The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-08-30

but owing to the crowded state of our
columns, it has been unavoidably laid
over.
EDITOR CAss COUNTY REPUBLICAN :
There are two scurrilous articles in
the National Democrat of August 9th,
that wish a word in reply. One I'M
der the caption of "Negro Celebra-
ton" and the other, "Negro Popula-
ton" ET
In the article under "Negro Celebra-
tion," the Democrat says: eve did
not attend for the reason that we are
strongly committed to the doctrine of
non-intervention, SO long as the dar-
kies keep within the limits of law and
order"
l will endeavor to show before 1 get
through what Douglas democracy
means by non-intervention.
Under the head of "Negro Popula-
tion," he says that their presence
(the negroes) among us, is detrimental
to the interests of the whites of Cass
County" What pity have on the
man that really thinks this assertion
true; especially when such conclusions
are arrived at without the shadow of a
reasonable foundation. The fact is,
foundation for such reason does not exist
in the whole world. Again I say I
have heart felt pity for the man that
really believes that peaceable and in
dustrious black farmers are detrimen-
tai to State, County or community,
unless he be convinced otherwise, than
by the appeals made to the brutal pas
sion of the people, by the Douglas bu-
giles throughout the country. If they
really think so, and really have the
sympathy for their Southern brethren
that they manifest to have, why not
have this great burden of negro popu-
lation distributed. Take part of them
in the free States and relieve them of
at least part of this detriment.
He tells the public That even those
who to great extent, have long and
strenuously contended for the social
and political enquality of the two ra-
oes, admits: That their settlement
in Calvin has kept down the price of
real estate far below its real value"
That "Any farm in or continuously to
the black settlement, will not bring
half the price it would if located among
the whites"
This too is an assertion without the
least foundation, and he does not pre-
tend to produce reason for it. The
farm is only valued by its capacity to
produce and yield, and approximation
to good markets. 1t only requires a
very little calculation to prove the alb
surdity of this, and all our strenuous
friend has said. Now if white man
brings twenty bushels of good first
class wheat to this market, anda black
man brings the same amount of the
same class they will surely get one and
the same price for it, and SO with all
the other products of the farm, the
world over, and the color of the man
does not alter the price one mill; and
those who so strenuously labored for
our social and political equality, by this
assertion alone proves to me, that they
have not the ability for any such work.
What man says is generally investi-
gated for his reasons, for what he may
say from time to time on different sub
iects, and if he is found defective, as
regards foundation in reason, from
cause to effect, he elicits very little at
tention from his neighbors, or the world.
And if there is any farm in Calvin
township, or in Cass County that can
be bought for half its real value, ac-
cording to assessment, on account of
its being in or contiguous to a negro
settlement, will certainly find pur-
chaser for all such farms.
/ know that men pay for society in
which to live. This is common case
in all countries, and communities, and
no one objects to it. A gentleman
said to another the other day, that he
would give fifty per cent more for a
building lot in certain part of this
village, because his, and family associ-
ates, lived in that part of the village,
and others have said the same of the
lot in the other part of the village.
And often colored men who are look
ing for situation for farms, tell me
that they will give more for farming
land in the colored settlements, and of
course no one ought to object to that,
and if we are let alone, / don't see but
what all ought to be suited.
The, Democrat further says: "But
they are amongst us in large numbers.
What shall we do with them, or what
will they do with as if they increase
in the same ratio every five years?"
And then he talks as though great
deal of philanthropic labor had to be
done in order to prevent the jails and
poor house of the county from being
filled with them. This too is without
or precedent.
Then the Democrat gives us touch
of his non-intervention, that he speaks
of, under the head of "Negro Cele-
bration," in this wise.
cat the same time, we must declare
it to be our belief that the true interest
of our State and County require the
passage of law preventing them from
coming among U.S.
Beautiful non-intervention, how true