Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-12-06


you know, it's so truthful, gauaetiEnea--a
Don't shout too loud, for the Radicaln
have two years to 90 on yqf, and they
may do great deal In that time" In
those two yem,E 7 tki1lZ eFeTV thing VIII
oe sati actorily settled, Ut may not 10
ln hantuclzy, Some friends have told
me not 70 ask these tbimea of The giae
laturei put toEnlt, and an viii como
lght. But want them, and win ask
Tor them. Are there amy here who
con ant 70 voter Voices, ono, no,
no, ~ tAene q man here q. who dQu't
Courts Is there any one who DON'T
want his children sdutatddR Tf thero
is. le5 him speak. Lot ua d5 tffr Fbfnc
manly, abuse nObodyi this 10 right.---
Abuse no party L [Hoiossi ''No nOl''I
Let us SPEAK Of lho virtnRs 81 our
friends, and leave the Tioeg pf our
enemies alone. Good good.l 4 WaG
going to say, leave inc DBmoctl5a In tho
hands Of God, but don't think Iag has
much to do with Them. IlEEould leaWg
them I'm the hands Of their God that i3
the d----l. r
But, not wishing to detain yeu. long
at TINS time, VIII close by saying thnb
the whole State of Kentucky, from one
end 30 the other, and especially tho ed~
itorE Of the State, gre waiting for us to
do something here that they can get
hold OF; bheY want u.s. by some act Oh
other, to pass some incgndiary rsBolu-
tionss or do something that they can get
hold OF to WELD against Us. But we
are not going to crafty them. c''No,
str.'5 You know can 20 to q mans
house aud say, i'If you please, Will yol
lend me this thing OK that and be VIII
be very apt TO do 81. But if I 60 to the
same man and grao him by the collar
and say, ifGive me this, ,'HI WON'T be Rpt
TO got II, IVOiOea, HNo, np}'l Thar8-
fore we are going Go ank respectfully
and stand up in th8 fEca ol All parties,
demanding our rights I toll every
body that i aul a Iialioll, leYeu-ip thg
Courier Office I say 60 thems ftHou arc
on one sldas and am on the other I
stand true % my principles, and Fou
yours j want certain things you can
grant, i VIII ask respectfully Tor them
If you don't choose 70 give them to mB,
perhaps there may bo stronger power
than you that may force you 70 give
them.N Perhaps this state may not
give just what we want but there is a
= stronger power than the STATE, some
where, by which We viii gain it.
The folio wing remarks by Mr Butler
on social equality win be tound inter.
esting to the negrOphohiabs
The future Of this country depends,
not so much on what party ID in power,
as il does on the removal Of all disabili-
ties they weigh down its people. Then,
and n0tuntilthen, viii the country have
peace. Wedon'task for social aqnalitY.
/ never saw that white woman yet that
looked SO we'll, in my eyes, ag g good
brown colored woman. And II Il wasn't
80, we don't need their social equality
doctrine, because our friends, the white
folks, have kindly managed itgO shat
We have every shpde to choess from,
from the deepest Jet black to the pureBb
rrrHaH M
no ladies present, allow me to say that
the practice Of social equality has NOT
been on our side, but on the part Of the
whites, who, in their dark and devious
ways, were not always able, let as char
itably suppose, to tell black from hita.
This social equality has not been sought
by Us; but they have run after ug and
though we are now enRncipated and
free, they haven't stopped, -a
A voice--We'll stop e when We ger
the testimony.
Yes, that's 80. They better not come
my way even now We Say TO them
Let us alone we don't want any miTs
sure. il they had Let me alone i might
have known what color 4 WAS but as 10
Is, my greatest trouble g TO keep my
hair lust right, Don u talk about social
III I was q white man in KBn-
lucky, 7 would hide my head 4 would
not mention It, with SO many evidences
We don't want any more OF lt. Keep on
your side Of the line, and H8ill Keep on
our side ; and ia the course Of tima Ws'l
get back where God left us. tCheora and
lpplause.l
Among the important proceedings Of
he Convention was the adoption Of the
Memorial to Congresss
To t6e Honorable House Of Repreaeata-
tiUes and The Senate Of the United States
ill Congress dsseh5leds
The oolorod people Of the Common
wealth Of Kentucky through their del
egates in convention assembled, most
respectfully petition Jour Honorable
Bodies 10 grant US the right Of Buf-
frage. Your petitioners beg leave ID
call your attention to the fact that thHP
are not permitted to testify - the
Courts Of the Commonwealth aFainat
white persons, and that in oOnseqU6hco
many persons who % commit murder,
rape, arson, aud nlb manner Of ont
upon the ool0red people are per-
mitted to 20 unpunished. Your Pc
titioners would further represent that
they are now and ever nave been,
loyal 30 the GOVeTnment oL The United
more than thiFty1 thOuaand Of
their brothers and cons having enlisted
in the army Of the Dpiou during She
late war that they are peaeeablef iaWf
abiding citizens, who pay taxes as 9th
er people, but who, on account Of caste
and the color of their Gkins, are denied
political rights in the Government
they are taxed 10 support. Your pee
would further represent shat,
as the COnstituhon ot the
United States aas abolished slavery
everywhere within She iuTiGdi0tion
so that eli constitutions, laws
or regulations growing out Of che same
are null and void and inasmuch as
the same Consti tuition, IN another pro-
vision, declares that no Gtata shall
make or enforce any laws which shall
abridge the privileges OK immunities OF
Of the United States and in-
asmuch as Congress is empowered, bg
appropriate legislation, 70 enforce
these several provisions which we be.
lieve can not be done without securing
the elective franchise To- citiRepa Of
color and, inagmuCh gg she color OF
our skin did not, in time of war, pre-
vent the Government from claiming
our allegiance, and caueing us 90 bear
arms IN its defense, and e ie Well-
established principle of Just govern
ment, that allegiance and protection
20 together, the one being the oousid-
Grafton Of tho other, and, inagmuok %
the Declaration Of Independence
promises the equality of the people,
aud II is the expressly declared duty of
under the Constitution Do
guarantee to every State in the Union
8 Republican fOEm Of Government s
and, iuasmuch IS many white persons
of no greater degree Of Intelligence
than ourselves are allowed 10 60 20 che
polls and vote ia this Commonwealth,
and thousands Of men who fought
against tho Government in she late
war also vote, thereby eleoting disloyai
persons to once and, inasmuoh ag We
greatly desire 80 assist tho Dnioniala
OF the State in 5leotiug loyal men %
Office now, therefore, We earnestly
pray your Honorable Bodies, in sugh
way and manner 40 IL may properly
and iernliv be done. Co enact such laws