Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-10-10
WHAT MAKES xHE pIrFBRENcE.

WHAT MAKES 1HE DIFFERENCE
The copperhead Democracy holds up it
withered hands in holy horror at the propo
sition that the freedman should be invesset
with the right of suffrage, and in plsiutiv!
accents enlarges upon the terrible state o
affairs in the rebellious South when the ser.
want and slave shall possess equal political
rights with bis whilom master. The North.
ern Democrat. who Is rs ignorant of the ''pe-
culiar institution" of the South as the devil
10 of holy water, religiously constitutes him.
self the rigid guardisn and protector oi
Southern honor. and becomes far more tena-
cious of the relative rights which should exis,
between the two races than the most chival-
rous Southron himself. While the once mas
ter and owner Of the ''chattel." now impov-
erished BY emancipation resulting from his
own impious and rebellious acts, subdued
by the supremacy of arms, willing to ascribe
to the victor the dictation of terms, so long
as they are honorable. acknowledging the
generosity of q foe who spares his life which
treason has made forfeit nursed and raised
to manhood under the institution of slavery.
familiar with negro character. "accepts the
situation" and complacently yields to the
force of circumstances, knowing full well to
what he Is subjecting himself by acquies-
cence. the ignorant Copperhead of the North
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by the great Moloch of Democracy that he
shall not have his much desired peace upon
such terms. We speak only of the better
and abler minds of the South, for there are
the Sc there possessing the same wild, uncon-
trollable spirit for war and rapine which
characterizes the Copperhead who, made
madly drunk upon the blood of revolution,
would rather SEE chaos come again and ma
tional ruin follow, than that the Democratic
party, with all its vacillations and hideous
crimes. sh' Id not ultimately triumph. This
opposition to universal suffrage is not that it
reflects upon Southern honor; it is simply
made because the intelligent negro will vote
against the party which would again enslave
him, and again plunge the nation beneath
the waves Of anarchy and rebellious strife.
The same selfish spirit which gave birth to
the old and defunct Know. Nothing party
now actuates the Democracy it its opposition
to universal suffrage-a desire for political
power. The Virginia poor house" must
be opened again for its denizens are becom-
ing seedy and thirsty for Office, and univer-
sal suffrage too securely guards the doors
against egress. Southern "fre-eaters" are,
however, becoming more reconciled to this
condition of affairs. They have changed
their tactics and have really turned their Bit
ter hate for the negro to filial love, and in
place of persecution and abuse. they now
accord him the embrace of fellowship and
favor. for they have discovered that he is sus-
ceptible of being imbued with the sublime
principles of Democracy. Since the forma-
ton of negro Democratic Clubs throughout
the South. it has become decidedly unpopu-
lar there to call them dirty, sinking mig.
gers" for they are now to be universally
recognized rs "colored." unless they have
the audacity to vote the Union ticket, IN
which case they are as "dirty and sinking
as ever. The Memphis Ava1anche-simply
a torrent Of vile abuse and disloyalty-thus
exuhs over the prospect
1.-THE work goes bravely on. Our colored
speakers are doing great good. Twelve
months ago there was not a single colored
Democratic Club in Tennessee. There is now
one in every county in this District, and we
may say colored Club in every 6lstrict
in each county. Lawrence Jones, a colored
speaker. is doing good service. At
Gum Grove. eight miles from Memphis. there
was large and enthusiastic assemblage of
people. white and colored, yesterday. The
object was political speaking. basket din
ner and the formation of a colored Demo-
cratic Club. At least two thousand people
were present. and the arrangements made by
the Committees were such as to provide for
all who desired to partake of the feast of
.good things" provided for the physical man.
Eloquent addresses were delivered by Col.
0. Yager. and Colonel Douglass. The fol-
lowing named colored speakers also address
ed the assemblage: Foster, Demoss, Eli
Gass and F. NJ. Turner"
Let the Northern Democracy take their
cue from their rebel prompters, and bear in
mind that, as they made treason honorable,
SO have they made the "colored" voters re-
spectacle and capable of performing part
in their role Of self-government :. e.. if they
vote the Democratic ticket, which makes the
difference.
"No Hebrew with .ense of pride in his
race can vote for one, who, for a mean pur-
pose has SO insulted and punished them."-
Sac. Reporter.
How were they insulted and punished !,
General Grant, because his necessary militia
ry orders, duly promulgated, were so fire.
quently disregarded by a certain class Of
camp followers. dealing in contraband Of
war and giving important information to the
enemy, excluded the offenders from his lines.
Had he made his encampment q speculative
Bourse, or q mint in which to coin the blood
of revolution into golden ingots, we presume
it would have been all right. This melting
the prejudices of an entire race because an
unscrupulous few thereof have drawn just
punishment upon themselves. il an old Dem
ocratic dodge. that won't go down with men
whose patriotism is not all in their pock cts.
WHAT weak-minded, puerile class the
leaders, officers and soldiers of the rebellion
must have been to have allowed themselves