Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-09
L Radical Sheet NOmfnates Fred.
Douglass for President.

ly religious sheet, intended to supplant
TILToN's Independent, is out for FRED.
DOUGLASS for President. The Church U nion
is supported by the Radicals of New York
1T speaks the sentiments of the Puritans
in church matters, and of the STEVENS,
SUMMERS, WADEs, and their followers in
politics. 1t is the only Radical sheet pub
lished by white men that seems thoroughly
to understand the situation of the party to
which it belongs and we commend its
nomination to its party friends throughout
the Union, as well as to all others whom it
may concern.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS FOR PRESIDENT.
Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of the
least of these, ye did it not unto me.
We desire to make the Word of God the
man of our counsel in all important move.
ments. 1t is upon this word, then, that we
base our reasons for advocating simple
act of justice to 5000 600 of American citi
zens. generally regarded as the least of the
family of man, lowliest in position, and Sc
humble as to have but recently escaped
from bondage to their master and ruler
Our reasons for suggesting the name OF
Frederick Douglass as worthy of the suf-
frages of this nation are these:
p l. He represents by his race sixth part
of the population of this land. By the sim
plest principles of justice to all the peopl.
who must share the burdens and the bless
ings of this Government, we ask candid
men, and no others will care to read this
article through, If it is not time this end
less blarney about equal rights to all should
be put to some practical test? 1t Is du,
5000 600 of American born citizens, as
loyal to our flag and our principles as any
in this nation, that some one OF their num-
Der have the supreme control of the Exec
utive branch of this Government for 8
brief period at least. Frederick Douglas,
is universally accepted as their leading
statesman; therefore we advocate his ele
vation to that office.
IL. 1t is expedient. Nothing woulf
sooner settle this disturbed country thar
test like this. 1t would elevate and max,
honorable race that must otherwise re.
main as 1t is, embarrassed by the preju-
dices of the bad and the fastidious, the
aristocrats and the selfish, and all who
hate the principles at the foundation of thi.
Government. Elevate Frederick Douglass
to the Presidency. and you do more t.
silence these busy and otherwise hopeful
enemies of freedom and this Union than
fifty sessions of Congress and all the talk
of thirty years past. An act is what WI
want. That settles something. Talk doe.
nothing.
1t is erpedient because he can be elected NOR.
easily than any other Radical candidate. We
can't trust the white man in this emer.
gency. Sheridan is very well, but he wa:
an Old Line Whig, and Andrew johnson
ought to be warning to all future time
for US. A white man like Sheridan couiG
carry some military but little moral power
Frederick Douglass is a temperance man
he is an advocate of the most advanced
views of universal suffrage; he believes Il
woman is as good as colored man to Judge
who ought to rule; he is not wild, reck
less, hair-brained fanatic, but cool without
being heartless, and wise without being
willing to sell the truth. We believe ht
could carry every State lately in rebellion
and all New England except Connec.
ticut. California, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ken
tucky, and the Nutmeg State, we be-
ieve, are all the States which would vot,
against him. With these State opposed t.
him, he would have several doubtful one
to spare, and would go into the Whit,
House with party strengthened eternall,
by the admitted Consciousness of havi'
lved clear up to its principles. The powel
OF radical parties must always be not ii
extreme measures, but consistency. TIL,
Republican party is the party of progress
purity and democracy. Let it live Ou
these principles to their legitimate conclu
sions, and it will always hold the power i
has gained. Let 1t waver or go back, anG
it will vanish in an hour. .
III. Finally, we believe Frederick Doug
lass ought to be elected President of thu
United States because he is both capabl,
and honest. No man in this country car
point successfully to single misstep he has
ever taken in a political life of thirty years
European monarchs would rather admire
than despise us as a nation If we were to dt
something, now we have talked so much.-
By every test worthy the thought of an en-
lightened and -unpreiudiced mind. Mr.
Douglass is the man to lead the 100000 o
our late bondsmen into their rights. Tht
only objection any one can urge Is that h,
Is black. And we ask if free and enlight'
ened nation can claim merit for liberty ant
refuse him upon such fiimsy grounds.
IT the policy of the Radicals in making
States in the South, to be governed in Who'll,
by the blacks-represented by the Negro
race in conventions to form State Constitu
tions, called by military commanders ant
enforced by bayonets-in the Senate ant
in the House of Representatives in Con
gress by blacks, and in the Northern State.
if Radicalism can carry out its full pro
gramme, of making mulatto States, there j
no good reason why FRED. DOUGLASS shoult
not be the representative man of the party
He has white blood in his veins sufficien
we should think to satisfy those who CLAIM
that half negro is a whole white man.
enough OF African to satisfy. for the pres
ent, those who profess to believe the darkey
better than the white race, and it woult
fully carry out the doctrine of Manhood
Suffrage, by giving to the party Negro
leader in the next great contest.
The Church Union thinks DOUGLASS coul6
carry all the States lately in rebellion, who
are, it seems, to be represented in the Elec.
toral College. provided they cast theil
votes for the Radical candidate, and with
these "all the Western States, including
Ohio and all New England, except Con.
necticut."
The candidate that can do this, will dc
more than GRANT, CHASE, CoLFAx or WADE
possibly can do, and hence FRED. DoUG
LASS ought to be the coming man of the
Radicals. By taking him they can show
their sincerity. The election of a negro
President to govern Republic, made by
white men, would not be an outrage hall
so great as for New England Radicalisn
to change, in defiance of the Constitution
the right of white men to vote in the
South and to give it, and the political power
of the ten States of the Republic, to tn,
black race, making the late slaves masters
the masters slaves.
Tho IN afian nf
scarcely add, is put forth by the Cturc1
Union in good faith, and the arguments by
which IT. is sustained are as sound, if no
sounder, than those that sustain the Rad
ical policy.
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