Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-10-11
Negro Equality"

rupted for arguments, but they have one
last resource when everything else fails
everlasting nigger equality" OF course
there will be no q niger equality" where
there are no niggers," and as the Kepub-
lican party propose to save the Territories
for free white men. while the democracy
leave way open for their introduction, it
is difficult to sec how the slang phrase here
quoted applies to any other party than them
selves. But there are few facts IL this
connection which have more special sig
nifcance, as fixing upon the democratic par
ty the responsibility of all the negro equal
ity which prevails in tha United States
We quote from the Chicago Tribune:
In the state of Maine the negro is cit
izen. The state Of Maine, at the time
when the laws were enacted conferrlng cit
! izcnship npon negroes, was overwhelming
" democratic, and the democratic party en-
acted by law that negroes should be eiti-
2ens
In the state of New Hampshire negroes
are citizens. The State Of New Hamp-
shire at the time when citizenship was con-
ferred upon negroes, was overwhelmingly
democratic, and that party enacted the laws
which gave them the right of suffrage!
In the state of Massachusetts, negroes
are citizens, and the elective franchise was
conferred upon them ly the democratic
party of that state at the only tima when
they ever held the reins Of government
there
In Inc atate of New York all colored
persons who own $3.50 worth of property
arc allowed to vote. The Constitutional
Convention which conferred this privilege
upon them was largely democratic-was
presided over by Martin Van Buren, then
the democratic leader of the state-and
the same Martin Van Burcn was subse-
quently elected President Of the United
States by the democratic party of the na-
ton! And at the same time Richard NJ.
johnson, of Kentucky, who had married
a colored woman on the most approved prin-
cples of amalgamation, was nominated for
Vice President by National Democratic
Convention, and elected 10 that high Office
by democratic votes
In the state of Ohio persons Of one
half negro blood are allowed to vote. At
the time this privilege was conferred upon
them tAe democratic party were in power,
and they framed the Constitution which
extended the right of suffrage to persons
of color
Some years ago the Legislature of Wis
consn provided for popular vote on the
question of allowing negroes to vote at all
elections, the same as white people. At
this time the Democratic party was largely
in the majority in Wisconsin, and they are
responsible for the attempt to establish ne
gro-equality in that State!
Now, let US see what the Republican
party has done in the way Of negro equal
ity. VIII any gentleman Democrat put
his finger on the act which couples them
with that doctrine? It is most true that
the Republican party are opposed to the
enslavement Of any one who bears the Di-
vine image and likeness. 1t is equally
true that no man can be good democrat
in these days unless the first article in his
. creed is that he " don't care whether sla
very is voted down or voted up" But
here are five states admitting negro equal
ity into their laws and constitutions, and a
sixth where they proposed to do so, though
the pe2pls failed to ratify the proposition
and all done by the democratic party
And not 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 was
actually married to a colorcd woman 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 Presidential lcvecs Quite
likely she would have received The foreign
Ambassadors with dignity and sua7ity we
have always heard her spoken of as an ac-
corlpliahed lady, But 0, what COM
ment on the democracy and negro equal
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