The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-24


The attempt Of the present admins.
tration to put negroes upon an equality
with white men, BY appointing them to
Gil various Offices, at home and abroad,
and especially by putting them into
government workshops, to work side
by side with the white employees 10
the navy yards, printing Offices, foun-
dries, aud other places where white
mechanics are engaged, is deserving of
the severest apprehension, and we are
gratiiied 70 see some of the mechanics
and trades unions entering their earn.
est protest against it. The mechanics
Of the whole country ought to combine
and make common cause against this
attempt TO degrade them by forcing
them into daily contact and association
with the negro, The National Typo
graphic Union, at Washington, have
ceusured the course Of Fir. Glapp, the
Congressional printer, for attempting
70 force upon the Union, Of that city, to
quote their own language, ga negro
rat" in the person Of the son of Fred.
Douglass. Some Of Olapp's employees
held a meeting at the government print
ing Office, on Thursday last, aud at.
tempted to sustain Clapp's course in
giving employment to the negro printer,
and passed resolutions denouneing the
Topographic Union. The htenigeaeer
says il was announced that no one would
be permitted to continue there at work
unless he signed said resolutions. The
Iatelhgsacer further says as but com.
paratively small number Of the printers
can be frightened into such course,
the prospect is that Mr.. Clapp will find
himself far from being possessed of an
adequate force for the prompt transac-
ton of imperative Government work,
more particularly as the printers soeie-
ties throughout the country demand of
the Union here to reject this negro, and
pledge their support to them in so do
Ing. Twas announced that Mr.. Clapp's
adhereuts 10 this matter proposed to
hold public meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall on Friday evening last, at which
Radical orators unconuected with the
printing business would, il is said, har.
angue such as saw fit to attend but
this brilliant scheme, it is now stated,
Is abandoned-very probably on account
ofthe determination Of what is believed
70 be . twothirds majority of the CO.
iumb'a Typographical Union to resist
TO the last the employment of negro.
uneutitlcd to admission, when large
numbers Of white men, before and since
his employment. have been turned
adriif, without reason assigned, aud, as
u alleged. for no other cause than refu.
sal to abandon conscientious political
views at the behest of representatives
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, or
that other delectable organization, the
so-ealled Soldiers and Sailors Union.
We hope that this spirited and intel
hgent body Of men win adhere firmly to
their purpose to refuse to work with
Douglass, or any one else, under like
circumstances. They will be sustained
by the Topographic Unions in every
part Of the country, and by the mechan-
los and trades unions generally. Let
the working people show Gen. Grant
and his minions that this attemp. to
degrade them will not be submitted to.
Let them meet together, 10 mass meet
angs, appoint their speakers to address
said meetings, and adopt resolutions
denonncing this attempt Of the admin
istration TO degrade them and to take
the bread out Of the mouths of them
selves and families by forcing negro
operatives into competition with them !;
and nok ooIxr a. Ia