The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-10-06
,BFbIoeRATDO LOGIC.

ills. Itisa lie throughout. Tie Proph-
cts we're fools, and when they said, thus
saith the Lord they lied, and they knew
they led
Fhis 4 the language ofone.of the'Dem-
ocratic candidates for Office in this county.
Second. They say God created some
Eve diHereat races OF men at different
times, abd pat them in different places on
the Globe, and that color Is the distiugu-
ishine Characteristic between them. This
is "A new doctrine. Where they get it
God only knows, for we are satisfied these
Democrats don't know where they get it,
only tits theological sequence Of the doct-
.rines they teach. They must ay to this
subtcrfsge or be compelled to admit that
their position is sateaeble and without
foundation. The DOCTRINES Of this party
is, that idiots, fools, monkeys, &C., may
rule. provided they are white. This is che
legitimate, logical. inevitable consequence
Of their teachings. Why do you say 30
sey ,they2 Because IN conversation the
ether day with one Of the leaders Of the
| Democratic party in this county, and a
candidate for Office too, We said that intel
ligence and honesty should rsle. He said
he did not endorse the doctrine, bat his
doctrine was that II did not make any DIFF
ference how ignorant, how idiotic, or des-
perately dishonest a man might DO il he
only had white skin, he was TO be pre-.
fefred to the colosed nss, however pro-
found his learning. gigantic his Intellect,
or answering his honesty. In the name
Of God ! ask how can an intelligent, chris
tian people, endorse such men as these,
vote for them. and put power into their
hands. The man is to be pitticd whose
mind. is SO obtuse and darkened by ignor-
auce and prejudice that he cannot see the
utter fallacy Of such teachingsas these and
their results. According to this doctrine
man may be as ignorant as horse, may
have no more intellect than monkey, may
rob steal, lie, murder, in short DO guilty
ofall the denominations Of which it is pos
sible for man to be guilty, or has ever
been guilty, if his skin is white, he is a
more ct subject into whose hands to thrust
political power. than a colored man. though
be may have the intellect Of Webster,
the learning ofa Socrates, or the heart Of
an angel. Democratic logic is that aman
must weigh just $50 pounds, Or he can't
vote, be must be just 81 feet high, or he
can't vote, he must have just so many fin
gers on his hands, and toes on his feet, aud
they must all be Of certain color, and
must not kink any, or he can't vote, (and
wo suggest that the hair must DO white.l
Bat yon say, NC deny tbis. Your denying
this don't change the facts. You arc re-
sistlessly driven to this dilemma, by the
force Of which you teach. You say man
must be white, or he,can have no vote,
that a colored man should have no voice
Il, goyefal,,eut he Is gunpelled to obey
and support; and yet he has no more CON
Ftrol Of bis skin than he has overhi weight,
his height, or tho color and texture Of his
hair. o, Democracy! Democrsoy your
way is dark and leads to death. Why
will you perseyerea You had better be
building your Notifications. throwing up
your breast works, mounting your heavy
ordnance, equipping your navy, and be
preparing for the conflict Just upon you;
for let me tell you that your treachery will
no more stand The test and force Of gene
raj education and the christian religion,
than will the doctrines of Homer and Vol
tair, the searching fires Of the judgment.
And to give you suggestion that may
make you perfectly safe, we would advise
! you at once to repeal the school laws, de-
molish the churches (not all Of them for
some are working in your behalf, very few
however, orconyert them into still houses;
and when you have accomplished all this,
you will have an open field. and all the
obstacles to the universal triumph of the
doctrines you teach, will have been reno
we'd. Eureka" l. A. NJ.