The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-09-21
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HON. N. G. MCFARLAND,
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NEW NDON, OHIO,
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WHAT THE DEMOCRACY PROPOSE.


ing more, nothing less, than to take
the reigns of government from Andrew
Johnson, from loyal men, and from the
Union party, who have fought this
war through and crushed treason
North and South, and place them in
the hands of rebels South and their al.
lies and sympathizers at the North
That the design is to consolidate these
two homogeneous factions, aud organ
ize the Democratic party on the ruins
Of both, can not now be doubted. Has
not the late Convention at Columbus
declared that "Thc so called seeded
States are in the Union as States, and
are, therefore, entitled to all the re-
served rights of the States, and to their
due representation in Congress, and to
vote at future elections for President
and Vice President; and any attempt
of the General Government, or any
thereof, to deprive them Of
these rights would be an assault upon
every State in the Union, and an effort
to overthrow the Government ordained
by the Constitutions" and "That TO
each State belongs the right to deter
mine for itself the qualifications Of its
electors, &c"
What is this but a bold assertion
that their friends are 10 lose nothing
by their infamous conduct? That the
rebel soldier is at once to be put on a
par with the Union soldier? 1t is al
ready manifest that there will be no
trouble in making the combination.-
The two fragments will come together
by mutual attraction, land the cohe-
sive power of public plumber"
But how will it be made to win p
How are the honest men Of the eoun-
try to be seduced to the support of this
alliance? Fortunately in this we are
not left in the rk-the means have
already been put into operation. The
conspiracy is 70 be covered up by the
cry of "nigger-niggcr," The men
are to shout "This is the white mans
country" "Down with the negro wor-
shippers" &C.. whilc the women are
to pipe out at thertop OF their voices
ave want white husbands or none
There is dispute, l believe, whether
the words "or noae," were on the orig
inal motto. Be that as it may, they
had no doubt been deeply pondering
the subject, before they came to con
clusion. But what is this whole negro
business? What is the pretext upor
which Union men are expected tt
abandon their party and their patriot
ism, and vote for Vallandigham anc
his crew? For one, l fear no issue;
shrink from no responsibility. | dc
not mean any body shall be deceived
in relation 10 my position, and then i
those who have heretofore been Unior
men find more congeniality with the
new party to which | have alluded
let them support it.
WHAT OHIO DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE FOL
THE NEuRO.
First, as to Ohio, l boldly assert tha
substantially all the legislation Of thu
State, and the decisions Of Courts fa
vorable to negro suffrage, and to thu
removal Of disabilities on account 0
color, have been effected by the Demo
cratic party. If fthe progress madc il
this direction is right, they have tn
credit; if wrong, they are the guilt.
parties. In 1912 the Supreme Cour
Of Ohio, composed of three Democrat
Judges. Wood, Reed and Birchard
(alas poor Birchard), and one Whig
Lane, was called upon to construe tn
meaning of the word "white, in tn
old Constitution where it says "al
white male inhabitants shall enjoy tn
right of electors" &C.; and they helC
that all nearer white than black, o
of the grade between the mule ttoe
and the whites, were entitled to enjo,
every political and social privilege o
the white citizen" 1 do not suppose
that by using the word "social' Judg
Birchard intended to compel thos
whito copperhead women to unite wit
black husbands, in case white one
should be hard to find. And, from
that day to this, the law Of Ohio ha
been that, if man has drop more o
white than black blood, he has all tn
political and social privileges of whit
men. In the convention, which form
ed the new Constitution in 1851, tn
Democrats had large majority. !
they had just said, "without any visi
Bile admixture," instead of 'free whit
male citizens the difficulty woul
have been obviated. But, with tn
decision of the Supreme Court starin
them in the face, they adopted the oil
form of expression. There are nov
say, 10000 coloerd persons in OhiC
among which,. there are about 800
males ovar 21 years OF age, one-half
whom can now vote. If the wor
"white" was stricken from the Cohst
tuition, it would add to the presen
number of voters, from $500 10 3,0O(
If they saw proper to exercise tn
right, / can not see that, practically
this would have much effect on ou
State Government, even If they vote
with the .Vallandigham party, as som
Of those who now have the right di
vote for him for Congress in 1858 an
1860. Ibelieve the State Governmen
would still live; inasmuch as kno'
it has lived and fourished for the fou
years last past, although a party
near 100000 has been voting, most c
whom did not hesitate to declare thei
sympathy with treason, and their in
tantion IN reaiat the laws and Ovel