The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-02-22

government IN the hands of the people
through the inyolability of state rights and
be able to establish national policy based
upon the principles.of enlightcBing freedom
and of free trade with all other nations, and
raze to their foundations the Chinese walls
which New England fanatlcism and dena-
gogueisn in the name OF God and human
lty have been erecting, within which to
enclose our commerce and civilization, and
prevent the expansion OF democratic ideas
and institutions.
five would be fully prepared to maintain
our supremacy upon this continent against
the power Of the old world, we must frat
settle our own internal difficulties upon d
sound basis of peace, aud then insistthat no
foreign power shall interfere with the llber-
ties or territory Of any poop lie Oh the Amer
lean continent, by subjecting them to the
control OF dcspotlc power.
If there is TO be Il conflict between races
on this continent for superiority let 1t be
purely an intellectual and moral one, but
| III order that this may be so, all men should
/ have equal rights before the law-all should
| be placed under one universal law OF equal-
ty, that each race may with every other
| have the opportunity to carry out It's own
| destiny and show its own superiority.
Shall white men who claim superiority
over all other races object that ours Is q
! white man 5 government and that 1t Is right
and just or manly by virtue Of that superb
ority to claim exclusive rights, privileges
=, and immunities over all others? This gov
ernment has so far been administered by
white men, and it will forever continue to
| be so administered, unless the white race
should become greatly inferior III numbers
and in capacity, the fear of any other result
when manhood is the only test would be
most cowardy on our part.
| The numbers of this now inferior order OF
| our population, scattered throughout our
vast territorial domain when climate will
prove congenial and their labor is demand
! ed will be very insignificant compared With
the whites, and if they should diminish and
the race should sink into poverty and deg
| radiation or die out under the sunshine Of
the enjoyment of equal political rights, the
! failure to live and prosper, could not be
| charged to our laws, but to their own con
| duct or the operations OF the laws Of ma
| ture; but on the other hand should such re-
! suits follow long struggle in vain for the
| possession OF their equal rights, 1t would be
! charged to the oppression CT our laws, by
| the same class OF persons 10 now ciamOr
| for this concession.
That in our criticism of the laws and insti-
! tuition of, or our conduct towards any foreign
nation, it may not be retorted upon US that
we have a speck on our political horizon, a
| blot on ournational escutuheOn, we have but
t to remove from our constitution and laws
| this political destruction between the two
races, which is charged by u respectable
class of citizens Of our country as crime.
! Enoland's great retormers would be greatly
| cheered anu strengthed In their noble Work
| for the acknowledgements Of her millions OF
| intelligent whites, and her arlstocracy would
| have no further occasion to send PAID phil
anthropists to aid IN The work Of reform and
| liberalization Of the political institutions OF
our free America Aud IN the event or any
conflict OF arms with that power we could
recruit our armies on her soil from her own
oppressed Subjects
| That, In ali the territories under federal
control or Authority the rule OF universal
| freedom and suffrage shall be established,
aud under and by force of this principle and
| the advisory power OF the democracy the
same governmental policy Will be adopted
and carried out by the constitution aud laws
! Of the several states, but in the southern
! states now overrun with negro population,
! for the adoption Of such policy the people
! there Of shall have extended TO them UNI
! versal amnesty ans pardon tor past politl-
! Cal otfenSes against the federal government
! and such liberal governmental aid necessary
| for the success Of this great experiment
which has by the supreme federal authority
/ been forced upon them and the country.
! Along the great thoroUghiares west
! through our territories and new states, large
| numbers Of this unfortunate race that We
are so bound to protect, can be furnished
! with labor and homes on government JANUS
through the valleys up to the rocky mount
AIMS and down their western slope 10 the
! Pacific, and those that shall remain behind
/ in the south will remain rs the principal
! employees the support and the fostering
care Of the intelligent propretorS OF the
! soil Who will need ali their labor to be the
/ best directed Ia the process OF economic
re construction, and the new Development
| Of the rich resources OF those sections OF our
| common country.
! Let this policy bc declared 10 be the pol
| icy Of the great Democratic party-the oniy
! party of progress that has made our people
! great and prosperous, and the only remain
! inr barrier to the full and free emigration
| Of the lovers Of freedom i'll the monarches
and governments of the old world, with
their wealth and habits Of industry to set
| Elements and homes In this country vii! be
!
advance In wealth aud greatness, honor and
power beyond all former precedent; and IN
this ascendency Of the principles and power
Of the democracy that party will prove the
Butus Of the republican party, and assume
It's former position Of protector OF our con,
stitutional government aud The rights and
| liberties of all our people, and become
again the hope and strength Of the democcc
racies within The despotic governments OF
| the civilized world.
! OuING A VENTRILoQUIsT.- We find this
! bit of quiet fun III an English paper A
+ gentleman going down the river on steam
/ er, the engine of which was upon deck, he
| sauntered out to see the working OF the
machinery. Near him stood man appar-
emily bent on the same object. ln few
moments a squeaking noise was heard on
the opposite side OF the engine: SEEING
the oil cana gigantic one by the way,
the engineer fought out the dry spot, and
to prevent further noise Of that kind iber-
ally applied the contents of the can to every
joint. All went on well for while, when
the squeaking was heard In another dlrec-
{ finn The oilintr prOceSS was reDeatcd but