The mountain Democrat., 1864-01-30
The white Mans Country.

The Democracy hold that white men
should rule this country, and they labor
to elevate the character, promote the in
terests and protect the rights of the white
man. Congressional and legislative pro-
Ceedings prove this. The Abolitionists,
on the contrary, seem to ignore the whites
and devote all their efforts to promote the
interests Of the negroes. Thus the form
er is the, white mans party, while the lat
ter is the black mans party. In the G,ss
four days Of the present session of Con-
gress notices, resolutions, petitions, and
motions relative to the subject of the ne.
gro were introduced, to the number of
eighteen. They have been fed, clothed
and educated at the expense of the Gov.
ernment. Secretaries, Senators, Govern.
ors, Generals, ell labor for their benefit;
and it is "treason" to question the vir
tue ana intelligence and "splendid fight
ing qualities " ofthe negro. Army and
navy officers are especially instructed by
the President to give them protection
4boiition speakers and editors patheticaI-
ly and persistently refer to their imagin-
ry hardships and suffering, and constant
ly appeal to the benevolent and credulous
for their relief. For the really deserving
and suffering whites these hypocriteS have
no sympathy, make no appeals, ask no
Government aid. Everything must be
given to the negro; sacrifices must be
made. treasure expended, rivers of white
blood spilled, to free them. Abolitionism
demands this, and to refuse is to be bran
ded with "disloyalty."
The Abolitionists are constantly con-
cocting schemes to deprive white men of
the right of suffrage. or to curtail and en-
barraSs them in the exercise of that right
and at the same time they labor with
equal zeal to enlarge the rights and priv
ileges of the blacks. Thus they favor
laws which would prevent foreign white
men from becoming citizens, while they
favor laws allowing foreign negroes to en-.
joy all the rights of citizenship. They
favored laws to deprive white men Of the
right Of suffrage because they were so un-
fortunate as not to be able to read and
at the same time they passed laws which
allowcd'black men, who never saw let
ter of the alphabet, to become voters =
These things have been done or attempt
ed by the Abolitionists of New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts and Other free
States, in their action and legislation in
regard to naturaizcd citizens and fugitive
slaves, and in the recommendation Of
Gov. Halle, Of New Hampshire, some
years ago, to deprive of the right of suffrage
the unfortunate white men-native as
well as foreign-who could not read. In
the Massachusetts Legislature in 1868,
this matter was Under consideration, in
the form Of proposition to amend the
Constitution with view to curtail the
rights OF foreign citizens. The Republ-
cans supported, the Democrats opposed it.
There the Republicans went for denying
foreign white men the rights of citizen
ship, while they extended them freely to
the negroes. In reply to an Abolitionist
who favored the "negro equality doctrine"
as it was termed, Gen. Gushing said
II repel this impossible fact of equality be-
tween the negroes and the white men. It's
impossible repel it repc it because
condemn it repel il because it is physical,
ly aud morally impossible. repel il because
the vain attempt to create that equality cannot
but be destructive Of our liberties and Of all the
hopes al h0uauity i0 the fature liberty OF these
United States. II this be IA monstrous thing to
be held mp to condemnation and reprehensun
assume the responsibility of it in the face Of
this House, OF my country and my G,M -
The Abolitionists are attempting, back
ed by the whole power Of the Administra-
tion, ito create that equality" and the re-
suit must inevitably be obstructive ofour
liberties and of all the hopes of humanity,
in the future liberty of the United States.
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TRAITOR is the traitor P-he
who seeks to uphold and defend the Con-