Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
From the Chiesgo Press and Tribune-1
who are for .NegrO Equalityi"

The Democracy Of Illinois are pretty /
much bankrupted for arguments, but they /
have one last resource when everything
else falls-everlasting "nigger equality.
OF course there will be no "nigger equali- /
Nv" where there are no "niggers, aud as
the Republican party propose to save the
Territories for free white men, while the /
Democracy leave the way open for their in
PRODUCTION, il is difficult TO see how the
slang phrase here quoted applies to any
other party than themselves. But there
ara a few facts in this connection which
have a more special signifca nee, as liking
upon the Democratic party. the response
bilily Of all the negro equality which pre-
walls in the United States.
In the State of Maine the negro is a cit
;z.p. The State Of Maine, at the time
when the laws were enacted comforting cit
izenship upon negroes. was overwhelming-
Iv Democratic, and the Democratic party
enacted that negroes should be citizens!
In the State of New Hampshire negroes
are citizens. The State of New HamP-
sh;re. az the time when citizenship was
conferred upon colored persons was over
vhelminglv Democratic, and the Demo
cratic party enacted the laws which gave
them the right of suffrage
In the state OF INSTANTANEOUS
mr.. c;,;x.ns. The ri hts of citizenship and
of the elective irsncti-e were Conferred up
ON hem by the Democratic party OF that
State at the only time when they ever held
the reins Of government ther'l
Tn ,hs g. ate of New York all colored
rerso,,s who own $3.50 worth Of property
are allowed to vote. The CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention which conferred this priv'l-ge
upou them WAS larg .ly DemocratIc-wa-
nr.s;ded over by Martin Van Buren,, then
,hs great Democratic leader OF the state
.nd the same Martin Van Buren, was suo
s.o emily elected President OF the U United
states oy the DemocrhJic pe''y ct tn -.
,iotI Aad at the SAM time Richard ID
Johnson Of Ksu'ucky, who had sctuai>
: married a coiore woman on the most ap
proved principles of amslgamation, wa
nominated for Vice President by Nation
al Democratic Convention, and elected I,
that high office by Democratic votes.
( 10 the State Of Ohio persons Of less that
r one half negro blood are allow ed To vote
At the time this privilege was CO rre'
upon them the Democratic party were II
q pnwer, and they framed the CONSTITUTION
which extended the right Of suffrage 1
persons OF colori
Sumo wears ago, the Legislature OF Wis
consin provided for popular vote on tn
n question of allowing negroes TO vote at al
elections the same as white people. A
this time the Democratic party was lsrgel
in the msjority in Wisconsin, and they ar
responsible for the attemptto establish M
y gro equality in that State!
o Now let us see what the Republican pal
e ty has done in the way of negro equality
r Will any gentleman Democrat put his nj
- GER on the act which couples them wit
| IL - frt, that sha n.
e publican party are opposed TO the enslav,
n ment of any who bear the divine image an
likeness. 1t is equally true that no ma
ID can be a Democrat in these days. unle'
m the first article in his creed is, that
I, "don't care whether Slavery rs voted dow
>. or voted up" But here are five State
/, which have introduced negro equality ini
al their laws and constitutions, and a six:
where they proposed to do SO. though ii
n people failed to ratify the proposition
n And not only so, but the Democracy OF u
United States elevated To the Presidenc
DC one Of the champions Of the doctrine, an
w to the Vice Presidency person who WI
O. actually married to a colored woman, an
a. who, in the event Of the Presidents dealt
'" would have been mistress OF the Wbi
De Housed Quite likely she would have LEI
or grace to the Presidential levees. Our
"a. likely she would have received the torelg
;, Ambassadors with dignity aud suavit
)" we have always heard her spoken of as O
he accomplished lady. But oh, what con
a ment on the Democracy aud negro equa
he ityl
We know Of nothing more utterly sw
" nish than this incessant cry OF meg
he eqaslity." IL il fair to presume that u
Ie persons who are so greatly exercised ,
"A that theme are suffering In social positiC
:. frou competition with negroes. IL Is u
10 most natural inference In that Jim Ali'
or aud the editor ~ the State Register are
m como danger Of changing places with the
coiored neighbOrs. H. II not improbeb
y that they require additional Legislation
he countsract n movement IN nature aud =
~ cIpty likely 10 eleva the negro atthrir .!
nm pense. Aud we Cannot cay that they n
lar wrong. For II anything IN free Stat
~ n civilized county aud an enlightened AZ
r. u thoroughly debasing aud degrading,
n 10 the haOitusl defense OF slavery OF u
In part Of one whose every interest ~ on u
- aide Of freedom aud FREQ labor.