The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-14

and we know this striking fact, that no
great invention ever came from a negro g
brain. What further proof. do you want
that the negro is. not a proper person to in
trust with the government Of this country
b But the Radicals intend that the bayo-
net shah make you trust them. TCries of
|"Never, never."] 1 say that these men
can not be blind to these facts-they are
not blind Evenitheir fourteenth amend
rnient to the Constitution thar spoke of
did not require that negroes should be
allowed to Tote, but left each State to ex-
clude them from voting. It was only q
year or two ago that they had the audac
ty to say that the negro should be allowed
to vote. Now they claim the right to give
them compulsory suffrage in the Southern
States let that be done, and how long
will it be before they have compulsory suf-
frage at the North 2 II you give then, votes
down there, don't they help to govern you
Do they not help to elect Presidents and
Vice. Presidents 7 Do they not send men,
bers to Congress to override those you
send and what nonsense it is to say that
that ibis matter does not concern US here
lin West Virginia or In Ohio, whether the
negro in Georgia CT Alabama has right
to vote. His vote the kills my vote.
He sends q memberto Congress- whose
vote kills the vote of my member Ct Con-
gress. He sends two carpet-baggers there
who vote down the great State Of Pennsyl-
vania or New Yok. 1t is o question which
interests you. Our objection to negro
voting is not an objection founded merely
on prejudice. We are against the disfran-
chisement of white men, because we be-
lieve that all such legislation is wrong and
improper, but we are not in favor Of glv-
ing avote to the negro, because we be-
lieve that he is not fit to enjoy that
right. = '5'''i go. '.1..
A Few words more, my friends, and I
have done. Twas sitting in the New York
Convention, the other day, and looking
round the walls Of Tammany, and seeing
on them those beautiful escutcheons that
bore the arms of the different States, I
amused myself with reading the notices of
the different States, and presently I came
to that ofWest Virginia" Montani SEM
per h6eri," as translated, "Mountaineers
are always free,' and I asked myself,
/" Good heavens who was it that put that
motto at the head of that coat-of-arms,
with thousands. upon thousands, all born
upon the soil Of this State, loving their
country as they do their lives, disfranchis-
cdr And when looked at it again it
seemed to be the work of some demon, who
was utteriug it-in irony and scorn and
thought of your DISTINGUISHING Constitution
and OF your DISTINGUISHING registry laws,
and as ! thought of these things it seemed
to me that if were Radical member Of
your Legislature the frs. thing would do.
for honesty's cake, would be to expunge
that motto, from the arms of the State.
[Great applause. lsiH ii. iga'.sc
But, my friends of West Virginia, do
your duty. Do it we'll and earnestly this
year. Let tho Democratic party go into
power-as BY the grace Of God. hope and
believe it will [shouts of Amen! amen"l
and when you get the power in this old
State-or new State-of West Virginia,
then You may hold up your coat ofarms
ane proudly read, f" Moniani sem,per H6e-
rii" Great cheersl M We