The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-05-21
WHOLE No 1885. 3

fallibly as fate II never misses The
falntest tincture of nigger sours on
Democracy like a chemical test. The
merest morsel Of Ethiopian leagen hid
in the Democratic mass Immediately
Republicanizes the whole lump. -
Such, then, being the ungrateFal pos
ture Of the Digger, integral and frac-
tional, toward the party whose supreme
court racked this word white tofeseue
the smallest saveable proportion of
Democratic blood ihhfn, it is not sur
prislng that the party should do its
utmost TO annul tue wrong ruling Of
its mistaken court, and thls 10 feyolve
the original intent and meaning of the
constitution 1t wasa case Of seIf.presa
eryation. The party saw itself rapidly
vanishing into nigger, Yea, not only
SO, but every Democratic animus be-
calne, by this crosS-bloud transposition,
Republican plus, st "a %
But also it was a case of public press
sure, of popular demand. The issues
of blood was directly presented to the
people. They were plainly asked
whether or not they would strike the
word white out Of the constitution as
a test of votable blood and more than
fifty thousand Republicans, together
with.the entire Democratic party. said
no. viii any Republican dare to assert
that this overwhelming vote was cast
only against skins of just that scale of
colors ranging from entire African
dorm to semi-Democratf '''
No every ballot with nay on it, as
well as every one without yea on il, III
this case, was emphatically given as
the voters declaration of independence
against any visible admixture or any
appreciable particle of dam nigger for
voting purposes. 1t was seen aud ada
mitted of all men that the Ethiopian
with the appropriate Democratic add
caa'change his skin; but 1t was voted,
by this mighty majority that no process,
Democratic or other, can put the right
of suffrage into his blood : A niggeria
IA niger, and you cannot bleach 1t out
of him in q thousandages of Democracy.
So it was voted at the election which
chose the present Legislature.
Why, then, should Republicans etfi-
bitter their hearts with this legislature,
for fairly interpreting the meaning Of
the votes by which it was elected I or
for correctly constituting the Constitu-
ton! The election decided, by
fifty thousand majority Gall Republican,
that the word white should remain in
the constitution. And what man Of
candor and common sense believes that
those who put the word there meant to
imply by it that a person with yisibl'
or even probable higger in.
white male citizenF ilO.
Nay, the Legislature, by ,,,llkinss
admixture bill has justly areral store,
represented the public seterm;s eGnn;.. = any
pressed in its election, and that iho
judicial construction of the favor him
that has long been the oS-ze W..
preposterous muddle of
at the polls. 1t has
ridiculous absurdity of PCS
rican blood to vote wheI
Democratized down to FNGS
new saddle and excluding
process has got only as farzINCs
dle. Bless God, we have be
back to the strait liquor of ~roa
mans government And let as"
publicans whose votes on the issue
blood helped elect this legislature cry
hosanna and amen. 800 em09 W.
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