The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-26

her mOoFings in the peaceful waters oftruth
and Pnblic honesty, and hurled TO the abyRm
Of political corruption, knaVery and conf1s
i0a You mHst put premium on virtue, if
you want the mere politician TO strive for it.
The evil does NOT step here, for the politician
who Is false to truth for the sake of the
negro vote strives To corrupt the white man,
and BY all the bonds Of party spirit and
speciOns arguments attempts 81 commit
them to his positions, and draw them awsy
from their convictions 0f truth, 60 tall in
with the multitude to do evil
SO much for the white man. Now what
ia the Fssult - - the ne.Fo3 It mnst be
either hIs destruction or his aba0Fptien into
the white race. The contemplation of either
of these is horrible But before either is
accomplished, there will be jeAlousiss. con
tenti0RH, aud pea-ibly = waF Of races. ShOw
ne q Governments Which ever existed on
EARTH where = superior aud an inferior race
with equal political rights, dwelt together in
peace.
Itmay be that day win coms that the
liOd and the fatiing will lie down together
bat il will be chen their natures are chang
ed and hold that IL - i'll take much hish.
81 power than tIia ConventiuR or the Radi-
cal party to make the Sbita men Of Tennes-
ace receive she negro ss their civil and poll
tieSl equal. ~ long Ss the negro IL allowed
to remain in hIa nstuEal position-s de
pend nt-the proud spirit of our people
~ill not allow him to be misGreatsd; but
whenever you put him in the unnatural
pOeitiUa Of the equal of the white man, the
rslati0ua Of kindRsrs are broken, and he is
An enemy. The rich man may hedge HIM
self boat With his wealth for = time, and
fatteF himself shat he will never feel It's
practical effects, bat she poor nam must
| meet it face to face; and, when he does, his
a. =
! hia 70 rsseat it-sud be will resent it
though the whole Radical party of Tsunes-
| see we're threatening him.
But, sir, what are the arguments used TO
induce this Convention 20 declare the negro
the political equal of the white IHanf ls tt
| that the liberties Of the people of Tennessee
| will be made more aecuTe by the introduction
nf 40,0OO igRorant paUpeT voters Is it thGf
il that it will permanently benefit the white
or negro racer No, sir. Ii is that the
| Northern people are itS champions and are
| determined To force il upon US Even If this
were trus-as | am not here to represent the
Northern people, bat the people of Tennes
| see. subject alone to the Constitution ot the
| United etateA, | must be excused from doing
anything Cainst the interest of my people,
| which is not required by that Constitution.
But sir, it is not true | am here to show by
statistics, that the people of the North are
opposed to this Radical do ma of the po!iti
cal equality ofthe negro with the white man
| Now to- the testimony, and challenge every
delegate on this floor tu deny single fact
stated. Out of the whole 81 Ststes up to
the close of the war, there we're bat five who
who mads no political distinction between
the white man and the negro and which are
they There is Massachusetts under her
Constitution of 1880; but even she hes an
educational qua ifcation. There Is New
Hampetise under her Constitution of 1892
Vermont under her COnstit ton of 1888
Maine under her Constitution of 1873
Rhode Island under her Constitution OF
} l642, and she has a property qualification
Ah but it may be said that there is great
change since the war; and they are now In
favor Of it. | deny it; and now for the
IF'of The proposition to strike out the
political distinctions between the white man
ana the negro has been voted on as a separ-
ate proposition since the war, in nine
: Northern States. (ro-wit) Connecticut
Colorado, Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, Mime
sofa, New York, Missouri and Michigan, and
what has been the result2 Why, mar
: would suppose from the arguments of dele
i gates on this floor that all Of them carried il
, by overwhelming majOrIties. But what Il
the truth, sir | Challenge contradiction
4 In Colorado on the 5th of September. 1860
!
i the people to strike out the word white, -
n that the negro could vote equally with tht
} | white man, and what was the resultF In
{ vote stood fer 4T6; against it 4, 1872; nearl'
9 to against negro suffrage. On the I'd o
8 October, 1868, the same question was sub
8 mtted as a separate proposition in COnneC
G tieut, and was defeated By 6,212 majority
IT In November, 1865, the same question wa
n submitted as a separate proposition In " Il
4 n
g % 1865, the same question was submItie
e in Missouri and was voted down by som
3 $4,000 majority. In October, 1867, the sam
3 question Was submitted as a separate prt
position to the people of Ohio, and vote
y down by constitutional majority of 5O,o3!
ie La November, 1867, it was submitted as
~ separate question IN Kansas, and was vote
n down by majority of 9 OIL, the whole Vot
r of the State being 80 I29. Since the va
ie the same question was submitted in Mich
BE gan. and was voted down by q large maJo
n itv. In 1869, a few months ago, in Ne
't York there as a separate proposition
1s strike out the word white, and it WAS vote
he down la Minnesota, out OF q vote OF o.
IN 228, it was carried bv the small ma ajOrity
oi 9,4l6 30 that at this very day, out OF 1t
pit whole 81 States who have acted freely, the
IN are only six who do not in t cir Constit
to tons recognize a political distinction b
eh of them who do, save Minnesota, und
,ir constitutions made prior to any Radio
he elimination; and all of them save, perhap
en- Rhode Island so cold that a negro wOu
- freeze to death in them
he In Minnesota there are so 900 COnserv
he tive- who oppose nAgro suffrage and whe
Ie ever, in any Of these six states, you hnS
"a Democrat or Conservative, you find an O
on ponent "f the political equality OF the negi
u UI, sir | ask this CnnvrB'iou, If wr, IN a
ia! iace rf the truth against the in'ere-ts Of o
In people, against their will, against the prin
to plies of he y hole Democratic and Conserv
no tive people of the North, shall force d
ug people of this unee n',ble state of TenRess
rly into the very front rank of the Radio
i've party " hat will we gain by il VIII
Id in tie name Of all thst is good and honorsb
can We gain By it but disgraes7 Supps