The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-09-05

HGy nave UiucTcuL ldSIcS aAu A"U-
its, and capacities. It's not merely
a difference of climate or sun, or
birth, or education or color. IL is
an inherent and radical difference of
race, of blood, Of nature, of intellect
of capacity, which no training can
efface; no associations, or habits, or
discipline can extinguish. God made
them different, man can not make
them the same or equal"
Now, here is n statement, which,
if admitted to be true, proves moth
ing in favor of his policy of disfran-
chisement. Does it afford any rea-
son why this race, so widely sepa-
rated from the other? - .f
Does it not on the contrary prove
that the white race, separated by SO
great diversity from the colored,
can not represent their interests and
wants at the ballot box, and that the
colored should have the right to vote
for their own protection?
IfMr. Pendleton means to say
that, in consequence of this differ
ence in race, the colored has no nat
ural right to life, liberty and proper
ty-no right that a white man is
bound to respect-then we can un
derstand him; but if he stops short
of that, there is nothing in his argu-
ment.
Again, Mr.. Pendleton says:
"And all the teaching Of history,
and all the observation of our ex
perience is that the commingling of
the blood of the white and black ra-
ces Injuries both. Gointo the South
ern States, where circumstances have
been favorable to this atnalgama-
ton: go into our cities. where affec-
ton has sought to establish the hap
piness of the hybrid offspring, and
you will see that every animal is
more developed, every moral quail
ity more depressed, every physical
infirmity mole exaggerated than in
either of the pure races"
The argument Mr. Pendleton in
tends to make by this is that the en-
franchisement Of the colored rate
would contribute to amalgamation
and the commingling of blood. He
says''circumstances have been favor
able to this amalgamation in the
iSouthern States.'' Why does he
phrase it so delicately? Why does
he not say that slavery was favora-
BILE to amalgamation? Why does
he not say that wherever slavery ex
listed; wherever the negro was de-
graded and helpless: denied all
rights that a white man was bound
to respect, amalgamation existed
and forished on large scale And
why does he not say that, in the
Northern States, where the negro is
protected in the marriage relation
and treated as man, amalgamatior
is almost wholly unknown?
In Massachusetts,, where the col
ored man has enjoyed every politica
right for more than thirty years, it il
said a case has not occurred for many
years And in this great State O
Ohio, I will venture the opinion tina
the cases are extremely rare. Ifyor
would prevent the evils of amalga
nation, educate, elevate and enfran
chise the colored race Give then
: self-respect, make them feel tha
they are men and women, before the
law and before the world, and yol
will thus have almost perfect secur
ity against the evils of amalgama
ton.
To withhold suffrage from the col
ored race is to violate other funda
mental principles of our Govern
? ment. We say that the "Govern
+, ment exists only by the consent o
the governed" and here is a rac'
that is governed, but has never con
e sented, and has no means to consen
or dissent.
I, We say that taxation and repre-
q sentation should go together AM
: here is race that is taxed, but no
I represented.
$ But more than all this, the color
!, ed man has helped to fight your bat
!, ties, and has mingled his bloc ! wit
!, yonrs on many field; he has bee
It patriotic and loyal, while thousand
,. Of whites in your midst have bee
n disloyal; he has paid taxes, an
: helped to bear all the burdens of th
e State; he has shown intellect an
r capacity; he has displayed enter
1T prise and valor; and why should h
. not vote? The answer is, prejudice
t. prejudice which is ever strongest i
the weakest breast.
e To that unfortunate class of pee
Al pie who have no politics but hatre
y to the negro, and who live in dea(
! ly fear of amalgamation, and that
i he has equal rights given to hi
le he will become their superior, 81
a cially, intellectually and POLITICAL,
n | tender my profound sympathie
,e Their case is beyond the reach {
t. human aid, and all we can do is I
q smooth their passage to that bourl
;e where they are not married Or give
o in marriage, and where they will |
n safe from the social dangers to whit
D. they are exposed here.
a. RECONSTRUCTION.
ar When the war ended, in the sprir
ut of 1865, nine of the rebdl States we
lie left without governments were eth
lie killed, captured, or had fed, al
Ill State authority Of all kind had di
appeared. This presented a ca
st expressly provided for by the Co
ct Fstitution of the United States, viii,
lis declares that the United States sh.
1t guarantee to each State a republics
'e, form of government. State COVER
Id ments had ceased to exist, and
nh ,yas tho dnty and tho r;Dht of ~