The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-05
OHIO THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 8, 1867

universal rule given 10 US by the
great charter Of our liberties the
Declaration Of Independence, that
''ali men are created squalH not all
black men, not all white men, not all
slate or copper-colored, but "uU men
are created oqual;' and wherever
man bears the image OF his race, that
Declaration says he stands upon an
equality with all other men; aud We
propose to bring this doctrine to u
realization. Yallandigham says his
principal objection to il is, that II
involves social equality. Lot US look !
at this for moment, There are a
great many things by which, for want
OF examination, we are deceived
Why is Il that the siuglc privilege oil
casting a ballot makes the negro our
equal9 All things else fail 10 make
him our equal The fact that he
came from tho ssmc divine hand, the
fact thai he has tho same eternal re.
spousibility, that he broathos the |
same air, looks upon the same SUN,
has the same sensibiIities, tho spmo
hopes, the same sorrows, eats the |
same food, works in the same feld.-
10 all things alike save his oolor-- /
aud they all fail to make him uul
equal, But the moment you give him
Il piece Of paper with the name og a
candidate upon II, that makes him
our equal, aud al the Democratic
party az that moment is in sore tribu,,
lation. How illogical Are our so.
cial relations dependent upon the
ballot2 Because tho stranger TO you
votes at the same ballot box does IL
follow that your daughter must re-
ceive the attentions Of his son; that
your wife must call upon his wife;
that you must break bread at his ta--
Bile. aud invite him to break bread at
your tableY There is no sehsc or ar
gumeut in. Il. .ro.j ' FL
CONFLICT or RACES. N
Then. say they in their platform,
it will be productive of conflict OF
races the black man viii rise against
the white man, aud the white mip
] against ! tho black man, who, being
stronger, the black man, must 20 to
the wall A conflict Of races Out
of what is il TO come ? Upon what
occasiou2 Who will ipauguratc it2
II ow will il be carried forwardY ? Up
on what pretext2 Andrew johnson
seems to have given special credit to
this theory. taking what he said on
the subject in reference to the en-.
franchisemont of the negroes ia the
District Of Columbia. He said il
would produce a conflict of races
Now they have had an election in the
District Of Columbia under that very
bill. Did you hear Of any conflict?
Was there any white or black blood
spilled thore2 Ifthere had been, aud
the blood had run side by side, you
could not have told which was the
whitc mans aud which was the black
mans blood.
Tennessee, under the radical legis-
lation Of that State, authorized the
blacks to vote and two weeks ago
they did vote, fifty or sixty thousand
of them aud they re elected old he.
role Brownlow Governor OF the State.
| [Cheers. Was there any conflict
thore? =? Did you hear Of any? The
whole nation stood trembling, as if
ppsed upon a pivot of intense anxie
ty as to the fearful results that would
follow or accompany the election in
Tennessee But from Memphis to
Knoxville, the elections were held as
quietly as ever was an election in old
Ric'llaud county. tCheers.1 A cen.
hict Of races You cannot inaugur.
ate one. The black sman, who has
been under servitude for so many
years, has shown disposition OF
quietude, subordination to law, and
obedience, that prevents in him the
slightest suspicion or presumption Of
violence toward the white man. On
thr contrqryp he looks kindly upon,
aud talks kindly to'lim who has long
been his mhster, and an oppressive
master at that. Aud il, 10, this eouns
try we have white men who VIII IN
augptate riot aud bloodshed for the
purpose Of, destroying the liberties OF
the black. men, VIC wish to say tothem,
if you wish TO ihaugurate q conflict Of
races iu that way we will, meet you
with this Government we now. have,
and make you bow in submission to
the higher law. GCheers. The fact
is, this opposition to negro suffrage
10 Ohiois 'indeiensible. -
Another ground Of objection il,
,nferiority of race. What does that
amount TO-? Is that q basis Of dis
qualiGcation2 fsthere perfect equal
ily among white mep2 why Some
are intelligent and some ighofant;
some active aud some sldgglish. The
great difference between the white
aud the black man is in the color Of
his skin, aud nothing else. But, say
they, he is ignorant. And are there
not white men, having the right to
vote, ignorant? Are there not men
who cast their votes Ia Richlapd
county less competent by want of 10.
telIigence than some of your black
men in the county? It is so all over
the State. l here make the asser.
ton that the 1900 men, Of II years
of age, 10 Ohio, with black blood, are
better qualified by reason Of intelli-
gence to vote than there are $500
white men 10 different parts Of this
State, many times told, So that
plea will not answer. y
PATRIOTISM OF THE NEGRO.
1t is said that he has not that love
Of conntry, appreciationsof our iusti'
tutions, that enables him properly to
be a citizen Of this republic. The
Democratic party in 1861 -62 preach
| ed it and Drinted IL thP0u0hout the