The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-08-09
Gen. Cox and Negro Equality.


Oberlin does not require a pledge from
Gen. Jacob ID Cox, the candidate for
Governor, on the subject of negro suf-
frage and equality. Educated at tho pest
house Of noxious. isms, associating with
negroes, and fully imbucd with the ODER.
lin idea that a negro was certainly the
equal, if not a triae tho superior of o
white man, Cox's entire political record
has been consistent aud in harmony with
those notions no imbibed at the mixed
college Of Oberlin. He need give nc
pledges Of his soundncss on these ques
tons for his record is there well known
and his position perfectly understood
Its character may bo~'gathcrcd from The
following facts.
On the I'd day Of January, 1860, afte1
the John Brown Raid aud Massacre a
Harper's Ferry, Mr.. J. Dolson Cox, ther
q Senator in the Ohio Legislature. moved
and voted to indefinitely postpone q bill
introduced by Nj" Harrison Of Madison
'.To prevent the setting on foot of militia
ry expeditions in Ohio against the terri
tory or people of any Of the Unitct
States" Cox thus, in effect, approved
Of the John Brown raid, (as did all the
Gberlinites) and did not want to- rrevcn,
the recurrence Of similar murderouS ex'
petitions. [Seo Senate Journal for thai
year, page 144.
On the 18th Of February, the same
year, j. Dolson Cox voted to repeal the
act authorizing Justices Of The Peace to
arrest nfugitioes from justice" and deta;n
them until they could be sent to the
proper place for trial, thus attempting Ia
nhllify the lawSand Constitution CT the
United States. On the 18th of the same
month he voted to repeal the law prohib'
iting persons Of visible admixture of At
rican blood from voting.
But in the winter oil 1861 Mr.. Cox
placed himself still mere squarely on the
negro equality doctrine, going to that ex.
tremity Of fanaticism that has since be
come the standard of abolition radicaism
and showing that even in the early stage'
Of negro frenzy he belonged to the ad
vance guard Of amalgamationists ant
miscegenationists. Ia that year a bill
was introduced, which may be found OF
page six Of the Laws Of that session, "TC
prevent am~algAma,ion of the white ant
colored races" The first section Of tbI
|, bill Furnishes with fee and Imprisonment
intermarriage or Illicit intercourse be
tween white and eolored persons /; an,
the second section Furnishes by ine an,
Imprisonment the Judge who issues til
license and the person who sOlemnize
such q marriage. The Senate JOurna'
page siIty-fre, shows that Mr.. CARTEL
) moved that the bill be Indefinitely pos
pOned, in favor Of which motion iher
D were. eleven votes. including the vote {
n j. D. Cor. The motion was lost.
:. Mr.. Coz then moved to strike out h
c second section. which Furnishes a jude
for issuing a license, or any officer for so
e etAhizing a marriage between whites an
negroes. On this motion the yeas wei
-Messrs. Breck, COX, Garfield, Glas,
Monroe, Morse, Parish, Potts, Smitl
e Sprague and Stonley-ll. Nays 10.
Mr.. Smith moved to strike out all a
ter the cnacting clause, Mr.. Coz votin
in favor of this motion, which was los
. The question then being, "Shall the bi
be read the third time" the yeas were !
y and the nays s., including M. Coz. I'll
n question being on the passage Of the bi
81 Senators voted for it, and Messr
. Brock, Cor, Garfield, Monroe, Mors
Parish, Potts and Smith against it. NJ
n Parish then moved to amond the title
b, striking out the word "amalgamation
Q which was disagreed to, Mr.. Cox vii
six others voting in favor of the motto
During the discussion Of this bill al
at every stage Of lis progress MIR. &
90 spoke and voted against it, and again
every measure looking TO the prcyentic
&c and' punishment Of a~malgamation al
r miscegenation. And Notwithstanding Il
@. fact that the bill became a law expIessil
81 tho sense of the people Of Ohio on 4
subject, Nh. Cox and the Oberlin schc
= Of reformerS and fanatics have oppos
at it in their lectures. speeches, writing
in and many Of them in their practices,
isshown that as early as l860-'6l, N
!: Cox was not opposed to negro %suffra:
u negro equality and a~malgamation ; and
to Is notorious that since that time the pi
n. ~ to which he belongs and whose can,
1t date he now is, has steadily advanced
wards the climax aud consummotion
, those disgusting and detestablc doctriu,
n Cox's record is satisfactory to tho Oh,
20 %linitcs; they know him well, and tn
,c need not ask any questions. Whate
IN CIR exigcncy the political campaign m
require. Of Mr.. Cox--cycn the hypocri
IS, cal Reputation Of his record-the Oh
he linites will understand perfectly we'll Il
ty he means negro equality and amalgan
no tion, aud they will support him as 4
boEded exponent Of their views.-C ri