The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-09
A White. Mans Government.

A White, Mans Government.
Senator Douglas struck the keynote Of
tho popular feeling aud instinct when ho
declared-"TAis is a ghite mans Gov
ernment, made by mhite men, andto be aa-
mintsterc,l by uohite mea." What was true
then, ia true now,. and oil the iuiquitous
legislation Of a radical Congress, based
upon the most glaring frauds and astound,
ing usurpation', has not shaken tho force
and truth Of that position ono iota, or de-
stroyed the vitality Of the principle it em-
bodied. It may be crushed to earth; but
it will rise again and yindieate its su-
pronacy. as all truths do, BY the dsstruc-
ton Of those who dare to question aud Op-
peso them, ,s5i.s s.o,E rgs 5i', .Iygila
The men who framed our Constitution
were ,0hite men, and whom they declared
they made that instrument .ts secure the
blessings Of liberty to ourselves and our
poitsrity," they proclaim in the strongest
language they could usa that it was. or
dained and established by jrhite men alone.
Net oven radical sophi'tical jugglery can
transform the negro on this continent into
"the po,tsrity" Of Washington, Hamilton,
Jay and Franklin. It tnever entered their
minds to conceive that the day would ever
come xhcn tue race they represented would
become 90 degsnerated and anprincipled
as for Q mere partisan purpose to acknowl-
edge the equality Of this inferior race.
much less BY force and fraud, through an
unconstitutional amendment, to confer
upon them Tho privilege Of American cit
isonship, with all the auxiliary rights Of
political and social equality. lsz
But then admitting all theignerauee and
degradation Of the African race, they in
tend to educate him and ultimately ct hin
for his duties. Alas! they are but super
fetal thinkers who imagine that the Or
ganio difference Of races can be sbliterated
by the education Of tho schools. Tho out
lines ofraco arc perpetuatcd by descent,
ahd are the result Of historical differences
reaching for back into the generations of
the past, An educated negro is a negro
still. The cunning Of the chisel Of Can
tova could no. make AZ enduring Corin-
THAN column out Of q block Of anthracite,
no. because Of its color, but on account Of
the structure Of its substance. He might
indeed with infinite pains give il the form,
but he coald not impart to it the strength
and adhesion Of particles reqsirsd to en-
able il to brave the elements, and the
temple j. was made to support would soon
crumbls into rsins. sdt l5-.s. ~, Z
The argument in favor Of the American
nesro's right to vote must be measured
BY hi. capacity TO understand. and bic
ability to use such for the promotion, Of
the public good. And that is the very
matter in dispute. But tho point does not
turn simply upon tho inferiority Of the
negro race; for differences without info
riority may unit one, race for political or
social assimilation with another and render
their fusion in the same government in-
compatible with, tho general welfare, Ons
thing is very certain, that it is not difficult
to foretcll the result Of the experiment.
Ifthero is any truth eternal as the records
Of history, tits this: That no instance can
bo found where an effort hos been made
to raise an inferior and superior race "a
the plane Of equality, which means com.
petition, bu. it has resulted in bitter 80.
tagonism, and ultimately ia the .pnlhlla'
ton Of the inferior race; and US will be
tho result here before the eertnencemens
Of the nox. eensury-Ne,ss& Journal.