The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-09

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| NEGRO SUFFRAGE Gses of m spoo,7sees he
foIlo#iass an extract Of speech delivered By Hon.
Daniel W. Voorhees, at Terre Hante, Ind, On the
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While Radicaiism is defeated in It's attempts SO often
made, to force negro sasffageon the people Of the
Morrill, OF theiE homes Eatia cofapes the North
man that he will support forever, aud
neverattenpt abolish it, before he can live as
izenin airy oneo the RECONSTRUCTED States Last year
the Radical leaders made negro suffrage issue in
Ohio, and were beaten 30, O96s yet citizen Of Ohio
t cannot be citizen OF Alabama unless he takes an
oath to change his principles Again. the attempt was
made 70 establish negro suffrage last fall in Kansas it
was defeated by eight thousand. Yet a citizen Of
Kansas cannot move int the neighboring State of Ar
Kansas and carry with him the rghtto vote or bold
ofee unless, in the most solemn manner he first re-
rudates the public will Of his present home But a
few months ago Michigan drove negro suffrage from
her borders BY forty thousand majority yet, in order
to be clothed with citizenship IN other States her
people called upon to reverse thispowertu record
Thus barrier is raised agast emigration from the
North To The fertile fields of the South The doorsare
open only to such as are willing to affiliate with the
NEGRO, and to swear that they viii attempt to
disruh bis absolute equality with the white Are
Won who are living in the descending waters of the
Mississippi Valey--these channels which nature made
for your communications trade and social Intercourse
with the Soubh--are you willing to be halted the
borders ofTennessee; Arkansas Mississippi. Alabama
or Louisiana bYa negao sentinel and made to swear
allegiance to The policy Of negro suffrage? Ieuwonld
repudate it by hundred thousand majority in Indi-
ana vet in oHethrd of the boundaries of the Repub-
lie no Of you can be citizen who does not en-
brace it, and seal his degradation By oathan oath
reaching to all the future, and excluding in advance
every reason whiehmight dictate change hereafter.
The whole South is thus be Afrcanized her civil
cation DESTROYED her fields of cotton sugar rice, corn
and tobacco made barren and unprodnctive; her capae
itY to assist you in paying the taxes of the country
stricken down, and all her fruitful lands and mighty
rivers denied you and your posterty Lam nc foe TO
to the black man.. Iwould make the government a
blessing and not curse to him. In the work of his
own hands he should eat his bread aud I would pro-
tect him in the fruits of bis industry. Nor would j
tax him. save for the education Of his children But
from ell participation in the affairs of the Government
would exclude him In all the States as you do here
in Indiana. The examples OF the Almighty, the teach
ipgs ofal history and the deep philosophy of human
nature all denounce the commngling of separate and
distinct races. It'll unimaginabie curse to both
Prosperity never blessed land that ATTEMPTED it,.
Every age and every cline III teannals of the human
race proclaim this great fact Fam, therefore, for the
supremacy of the white race and the rule and Govern
raent the white man. He alone of all the tribes
and kndrPds that have peopEed the earth since the
stars first held high jubilee in the sky together has
shown himself capable of self government. Into his
hands, and bis alone would commit the mighty mis-
sion and the lofty destiny Of my country And sooner
OR later to this doctrine will we all come with one
mind and with heart, regardless Of PARTY ties OF
party names. Then will cur country rise from her
distractions and calafites and present her bright
forehead without spot wrinkle 10 the gaze Of the
nations.