The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-09-21
con.is,eucyI Con,i,t.ucYii

Consisteucyi Consi-tencyii
The matter Of consistency seem
g. be quite trivial consideration
with the Democracy Of this county
While they are constantly ringin
the changes on negro equality, the
arc, very careful Ia keep out of vie,
the autecedents of their own leaiin,
men. The fact is that everything
that has been done in the state, to
wards elevating the negro to any
thing like All equality with IT,,
white, is the work OF the Democrat.
= ic party. Prior 20 1s49, there exist
cd what was known as the "Blacl
Laws," by the provisions Of whicl
blacks were prohibited from coming
into tho state, unless they CAV,
bonds, we're prohibited from sitting
on Juries, from teStiiying in Court,
OF justice, aud were debarred til,
privilege Of our schools.
In 1S49 bill was introduced into
the House Of Representatives, o
the Ohio Legislature, for the repeal
Of these laws, one section OF which
was as follows:
"SIc. 6. The act entitled 'An act e.
provide for the establishment OF Common
Schools for the education Of black and mu.
lstto persons,' etc. passed February oath,
ls4S. and the act TO regulate black and mu
lstto persons, passed January s, 1904, and
the several acts to amend the same. passed
January 9th, 1907 and February 1924, and
oil paris OF other acts, so far as they enforce
any special disabilities or confer any speca
privileges on account OF COLOR. are nereb,
repealed"
Tho above section, it will bo seen,
made a clean sweep, placing the
black man on a perfect equality
with the white man. No "dissbih
ties" were TO be imposed on account
OF color. and no special privileges
were'to be conferred on account OF
the color OF the skin. Tho black
man on account of the color Of his
skin, was to besubiected to no "ds.
Abilities" and the white man, on
account of the color Of his skin, WAS
to enjoy no Especial privileges. -
There was an act passed February
9th. 1881. prohibiting blacks from
sitting on Jnries, but this section
swept it by the board, SO that the
black man was 10 be elevated to the
dignity aud full privileges OF white
man. Well, the bill passed the
Democratic House, with but few
dissenting votes; and in favor OF
this negro equ,lity bill, in addition
to tho names OF many other leading
Democrats. We find the names OF
George Z. Pugh and Judge NJ. G.
Whitley, Of Hancock, one of the
present Douglas. stnmpers. The
vote can be found in the House
journal, OF. 1850, page 1917. The
bill, met with some opposition in the
Senate, where this weeping rrpeaI-
Ing clause was amended as follows:
...'sRkcept theIact uf'the 9th OF February,
1881, RlLAviSu TO ,enIEs, and the act Of
the f4th ofMsfch, 1881, Tor the relief OF the .
poor.'
This amendment was concurred
in By, the House, and the bill became
q law. which can be found in the
laws of Olio, Volume AZ, page IS. /
Had The hill become a law, as il
passej the IIousr, approved as it was
by tho vote Of JUDGE WHITLEY,
he miRhi=tosiay hnve~ the a"inliuite
satisfaction'a'ote' charging" jury of
black mon. Tn 1s49, he voted to |
have All DISABILITIES removed from
the blacksfof Ohio. MT excepting
thesi,iing on jnries; and yet. on the
stnmp, besis IN tho habit Of charging
upon the Republicans that they aim
at "negro equality" At no time
during athe iascer,isncy of the Re
pnbiicans ssin@the state. havo they