The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-22
Radicals not the Friends of the Black Man
THEY PRETEND TO BE.


baggers who come amongst us for the sole purpose Of
for that is so plain that it re-
qures argument. Their action speaks louder than
words 1t is of the great leaders of the Republican
party North that we speak They friends to the
black mans welfare have been. Their pre-
tended regard for them is protested solely for the pur
pose Of obtaining their votes and thus perpetuae their
continuance in office. To this end, they would force
social equality and degradation u.s. while they will
have none of it themselves. As proof of the former
assertion offer in evidence the reconstruction acts
of Congress and the acts of the reconstruction conven
tons of the South and Of the LATTER extracts from
speeches Of the Northern leaders. We will first take
an extract from speech delivered by the late la
mentcd," on September %, 1858, at Charleston Ill.
Mr.. Lincoln then said:
will say, Them am not, have been, in IA
Of bringing about in any way the social and pollt-
ical equality of the white and black races that am
not have been, in favor of making voters or
jurors of negroes, nor to nermarry with white peo-
Pile and will say in addition this, that there is
physica difference between the white and black races,
which l believe will forbid the races living together
terms Of social and political equality and, mas
much they cannot live, while they remain toSeth
err there must be the position Of superior and inte
rior and |, much any other man. am in favor of
having the superior position ass gned to the white
That sounds a good deal like the talk of white
man for white mans government, which contrasts
strongly with the doctrines of his party in the South
to-day. We thought we were the first to advocate
the doctrine Of the white mans government, but here
have the great "late lamented" advocating it as
long ago as 1858. Let US see if we can't fluid some
others Of these leaders who then advocated the same
doctrine Senator Trumbu of Illinois, in a speech
at Chicago, in 1857, said
want to have nothing to do with the free negro Or
the slave negro. We, tie Republican party, are the
mhite mans party. Great applause. We for
free actie men, aud for making we labor respectable
and honorable.
In another speech on the Slh of December, of the
same year. he declared his views as follows:
When we say that all men are created equal we do
not that every in organised society has the
same rights. We do not to!crate that IN Illinois! I
know that there is distinction between the races be
cause the. Almighty himself las marked it upon their
faces, and, in my Judgment, cannot, by egisla-
ton, otherwise, produce perfect equality between
those races so that they will live happily together.
Further along in the same speech he insisted that
the free negro population was d great evil, and de-
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ISOLATION and competition with the white man. Here
are his exact words
trust the Republican party will make it part of its
creed that this Government should procure some re-
gon of country not far Distant to Which our free ne
gro population may be trken. fear the consequences
which Jefferson sr eloqucnty prophesird unless that
is done. | agree with the sentiment of Mr.. Jefferson
that two cannot live peaceaby together without
one domneering over the other, especially when they
IN, No
country is the great evil now.
There is distinction between the white and black
races made by Onnipotrncc himself. do not believe
these two races can live happily and pleasantly toget
cr and enjoy equal rights without one donineerng
over the other, and therefore, advocate the polc of
separating these races by system which shall rid the
country OF the black race as it becomes free.
The Augusta Ga. Chronicle, in commenting on
The above extracts, says lit is true that these utter
snces made previous to the late war; it is equal
y true that Judge Trumbu has not recantcd or with
lrawn them Indeed according to his own statement,
he results of the could have no other effect than
0 strengthen the views which he had previously ex-
PRESSED He pat bis opposition to negro equality upon
he same ground which the South had always urged
he distinction between the races are not those of
ccident training, education, climate. This Judge
'rumbull fully admits, when he places the ground of
is objection to the equality of the races upon the
act that Omnipotence himself had indeliby stamped
is seal Of infrmity upon the negro"
That those eonn vinvy arc bo1d ~ tina Hor.h ovid
w.. w. o,. rr
'eSl' 'i,c NC" o'c''9 Dcc pu'lSeS tHc lol'""lhs
Hefact from decision OF 'uuSe McIen, at the quar-
2ry sessions, Pttsburg, Pa, the application of
olored man to practice law, which application was
,;actod.
Staosh inc "ct that social cquatlty and connection
nrodnctivc of I ica',o d oai oy
le physical and mental condition a. , General rr1e
md Notwithstanding ull encouragement remain to-
e1nei, tiey VIII separate OF their own accord as much
III to ne in J,.'y to"ll anu ie'snoorhooa there
his shonld indicate thn nronrintv of ,Co,n4; 49, |
,nor,,;nr w. ~ 1aroo, 0fio'y VI p'o:no'"S tle
nion NAV hn daei9nated vyber, o,,or ;Lt 1 ~ WV
MN may VIC ue0iSlateu where every rlght and PRIV
esG eie possessed ny Inc whites Will be accorded to
ie packS; Where the road to wealth and the oppor-
unity to CRAFTY ambition will be omen to then, whore
lev can practice law sit as iudrns or o inv; oe ~
Sercsc the elective franchise. and where whia mon
ay be excluded from the exercise of encb r;,hs 3
;.;Io Irl III, i 7o VI 0uC 'lSnUS ana
' .I 90 Nv wiz 'Nen p0 io necessity "hate'er
II 'ne exercise VI sucA rights together, lndlscrlmn
ely by the two races, except in the halls of Congress-
here it be done without detrment to either party
| have been thus particular because 7 think the
urse have suggested practical ono and tbo o,lv
nrso in which tSa nooro Ias o.' ','u W. oJ
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