Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-14
negro EaualIfY.

All over the country the Democracy is crying out
against negro equality" "negro supremacy"
Every paper that supports the platform of that
party is accusing the Radical party of attempting
10 legislate equality between the races-of placing
the negro above the white man. the inferior above
the superior. All of them claim that the negro is
an ignorant being, but little elevated above the
brule-that his normal condition is that of a slave
and that he must always be below the whites, intel
lectually, morally and socially. Still they are in
mortal fear that the negro wiz get above them, and
are threatening war Of races 10 prevent it, There
must be something Uery mean about the Democratic
party that makes man 50 fearfnl that being he
processes 10 hold SO far below himself should rise
above him. Social equality exists and is created by
association. Arc they so accustomed 10 associate
with the negro that they fear equality between
that race and their party? Superiority does not
fear equality, but challenges 10 the strife. The Re-
publican party says, Give the negro equal rights
under the law, and if be elevRes himself 10 in
tellectual and moral standard it is well-but if he
should attain social equality il would be by low
ering tho standard Of our own race-by stepping
over the boundary of color that God created be-
tween us The Democratic party says, You are
making the negro our equal-you are giving him
the same rights that we possess We, the white
race, will not submit to social equality
The following extract from q speech of Hon. Il.
G. Ingerso of Illinois, presents the relative posi-
ton of the parties on this question we think per-
fectly. He says:
" Are we afraid 20 help these negroes because we
think they are getting ahead of us Do you and
q, qt nd tho eunpriOr gImplv bn-
cause we are white No; that would be pretty
tough even on somo democrats. You have no right
10 make the negro work for you simply because be
your inferior in point of intellect If the supe-
rfors may ensave Che interiors the Republican par
ty need never strike another lick. Applause. 1
want 10 say here, to-night that mans rights do
not depend upon his physical strength or his genius
We have all equal rights, and il is the duty of our
government TO give freedom 10 all and TO do justice
BY all. My doctrine is, that may have right 10
what earn by my hands, and what think by my
brain. Every invention belongs 20 The mind that
conceives it, and every new thought TO The brain
from which il emanates. If any man is in the way
Of progress he must stand aside and let deserving
men pass, whether white or black. am not afraid
of any negro passing me. What has the Republic
can party, made mp of the brains of the country to
fear in the advancement of light and knowledge
Such of you as have been upon a race course have,
doubtless there two three fine thOroughbreds
and twenty or thirty scrubs. And at that race do
you suppose that the head horses with nostrils d.
lated and names flying care how many mules they
run But the scrub stock--the one that feels upon
his tail the breath of the coming mule-hes the one
that rears OUT opposed TO Jack equality ~
Blow on, Democracy Blow on, Press and Her.
adj Keep it before the people that you are OPP
posed to negro suffrage, to negro equality and are
in favor of the white mans party. Don't stop to
ask who is the scrub in the race-who feels the
breath of the coming negro-who is opposed to ne
gro equslity-for If you do the people may answer
-afOH ". A"