Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-04-05

iho Seh'tIoi IIoil DrauIOfd MI LandOn
dealt in generalities. L desire to refute
some of the general arguments that he ad-
vanced, by special reference to facts and
statistics. The Senator from Erie TMr.
Lowry said that those colored people
should have the right to vote and that, if
allowed to have that right, some of them
would elect from their own class the sons
Of Congressman. The Senator from
Bradford q cannot give his exact words
said very nearly the same thing. Now,
let me show you from the pages of the
Compendium Of your recorded census of
lS5O-the last one | can get-what is
the proportion Of mulattoes, the men who
have partly white paternity, in the differ
ent states of the Union Let US see
where the men of the colUred race who
have blood in them, live, whether it is in
the South or in the North You cannot
deny the evidence of your own census. |
refer you to page SO of the Compendium,
showing the black and mulatto population
of the United States.
In 1850, the proportion Of mulattoes to
the whole number of blacks in the State
of South Carolina was that of four and
half to one hundred.
In Alabama, the proportion is seven
and about one-fourth of muiattoes to ev-
cry one hundred blacks.
In Connecticut, the proportion is thirty
and one-half mulattoes to every one hun
dred blacks.
In Georgia, the proportion is six and
nearly three-quarters mulattoes to every
one hundred blacks.
In Massachusetts,, the proportion is
thirty-four and a little more than three
quarters mulattoes to every one hundred
blacks
liz Michigan, the proportion of mulat-
toes, to the whole number of blacks, is
seventy-six and little better than one
fourth to every one hundred blacks.
In Ohio, it is one hundred and twenty
nine mulattoes to every one hundred
blacks.
These are the facts on the face of your
recorded census. | DO not want to hear
Senators talking about mulattoes in the
South when they have an Infinitely greater
numbcr-aye, twenty times the propor
ton of them-in the North that is to be
found in the South. Even South Caro-
lima, ''that hot-bed of secession has but
a little over four mulattoes to every one
hundred blacks, while the State Of Mas
sachusetts has about eight times that
number.
PROPORTION OF CRIME.
| have a few more statistics here. |
refer to the same book, page l65. | want
TO show you something about the crimes
of these people who have such capacity
for progress {) | want TO demonstrate to
you the fact that wherever they have had
an opportunity to make the progress that
you desire they should make, that wher-
ever the opportunity has been given them
to fit themselves for the right to vote, that
there the proportion of crime committed
by them is larger than in any other sec
ton of this continent. That is fact
that this book demonstrates. Now, re-
member that Massachusetts gave the ne
gro the right to vote when he was able to
read and write. and that in New York he
has the right to vote when he is possessed
of certain amount ofproperty. The sta
tistics of 1850 show that in the State OF
there was one negro convict
to every two hundred and sixtytwo. The
proportion in New York is about the
same. Pennsylvania has one black con-
vict to every five hundred black men
within her borders. This demonstrates
that under our policy, which makes them
not our equals, which does not vest them
with the power of sovereignty, much less
crime is committed than in those sections
in which they have greater privileges and
are permitted to vote.
| have more statistics. On page l66
of the census of 1850, under the head OF
Prisons and PeniteDtiaries for 1880, we
find that out of every ten thousand COL
ored people of the State OF Maryland there
were seven and about quarter IN prison.
In every ten thousand colored people OF
the State of Massachusetts there were tor
tv-six and more than quarter OF colored
people in prison-six times as many col
ored convicts in the penitentlary IN Massa-
chusetts in 1850 as there were IN Mary
land. In New Y ork, where they have the
property qualification, there were fitty-one
blacks in prison to every ten thousand col
ored people; and in Pennsylvania, there
were nineteen blacks in the penltentIary
TO every ten thousand colored. These are
facts that cannot be gain-said. They
are found upon your records, and you
must make the best Of them. L affirm
that they are facts that speak louder than
defamation. louder than the ideas OF gen
tIeman here founded upon what they con-
ceive to be .stEe will of God''-aye these