North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-01-08
Etc,


ksdisalism, Etc,
Last week we gave pair Of specimens
from Cote & WOODS Fayette Observer, in
dicating slight in-harmony with the
! - Radical of Radicals of this city. To
show still farther the breach which is be.
ing made among the loyal people, we ven
tilatc the Obse,re"'s lengthy article OF a
late date. We have no quarrel with either
paper, but our readers may be anxious to
learn the social and moral situation; hence
this reprint. Brothers should dwell to-
gether in unity" but they won't almost
ALWAYS do it. Proof below
We have at last found out what is
meant by a Radical of Radicals" We
learned il in the last number of the Nc
Gregor Necs. The editor of that sheet
claims that he is Radical and as bold as
the boldest. He says, $50 Radical are we
now that we desire the time to come, and
believe it will come, when all prejudices
Of race and color will pass away from our
land, when all laws and customs creating
separations and distinctions, even to inter-
marrying between the races will be swept
away, leaving individuals to consult simp-
! ~ their own tastes and desires in this
matter"
We did not know before that there was
any statute preventing any man from mar
rying o colored woman if he chose to-
Doesn't the editor mean that he wishes
law compelling O white man to choose
negress frst, and if she refuses, then
white woman? We imagine that is about
the extreme to which the editor of the
News would urge matters if he thought
public opinion would ever countcnance the
move.
So far as we are concerned, we will not
object to the gentleman's marrying a me-
gress If he chooses to, and no white wo-
man has any prior claims to his .atten-
tions !; and we think no other man will
bring forward any objections, knowing his
nat ral tendencies.
We thought we were radical enough Tor
all practical purposes, but from all such a
mixing good Lord deliver US We are
willing the black man, the red man, the
yellow man, or ''any man, at all most, inpr
- any other man." who is a man should
have the privilege Of the elective fran
chise and oil the privileges OF an American
citizen of African or any other descent, but
when it comes to removing all prejudices
on the intermarrying question, and even
extending sympathy to such an extent as
to give the negro the preference in such
cases, las is evidently the desire of the
News then we think it about time to
clap on the brake Of Common Sense and
decency, and show some little respect for
the race from which we sprung, as we'll as
to "slop clean over" onto the side of Ham
and ais descendants. 1t never was, is not,
and neuer ,ciN be a part and parcel of our
political creed to worship the negro, nor
boost him into high positions because his
race has been in slavery and if such is
radicalism simmered down, we beg the pri-
vilege Of stating that we are not very deep
in the faith.
As before stated, we are willing any man
should s'mix i'm with the black race if his
sympathies nrn that way, but we think
there should be a distinction made and
felt throughout respectable society for all
time, as we believe it to be for the best in
terests of all colors and clans to maintain
the characteristics which the God of nature
has given them.
Perhaps the News desires change in
the statutes so that there would he no dis
,tinction'' between marrying his own or
somebody else's sister p Might just as
we'll wish tall should be on an equality
in NIL matters-have general free-love
institution of whites, negroes, Indians,
APES, balloons, and-we were going to
say, guess we will-the devil.
But we arc glad to believe that but
comparatively few in the Republican party
believe in such a Heterogeneous, conglome-
rate abomination as international, unend-
ing amalgamation Of men, animals and
evil spirits.