The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-06-27

every being who possesses the
slightest germ.
But since a celebrated Democrat
has recently proved; at least to the
satisfaction Of his partisans, that
the negro belongs 10 d different
,race--ahd whether the negro Of tEei
Demotfat has the greater reason to
rejoice at this; we leave candid tneni
to decide-tliefe is reason td hope
that the incentive Of the ballot will
produce a different and better result
upon him. At all events it is not
reasonable to suppose, and we be-
.lieve it has never been claimed, that
the exercise Of this right, by the ne
gro, will take anything from his
mental or moral qualities.
It is equally certain that they will
never exercise this right injurionsly,
unless Influenced so to do by those
white skinned, but black hearted
demagogues, who are the very can
ker-worm of our nation.
But granting for the sake of the
argument, that the bestowal of this
privileg upon the negro, will add
nothing to his mental or moral sta
ture, and will prove no more of
stimulus to his improvement, than
it has to the mass of the Democratic
party (Which God forbid), will it
force him upon social equality with
any body? Is not this matter of
social equality purely one of choic ?
Has it not always been, and, from
it's natue, must it not always be so ?
Is not the world wide? +? How, then,
can man be your asso ciate without
your consent?
Do not the roughs Of that little
hell upon earth, the Five Points Of
New York, exercise the elective
franchise, and this too without ever
having been known to scratch a
Democratic ticket Do they not,
in short, possess and exercise all the
political and legal rights and priv
leges of the Millionaries of Fifth
Avenue, yet, is there any social
equality between them, or any ten
dency thereto 4? No more than be-
tween the inhabitants of Heaven
an6-----------
So some of our deputy Sheriffs
and Constables-to say nothing of
higher officers, of whom nothing
better could be said-not only ex-
ercise the elective franchise and all
other rights and privileges, granted
to decent white men, but are en-
trusted with many of our dearest
interests, yet-Oh We gods! who
that makes pretense to respectable
ty, would like t6 acknowledge such
animals, as social equals, would toll
crate them in his parlor, or have
them marry his daughters.
And what a1Rlessing, and source
Of congratulssa6n it is, to all respect
able persons, that we live in coun,
try were no man, whatever his office
may be, can be our companion with
out our consent, or marry our
daughters without they say yes.
But of course it is well known
that this ancient cry of 'cNigger
Equality with all its lying varia-
tions, is made to deceive the igno-
rant. It is a lying appeal to the
preiudices Of a class who really
have great reason to fear that then
own characters will suffer in con-
trast with those of the negro, when
they are placed in fair field of com
petition.
There has always been a class Of
Ipucillanimous spirits in the WORLD
devoid Of emulation, perfectly con
tented to occupy next to the Lowest
deep of ignorance and degradation
provided they could imagine some
body held still beneath them to a
buse and spit upon.
Such pucillanimous spirits, we be
lieve,. are all those who object tc
! freeing the negro from the fetters
with which he has been so long anc
so unjustly bound, and giving him
fair chance, and all proper incen
tives to develope the soul his Crea
tor has given him, be the same grea
or small.
JUSTICE.