Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-09-05

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II NEGRO KQUALxTYS
III The Quincy Herald farnishes the fol
lowing: *a e
Il Men may doubt ID, ~ they please, tk,
repablican party Ia committed In favor d
the doctrine OF negro equality, and Tn sv.
: | cry State In the Union where thsy can OBJ.
tain the power and piAcs themselves be-
yond the reach Of the people thsy viii re-
I daee tAas docsrfns fsom mere theory "a
practices, precisely as they have done In
Massachusetts II ia useless for repubIi-
cans to deny the fact, because almost ev-
| cry leader they hare, saa almost evsry
leading republican newspaper has dselar-
| Cd IN so many words that the negro sho'i
Dc elevated to social and political equal
Eity with the white man. Lincoln. in his
Chicago speech, said: ~-
"Let rs discard ali this ouibbling about
tnis man and the other man-shis race
and thas race and the other race being Ia.
ferior, and therefore they must be placed
In an inferior positioa-~discarding ouy
standard that we have lsEt us.s'
| Lincoln here takea the ground that the
black race is not inferior to the white
and that the negro must not be placed in
an inferior position to that of the white
man. Now read an extract from the Bos-
ton Bee, leading black republican Or
gan:
"h you viii come here we will show
you, any day, our eolored fellow citixena
aadiAg In the cars 0u the same seat with
the arastoefats OF Beacon street and Chea-
Ter square, and neither the negro nor the
white man appears in the least disturbed
or alarmed by the proximity. And as for
political franchises, we will iuss inform
our friend that, in Aaasaehusetts. a blaek
mans vote Is Just as good and counts az
much as Mr.. Winthrop's or Edward Ev-
eretps; and there are nov no political
disabilities imposed upon any man on ae.
count OF the color of bis skim
Then take an extract from the Hartford
(Conn. Courant, an influential and lead
ing black republican organ:
sEIt is not at all inpertinsDt to instance
the condition of the black man in a con
diEion TO pemit the testing Of the question.
Because Wisconsin is mean and narrow.
minded enongh to refuse TO allow a negro.
however intelligent, to vote. il hy no
means proves that the negro does NOT de-
serve the privilege nor because Wiseon-
SIN af the same time permits a raw irish
man ana an ignorant D9tehman to vote.
who neither knows his own politics NOR
that OF bis candidate, does it prove that
Wisconsin is either just or wise In maxim
THIS arbitrary determination"
Now, let us hear from Salmon P. Chase.
OF Ohio, who was prominent competitor
Of Lincoln for the republican, nomination
at Chicago. Chase says |
81 embrace with pleasure this nnnnyt,,.
Glfy OF declaring my disapprubation with
tne clause in the constitution which de-
MES to portion of the colored peoplei
the right Of suffrage
Senator Wade, another leading repub-
i'can Of Ohio, comes up to the helm ofI
Lincoln thus:
II loathe, from the bottom of nv soul
any man who refuses to ANYTHING in hp-
man shape all the rights and 'urivs7eras Be
claims tor himself. know no high. no
IeWs no black, 40 white-au are created
by one God, and all are entitled to thai
same privileges.''
The committee on resolutions, at thei
ohio Republican State Convention, con-
ciade their report upon the QUESTION of
permitting the negro to vote and hold Of
fees, as follows: s
'sfhe committee conclude their iabavsI
oy submitting tRO resolutions, one recon-
mendlng an amendment 10 the conssitn-
tion, By which the elective franehise shall
be extended to eolored men.''
The Ohio State journal. the leading re.
publican organ of tAat Stase, sustains the
recommendations Of the committee by de.
claring that ..'.
As far as the right Of suffrage, or any
other right OF citizenship is concerned, he
the negrol should be placed on al equal
ity With the rest of mankind.o t
Joshua Gidiings, who has bsea for asy-
erai years past a republican naaznbcr of
congress from Ohio, Was msmber Of the
convention, and 10 speech in support
OF ths Recommendation of the committee.
said: ...-...-. -. -
''The negro is heavenly institution. +
and It i God-hks in man TO elevate him
20 an equality with the white.n /
Mr. Washburne, republican congress
man, says.
III, because ] stand up for the souaIitsf
of the negro, socially and POLITICALLY. 9th
the srSafe saaa, they call nae a aegro- wor-
shipper, lst them do ii. | shall persevage
TO the end.o
we might 90 on and give a thousand
such extFacts from the leading republican
joarnals and influential rspublieaa lead
ers, bat these will suihoe for tbs. present.
ihe republican party Is - openly and
squaFeiy committed in favor Of the doc
trine Of negro equality "a Ii ia in favor Of
g 'freedom and tree nsgrvss.s' Here and
share repabliaaa may deny IL o. attempt
10 explain Il away, bat the fact stands
ont and caaaos be successfully eontsa-
daasad.
eT Cincinnati ID not such big town
after ail--at ieass not quite 20 hage ~ |