Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-03-29
The Negro EoualI1y Party.

The Republican party, notwithstanding
its professiousto the country, is q negro !
equality party
Indeed, this terrible war that is sacrif- /
eng the best blood Of the patton. under the |
aospicss of Lincoln, sumner, Greeley, |
Seward, and Wilson, is wnged sol ly for |
the purpose of freeing aud elevating the
negroes to a perfect social and political
equality With white men. Seeing that they
| could not depend upon the German element
to sustain them in power and to uphold
their perDieiOus PRINCIPLES, they are seek
ing to secure-the negroes that they may
continue to riot on the proceeds Of honest
peoples tod.
! While Democrats-Are l4boring 20 pot
down the rebellion, and to restore the Union
as it was, with all the States in tue enjoy
meDtzoftbeir sovereign rights under the
4 constitution and their Local institutions
untouched, the Republican leaders. have
another Clject in view. From the very
commencement Of the war. they have pur-
sued an entirely different pbliey. The
destruction of the States Of the SJuth, the
CELEBRATION Of State rights ard State laws
and the emancipation Of the slaves, is the
II platform upon which the party in power
stands. Aud following up this scheme OF
! slavery emancipation. they have placed tn
negro in the position Of a soldier, on a7level
with the brave white soldiers who are fight.
ing for the. honor of the Gag Of our country.
Thesa negro soldiers receive the same pay,
o bouuties, emoluuents and attention given
E to white soldiers, while 10 the ser
/ vice. .-s..- ..-- 81. ie. 3D..
y The radicals baving succeeded in their
}, scheme Of making soldiers Of negroes. fat
e ter themselves that they will End no diff
e Guilty in making them not auiy the social
= equals Of white men but also the political
}, equals. They will argue, and with much
e justice too, that it wilt not do to place the
:. negro in the army. with soldiers clathire
Is on and musket and rife in hand, to 6ght
= under the stars and stripes for the United
: States Government, without be should bt
+ granted all the privileges of his white CON
lie panion in arms. or other white citizens
s. 1t is obvious, therefore, that the party il
J. power designed this policy, With the view
.e Of making the negroes voters when th
d war shall be over, if not before. F.
! The Republicans majority of the Uuitst
le States Senate have already declared in ia
vOr of the negro equality policy. Th
n other day bill was passed by that bod
" amending the city charter of Washington
,e so as &c admit the negro to the rights Q
le suffrage. aud to protect him in his right
e. n ether resrects. The bill his gone to th
b. House and doubtless will be passed by til
at Abohtionists Of that body. Thus the RI
ID publican PARTY stand Committed to h
is negro suffrage policy and as soor as the
8. can accomplish it, the negroes will b
~ made voters, and as far as can be the &c
ID cisl equals of white men 10 all tn
to States.
c. Now, the Democracy stand by the COT
is stitution on this question of negro citizen
N ship. atdOcumeni, as interpreted b
the Supreme Court of the United States
which in the case OF Dred Scott decide
1' that a negro is not a citizen of the Unite
to States, expressly forbids negro either
re ship.
st Hence if the negroes be made our politics
equals, il must be done without authorit
ty of Law. The triumph of the Democrat
70 party next fall is the only thing that Ca
of prevent the violation of law snd human
n Y.