The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-06-16
to banr the Abolitionists of the North and the

to hang the Abolitionists of the North and the
socessiouists of the South at ons swing"
A few days since, President Johnson in re-
ply to delegation which called upon him, with
:he almighty Human Freedom strategy under
J theig arms, very explicitly gave them TO uhder-
stand that in his opinion the question OF negro
suffrage might be left to the decision OF the 10y
al white population Of the States interested
/ The new Constitution of Tennessee, formed un-
der his auspices, and in the adoption OF which
he ;leid and exercised the right OF = citizen OF
the State, not oaly excludes negroes from tic
right Of suffrage, but from testifying in courts
of justice.
Ii cannot DC made question to be decided
other than by each State, unless the Constitu-
ton is ignored. Ii has suffered, th:stalked-into-
pordi1iol Constitution, enough already at the
hands of the yandaIs who play the lick-sPittie
to Stanton, and fawn and cringe around the
war Office, for the sake Of the droppiugs OF
preenbacks and ofTicia! comfort he vouchsafes
them. Confer the elective franchise upon the
negroes, and there will be another revolution,
1t will not be a war of brethren--It will not be
a rebellion, but II will be tie most terrible ct
ala war OF races. Wherever the Caucasian
plants his standard, he will not brook the pres
ence of the African, or any inferior race, de-
manding or assuming an equality, either social
or political. Wherever the H-io Saxon, the
descendant Of the hardy Norman the phlegma-
tic Teuton, or the impulsive Gapl, builds up
nation, the African must yield to bis iaeToreblc
destiny of independence or be swept away. The
negro it not progressive Were he capable ot
assuming tbs rights Of citizenship in full, which
the Republican Grassland party are Sc anX-
ous to thrust upon hin, he would have proved
it, in the past thirty or forty years of unlimited
freedom he has enjoyed in our Northern cities
We find lie free negro Of the North, IN al the
attributes Of morality and Of civilization, III a
worse condition than the enslaVed negroes of
the South. We find him lazy. shiltless, thrift
less, and content # he caa steal o. earn enough
to keep him II 9jctGals, tobacco, and money TO
invest in the purchase OF numbers in policy. As
to clothing he isn't particular, Mentally there
IS and cauot be any Improvement in the Atri-
c2n race.
It behooves the Democratic party to battle
down tbs miserable policy Of negro equality
which The Republicans trying 10 foist upon
US With the Democracy rests the fate OF
the country, it's peace, prosperity, and great
ness in all Tine to GENE. A year or two more
will bring the triumph Of the Democracy ana
the restoration of the entire people of ;he South
30 their Constitutional rights and the Repub-
lean party Will live only as part Of the his
tory Of the darkest and 5loodiest period of our
existence as a nation-a page in that history
which they themselves would willingly eradi-
cate.
Upon negro suffrage the party in power
have piaceG the issue, aud the result viii be
their destruction. Win their downfall, dis2p-
pears the question, and with their dissolution
as = party will come into notice questions CT
far more moment to the nation, to be discussed
and decided by new party, which, railyin5
under the banner OF Democracy, will never
more know defeat, We cannot too strongly u1.Ta
upon The Democratic party Of this State the
necessity Of a thorough csorganiza!1ca in every
county. so that in the coming contest, upon
thIs issue Oi negrl suffrage such victory "a ali
be gained as wall wipe from existence these
worsc than traitors to the interests and well
being of the nation, these worse than negroes
the beinss who compose the party new adyoca-
ting the rights Of race whom one of our great
est constitutional lawyers decided to have no
rigAts wnich white men are bound to respect
raadoy .HertarQ.