp-