The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-26

fundamental principles of all reasoning
have been lost sight of. The most ordi-
nary mind in the land is often surprised
and indignant at the conclusions arrived
at by those who affect to take the lead
as public instructors. Pope never utter
ed a greater truth than is expressed in
these lines:
In pride unreasoning PRIDE man s error lies,
All quit their spheres and rush into the skies"
The N. y. Christian Advocate and Jour
nal in commenting on the defeat of the
proposed Constitutional Amendment in
Connecticut, comforting the elective
franchise upon the negroes, is a case in
hand In speaking of the prejudice
against negro equality common through
out the United States-and, it might
have been added, the world lit says:
"This goddess prejudice deserves divine
punishment
In every age of the world mankind
has had its prejudices-thesep rejudices
have been reasonable, and sometimes
unreasonable, but who can brand as
prejudice that aversion which the eau
easian has to intermarrying with the
African. After advocating social and
political equality for the negro-as might
have been eXpected-lt openly declares
itself in favor of amalgamation! This
is saving clause; and shows in what
stupendous folly these hair-brained the
cries must eliminate. We will select
another choice proposition from this
crazed pen:
''God was the first analgamationist,
as he was the first abolitiOnist."
We would like to know what reason
there is to suppose God an amalga-
mationist. Hecreated five distinct races,
and reason and analogy go to show that
he designed them to remain SO. We
think, if the editor of the above journal
would select for his wife the blacklist,
and most odoriferous female of African
descent, his olfactories would bring him
to juster conclusion than his fine spun
theory. We may well congratulate our
selves that such monstrous theories seem
to be confined to Northern attitudes.
We hope, that whilst Virginia con-
tinues to treat the negro with humanity
and justice unknown in many of the
Northern States, she will never confer
privileges to which they are untitled.
Connecticut has done we'll and the
late election there shows, that reason and
common sense are still in the ascendant
in that little State. We must show by
word and deed that we appreciate the
action of Connecticut, in adhering to a
policy 50 congenial to our feelings and
traditions. There is danger, however,
even here. The radical party, made up,
principally, of the very dregs of society,
itinerant adventures from the Northern
States, and the desperate in our own
midst, whose only hope of election to
Office is the negro vote, will make every
the negro.
We must not be idle, but avail our
selves Of every means to enlighten the
masses as to their duty. If we do our
duty faithfully we need have no fear of
the future.
Below will be found the extract al
luded to. Coming froma religious news
paper of the character of the Asdepe,ad-
ent, it would carry with it little weight,
us it would be deemed to express only
the Individual ideas of the editor. But
from the source from which it emanates
it may be looked upon as an official ex-
preston of the position the M. E. Church
willtakeupon the question, the Advocate
and Journal, being the official organ OF
that church, published by it's Book So
ciety, its editor selected by its heads.
CONNECTICUT BULL RuN,-It is as
we feared. Romanism, rum, and a rec
reant republicanism have cast this State
back into sinful caste, from which her
legislature sought to deliver her. BY a
large majority she refused, a week ago
last Monday, to adopt an amendment
to her Constitution making intelligence,
not color, the basis of the franchise.
Connecticut ought to have been q
flame of fire for the last sixty days. The
best speakers in the land ought to have