The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-10-04

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General Cox IN his letter to the ODER
Lin cOmmiitcs, attempted to dodge III
Negro Suffrage question W proposing
scheme for the colonization Of the ne
groes 10 Georgia, Alabama aud che o.
two other States. This scheme has beer
denounced as wild. chimerical and vision
ary, BY nearly all the leading presses
not only Of the Democratic. but Of the
Republican party. Many Of tus Rspub'
loan papers characterized L rs the prop.
csition Of a "noodle." Democrats de-.
nouneed 1t because they saw beneath the
ainsy veil, and knew that il was nothing
but an entering wedge to divide the gov.
eminent Of the white man, and BY form
ing a few negro States, gradua ~ accus-
tom the people to hear Of negro Govern.
ors, and Judges and juries &c, and to
sec negro representatives in the House
and Senate Of the United States. That
such, aud even worse than that would be
the result, ia proven. BY the testimony Of
one Of the leading and most intelligent
politicians Of the North West
In a speech recently made by Govern
or MORTON of Indiana, at Richmond in
that State, 10 referring 10 that plan, he
says: 81 T.. s..
Very we'll, say some, this is all very
we'll, il we can get the negroes to go
there. Bnt let me say that the colored
State, would be q balance Of power in
this country, l ask is it desirable to
have a colore1 State government? say
it is not. 1t is not for many reasons -
One reason is, that such States would
perpetually constitute q balance Of power,
They would be held bound by the strong.
est tie that ever hound men together
the tie OF color aud race-the tie OF a
down trodden and despised race A;
three hundred thousand slave holders, by
a common tie, were able 10 govern this
nation for a long time, so tour millions Of
people, bound together by a much strong
er tie-=despised BY the whole world, as
they have been-would constantly vote
and act together, and their united vote
would c institute q balance Of power that
might control the Government Of thi,
nation.
| submit, then, however clearly and
strongly we may admit the natural right
Of the negro-I submit it to the intelli'
gence of the p%eople-that color"d State
governments are not desirable ; that they
will bring about results that are not to be
hoped for; that finally they would threat
en- to bring about it, and, / believe, would
result in a war Of races.
Thus, accord ne TO Gov. MoRToN, we
have Gen Cox in favor Of a proposition
that will give the negroes in this coun.
try the power to control the entire oun
try. Knit toeethsr, as he says they will
be, by the ties of race, the will hold the
"balance Of power" that would "control
the Government Of the Nation"
How, then, must we see il? Cox's
plan Of negro States is even worse than
bis other idea Of Negro Suffrage. Better
let them vote 10 Ohio and elsewhere than
form uegroS:atesand give them the means
Of controlling the destiny Of the Union
through this balance Of power. We wish
to Heaven that the miserable devils that
are SO anxious that a niger should rule
over them, could be sent for a time to
some lone island, and enjoy in peace and
tranquility the African rule with all its
odoriferous Accomplishments.