Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-07

stones. How absurd it is for Democrats
to throw the yellow boys in the faces o
the Radicals as the result of their doc
trine? Why. there are l 800, 900 yellow
boys in the United States, and every one
of them has Democratic father! Even
if it was Republican doctrine, which it is
not, it would take them one if not two
generations to catch up with the Demo
cratic party, which has not only preached
but practiced amalgamation until half the
Legroes In the country have become more
white than black. IF the Democrats will
soon get black to where we started NJ
father was Democrat, though [ hate to
own it, [ was born born south of Mason
Il Dixon's line, where all the yellow boys
come from, and where their fathers live.
The whole thing, as presented by Mr..
Miller is absolutely absurd. Social equal
ity doesn't follow political equality at all
1t is circumstances, as birth - family,
wealth, culture, taste, that regulate social
relations. You can't make law to gov
ern such things It never was done and
never will be. Even were you to enact
that the whites and blacks should associate
together on terms of equality, you couldn't
accomplish it, And from the fact, patent
as the sun, that the ignorant naturally,
seek their own class as associates, the
poor. the rich, the learned, the good, the
bad, the some way. Take your rough un-
lettered white man and he is i'll at ease
in polished society He does not seek it,
but rather birds of his own feather And
as [ said before, y on couldn't compel him
to by law The blacks know their infer
iority, induced by ages of oppression, their
taste and circumstances are cons equently
different, and lead them apart from the
white race They have self-respect
enough to restrain them from intruding
where they know they are not elcome.
!. | tell Mr.. Miller and you, gentlemen
that intelligent men, and | care not to
what party they belong, have the most
absolute and supreme contempt in their
hearts for all such ineffable balderdash
But to follow Mr.. Miller further; he is
reported as saying he would like to have
the negroes deported to some fine part or
parts Of South America. Why, how is this?
When he and his friends were in power
a few years ago, and my race was enslaved,
they couldn't get enough of us, and used
to engage in piracy, to bring moro black
men into the country. Without meaning
any disrespect to Mr. Miller. I suggest
that if he is dissatisfied with things as they
arc in this country, he might go to South
America himself. Indeed it would be
cheaper to raise subscription to take him
there than it would to deport four million
colored men, and possibly he would make
room for just as good citizen as he is,
and that citizen colored in the bargain.
He Is further reported to have charged
against the Republicans hypocrisy, in
that they huddled negroes all together in
the gallery on the night of the Colfax
meeting in the theatre. It was not so.
[ went into the gallery and l doubt not
my colored friends did out of respect to
the ladies i. e., so that they might have
th3 seats in the dress circle, tie plea. antest
IN the house. And we had the company
of some very respectable white men with
US too, such as Mr.. Steck and Major
Smith. Mr.. Miller also drew picture,
says this published report, over against
the one drawn by Governor Bross of the
little boy saying with tears scalding his
face, "My father was Copperhead," &c.
Mr.. Millers picture was of three young
ladies meeting, two white as snow, the
third with leprous faint Of negro blood in
her complexion. On the amalgamation
question again, my fine fellow. Well,
l caunot express my contempt for such
clap trap. L have shown that so far as
white men are concerned; amalgamation
with the dark-skinned race is purely
voluntary, matter Of choice. Need !
tell you no Anglo Saxon woman is likely
to marry negro, law or no law, m'eJess
she as aotumg ?. And if they are violated
have you not laws Furnishing such out
RACES most vigorously? No, No, gentle
men, this shoe is entirely on the other
foot. Shall [ tell you what have seen :?
! Beautiful creoles and octoroons and even
those less than one eighth negro, with
blue veins coursing the surface of their
bodies and limbs, with forid, rose-tinted
cheeks, with long curls falling over their
snowy necks,g women you couldn't tell
from the fairest of your daughters, cloth
ed upon with an unearthly beauty
have seen them, I say, put on the block,
handled as if they were stock, by the
brutal men of the old Southern re gime,
the leaders of their peculiarly chivalrous
society, knocked down, sold to the high
est bidder for cash, and carried to some
Legree's den, to become the victim of the
unrestrained and brutal lust of those
Democratic Dons of the South. Aud l
have known them, when they refused te
i submit themselves to the vile purposes
of prostitution for which they had been
bought, hung up in the air, stripped tc
the waist and .cow-hided between the
shoulders till the blood wet the ground
tortured so till they gave up. 1t l.
enough to crimson the cheek and rouse
the dee est feelings Of Indignation in the
hearts of those who love and admire
chastity and virtue, and women as then II
highest embodiment. These are facts
II the blacks should ever have suct
daughters [ can assure you they Woulc
not treat them so. In conclusion, L cal
upon you, my colored friends, to 90 you
duty, to support the party that made yo'
men. to vote for Col. Bradford, beeaus'
q ~ : o;,,Ioc ho renrpsents know