Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-10-04
Negro Equality"
EVERYBODY READ.

We rc-puLlish the following article on
Negro Equality" and defy any Demo.
crat, whoever he may be, to successfully
refute any of the facts therein set FORTH
If there is any one in favor Of Negro Equal
ity. it is the Democracy. as is conclusively
proved in the article appended below
Read il. everybody!
The Democracy are pretty much bank
rupte! for arguments, but they have one
last resource when everything else fails
everlasting "niggcr equality" OF course
there will be no ''niggcr equality" where
there are no ''niggcrs." and as the Rcpub-
lican party propose to save the Territories
for free white men while the Dem ocracy
leave way open for its Introduction. it is
difficult to see how the slang phrase here
quoted applies to any other party than
themselves. But there are few facts in
this connection which have a more special
significance, as fixing upon the Democratic
party the responsibility of all the negro
equality which prevails in the United
States.
In the State of Maine the Negro is a
citizen. The State of Maine, at the time
when the laws were enacted comforting cit
izenship upon negroes. was overwhelm-
iugly Democratic. and the Democratic
party enacted that negroes should be cit
izens ~
In the State Of New Hampshire negroes
are citizens. The State of New Hamp-
shire at the time when citizenship was con-
fcrred upon colored persons was over
whelmingly Democratic and the Democrat
ic party enacted the laws which gave them
the right ofsuffrage! et
In the State oil Massachusetts negroes
are citizens. The rights of citizenship and
of the elective franchise were conferred up
on them by the Democrstic party Of that
State at the only time when they ever held
the reigns of government there!
In the State OF New York all colore,l
persons who own $3.50 worth of property
are allowed to vote. The Constitutional
Convention which conferrel this privilege
upon them was largely Democratic--was
presided over by Martin Van Buren, then
the great Democratic leader of the State
and the same Martin Van Buren, was sub
seouently elected President Of the United
States by the Democratic party OF the na-
ton! And at the same time Richard NJ.
Johuson, of Kentucky. who had actually
married colored woman on the most ap-
proved principles OF amaIgamation. was
nominated for Vice President by Nation
al Democratic Convention, and elected to
that high Office by Democratic votes!
In the State Of Ohio persons of fonc-half
negro blood are, allowed to vote. At the
time this privilege was conferred upon them
the Democratic party was in power, and
they framed the Constitution which extend
ell the right of suffrage to persons of color!
Some years ago the Legislature Of Wis
consin provided for popular vote On the
question Of allowing negroes to vote at all
elections, the same IS white people. At
this time the Democratic party was largely
in the majority in Wisconsin, and they
are responsible for the attempt to establish
negro equality in that State!
+ Now, let MS SEQ what the Republican
party has done in the way of negro equal
ity. Will any gentleman Democrat put
his finger on the act which couples them
with that doctrineI II is most true that
the Republican party are opposed to the
enslavement Of any who bear the Divine
imege and likeness. 1t Is equally true
that no man ssu be . good Democrats in