Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-08-16
Politics Ten Years Hsnos--Addresso Of Mr.. Grow
TO his Constituents in 1876.

TnE following is supposed te be the address
of an enlightened colored gentleman, Mr.. ].
Caesar Crow, who has represented this Dis
trict in Congress for one term, and is seeking
a reelection. 1t will be seen that Mr.. Crow
is politician of the liberal stripe, and is for
allowing white men some very important
privileges, particularly the right to marry col
ored ladies, &c
To Ny CoLoRED AND WHITE CONSTITUENTS OBJ
DE NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRiCT:
Fsllow Citizens
I hab felt greatly aattered by de call you
hab made on me to become a candidate for
reelection to Congress from dis district. De
knowledge Oh de fac dat hab done my duty
for two years as your REPRESENTATIVE hab been
a great source Oh consolation to me, and dis
great public endorsement of my course in de
legislatb halls as a statesman and patriot,
hab flled de measure of my political glory
full to de top.
Widout fattering myself, q hOpe you all
know would scorn to do dat tink can
say wild propriety dat hab did as much if
not more to elevate de character OBJ de black
race abroad as any odder man OBJ my limited
experience. Already de foreign countries
wild whom we hab had domestic relations is
speaEir OBJ de internal policy OBJ our gobern-
ment wild a proper respec, and while is free
to admit dat our course towards de suffering
white man of dis country hab not been a lib
eral and Just as I hab advocated, still tink
we will sooner or later come to dat stage OBJ
de game which will require US to show great
magnanimousness, and forgetfullness ob our
foreiathers' injuries. 1t am my great desire
to establish de superiority OBJ de eolored race
to any race in de world, aud to do dis, il am
necessary dat we should exhibit noble and
generous impulse toward our fallen foes. For
my part, am for doin de white man Justice
wheneber his necessity requires and de ext
gency OBJ de case will admit. I am confident
dat by proper legislation ana a yiedin poll
cy on de part OBJ be administration OBJ which
de venerable and de Honorable Mr. Fred
Douglas am De head, de white may soon be
restored to some measure to de rights and de
position in society which ida is no use disput-
IN de fac) he once held.
While it am true dat de white race in
America am rapidly passing away afore de
superior blood OBJ de colored man-as de
white foam goes before de dark strong wave
still while dare is yet left vestage OBJ de
white blood it am our duty as a great nation
to protect it in cherry lawful and honorable
manner. It will never do for dis grest color
ed nation to hab such history ob de white
man, as de white man hab OBJ de Indian.
In conclusion my fellow citizens will say
dat am:
First, In Tabor oh a repeal Ob de law which
prohibits white man from marrying lady
OBJ color
Second am in Tabor of repeal ob de
'act entitled an act" which prohibits white
man from owning more dan Ons acre OBJ
land.
Third, I am in Tabor ob white suffrage and
always will be. De white man am as much
entitled to vote as de colored man if he be-
habes himselfin proper manner.
Dare are many odder minor lssues-such
as de employment OBJ white men on gObern-
ment works-de raising OBJ three regular new
white regiments, &c, &c, which I am in fa-
Dor oh but which I hab not time to discuss.
I will meet my opponent de Honorable Mr.
Duffy at all OBJ his appointments where my
views can be heard at greater length.
Wild many more thanks for our fattering
call. hab de honor to be gentlemen,
Your humble ob't serv't,
J. CESAR CROW.
JnIv Ist 1873.