The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-08
The 6azette.

The Cincinnati Gazette publishes
a foil report of the speech Of Rob
ert Douglas, delivered alta Rehnbli
can mass meeting in Raleigh, N. G +.
on the 10th inst. We make an ex
tract below, which gives evidence
that young Douglas is worthy
son of noble sire. Robert Doug
las is son ofthe Stephen A. Doug
Las, and the speech was his maiden
political effort. It's concluding
portion was as follows:
If a white Republican addresses
a crowd of colored mon, express
ing his honest sentiments, instruct
ing them in their rights and du
ties and advising them as friend
that action involves social equality
and is disreputable. High born
Conservatives, however. can min
gle promiscuously among colored
men at barbccues, eat from the
same sheep ard drink from the
same bottle, and they deserve the
praise of their fellow citizens. Ii
a colored man, following his hon
est convictions, votes for the best
interests IF his race and as all his
higher instincts prompt him, he is
totally unfit to dig u bare subsis
tenee from the bosom OF the com.
mon earth If, on tho other hand,
that colored man proves a traitor
TO his race-votes to conslgn bin
self, his wife, and his children. 10 a
condition worse than slavery; Tor
they al say that the condition oIan
old free negro was worse than that
Of a slave; he is respectable and
his swarthy hand is worthy OF
grasping tho sweetest flowers
plucked by the snowy fingers OF
Carolina's fairest daughters
BY reference to tho columns Of tho
Standard you will learn that IN the
town OF Chapel Hill, Of classic
fame, Ihe ladies', to testify their
admiration for the eloquenco Of a
colorod Conservative orator, pro.
Eehted him with an eloquent bou
quet of flowers. | havo no objec
ton to this. The flowers were
their own and they give them to
whom they please; but claim the
same right, as long as Icbserve
tho restraints OF public decency, OF
deciding upon tho propriety or
impropricty Of my own conduct,
Tho timc has gone by when one
man was better than another be.
cause he happened to be boru in
independent circumstances, and
henceforth virtuo and intelligence
alono shall bc the cri.eria Of merit.
Nothing more clearly shows the
utter hopclcssncss OF the so.calIcd
Conservative cause and the poiti.
cal degradation to which tho party
has descended than tho means cm
ployed to secure success, since they
are afraid TO leave the result with
the unbiased votes Of the citizcns
OF tho State and country. Any
man who, by refusing employment
to oil who will not swear to vote
the Democratic ticket-and this is
donc openly all over tho entire
Stato-aitcmpts TO starve a colored
man into voting against his delib.
crate convictions and tho best in
tcrosts of his race, Is less
worthy of tho ballot than the no.
gro whom he influences.
Consider, then, tho difference
between the candidates--Scymour,
former Governor of New York,
and Grant, tho conquercr of tho
rebellion. II Is truo that Seymour
may DO tho moro fluent speaker
that Is, mag find more to talk
about; but when General Grant
has anything to say no Is pretty
generally understood; such, for in.
stance, as his "immediato and un.
conditional surrender The former
l know by reputation, the latter
personally. Con. Grant has not
tho qualities requisite in hero of
romance; but tho very fact that
his mind is 30 equally balanced
that no ono trait predominatcs.
except perhaps, his invinciblc'
hrmnoss and devotion to constitu.
tional liberty, titf him to calm the
domestic troubles Of tho country
his sword has saved. But | have
no fear of tho result; / have too
much confidence in tho intelligence
and patriotism of my fellow Gill.
lzens OF North Carolina and of tho
entire Union. With this implicit
trust look forward to the 4lh OF
next March, when Grant and Col.
lax will tako their seats as tho in.
auguration of u now era, when
peace and plenty will smile over
the entiro country. healing the
breaches mado by tho lire civil
war, whilo tho old flag will once
moro wave in triumph over n han.