Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-10-21
Amaleamation.


We were told tie other day at Beetown
by a gentleman who formerly resided in
Potosi. that Rev. Mr.. Emery. Wesleyan
Methodist Minister at Rockville in that
tosn had stated lately that heed 'jast os
Heve lis duasgAt(1. apoula marry q black
man as aohite one Very well knowing
Mr.; Emery, and regarding lif.. as Il gen
tleman and 10 every way man of good
sense. we ventured to cffer wager of a
considerable amount that he had never
sud the ike nor used any words convey
ing such meaning; further that no other
man in this county, especially no abolition
ist, had ever said the Ike or expressed
willingness upor any consideration to con
sent to amagnmation, either with his own
filDly or etween any whites and blacks.
On Monday ofthis week Rev. Mr.. En-
cry called at our Office and we asked him
whether he BIZ d ever expressed himself in
the manner stalled above. He said "no,"
aud further stated that b. had been
charged with the like 1T Rockville, and
that, finding the charge was spreading TO
bis injury, he had called the matter up in
his church, at which time and place he
had stated that he never said nor had he
ever thought that heed 'just as Heve his
son or daughter ooald marry black as
a wAde compaaion;' further, that any
person 50 stating that he said the like was
liar and coward Also, that with ali
true aboitionsts be opposed mixing the
races, the same being contrary to Al
mighty Gods laws an violation Of the
humane and physical laws, as affecting the
beauty, symmetry and constitution Of the
races; that when negro equality or rights
is so construed us to mean the interlnar-
riage o. the blacks and whites, he is OPP
posed TO tie same as immoral aud degen-
Grating.
We have often met pro-slavery men who
boosted the practice Of amalgamation, con-
sidering there could be no harm. besides it
improved The value Of tie chattel olf.pring.
We have seen the fnits Of amalganation
in The pro slavery South. have heard Of
few cases in Pro-slayery northern places
bur never in al OR lie have We seen an
abolitionst who in the least favored anal
gamation. We have frequently heard alb
olilionsts in Grant County charged with
advocating anal amation, but on asking
such persons as to their opinions on what
they had said, We always found that some
pro-slavery s,oundrel had lied upon them.
Pro-slavay democrats, South or North,
may mix with the negroes and nothing
better is expected Of them. Sagh can
equ4l,ze themselves with the lowest ne
groes aui then sell their own children. ard
we bear but little said about it,for the prac-
lice is just as common in the South as any
other pro-slarery practice, and there are no
abolitionists down there to expose the like
But ii tie North, here in Grant County,
if any man takes the part Of free suffrage,
schooling The ignorant blacks or even
treating them as humanity rs horses, Why
s,raigItway goes forth the democratic cry,
''nig ger equity" "amalganation" In
deed, there appears 70 Be a party forming
AL through the country based upon tie
sole idea Of biller hatred to the negro
tut. We more than suspect, real lose
for the negro as a chstte, coneubinc
Blessed he God, the mask is being tor.
from such, and their lepro2s features eN-
posed More than d few begin to feel that
even loyal negroes are really and truly net.
ter people than white pro.slayery traitors
better As citizens, as patrols, Is friends Of
the country.