The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-08-26

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session of the ballot would instantly
change "the lazy and ignorant mig
ger into an houored American eiti.,
zens, in the opinion oftbe Democrats?
Behold, it comes to pass, even as was
predicted. The Virginia papers.
amuse US greatly by their change Of
tone. We find the following choice
morsels in that old-fashioned advocate
Of States rights, secession and ga
white mans government" the Rich
mond Wing;
OUR COLoRED ALLIES.
In the hustle and excitement of
election day, and in our eagerness to
collect and arrange the election news
on the night Of that memorable day,
we could not find time to make, in
our issue of the 9Th, our acknowledge
ments to those Of our colOred friends
who contributed to the success Of our
cause. We now thank them in the
name Of their white fellow-eitizens.-
They are brave and true men, who
deserve our respect, confidence and
affection. While we may form some
conception Of the ordeal through
which they had to pass, that coneep-
tion must be inadequate.
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Among the most prominent of the
eOlored leaders was John Cooley, who
inspired all of the faithful band be
headed with his own high courage. A
perfect ovation was given TO them at
night in front Of the committee
rooms.
From this day forward it may be
confidently asserted that the white
and colorod people of Virginia will in
the main act together. The blood
line which has been attempted to be
drawn has left but faint traces that
will soon disappear, and future politi-
cal parties will in all probability be
formed without reference to race or
color.
Any man can see that the "white
mans government" idea is efectually
and forever "played out" cole Vir-
ginny nebber tire" but the Virginia
Democracy are tired Of being left out
in tho cold or voted down at elections.
Thus the Richmond Examiner and
Eng uirer says:
"The Democratic papers ut the
North have committed a very grave
error in ascribing this great victory
to the ''Virginia Democracy" There
has been no such party in this State
for eight years, and its very bones
have rOtted and now crumble at the
touch. No resurrectioBary process
could bring that party to life, and its
ashes lie mingled with, and undistin-
guished from, that OF the Whig party"
No paper in the country is better
qualified to speak for the Virgins
Democracy, if such a thing exists,
than the Enquirer. When that pa
per declares that its party is annihila-
ted-that "its very bones have rotted"
any insurance company would ac-
oept the proof Of docease as conclu-
sive. Democracy boiled down was
negro-hating. Negro suffrage has
made negro hating a failure. There
fore Democracy ceases to exist, and
its "very bones now crumbIe at the
touch; while its ashes lie mingled with
those of the old Whig party" With
reason the Bloomington Pantagraph
cries:
"Now, we plead guilty to faith in
the power of the ballot which was far
below the reality And we point to
the recent canvass in Virginia and
the present canvass in Southern States
for proof. They no longer spell negro,
with two g's There is that much
gained. And it is fair to presume
that the improved orthography is ac-
companied with a similar improve
ulCub III JH6 6Ill diiCul5GU COlOIGu men,
"Nigger" is a term of derisiOn. It
means a chattel, past or present, Of q
genus intermediate between the hui
man and simian races, black, lazy,
thievish, and emitting efiuvium very
offensive to Southern olfactories. But
spelled with one git means an Amer
lean citizen of African descent. And
this American citizen of African de-
scent possesses the ballot; that is, he
counts one in deciding who shall have
the offices.