Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-31

letter Is left To draw his own inference as to
his views as to Negro Suffrage in Ohio. lie
speaks Of SHE iogic If crcnts, which un-
derstand to moan, to drift with the current,
and il in the event of his election, and it
appearing that majority of the leaders of
his party favor Negro Suffrage in Ohio,
then he as Governor will favor amending
our Constitution so as TO make negroes
voters.
He says that "the few colorcd men we
have amongst us are mere waits and strays
from the great body" But the question is,
are these ''colored waits and strays' to be
given the right of suffrage in Ohio? In his
letter, General Cox declines to answer that
question. But at the late meeting at Ober-
lin General Cox took occasion to define his
position as to Negro Suffrage in Ohio. Ac-
cording to the special dispatch to the Gin
cinnau Gdsctte, he declared:
"a hare seen bLtck troops fight RoJly and
Isoy ofdH, that HcB who arc aood enough
Ia Fght ~jM as are good caoggh to stand on
the iujon piuJorm WiM me.
This frank and explicit declaration of
General Cox in favor of Negro Equality in
Ohio, clears away the doubts which existed
rs to the true Interpretation of certain pass
ages Of his letter. And as [ recognize the
right Of the people to be informed of the
opinions Of II candidate upon all public
ISSUES submitted to their consideration, |
here declare that
lam opposed to conlerring the right OF
suffrage on negroes in Ohio, or in the South,
now, or at any future time, or under any
circumstances.
In 1860, there were more than twenty-five
thousand negroes in Ohio, and it is believed
that the number has been increased four
fold since that time. Are we to confer the
right OF suffrage on negro population of
one hundred thousand, and thereby convert
our great State into negro colony? For,
grant citizenship to negroes in Ohio, and
the African dependency proposed to be
established by General Cox, would become
depopulated-the ''waiis and strays' would
be hconly inhabitants the dependency, "
and the great body Of negroes would emi
CRATE to Ohio, and other States where they
could enjoy social and political equality with
the white race. And is this the reward
which our brave soldiers are to receive for
all their pGrils in a hundred battles, and all
their tolls in a score Of campaigns? Now
that the war Is Over, shall we say to the sol
dierS, rs Il reward for your valor, we will re
duce you to the level of negroes? Aud our
laborlng men, are they, too, to he brought
into competition with neg 'oes at halfwages
and be forced to take negroes prices or
starvc? No, StrS II must not be dane !
The whole scheme of negro equality is
chimorical and tlaught with danger. We
have upon this continent examples of the
total lnctraclty of mOngrel races for self
government. Atthc outbreak OF the Amer
lean revolution, the population of the
United States and that of Mexico were
about cqual-three millions each. lneithcr
country there were three races, the white,
red and black. In the States Of the Union
free as well as slave, the negroes have been
kept in condition of suboidination to the
white race, and from Il comparatively small
numJcr, they have increased to four million
souls. While on the other hand, the say
age spirit Of the Indians spurned control,
and conflict cnsucd which will only cease
with the existence Of the red man.
And what is the rela i've condition Of
Mexico and the United States The former
has but five million inhabitants; nearly one
half Of her territory has been absorbed by
the 'nited States; aud she is destitute Of
commerce, manufactures and schools: while
our ships cover the water ofevCry sea our
manufactures are to be found in every mart
of the habitable globe, and every child in
our land has the opportunity to obtain a
good English education. Why this differ
e,ifc nc tlteu o'alc" ana Mexico were
nL'>c i?io''Heo . uy europeans, In the former
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THE CONFLICT BEGUN.
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the wall-that is, be eXterminatcd And
that in the new order of things IA Negro
aristOcracy will be created, and that Negroes
will occupy seats ON the Supreme bench.
and in the halls of the National I.cgisIatuel
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