The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-09-22
VOL. 8, NO. s.

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are to be Der equals, if they are to be allowed
the right of suffrage because they enlisted in
war, the same privilege should be at least gran
ted white men. For instance, take the Irish
brigade, or the Corcoran Legion, both attached
to the Army of the Potomac, and amohg the
bravest of our troops; should not they also have
the right of suffrage? Yet where is the A bo-
litonst who advocates their claim or speaks of
these brave Irishmen in terms Of respect If
fighting is to be the standard surely those brave
minors who entered the service should be given
the elective franchise, and are as likely 70 know
the principles Of this government as these bru-
talized negroes.
Bot who are tile advocates CT this new cru
sade against the established principles Of our
government Besides New England Abolition
lists and dsuRionisis, we have British emissa
ries, delegates from Exeter Hall, brought here
to teach Americans the true principles Of liber-
ty-men who
with golden bribe and tresoLerous smile,
SOW the vile seeds of rank pollution;
And with their reptile slime defle
The temple CT our Constitution" ="
They demand, as the price of their favor
that we give the right of suffrage to our iano-
rant negroes, while, according to John Bright's
statement, out Of 100000 fuIl-grown Eng
lishmen thorough canvass would show only
l 100000 of voters-a dsfranchsement of
6,000,O00 We want no teac!ang or teachers
from abroad. Now that we have conquered
our enemy they make profers of friendship,
yet while the contest was doubtful, they suppIi-
ed him with arms, money and ships, These
aristoerat5 who prate of equality refuse 10 as
sociate with their own white operatives, and
would make the negro the equal Of the poor
white man, while themselves despising the lai-
ter. Look at the Abolition States, where the
negro has the right Of suffrage, OF holding Of
fee, and the like. In order TO force an unnat
ural equality they have passed laws imposing
heavy penalties on railroads, theatres, hotels
and the like, which make any discrimination as
to color. But observe the unfairness of these
miscreants in endeavoring to tas ten their doc
triues upon the people Of other States. They
well know that the mass Of the negro race
would avoid their bleak shores I'm Vermont,
in 1860, there were only eighty colored voters,
and in New Hampshire, 100. But how is it
in Pennsylvania The entire colored popula-
tiun North in 1860 was 226,000, of which
Pennsylvania had $1,000, over one-fourth of
the entire number. Of course, since the war
this number has greatly increased, because ac-
cording TO Kennedy, Superintendent of the
Census Bureau, the increase is greater in Penn
sylyania than any other free State Now, let
US compare our white and black populations in
localities where they enjoy equal advantages.
The census shows that where out of lO,0 900
whites there would be one convict, out of the
same number Of blacks there would be nine
teen. In Pennsylvania the blacks are but one
fftieth of our population, yet one-third of our
convicts are blacks. In this State we have an
average o. one white convict in every 4,243
whites, and l black convict in 260 blacks In
Massachusetts, that land Of piety and godi-
ness, they have only black in l28 persons,
vet have l black convict in 9. Notwthstand-
ing this terrible record, we have party in our
midst who would Africanize the whole South
who would place the ballot in the hands Of men
far more ignorant and debased than the North
ern negro. They would place their owrrace
under the domination of an inferior one and a.
gainSt their consent. Let US glance again at
the statistics. In 1860, the negroes had ma
lority in 253 countes-nearly one third-of
the South, which number is now increased by
the loss of the SouthernerS in battle and by eX-
Clusion in municipal affairs for having engaged
in the rebellion. They have a small majority
in Louisiana; Of SO. 900 in Mississippi, and Of
l2I, 900 in South Carolina. This would give
them United States Senators, about Is Con-
gressmen, and place the white race in many 9TH
er localities completely under their control.
Besides their political elevation, they would
wreal vengeance upon their former masters, in
cited to it by fanatics of the North; and the
terrible scenes of San Domingo would be re-en-
acted i'll our midst. Look at the example in
Mexico in South America, where the doctrine
of negro equality is in full blast-where they
have negro soldiers to dominate over the whites
and support tyrannlcal rulers in their Offices
Why, one of the leading Generals Of Ecuador
is negro, yet married an accomplished white
lady of Panama. What do figures show US
there In the State of Panama seven-tenths
of the children are illegitimate, and in one de-
partment, out of /, 100 people, there were to
be found only married couples
To Illustrate the subject further, let me read
you letter written by Senator Buckalew, in
1853, frori Quito, South America, which |
took the liberty Of copying, while acting as his
private secretary. At the time be was Minis
ter resident in that country, he had ample oppor-
tunities for observation, and wrote at a time
when his mind could have had no bias, as he
occupied an independent position from which
he viewed this question:
GIrY OF QUTTo Dec 26 1858.
DEAR SIR 4 There is q very proper restre-
ton upon the diplomatic representatives of the United
States that they shall not publish letters relating to the
political affairs of the countries which they reside
But may say you that soourn in this quarter of the
earth s instructive who to study the organi
cation and action of government. And here, also may
be studied the relations between different in the
community The fndiansof the great Andean chain from
Mexico southwark and whose centres of power the
cities of Mexico Quito and Cuzeo very different
from the savuge Of the North Their religion was better
defined though doatrous they had great Cities exten
sve roads cultivated fields and drew their support from
the earth rather than from fishing and the chase One
would suppose that there was basis for high civilization