The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-04

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. and departments Of governmeDr
Hence, ifyou want peace and &C
curity for yourselves, If you wan
our machinery Of government
roll on smoothly and.harmonionf
| ly, let there be no man without tina
shield which even the mighty, tn
strong and powerful can not fail +
respect. Let there be no maj
without that magic wand whicl
transforms the great Governor Q
to-day, representing the sover
eighty Of millions of people, int,
the affable candidate Of TO morrow
who anxionsly and sympathetical
ly inquiries for your dear healtl
and the well.being of your gooC
lady and children.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
For these reasons we said to tn,
NEGRO in the Southern States
"Friendl We have done our bes
to protect you, We have tried I
from above downward, and /
would not do. We passed tn,
Freedmen's Bureau aDd Civi
Rights Bills, and they gave yoa ne
security. We must now adopt tn,
American plan of self.protection
and try it from below upward. W,
will clothe you with that power
which alone affords security and
o fair start in life-the right tc
vote. Take the ballot and protect
yourselfl"
And, sir, this remedy at once eff.
fected the desired cure. The poor
contraband is no longer the pcrse.
cuted outlaw whom incurable reb.
els might kick and kill with impu
nifty; but be at once became Sour
colored fellow. citizen" in whose
well being his former master takes
the liveliest interest. Thus, by
bringing the negro under the
American system, we have compile.
ted his emancipation. He has
ceased to be a pariah. From an
outcast he has been transformed
into a human being, invested with
the great national attribute of self.
protection; and the establish
ment of peace and order and secur.
ity, the revival of business and
trade, and tho restoration of the
Southern States on the basis Of
loyalty and equal justice to all, will
be the happy results of this aston
ishing metamorphosis, provided
the party which has inaugurated
this policy remains in power to
carry it. out. If, however, the
reins of government should fall in.
to the hands Of the party whose
leading principle is opposition to
that policy, the great peace-work
now accomplished would be un-
done, the foundations which we
have laid for the new edifice would
be torn down, the storm of passion
and hatred would break loose anew,
and anarchy, and confusion, blood
shed, and perhaps a war of races
would again devastate the South,
and prevent, perhaps for genera.
tions 10 come, that peaceful and
prosperous development which q
few years more Of Republican rule
will secure.
THE OPPOSITION OF PREJUDICE.
While endeavoring to extend TO
the negro, in justice to him, and
for reasons Of public policy and
peace, our system Of self.protection,
it is natural that we should offend
certain prejudices and antipathies,
the result of the wrongs the white
race has inflicted on the black
"Wo generally dislike those whom
we injure,' is an old saying; verified
by the Democratic party in this
case. But ifany thing distinguishes
our people, it is the facility with
which they overcome absolute pre-
judices. Look back to our short
history as a nation, and you will
behold with astonishment how many
prejudices and popular errors we
have overcome. Weha overcome
the mistaken beliefin the necessity
of a State Church, q prejudice from
which European races are not yet
emancipated. We have overcome
tho time -honored prejudice in favor
of hereditary aristocracies. We
have overcome that mean relic OF
barbarism- the prejudice against
Jews-which disgraced European
civilization for so many centuries.
We have overcome the prejudice
against foreigners which, in 1915,
ran riot through the land. We
have overcome that prejudice and
timidity with which, during the
war, we approached the first steps
toward emancipation. We have
overcome the prejudice against
negro soldiers, 80 dexterously
famed and stimulated by the
Democratic party. Now If you
consider how little time, compare.
lively, IL took to overcome each of
thcso prejudices, you will agree
with mo when 1 say deliberately,
that the policy of a people like oars
can not permanently be guided By
aprGudice. Prejudices may gain
a temporary hold on the public
mind. They may temporarily
sweep every thing before them,
and "strut and fret their hour on
the stage" but you can not engratt
them upon our government, or
make them the basis for a success
full party organization. The sober
second thought Of our people will
always be sure TO sweep them
away.
THE GREAT MISTAKE OF THE DEMoc-
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