The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-10-01

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with no more consideration than doestheI
Democrat-that the former is no more
ready to aid him with his means than the
latter-that if black men are to wait till
Republicans equal their professed, with
actual kindness, they will wait long with
out relief, ' s
But the secret of this plank in their
platform is po8er--the perpetuation of
party power in this government. Well
do the leaders of the opposition know
that the wicked, unjust and terribly op-
pressive measures begotten and pressed
/ by them on the people, both during and
since the war, in the various forms of ar
bltrary arrests, imprisonments, suppress
sion of the freedom of the press and Of
speech, leaving men to perish in South
ern prisons when they could have had
them exchanged, onerous taxation, trials
lby military commissions, disregard of
lcivil law and courts, their many and most
fragrant violations Of the letter and spir-
| it of that sacred Constitution that cost SO
much blood and treasure do these
robbers Of our rights know that the time
has come when an outraged people will
no longer suffer the practice of such in
Justice at their hands. Hence, they hope
lthat by fattering the negro, and pander-
ing to his impassioned nature BY the cry
of aManhood Suffrage, . they may secure
his vote, and be kept little longer in
power, until they get every rivet in the
bond of the white mans liberties well
fastened-knowing that when he is down
and bound they can easily do as they
please; and that then, if the negro vii! mot
obey thsir behests, they can soon enslaye
him too. This is the sole aim in their
efforts to place negroes on a political and
social equality with white men. Indeed
the more bold of their party leaders avow
lit; and if the masses cannot be awakened
in time to thwart their nefarious designs,
then may the people Of this once blessed
Hand bid a long farewell to all that was
good, great and glorious in American
Liberty. The history of Republics show
that no people having once enjoyed liber
lty, and allowing it to slip from their
grasp, through a want OF yigllahee, ln.o
tue nanas oi dsmsgoSaes anu ~ syfah.s,e'ei a1aS,s
eyga,nea =, pu. u,ea uup1s anu sla'r i;..Ia
our rights are being taken from us by
such tyrants as control Congress and clip
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