Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-16
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NEGRO EouALirY.
We take the following extract from the speech |
II Gan. Urisbin, delivered TO company OF ne
sroes in LeSinston KY an1 t, G1pgla ula w,tbous
n word cf disapprobation. - ..
let any man Of candid mind read the extract
and Their say u he can. that u is not emana 9,cn
pral saws The negro ought to deinahd the rtgN
30 eat at The same table with white men, siv ~
riohl why has he not the right to demand that
lie shall sleep in the same bed with white men
can demand the other also. When whites and |
blacks eat together at the same table, sleep to-
Rail and ride together In the same vehicle, they !
will be very nearly equal But read the extracts !
az have been asked to instruct you as to the pro-
per manner of obtaining such rights as you lave
not vet secured. You are not slaves or property
6g, as t6er %en es Ssa s@e HeaT %
hear" Represent your wrongs to your Govern
inent, and iinplore Justice You Will iind open, =,
blood and toll, worked out your Freedom. Voices
1--WE believe it,"l Manly and firmly demand
until you get them. Do not he satisfied with
part OF them. but have them all-all-ail; the
al the public table with the white man. sitting !
in the public hall with him, riding in the pub
lie vehicle. lUrcOt applause, and cries oil ihats
We regret that the pclo editor of the
Gazette has not the moral courage to dis
regard the miserable practice Of Demo-
cratic editors, of representing In bigot-
ed and prejudiced manner all political
questions, and especially everything con-
nected with the subject OF the negro
We have always regarded Mr.. Patton as
an honorable gentleman, who would
scorn to present in u false light any par
ty, individual or subject, for the mere
purpose of misleading or OF making po-
litical capital thereby; and it affords US
no pleasure, that so soon after he has
taken charge of the Gazette, he has
forced upon US different conyiction.
If the editor of the Gazette desired
that his readers should have fair un
derstanding Of the matter presented in
the above extracts from his paper Why
did he not inform them that Gen. Bris-
bins address was delivered before q con-
ference of the colored ministers Of the
NJ. Il. Church, assembled ut Lexington,
KY, instead of saying "a company of
negroes in Lexington 2" Many of the
n,e,, to whom sien. Brlsbin's address was
delivered, have grown gray preaching
the Gospel and laboring to elevate their
oppressed race--and, in point of intel
lect, they are equal, and in sympathy
for the oppressed aud in love for true
democracy they are more than equal to
the editor of the Gazette, and yet he
speaks Of them as u company cf negroes,
for no other purpose, so far as we can see,
than to cater To that low and ignorant
prejudice, that for half u century has
been the terror OF free speech, the enemy
OF progress, and the vital element in the
democratic Party.
We did not commence this article
however, with view OF exposing the
political morals of the new cdltor--ws
may devote some attention to that here
after-but for the purpose Of examining
his democratic logic, (which, to us, seems
vry illogical. Gen. Brisbin advised
these colored Methodist Ministers to de
mand and respectfully persevere unit
they should have all the rights .of men
even TO sitting down at the public table
sitting in the public hall, and riding II
the public vehicles with white men, an1
this new author OF logic wisely ~ says
"Now If this Is the negros right, why
has he not the right TO demand that h
shall sleep in the same bed with whit
men-becauso II he can demand the on
~ a right he can demand the other also.
1t is quite.possible that Mr.. Patton ha
been 80 long troubled by horrible dream
in which he lmagihes that, through TIL
reckless folly Of the naughty radicals
all social distinctions, and private right
should be destroyed, and he compelle'
to share his lonely bed, against his wish
with some huge, deformed negro, tina
the idea has taken possession OF hi
waking thoughts and he is..apprehensiv
OF such consummation. II 80, he ma,
console himself with the reflection that
being bachelor, his condition will b
less heart-rending than that Of man.
of his brother Democrats In whom he |
striving TO awaken the same fears, who
In the discharge OF their duties AZ socla
beings, have shared their beds with tn
loves Of their youth.
Theeditor ofthe CHRONICLE has riyh
to demand any vacant seat in public
conveyance or hall, or Mt the table of
hotel, and the proprietors would exclud
him ut their peril, no matter how mucl
the editor OF the Gazette might object Il
his occupying such seat. But the edito
OF the CHsoNIcLE would have no righ
70 demand the seat occupied by the edi
tor Of the Gazette in the conveyance o
hall, or his seat or plate or any par
thereof at the table of the hotel, neithe
would he have the right to demand
portion of his bed any more than h
would the right 10 examine his editorial
before they were printed and made pull
lie, or the right to print the CHRoSIcL
on the types and press OF tho aazett
without his consent. The negro IL I,
cognized rs acitizen Of the United State
and as such the courts should, and "
think they would secure him In the eI
j0yment OF all the rights Of such either
and compel common carriers and hot
keepers to furnish him with the accon
mOtlailons the law requires them to fu