The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-08-09
why KangstOn Thought he
Knew his Man---A Page of
GOX'S Record.

When IiangstOn, the colored leader of
Oberln, urged the nomination of General
Cox either with or without Platform, he
seemed to know his man. lie not only
knew that General Cox had been educated
at Obcrin, where education is dealt out to
Whites and Blacks without discrimination;
but he knew that as Senator in the State
Senate, he had made record that was a :
together satisfactory to him. That record
shows General Cox as having opposed the
infection of punishment on John Brown
raidcrs it shows hm to have been the op-
poncnt Of the bin denying suffrage to per-
sons having visible adnilXture Of African
blood; it shows him reporting alaju>t the
rercal Of the law known as thc kdnap-
ping law, law that WAS designed to nuIlity
the Fugitive Slave law; and it shhTs him
os having resisted. ut every step, the pas
sage of the kill prohibiting marriage or il
licit intercourse between the White and
Black races in Ohio. On this bill General
Coz record is as follows
In the Senate, january 3l 1861, fore
noon session., Mr. Sohcich moved to take
up the Anal lgamaion bill (the object Of the
bllI being topteyent anajg jganation III Ohio. J
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. Cuppy moved to postpone the ill
until the hast Monday in ,l'aivtbs&1 he
motion was loSt--ycas ii, nays 23-Alr.
Cox voting in favor Of pos;pcncment AIr.
toX said he thought such "A law 'HaItcct&&,,-
ri and ''pplopcr, o@d scaS wloILy clp0Scd
to il.
ThcIiII was then tabled for the purpose
Of considering more pressing business.
IN the Senate january b. 1851 iafcr-
noon session.. the Analgalnatiun bill was
| taken from the table, when
Mr.. Garfield moved the indefinite post
poncmeut Of the bill The motion WAS dis
agreed to. Mr.. Cox voted in favor of its
indefinite postponcment. Mr.. Cox then
moved to strike out the second section Of
the bill, which was disagreed to. The bill
was finally ordered to a third reading, and
then put on its passage, when the bill pass
cd by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Brewer, Bonar, Collins,
EaSon, Ferguson, Foster, Glass, Harrison,
Harsh, Holmes, Jones, Key, Mccall,
Moore, Newman, Orr, PcrliIl, POtwln,
Ready, Sprague, Stanlcy-2l. aa.n.
NAYS hlCssrs. Beck, con, Garfield,
Monroe, Morse, Parish, Potts, Smitll--S.
Can any voter doubt that a candidate for
Governor who has such y record unrepcn-
ted Of, and in consideration Of which he re
ceiycd the support Of the Reserve in the
State Conventions is not in favor of confer
ling suffrage upon Negroes! He has shown
his hand; he showed his hand on the sub
jcct at Il time when Negro Suffrage WAS less
popular than itiSnow. lnhcxiby WAS he
opposed to withholding from persons hav-
ing visible admXture Of African blood the
privilege Of suffrage; and with as much tc-
nacity did he oppose the enactment Of tie
law by which analgamation between The
White and Blackroccs is prohibited in this
State. LangSton, therefore, had Il right to
believe that he, above all other White men
in the State, could be trusted, as being true
to the doctrine of Negro Equaity-rot only
politically, but socially. Hence he did not
feel it necessary to intenoaate him touching
this matter, as be has fet constrained to
interrocate Mr.. Warner, who is a candidate
for State Treasurer on the same ticket.
In the face of these undeniablo facts, who
wants further evidence that General Cox is
in favor of putting Negroes on aH equality
with White men. viii any letter from
General Cox now disavowing the doctrine of
Negro Equality, when heis urged thereto
by an apprehension that he would otherwise
be defeated, convince men that he is not in
reality in favor of Negro Suffage?-- Ohio
Statesman 5. ..'#.H lara.. .,. .