Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-11

1 Oankh The latter seems 10 De pOpulhT
with the Democracy, as "reminiscences OF
the doctrine of State Rights, and their
aversion Of everything that grew out of
i the war.
pEMocrAcY AND THE CoLopED VOTERS.
For many years the Democratic party
| lived upon prejudice against the colored
| race. This prejudice was stimulated by
every means in their power, by heaping
| upon the colorod man the fonlest abuses
and ridicule by denying his humanity
! and manhood; by describing him as a
semi-baboon, and as cross between the
ape and the human, and by denying to
him every right that can make life sweet
and attractive. Year after year, canvass
after canvass, this disgusting drama was
repeated, and the lowest passions of the
white race appealed TO by the meanest mo-
tives that can move mankind. My late
colleague, Mr.. Hendricks. few days
since made speech in New Orleans
TO Democratic meeting, composed
Of ex Confcderates The burden Of IL was
devoted TO telling them they should con.
ciliato tho colored vote, and how 10 do IL.
They should tell the colored men that the
Democracy had always been their best
friends, and were in favor Of Just and
equal laws, and would protect them in
tnO ihthh vi GlNli unu DOilNlIhl Iikult
that the Republicans were their enemies
and would betray them, and that the men
who had gone to the South from the
North weresaliens and foreigners 10 their
interest, upon whom they should turn
their backs In behalf of their former
owners He also reminded them how
nobly and patriotically the cOlored men of
| the South had stood by them during the
rebellion and this fact seems to have ex-
| cited the gratitude of Mr.. Hendricks. ]
quote his own language:
"1ou have no cause TO entertain against
the colored people feeling of prejudice.
| When your young men were far off in
| the field, and even your aged men--many
of them were absent during the four years
| of the war--you left these colored men nj
| your homes, where they stood sentinels al
| tho doors, where your wives and children
were safe under their protection. They
labored and cultivated your lands and
raised the products which supported the
armies in the field and now is Il possible
the foreigner-I speak not of the foreigner
as q man from another country, but men
| foreign TO your interests, men of other
sections of the country--is Il possible that
they shall come In and make these coloret
men To hate you and destroy your You
L
men,"
He forgot to toll them that last sprinI
he advocated the breaking up of the Leg
islature of Indiana, to prevent the ratiti
cation of the Fifteenth Amendment, anC
that his whole political life had been de
voted TO u warfare in behalf Of slavery
and to excite against the colored peopl
tho bitterest prejudice and hatred of th,
white race.
He also told them that political equalit,
did not mean social equality, and woult
not lead to it, and that the colored maj
had no desire or purpose of that kind
and this, after he had proclaimed from
every rostrum i'm Indiana that politica
| equality would inevitably lead to socia
equality, and that this was the great thinl
the Republican party had in view.
Where now are the Democratic notices
white husbands or nonc," and, "Fathers
this Is white mans Government p
Where are the white Boys in Blue ?"
These war-crios of the Democrat,
party are suddenly hushed forever by tn,
Fifteenth Amendment and in place ar,
now issued, on perfumed paper, polite in
vitations TO eat and sleep at the house o
Democratic editors What wondrou
change has been wrought by the Fileentl
Amendment, The colored man has hi
/ revenge. IL has been long coming, bu
has come at last. What n luxury 1t mus
be To him to now despise the fawnini
demagogue who now crawls at his fee
aud begs to kiss his hands for his vote
But now that the oolored man is N,
longer the "daily bread +" of the Demo
cratic party, and Is himself invited TO 81
down at the feast, they have cast abou
tor substitute, and have fixed upon th,
bondholder, the man who loaned hi
money to the Government to carry on tn
war. This man Is now presented in thei
speeches and platforms as the embodi
ment of all villainy, as the usurer and on
tortioner, the plunderer of his Govern
ment in the hour of its extremity, and
now fattening on the sweat and blood q
his people. But they were not always hi
enemies, for during tho rebellion, whe
:he Government appealed TO the peopl
Tor money to pay the army and carry o
the war, these Democratic politicians ad
. vised them not 10 lend their money, an
warned them that they would lose it
telling them that The bond would be worth
less, and that the greenbacbs would peris
In their hands. Then they exagreI
ated the risk, assured them that tn
rebellion could not be put down, an
, IN the expressive language of one, ths
they might as well throw their none
into the river as TO loan ii to the Cover
ment." Their raven cries were not heet
ed then; and because they were not, tn
men who had faith In the Governmen
and were willing TO risk their money O
existence are now illuminated as the on
emies OF their country But if they hat
the men who loaned the money to carr
ON the war, they hate the soldiers VIII
fought our battles still more, an
.. would characterize them in foule
phrases If they dared. But tn
; soldiers are very numerou
, body, who cannot be insulted with impr
nifty, and 1t is therefore considered safe
to attempt to excite their prejudice
. against the men who furnished the mean
20 prosecute the war. But this is alik
an insult to their intelligence and intee
rlty; for what soldier does not know tina
armies can not be raised and maintaine
without vast eXpenseS