The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-08

efs1ig uaJ 1hcAs 81 "ithat 9 VII Wush P'o
ser,bssl and Idegrases lh.se meni that we
have delighted 10 honor. because they will
NOT cringe and fawn At the feet ei those who
persecsts them. Bet. says The chairnan,
the report Of the msiority does not propose
\ ktoproeribe aay vnr. r.T This IS NOT because
IL j. lcsntrars 70 the spirit Of your party, bat
that the whites befag largely 10 the aseen.
.dan,. n. may be deemsd prudent not TO car
~ out your usual P"lisy. in this State. We
dare aud dely you to insert the proposed
ssDstltute--to 90 before The people With .
Conslitasion requiring IS y pre-. requisite 10
voting and hold,sg Office the oath," that l
ACCEPT the civil and political equality Of all
,asa"--csmpeiling ersry enc TO give up his
private judsmeat and the right ~ think %
. political question, and not oaly TO recog.
nlze argru suffrage ss established BY yssr
CONSTRUCTION. .>but 20 give his moral assent
10 i a. thing propsr 10 itself! We are
tola BY the Radical Party that il 10 not pro.
posed to slsvste ths, negro TO the position
VI the white .aan--lhat they are not in favor
Of social equality, but merely wish to inves,
the negro wnh ,he elective franchise. be-
cause il is necessary TO his freedom and pro-
tsetlep. When you voted down al propo.
sit'on to organize whites and blacks IN a
ssparste Commands and to exempt white
men from serving under negro officers--rs
tasrd 70 prohibit interlnarrlags between the
whits aud black rscss-objeeted to the use
oil this Hall TO . bensvolvAt association be.
Gauss eelored people would uot be allowed
seats beside the wives and daughters Of the
white cillzens Of Rxlsigh--was there NO
advance towards social equality? Add do
not The 4" uuion Republican Congressional
Comuittss" VI your party claim that the
negro race " 10 indebted to the Republican
tp4rty fpr its elevation 70 position oI eqHa
hly~ .And shen the Negro 10 allowed 10
fIl the highest offices in the State, will he
submit Ia an interior sssisl positiou9 Did
not LIucoln 80 regard it. when he said I"
am not, nor ever have been, in favor oi
bringing about, in any way. the social and
political equality OF the white and black
races. | sil rot in favor VI making vutsrs
or jarors ol negroes; Of Qualifying them TO
held office or 10 intermarry with the whites.
am as much 10 favor as any man Of having
the superior position ashgned the white
race" Bat, says the Chairman, we should
/ drss ourselves Of our old prejudices and
,ae idea, which brought Su ;se rebellion.
as eaunciated BY Chief Justice Tsney,
' lha, the negro had ne rights which the
/ White man was bound 10 respect" Now
with all respect TO the learned gentleman,
[ assert that Judge fancy delivered no
such upinion--that his whole argument in
the Drcd Scott case is q retutatiun Of this
theory which, as he says. had been assert.
ed by some in former times. And in reply
| to q question, what possible objection the
people of the South could have had agains,
the government Of the United States, I will
say il failed 20 compel obedience from the
people OF the Northern States TO those laws
which we're necessary TO the security Of our
property, and that the statute books Of ma
ny Of these States were 6llsd with nulliG.
cations uf the laws Of Congress. While
was not OF the number who urged the war
and have always considered the inaugara-
ton Of il a, a great bIsnder---thinking tha,
when il became necessary 10 resort TO arms
we should have contsnded for the posses
sisp Of the government Of the United Ststes
andanot Tor separate organisauon,--ye,
Iwhen il did ommenee and became ques-
ton OF sighting those Identified with Us in
interest," and connected BY blood. or the
Northern, States. INV decision was soon
made, and hare no regrets Tor the course
that either mJselfor my State pursued.
i BsttO return to the matter Immediately J
befare uss The Chairman says he does re.
gard the right 10 vote as natural and inhe.
rent | can Only refer him to the speech ol
Judge Upshur. 10 the Virginia Convention
oi 1899, and the able opinion Of Judge Gas
ton in State ps.Manuel, and il they iaIl II
convince him oi the corrsrtness OF the pusi.
tisn [ have assumed. | can add nothing
more. With great admir,tiou for the gal.
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