White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-03-05

gro Equality"
The constant cry Of the Copperhead
Democracy against what they call "ss-
gro equality" comes Of The spirit that
was drillsd into them IN the days when
the slave lords of the South had the
Northern Democracy under their thumbs.
and were ss much their masters as Of The
negroes whom they bought and sold as
cattle. These Northern lickspittlss are
still ready and anxious TO do their old
masters bidding; bat the masters. alas!
sre induced to their proper level. sndSery
many Of them have learned to take .
common seuss view Of facts and events.
Not so with the Northern Democracy.
The latter are not sctuated BY principle.
but by desire to toady to Southern ar
istecrssy. But when they learn that wbat
wsrs bpss the Southern sristocrscy hsss
maBerislfx chsn2sl their tuna sp2 sttlA.
they win have to change tune also. or BE-
left without masters whose feet to lick.
Hsrs is one incident, related by . Vir.
ginis paper. which We commend to the
prsyerful attention of Northern negro.
haters. who are constantly longing to Do
something pleasing in tho eyes Of South.
ern rebels:
John N. Langsson, the celebrated colored
scholar and orator, created O sensation y hen
he spoke at Louisa Court House, Va, some time
ago. in favor of the Republican party. The Ss
cesh we're at frst highly indignant at the impu
dencs Of negro coming to talk in their midst
even 10 his own people; but they were a good
deal taken down, first BY bis wonderful elo
qnence and finished stylye, and next BY the fac,
that Laugston proved TO be the son OF one o
the most influential and beloved of the old ar
istocfacy, BY one of his slaves! The educa
tion Langston received came from his white
father, who, as he said in his address, ''sleep,
by the side Of my slave mother 10 the village
graveyard" The Confederate General Gordon
Was % pleased with Langston, that be called up
on and invited him TO bis house after he had
heard hia argument in favor of Radical Repub
licanism. and the white ladies of the plac,
would not be satisfied till he had given them
speech In the village church.
Then, there is the question of negr,
sa6rsga, that troubles the Democracy. i,
th'ir sleeping and waking hours. Here i
Q sdose for them. on that score. 1t is on
OF the resolutions recently adopted BY tn
Democratic party Of johnson County
Missouri:
RESOLVED by the Democratic party of Johpso,
Comfy, That the nigger is an unintelligent be
ing, but as soon as he makes known bis desire
to vote the Democratic ticket, he 10 intelligent
enough to be enfranchised, and shall receive
our encouragement and support.
That tells the whole story. It is no,
negro outrage that is so terrible in The
eyes Of Copperhsadism, but is the feet
tbst me negroes, remembering who en-.
si.ys{ them and who freed them. sss al.
most unanimously loyal. snd would vote
the Republican ticket. Whenever the
Democracy think they can carry the ne.
gro vote. they will advocate negro suf.
frase. And when that question becomes
a Democratic issue, the fellows who are
now bowling sgsinst It loudest. will
swallow it all down, and be the most &C
tive and industrious in advocating the
right and Justice Of negro suffrage.