The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-03-14
Nisser---An Epistie 20 . few Of our
LocofocO Friends.

the wolf by its howl, the lion by it's roar, and
the genuine, old.fsshioned, true tiue, aut,.
everything Locofoco. by his unconquerabie
aversion TO the niger We are happy TO be
able 10 slate that there are but few Of this
class now In existence--perhaps not one In
twenty Of those that vote the Democratic
ticket, but there are . few Of them. They
are easily distinguished. They 70 as crazy
at the sight, saell or mention of ssmbo, as
mad dog does al The sight Of water. They
fear. hate and despite Cufree. oil at once,
and never lose an opportu nifty to put oh.
structions In his path. against which he 10
e'etnally briising his too tender shius. SuoL
one wps the gentleman. who, last winter
introduced that famous bill to prevent the
sweet daughters OF Africa from captivating
by their charms weak. minded young whites
and marrying them, as well as to keep our
daughters from succumbing TO the superior
graces Of the fragrant African. by imposing
horrible penalties upon any one who wou Id
not be satisfied with anything less than q
negro. OF this class, also, 10 the Locofoco
part OF the Illinois Constitutional Conven
iion. who have expelled the sons Of II am
from that State, and of the same piece are
those who are petitioning our Legislature TO
do the same thing. They don't like the
negro. They won't let him vote, they will
not allow him 10 steal the affections Of those
Of another color, they won't let him sue in
our courts. they pass laws preventing him
from being a Justice OF the Peace or Mem.
Der OF Congress. they are not going to allow
him to hold property, to ride in the cars or
steamboats,, they deny him education. and
even the poor privilege Of breathing that
portion OF God Almishty's free air that be
longs to the great state Of Ohio Is to be tax
on from him forever.
We enter our protest against oil this. mild.
ly, but firmly. We don't consider it fair
play. Cuffee has tough old time Of il
South, and it is but justice to allow him to
make it as easy up here as he can. We &C.
knowledge We cannot see the particular evil
that follows his staying. We have not the
'aith in his capacity that our Locofoco
friends have. We believe that the white
man has Just es much intellect as the niger.
the majority, the Ethiopian can, in our opin.
ion, be kept in his place. IL, however, we
are mistaken, il he is, as our Locofoco
friends, by tLeir fears of him admit, our Su &.
perior, that's the end Of 1.-THE same leg,c
that justifes the Southern planter in hold &.
ing hundred OF them, will justify them in
subduing US, and we should submit with
grace, and save our reputation for consis.
tcncy.
But we don't believe they are our supe-
riors, In any respect, and therefore we have
no fears that Mr.. Conway will clam Judge
Whi,ely's position, or that Mr.. Sweet will
insist upon experimenting the Public
Schools. Neither do we fear the effects oi
the establishments OF the kinky- -headed beau
ties upon the males Of the Caucasian race.
Were we to marry four hundred times, the
happy women should all be white, and W e
have no doubt that msjority Of white men
have the same prejudice. We never expect
to see an ebony or even saddle colored gen
tleman tripping the heavy and majestic toe
or turning lightly upon the lengthy heel, in
the Brilliant ballroom with those OF fairer
skins.
Therefore, as nature has interposed bar.
riers so high between the races that jump
ing thereof is only possible where one race
owns the other. we object to all this perse-
Gution. The Almighty made them, and he
would not have done il unless he had de
signed them to live somewhere. We never
read in holy writ that they were designed
for Africa, any more than for any other 10.
caliiy. Besides, they would never have set
their broad feet on these happy shores i
they could have helped it. Circumstances
beyond their control, to.wit pistols and
cutlasses in the hands Of pirates, brough
them here, and as they can't get away, her,
they must stay.
Let them live in peace. Messfs. Locofocos
Let them still whitewash, and if you mus
perplex and annoy them, force them to tr,
their hands on Buchanan's administration
Let them still shave, and " you fear the,
earn their fps too easily, submit your face;
to them, mediately after q Federal victory
We don't want them 10 vote. for in thei
present benighted condition every one o
them would vote the Vallandigham ticket
but we do say, let them alone. He who /.
brought in contact with the meanest Of 3od''
creatures and does not strive to elevate hin
Is a heather, Therefore are we writing TIM
epstle to you dearly beloved, and he who
in the pii lie Of superiority, puts his foot up
on him, and sink. him lower and deeper II
the mire, is o worse than heather. Even Thu
negro may be improved. While we do no
think he is the equal Of the Anglo Saxon
while in the race for improvement he ha
been left at an immense distance behind us
vet he may be made 5etter-his nature ma,
be improved. and though he be. as you claim
large. sized monkey. We insist that It Il
better to have god large.siIed monke!
than bad one.
WAsHINoToN, March IL.
OUR ARMY AT MANAssAs.