The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-04-25

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have been in favor Of making voters
or jurors Of negroes, nor of qualifying
them 10 hold office. nor to intermarry
with white people; and / will say In
addition to this, that there is u physi-
cal difference between the black and
white races, which l believe will for
ever prohibit the two races from ever
living on terms Of social and political
equality. And inasmuch as they can
not so live, while they do remain to-
gether there must be the position of
superior Snd inferior, and l, as much
as any other man, ara in favor Of hsv-
ing the superior position assigned to
the white race"
The above is an extract from u
speech Of the late lamented Radical
SAINT, Abrshsm LIRcoln, delivered at
Charleston, Illinois, September Is, 1858.
Who would have supposed that the
Radical Psrty, which came near pay
ing Divine konors 20 the memory of
this man, wovld so soon turn it's back
upen the convictions and utteranees
which his political life and studies
clearly manifested to him as necessary
TO the peaceful hsbitation Of the United
States by the white and black race at
the same time. While they eoncede
to lincoln oil the. attributes Of the
Deity, and fiug curses, copperhead
and traitor, at those whose bibles
teaches the faiiibilty of all mankind,
and who, consequently, do not choose
to fall down on their knees and worship
bis memory, do they not show their in
consistency when they cast aside, tread
upon, the long cherished convictions Of
his life? Lincoln declared the Africans
incompetent TO fill the jury-bo1 and
to vote upon the vital interests which
are decided at the ballot-box. he alb
horred the principles Of miscongenstio ion
He believed that nature had marked
out such a PHYSICAL difference between
the two races that it wonld never be
possible for them TO live on terms Of
social aud political equality. He saw
in the isms that would place them on
an equality, civil wars without number
and without end, butin the final extIne
tion Of onerace or the ether. The Rad
ical party Of to-day have advanced a
step from the Radical party of 1858.
They now see in the African race the
perfection Of the physical mar; the
most brilliant Of intelleets. By the
doctrine ofmiscenganation they forese6
a race of people ruling on this CONT
nent, fifty or one hundred years hence,
which will surpsss in physical beauty
and intellectual attachments, in the
science Of war, and in moral worth and
religious pr~oolivities, all races that
have in ancient and modern times
reflected luster upon the ageI in which
they existed. But white men of Nor
gan, you have q voice In this matter.
Yoa have the privilege Of deciding the
position you occupy in comparison
with the thick Tipped, fat-nosed, long
hseled and woOlly-headed African.
You have a right to decide whether II
, - not better for posterity that you
should choose for your wives the fan
CaueassisE woman instead of the black
weneh which rePute says is better
suited to the fancy of Thaddsus Stevens
Of Pennsylvania, You have q right t,
read history and learn from it the ne
cesslty of the position Of superior ant
inferior in matters both social anc
political wherever two races dwell to.
gether. Yes you have these right
and it is undoubted that you will exer
, else them 10 Il manner at tho fall elect
lou which will forever put beyond dis
: your W superiority.