The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-02
Observation-Disclosures .iIter Cascs. ),

Poneni lat least In political sense) Of the no.
gro race. Democrats opposed their release from
slavery-iheir educaiion-iheir elevation In any
manner always regarded them as chattcls, prop.
sriy, goods 10 be bought and sold as any other
merehantabls commodity and as for granting
them any political right, the bare idea Of such
thing was monstrous, absurd. When the old
abolition party started, years ago. and contend
ed, In accordance with the simple language OF
the Declaration Of independence, that ''aH men
"were created free and equal, and endowed By
their Creator with certain inalisnable rights -
the democratic party nearly went wild In denun.
citation OF such doctrine. The idea Of "nlggers''
having any inalienable rights Of "babboons''
and monkeys" as they delighted TO call color.
cd people, being born free and equal, why there
was something supremacy ridiculous Ia the bare
idea ofsuch thing.
But, Notwithstanding democratic opposition,
this abolition party grew and strengthened, and
at last ran a candidate, in ile person Of John c.
Fremont, for Presiden, OF the United States and
came very near elec,ing him. Then democracy
redoubed lie cxer,ons aud denunciaiions but
10 no purpose. In 800. man pledged 10 the
leading ideas Of the abolition or Republican par.
" was elected President, and then the whole
matter eliminated. The democrats Of the South
withdrew their States from the Union hev
WASH going TO acknow ledge that the negro had
any political rights they would form n model
confederacy, where "niggcrs" and cotton would
be the chief article Of traffic, A. 4 Of which the
whipping post, TO tame the spirits of the afore.
said niggers, would be the chief ornament. War
ensued, and In defense Of their iavoriie theories
the democrats OF the South maintained il for four
years, laying low in death thousands Of manly
forms-bringng sorrow and wreichedness and
misery 10 many homes causing the orphans
cry to ascend aud the widows tear TO fall in bit.
ter agony-laying vast regions Of country in
waste aud eniailing weigh, Of debt upon our
common country which will cling to us for many
coming years. But these democrats were con.
quered at last; the lines Of those who wore their
country blue went sweeping on, and at last, at
Appomattox court house, the conclusion was
reached-ihe democratic last ditch" was found.
and over slavery the pail Of obliteration, total
Annihilaiion, was thrown, hiding II SO complete
iy from human view that nrvcrmore will Il be
seen In all our land.
Blu, not alone was slavery simply abolished Ia
that contest. Its progress developed the fact that
the negro race was a thinking one-tha, they
cherished freedom--nndets,ood the theory Of
government, and fought bravely." They bore
an honorable part in the contest, and in recog.
milton Of their services great majority Of the
American people demanded tina, in the recon.
of he
who Of all the South had shown the greatest love
and veneration for the Union. should have an
equal voice. This idea was comhaited vigorous.
ly, but became an accomplished fact, aud we
have since seen black men voting inielligently
and acting as Legislators and lawmakers Bu,
all this was done without the concurrence Of de-
mocracy, surely =! That party never recognized
negroes as men-as voters; Such would, TO be
sure, have been logical sequence TO all their
professions but then, democracy loves power,
and II il can gen ii by the aid Of negro votes,
then they will hurrah Tor the niger as loud
rs anybody else. Last fall we saw, ia Tennes-
see, how the democracy cozened their ''colored
"fellow-ciiizcns, proclaimed themselves as their
best friends, and-solieiied their votes As |,
was In Tennessee, so Il was IN all the Southern
States. Everywhere democracy courtcd the
"nigger" aud--sOlei,ed bis vote. But stop
surely this wasn't the case In all the Southern
States; South Carolina, the mother State OF the
rebellon-the bitter opponent Of the Union-,he
State from whose chief city the first gun Of the
rebellion was 6red-surely South Carolina-dlem-
ocratie South Carolina-would never give is ad.
hesiOn to the vile doctrine OF negro suffrage -
Perhaps not but let US see. We have before Us
ademocraiic paper Of South Carolina, published
a few days before the late election. II contains
the proceedings Of monster democratic and
conservative gathering" speeches, resolutions,
&C., 10 which the Federal Union and Cors,i,u.
ton is praised, radicals denounced, the resolu. |
tons closing up with the following obvious bid |
for the negro vote:
Resoired, That under the action of the State |
OF South Carolina, heretofore taken sre roeoqEi.e
he coicred population " the State as on integral
element 81 he body polite and AZ such, IN per-
son and property, entitled 10 full and equal pro-
lection under the State Constitution aud laws. -
And that, az citizens OF South Carolina, tre de-
clare our rHiin2Ress, trhen re hare he porer, 10
grant them, HHdsr proper qualifications az 70 prop
'rfy and iHteiiigenee 0e right q suffrage"
There 10 the deliberate action II the democra- |
ey Of South Carolina, a State which has more |
negroes 10 II, in proportion to its white popula-
tien, than any other in the Union Doesn't the |
democracy there seem thoroughly reconstructed,
on that question, at least ? But this Is only q |
specimen Il will be the same In every other |
section. We shall have impartial suffrage here
In Maryland after awhile aud then our democ. |
raey will vie with their brethren Of South Caro- |
lima, In recognizing negroes rs "an integral par,
Of the body polite" Indeed We shouldn't |
wonder much IL in the eOming National COnven-
ton Of The party negro suffrage plank was In |
serted 10 the platform. Democracy has hereto.
fore moulded It's platforms and principles to sui, |
iis adhefsnis In the South To he eonsisten, now |
they must swallow the niger" as lie friends
In South Carolina have done
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