The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-02
The "Nisser" Party, and who belong
IN
OF sKowHEGAN.

The "Nisssr" Party, and who belong
to il.
So much has been said about members of the
Republican party's being "niggerites," and be-
longing to the ''nigger party that some honest
souls perhaps actually think il true, that the Re-
publican party is negro party, when nothing
is wider of the mark. The tables have been
completely turned 1t is our hard-sheled, adj
amantine, democratic friends, who hereafter
will enjoy the chief distinction of being the
friends of Aries sable children, in "pecu-
liar" sense.
Republicans are willing to let the negro. like
the white man, look out for himself, and paddle
his own canoe" through the worlds straits, but
our radical friends Of the democratic stripe say
mot SO; he must be looked after; he needs
guardian and protector; he must be watched
over and cared for, SO that he shall not get
hurt"
The Republican thinks that negro is no
better than white man; and if he can be put
to good lighting purposes in putting down this
internal rebellion, there is no reason why he
should not be appropriated-at least, the Re-
publican has no squeamishness about using
him, any more than he would have in using
the horse or mule Of rebel. He thinks il we
can use a rebels horse to drdu cannon,
we may use his slave, if convenient, to apply
the match to the same cannon, or to ram do,cn
the cartridge. But our adamantine friend
starts back from such logical conclusion, and
says-"No! not SO! 1t were barbarous to in
troduce such allies into the army" He fears
that somebody's niger will get hurt" and so
he would excuse him from such dangers, and
allow white men only to stand where death
dealing missiles are flying thick and fast.
The Republican can see no reason why a
piece Of property on tsoo legs should be any
more exempt from confiscation edicts than
property on -four legs; why slave any more
than horse should be secured to a rebel own
Grand in his perfect disregard of such fine
drawn distinctions, he would despoil the rebel
In arms of all his property, and leave him
without slave to lay his hide on But our
"invincible" friend, who seems As anxious to
protect institutions deemed peculiar as to
save the country, appears to regard property
that walks erect too sacred to have the finger
of confiscation laid upon it, and would preserve
1t inviolate as the apple of his eye. Surely, he
alone is entitled to the proud distinction of be-
ing denominated the "niggerite," and we hope
our Republican friends will accord to him a
distinction which he so richly merits, and
which he is prepared to wear with such con-
summate grace--not that we would call him
by such epithets, but simply allow him to be
SO regarded.
We have been led into this train of remark
by reading capital article in the Manchester
On. H. Weekly Union-a democratic paper,
but not Of the adamantine species. This paper
takes respectful notice of the New York Cau-
cdsida--an offspring of the defunct Day Book
"A paper edited by c. c. Burr--perhaps not
unknown to some people in this city-which
has been excluded from the mails for its trea-
sonable inculcations. The Caucasian, saws
the Union, in every issue--in every column
lin every paragraph, it is Niger, niger. In
short, it is niger, and nothing else" The
Union further says:
@Thc conductors of that sheet, evidently dis
satisfied with the distinction which the AL
mighty has made between black men and white
in color and capacity, are constantly display
ing their great courage and magnanimify in
kicking the poor niger down. Like boys on
the shore of frog pond, beating back each
particular frog as it comes to the surface. the
valiant conductors of the Caucasian stand
with club In hand to strike old Sainbo on the
top Of his head If he presumes to raise it high
er than white mans knees
"Let the negro take care of himself: let
slavery take care of ITSELF We would not
meddle with it. II in this wanton rebellion it
should receive its death blow. and gradually
expire after the revolt is put down. we shall
not go mourning all our days, nor fret about
social equality; though of course the conduc-
tors OF the Caucasian will go and hang them
selves. But why is it that the managers of
that sheet are so extraordinarily sensitive on
these points, tchen the prime leaders Of the
rebellion stand ready to proclaim universal
emancipation as a condition of recognition
by foreign po,cers
"fhe resurrected Day Book manifests an
overweening anxiety to accommodate and
pleas the rebel incendiaries Of the South, but
1t utters not one word or syllable of cheer for
the loyal, Union-loving men in that section of
the country. Yet the Caucasian is house
hold god in the parlors of many northern peo-
pler