Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-05
Fears of Equality.


The Express of yesterday has q column predi-
Gated upon the dangers to be apprehended from
negro equality OF course, any man who eX-
presses such fears admits that there can be such
equality, and as the Express is opposed to educa-
ting the blacks, it is fair to presume that he fears
equality from this source. Seriously, there is
danger of mental equality-aye, superiority, be-
tween the editor of the Express and the blacks.
There are thousands of negroes in the States,
where the equality is reversed and il will require
many years of application and study before equal
itt can be established.
But let us hear the editor. He says:
''Thus we are engaged in two wars, one against
part of the white race forthe freedom and equal.
ity of the negro, the other q war against God and
nature in order to change those physical intellec-
tuul and moral peculiarties of race that are as
unchang eable and can no more be removed than
the spots on the leopard's skin One war is to re-
move imaginary letters of iron from his limbs, the
other war to remove the real tangible bands OF
ivory that press down upon the shrunken brow
and diminutive brain of lower order OF beings
1t is for the purpose of carrying on these two
wars, one by the agency of soldiers, the other
through an army of schoolteachers for negroes,
that our people are now drafted into the service,
or made to pay three hundred dollars, and are
subject to heavy taxation. In our opinion SO far
az improving the condition of the negro is con-
cerned both wars will prove ignominious failures.
The negro advanced and the candid AbOlitionists
STE Ills, anu uullllI Oui1 W
the brain of the negro is by amalgamaton with
the white race they, therefore, advocate it and
practice upon it. We are prepared to see this
become the popular doctrine The fanatics are
determined to bring about negro equality even II
it has to be done by polluting their own blood,
and the blood of their sons and daughters
If the Express hadread the papers little closer
probably the above would never have appeared
The Union men have seen and apprehended the
danger the Express anticipates and are about TO
take means to prevent its occurrence. the Union
men have as much sympathy for their weak
minded white brethren, and are as anxious 10
preserve in a pure stute their loyal blood as tney
themselves and they are not to stand idle and
neutral in this conflict, but will ward off by sta
tutory enactment the anticipated amalgamaton
of the Copperheads and blacks. We have sut-
fered much by the opposition of this class OF
American citizens, and they are deserving OF great
punishment, but when we absolutely see that
there is danger Of their being swallowed up ana
outstripped in morality and intelligence by the
negroes, it is the duty of Union men to come III
and ward off the degradation.
To this end, Major Plat, of Gen. Schenck's
staff has adopted feasible plans for the rellet OF
this class of our community. In late speech at
Baltimore, he suggests the following plan Tor tneir
projections
Having referred to the often expressed fears OF
the Democrats that the negroes would invade the
North, if emancipated, and put themselves on an
equality with the whites, he then read tho 1ollow
ing "act," which he had prepared and was anx-
ious TO present to the Legislature OF Maryland on
its assembling:
AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT
ENTITLED THE ACT OF G0D.'
WHEREAS, Information having been given this
honorable body by afflicted and frightened citi.
zens that there is great danger OF Copperhead
Democrats, peace men, and secession sympathiZ-
ers of an amagamatiOn with persons OF African
descent, said COpperheads peace men and secesh
having become so demOraZed and SAID persons
of African descent having become so improved III
manners atd morals that it is extremely dithcult
to distinguish one from the other, and great dam
ger that they will rush into each others embrace
and
WHEREAS, We consider it our duty to protect
by law all classes of society
Therefore, be it enacted, That if any person or
persons of African descent shall hang about cor
ner groceries, cOtfee.houses, or other places of
public resort where constitutional laws may be
imbibed aud talk about the haJeaS corpus, free
speech or personal liberty, thereby initiating the
Copperheads, peace men and seccSh, such person
or persons of African descent so offending SHALL
upon conviction thereof, be condemned TO asso-
ciate with Vallandigham, Burr, and the Woods,
and be considered 10 better than they are.
Be il enacted That if any such wcnch OF Atri-
can descent shall so far forget herself as to re-
ceive the attentions and associate with Il Copper
head or peace Democrat, OF stccSI SUCH NeuCh
so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be
condemned TO marry said Copperhcad, peace
Democrat or srccSh, without benefit of divorce.
Be IL enacted, That if any person or persons OF
African descent shall be heard to say that slavery
is Il divine origin, blessed institution, and highly
advantageous to the slave in moral and intel
lcctual point of view, thereby initiating the wick
ed stupidity Of said Coppcrhead5, peace Demo
Gratis aud scccSh, such person or persons so Of
Tending shall, upon conviction thereof, Be con-
dcmncd to subscribe to, pay for and read the Ma.
tiORGl InteAigeRccr, and may God Almighty have
mercy his or their souls
This act will, if put into operation in Maryland,
test ITS efficacy, and if it works we'll we pledge
orr influence Tor the passage of Il similar law by
our Legislature. After reading the above, and
seeing the affection Union men are manitcsting
for the protection of white men against the en-
croachments of the negro, we feel sure that the
Express will be more composed and quiet its fears
about being swamped i'll the great amalganaton
wave looming up 80 darkly on the ocean OF the
future.-lNarySrilc appeal.