White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-09-26

The Right SentimenG
A persistent effort has been made by
the enemies of female Suffrage. to get mp
a fight between that and negro suffrage.
They hsvs contended tba, the question Of
female suffrage was sprung for the purpose
Of defeating the other proposition. The
negroes are very anxious to vote. and their
pretended champions have poured such
stuff % this into their ears, until they have
begun to think that the female suffrage
people are their worst enemies. and some
of them have been led into public dem
,onstr.tions sgsinst the woman movement.
We were sorry to see the name Of Mr..
L.neston. the leader of the colorsd pso-
pie Of this State, figure in the Kslloch
and E.kridgs meeting at Leavenworth.
whereby be virtuslly committed himself
to the plans Of those beastly mischief
makers. Mr.. Lsngston is a mau of in
tslligeuce. and ought to know that all
their random assertions are the fabrica-
tions Of dem ,gogues, and that in joining
with them and giving ear to their design
ing stories.' he is wronging very many Of
the best friends the colored msn ever had.
Let him and his cclorei brethren only
consider for Q moment, what an attitude
thsy arc placing themselves 10, BY heed.
ing the connsels of such men. arid fol-
lowing their lead. The negroes and the
women are both disfrauchised-in that
respect. they are on level. They are
both asking the right to vote. and are
both entirely dependent upon the pleasure
Of the white voters. But the negroes. by
following after those pretended friends.
are seeking to deny to others the very
rights which they ask for themselves
are pleading to be relieved from the las,
burden Of oppression. and contending that
the same oppression shall be continued
upon somebody else. 1t is as il two per.
sons were about drowning in Q stream,
and boat were approaching to. rescue
both. when one should commence trying
to kick the other under. ssd call ont "a
the rsscusr to save hiD, bot to let The
other person drown. Friend Lsngston.
this looks very selfish. and yon should
bs ashamed to be drawn into such an no.
generous work.
| Bot ws hsys . bsttsr side OF thii
matter to present. which shows that tht
negroes are right in sentiment, aud dis
posed to give others the right which they
ask for themselves. when not deceived and
led away BY designing men who profes.
grsss friendship for them. On Saturday
last. the colored people had Suffrage
Celebration at Highland. which Olympus
Brown and the Hutchinson Family at
tended. by request. Miss Brown address
ed them. and explained that she and ,hs
other friends Of female suffrage. were no
enemies to negro suffrage. but that they
had been among the most earnest work
ers to secure freedom and civil rights tf
the negro and that reports to the effec
that she had spoken against negro suffrage
we're false. The negroes wers'highly pleas
ed with her remarks: and at their close
the following resolution was offered, and
adopted without dissenting voice. Mr.
Langston expressed the belief that many
had not voted their true sentiments, but
had been led away with enthusiasm, and
proposed another vote. Before voting,
he addressed them. requesting every one
to vote his true sentiment. regardless oI
everything else. Again the vote was
unanimous in favor of the Resolution
Here it is-it is in plain language. and
1 leaves no room for civil: ,i4s ST.. -.
| Resolved. That the colored People of Kansas
recognize in the advocates of Female Suffrage,
many old and tried friends Of the colored ma n
| and that we dsprecAte any conflict betv cen the
friends Of the two propositions, preferring rsth-
er TO plant ourselves upon the broad platform
Of Impartial Suffrage, without regard to sex or
color.