The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-01-09
g. L. VaIlp udirbam.

hope aud believe, will be sent to the U.
IS. Senate by that same Legislature
before this election we had clipped for
publication in the Home Journal q
speech delivered by NJ. V. The speech
was rather long for our columns and
was never published. But we append
an extract upon negro aud negro suf-
frage, with contains our sentiments
to at." We have not one word ofdis-
sent. Says the great Vallandigham:
lam not in the habit of pandering
to the hates and prejudices ofthe Dem
ocratic party on the question of the ne
gro. leave all illusions TO his curly
head, his thick lips, his fiat nose and
eboo shins to the slang -whangers Of
the Democratic party, who prefer that
style of argument, with these of like
kind belonging to tue Republican par
ty. Isay to you ifI believed the negro
was capable of assimilating with the
white race there is nothing before God
or among men which would stand in
the way as justification for excluding
him from political rights and privileges
1t is not because ofany Of the peculiar
tiles commonly attributed 10 the negro
that 1 would exclude bin. Neither do
I propose to discuss whether the negro
is the equal Of the white race. Upon
that my opinion is 6xed by study and
redcction-6xcd because it concurs
with the opinions Of the ablcst and wi
sest men who haveinvestigated the sub
ject-ixed, because up to the present
time the negro has given no evidence
of capacity for self-governmcnt. lido
not propose to discuss that question.
l care not whether ne is our equal in
tellectually or not. 1t mat ers little 10
me. He may be the superior of the
white race. He certainly is to some
OF It'll luow Of When
mau tells me that The negro is the equal
of the white race, never enter into an
argument will, him, because I presume
he ought to know, taking himself as the
representative Of the white lace and
making his estimate accordingly.
Laughter. Assume that the negro
8 the superior of our race, sill if iLe e
s an impossibility of assimilation or
'malgamation, it is sufficient barrier {
made by the Almighty himselfto pre-
rent what's now being attempted. Ev- {
'ry nation is represented in this coun F,
ry-the Dutch, the Irish, the Scotch, i
he English, the Welsh, the French, q
be SpaDiards, the Austrians and the =
2ussians--every race in Europe has /
contributed to the population here. Q
They married and i1termarricd. There s
nota man among you who is not in {
ermixed in his descent. I have the d
Hood of five different races flowing in t
ny veins. We have all commingled i
otally and absolutely, and are now one a
.eople. II the negro were capable OF
his intermixture and assimilation ho II
1ould have just as much right as the g
the Frenchman, the English. Il
,an or the American, born those right
nd privileges Of citizenship which are
njoyed by White. C
NEGRO EQUALITY. g
l base my opposition TO negro equal Il
y ON this that God has created a u
arrier between the two races; and Il
hat God has put asunder man has 81
OF power 10 put together. Those o
larks have indicated may be the SEM Il
lance Of that which Is within to donate a
nat incapacity for combining that race n
nd mingling 1t into one with ours, and ii
'r that reason there ought to be no at Il
'mpt to raiso the negro to political or q
ivil equality. He is q man as you are &
i don't say hcis brother. Laugh a
'r.l He is . man--God made him a ii
IAN but it does not follow that he a
lade him Of tue more elevated race O
y no means. Yet as q member Of :
he human family he Is entitled to all
le protection that the alien has for
10 five years following bis arrival in
,is country, or a. much longer as he 8,
ses ft to live here without becoming q H
ltisen--as much protection by law as d
our wife has, as your daughter has, to
either Of whom can vote or hold Of ic
%. Give him these same rights. I N
'ould give them to him; and l would til
i've to him another right, which has "
cen denied to some Of us--thc right re
trial by jury and the right to testify te
J courts. I would give him fair tri- OF
when accused Of an offence, and con- d