The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-02

enjoy the same privileges and enjoy
the same happiness, in the same So
ciety and under the same laws. Our
Radical friends, to use a figure OF
speech, are, by the Legislation now
'lproposed as well as by their general
course of legislation on the negro
Equality question, attempting to force
the food suitable for the eagle down
the throat of the black bird; and to
starve the eagle until he agrees to be-
come wren or something less.
i 1t Is but just for me to state that
for manv of the ideas and thoughts
contained in my remarks ] am in
Idebted to my esteemed and learned
friend, DR.. o. White, of Toledo, o.
have discussed this question OF
races because it lies at the founda-
ton of our social and political struct-
ure. All history shows that a free
government, administered according
to law, is impossible. unless the peo-
pie who create the laws and accept
them for their government are en-
dowed with those qualities of mind
and character which have never been
exhibited by the negro race. The
attempt to blend the races by the
coercion of statuary enactments and
military violence will be instructive
ly repelled by the white dominant
race; and ifthis coercion should sue
ceed, it would have no other result
than q common degradation and a
common ruin.
The most fearful thing now i'm
pending over us is the unblushing dis
regard of the Constitution and laws
which the advocates of negro efualI-
ty now manifest. They are intent
upon, not only the amalgamation of
races, but the utter destruction of
our system of government and the
erection of vast consolidated en-
pire to he administered upon the
maxims OF military despolism.-
Whenever community shall fail un-
der the suspicion of the central pow
er, its laws, its traditions, whatever
is consecrated by time, by custom,
and by constitutions, will be swept
away, and the will of military com
mander, who is not responsible " to
any officer of the United States Gov
ernment," nor to the people, will be-
come the supreme law.
AZ chic &ranoao-1o,,k
patton has for its avowed object the
elevation of the negro race into a po.
litical power that may perpetuate the
rule OF the party that now governs
and controls the country. But what
may be the object to morrow What
personal, what political right is ss-
cred from its touch in any one of the
States of the republic? At what in
slant may not the leading men of
this House precipitate legislationl
which will strike down by single
enactment the safeguards Of every
State, and place the entire American
people at the mercy OF q faction
which has seized upon all the power
Of the Government?
Gentlemen console themselves no
doubt with the reflection that they
are increasing The strength of their
party, and that is justification for
every violation of the Constitution of
ui,oi. aouatry Bnt let them be warn
ed! The American people will never
consent that this Government shall
be administered in the interest alone
OF party-there is large mass of
intelligence that cannot be perma-
nently coerced by party commands.
The people will resume the govern
ment of their country, and the Con-
stitution, and all its beneficent func-
tions will again be regarded as the
supreme law Of the land.