Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-17

-"lf the Radical party elect their
candidates in November next, Ne
gro sGBrdge aciA6e. forced upon all
the Northern Suites, and the con
servatiyes then will be made to feel
the power Of the despotic heel that
Is now pressing the necks Of those
they dare abuse and spit upon be-
cause they are PROSTATE and power.
less ot their feet ..
We clip the above paragraph
from the Register of this place of
last week. The editor of that pa.
per ought to know that the qucs-
tion ofnegro suffrage is not ques-
ton in this political contest. The
question of suffrage, so far as Con
gress or the President is concern
ed, has been settled, The Consti-
tuition of the United States, even
the 18th Article, about which so
much misrepresentation has been
maze by Democratic papers and
stump speakers, leaves the question
ofnegro suffrage to be adjusted by
State authority; and if negroes in
Ohio ever get to vote, it will be by
and through the decision of the
sovereign people of Ohio. 1t is not
through principle that the Demo
ocratic party oppose negro suffrage,
for they have in times past been in
favor of giving that right to the
colored people in those States
where they supposed the colored
vote would add to the Democratic
strength. SO long as the despotiC
heel Of the slave power was upor
the neck Of the colored race, ant
that power could control the vote
of the colorcd man, the Democrat
ic party was in favor Of permitting
him to vote.
A cotcmporary makes the follow
ing questions and answers wlicI
we commend to our neighbor o
the Register, and all others wishing
to know who Las been the most en-
ger in times past to force negro suf
frage into the States
The only stock in trade Of the
many loud -mouthel democratic pol
iticians is the "nigger." They arc
in constant dread lest somebody
will elevate the negro to an equality
with them. For their enlighten'
ment, and for the use Of Republi,
cans who are annoyed by these ter.
ror stricken democrats, we publish
the following "catechism," showing
conciscly who has always been the
negro equality party;
Who said that all men are created
equal2 Thomas Jefferson the fa.
ther Of Democracy,
Who gave the negro the right oil
suffrage in New York; The Dem
ocratic party,
Who presided over the convcn-
ton which gave this privilege to
negroes ? Martin Van Buren, Il
Democrat
Who afterward elected Martin
Van Buren, to the Presidency of
the United States? The Democrat
icparty.
Who married q negro woman,
and by her had mulatto children
Richard NJ. johnson, good Dem
Ocrat.
Who elected Richard NJ. JohusOn
4 Vice President ofthe United States
The Democratic party,
lfPresident Van Buren had died
and Richard NJ. johnson had be.
come President, who would have
become the Democratic mistress ol
the White House? The negro wo
man ''"
/ Who made the negro citizen o.
| the State Of Maine 2 The Demo
cratic party.
Who enacted q similar law il
Massachusetts, ? The Demoerati
party,
Who gave the negro a right {,
vote IN New HampshireY Tn
Democratic party. sh
f.; Who permitted every eolore
person owning $3.50 in New Yor
TO become yotery a Genera
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