Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-06-04
A New Party Enrming

Guard, for June, published by Van Evrie,
Horton d Co., 1853 Nassau Street, New
YORK, contains an article in which allusion
is made to the recent meeting, without dis
tlnc.lon OF party, which has been held in IL
[ nnols Tor the purpose of protesting against
the plan OF President Grant and the Con-
gress OF the United States, to make the ne
groes constituent element of the civil pol
Icy Of the country.
Inc object Of the meeting was announced
in its call to be "to protest gaiust the action
OF the Illinois Legislature, and of Con gress
IN seeking to force suffrage on this State and
our country, contrary to the known wishes
OF the great body of the American people"
The nineteenth resolution of the Illinois
meeting, composed of democrats and repub-
leans, is cited as follows:
That the negroes ruling whites among us
IS such an outrageous injustice, that nature
abhors 1t, and it must not be tolerated, on
y as diseased excrescnces are patiently borne
TIL they can be safely removed, with the
skilful surgeons lancet.
The notice of this meeting comes very
OPPORTUNITY to the people of Virginia They
are about to vote upon the adoption OR re-
lection OF constitution which contains the
obnoxious provisions of negro equality with
all Its confessed evils. And they are suffer
ed to decide for themselves whether or not
they will accept and consent to it.
Bearing upon their decision, the senti-
ments OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN are pregnant
with sound sense, prudence, and warning to
the conservative voters of Virginia, and they
would do well to ponder them seriously be-
fore they resolve to vote for the proposed
Underwood constitution.
What he said of the District of Columbia
applies with stronger force to Virginia at
this time, and will bear reproduction
Said Mr.. LINCOLN:
You have spoken about government. =
Where is power derived from ? We say it is
derived from the people. Let us take it 50,
and refer to the District Of Columbia by way
OF Illustration. Suppose, for instance, here,
IN this political community, which, to Ger
tam extent, must have government, must
have laws, and putting it now upon the
broadcast basis you can put it--take into
consideration the relation which the white
has heretofore borne to the colored races
1t proper to force upon this community,
without their consent, the elective franchise,
without regard to color, making il uniyer-
sal?
And SO, equally applicable, is the sub
joined citation
1T is the people Of the States that must
for them Satvos ,]ator,o;,o +h;c tL;,, IL
not want to be engaged in work that will
commence war Of races. I want to begin
the work of preparation, and the States, or
the people in each community, if man
demeans himself well, and shows evidence
that this new state of affairs will operate,
will protect him in all his rights, and give
him every possible advantage when they be-
come reconciled socially and politically to
this state of things. Then will this new Or
dea Of things work tremendously but forced
upon the people before they are prepared
for it, it will be resisted and work inhar-
moniously. feel a conviction that driving
this matter upon the people, upon the COM
munity, will result in the injury Of both
races, and the ruin of one or the other God
knows [ have no desire but the good Of the
whole human race I would it were so that
all you advocate could be done in the twink
ling Of an eye; but It is not in the nature Of
things, and 90 not assume or pretend to
be wiser than Providence, or stronger than
the laws of nature"
Now are not such sentiments the words
of truth and soberness Mr.. LINCOLN we'll
added that he did ''not assume to be wiser
than Providence. or stronger than the laws
of nature"
We return to the article of the Old Guard.
After citing the nineteenth Illinois resolu-
ton, that staunch opponent of the African
ization of our institutions, thus remarks up
on it !:
This is talking like white men. 1t sounds
like the first utterance of white mans
party in America and that meeting ought
to be followed up by similar meetings in
every part Of our country All along the
line, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arts
took, let the true white men organize With
in one year such a party would be, every
where, the balance of power, and, by the
next Presidential election , it would be the
great majority poaeer Of the country. The ma
terials for such an organization are album
dant in every State. The best portion Of
the young men Of the Republican party
would come into it with the greatest zeal
Itwotlld gather together nearly all the young
men of the country, and all the old men
too, who have not outlived their patriotism
and their own respect. -Pelers6urg Express.
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