Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-02-06
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4 N<eS9 SuEf1es.
i a. "a aassslea Il Haero sufFnAeS Is ons
i Il lssislyk .xasfsst i ths people Il fspnss.
4 s>a Il. s. m4hs n lks sst3ec. Of speeisl In
/ sairy. | say h b question Of interest, for
10 n h, assi ihs gaestsea b divided In this
way oae portion ole eitifebs have eosae
| b ihe sieliberase eoaoissish that hs aaop-
|stsn II demanded on ths score OF moral JUS
sice aud iexai fixht, and hare desnrmincd
that these demands shsli not he disregaFicd.
AnstAss slem seilhes admit nor aesy i's
Ireassas 81 tks prcpoAcd action, but plant
themselves on the simple ground that The
nerro rars is an ihierics one to The white,
ard thercsarr cashi not 10 he admitted TO
place Of sesmiss sqaslits ! OF, 10 other words
1 although The negro u black and inferior TO
| the white man, yet u Ia necessary that there
should be some distiHstiua Of legal eharae'
ter. kspt ne i,as between The two, lest che
negro rheaM be mlssaksa fee white man,
or The white man aps . Negro and they
virtually insist that no mark Of distinction
will de ~ well ~ b exclude the negro ffcsn
one Of the most imperssat and appreciated
privileges OF ffecmaa ballot box, Or,
10 demonstrate NE saession OF iss'c more
Issriesly, they wooid admit that The black
man was human being possessed of soul ;
thai he was regenerated and entitled 10 a
place 10 the Church. and would grant him
the benefits Of The saorsments Of marriages
and baptism, bat not Of tho Lords supper,
Simply for the sake Of sin1le point Of dis
tinguisAed inequality, Another class op.
pose tharraposed action, either hccaasc they
are or,+heed to The progressive theory Of cnr
American Reraelie, or because they, by mis-
fostane TO say the least Of il, or deliberate
purpose, have Registered themselves The
open enemies OF the Government, in eoese
auenes IL which they arc excluded by legal
enactment from the privilege which V pre-
posed b be conferred upon the black man
| As 10 the rcasons--H such II might he
eailed~-Indacins opposition on tho part 81
this last clas~. viii only say that Il u
strangely ansaeonis,io 10 the reason ct the
scrond class; far Il to he placed IN the same
attitude in respect To the ballot box brings
the tws cetess ca tswgnH 81 fearful equality,
then this third class aud the negroes are On
those teras, and IL IL l,e matter of dcsi,
rsble Importance e. bc relieved Of such con
dition Of equality the thjri class would he
accommodated by the eatraHchiscment Of
the black man
f,at wassi Asklfes. my self especially 10
the second class, and ask ot them thai Ne
honestly reason together on thr point. We
ofaen err when wr Suddenly come 70 eoa-
elasion. especially II oar mind he under the
influence Of prejudice
| II. - honest men we sce that prejadies
! forms the element of eur reason, and that
oar action. ar want 81 Action, does mani.
/ fsr, ialassiec 10 an innoccnt party, will not
tria nobility and machines. require US 10
/ trample down AMI smother our rrc|adice,
and art from sehie purpoA''s aud motives
Thsn, - 10 chi. much feared equality BE-.
eanss Of the common privilege of the bal
lot. i. IL trath or a fiction sagcndered by
preiadice'
Caa yea Aink af one, two OF more gen,
uine white mcu rcter ca tho question: vi
blood In your county, Ur possibly in your
I nssshhorheod, who are 80 selfish. narrow.
minded, gruvcling, dishonest and moan that
! you refuse e. associate with them ami 20
1 whom yoa would mol think Of extending an
invitation tn dinc y, yoar table. sii sociaiiy
wtth You ia youT parInr OF walk socially
with yea Ia q crowded assetsbly1 Did yea
ever ,onsider that such man wAs your 50.
eial e1uai when and because he deposited
lslius ia ti,e same box with year ballot
III al. then | Tan only say that you asa
hotssleesiy and gronndicssiy In error .-sad 4
i yea are a christian will expect your lasi
earthly argument - be that 40 sinners body
must be buried in the same cemetery with
yoar renaias. ar the result viii lie either
that his spiri; wiii be wroRgiully saved oi
years improperly damned
Or seain, docs your rr,jadlos lead yea u
the roneiusioa that the negro 10 not prop
srly human heins or IL 81, that he Il
elevated 90 little above the grade Of III,
hrale creation that lac cannot and ought no
70 exercise this important privilege 81 I
; freeman oa this point lot me refer sacl
Of you as were raised viii, negroes -excas'
The use Of the phrase at this day and tim
J of eqaslity fear have you not eften knows
, convincing facts proving the human kind
ness and christina devotion of the blacl
! man and woman 10 the life and interests .
their white masters When children, aH'
1 possibly when grown, YOU may have accept
. ed place at the hospitahls table Of Uaf
: Ned aud isst HiHeg Possibly yoa or som
9 Of your children may have sucked nourish
log milk lruia AaHt Mitys hTsaa. Did tina
make you socially and naturally equals
You would certainly not 80 argue But II
!, the days ID slavery there was anavoidabl,
6 an intimasy at association which Is nov
dispensed ss<lh Yet, neither then nor now
4 do those associations, or the exercise by Oh
: white and black man II the same or simila
! rights, privileges or benefits, change thei
. piare On the natural scale Of being Il
! point Of fact the white race is admitted an,
. proven 10 hs the superior. controlling race
! yet, there are white area who ara naturally
} morally aud intellectually tho interiors @
hInek xaliosg and red nan