The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-30
JAMES Il. aREaoaY's ADDRESS.

During the latter part OF last and the
first part of this week, the news got
abroad that Mr. j. II. Gregory, Republi
can candidate for State Senator, had In
press an address to the people of Maury
and Williamson counties, In which he
would proclaim some strange doctrines.
Tuesday evening last number OF copies
we're circulated. The address contains
| a few insinuations against the moral char
acter of his competitor, and many thread.
bare platitudes, which may mean some
thing or nothing. The personal lnslnua-
ton against the private character of our
candidate is a personal matter between
the two MEN, which they may settle be-
tween themselves, at their leisure. lie
saws not word against the platform up
on which his competitor stands, but seeks
to lower the canvass to a mere dirt and
slime throwing contest. DIR. Boyd was
nominated by probably the most thor
oughIy representative convention OF the
white people that ever assembled in Maui
~ county. They nominated him and
nIaced him on the platform adopted by
the Democratic State Convention. He
accented the nomination, and agreed to
stand upon the platform. We support
him because he supports political prlncl-
nles which we endorse. Mr.. Gregory
saws in his recent address that he is not
in favor of amalgamation, but adds, L
am in favor of protecting, BY LAW, every
man and woman, white or colored, in the
voluntary social relations they enter in
tn" In a letter addressed to the editor
of this paper, several mounths since, and
which we published at the time, Mr.. Greg
ory said, in answering questions as TO
whether he was in favor of amalgamatlon,
II nropose to let each individual solve
this matter for themselves by law Of
conscience and fancy he who fancies a
BRUNETTE, let him enjoy the society of his
brunette. and worship God under his
vine and fig tree, according to the die
tates ofbis own conscience, without being
moIested by him that selects blond
Let the rights of each be respected-let
them live together after Gods holy ordl-
nance" What does Mr.. Gregory mean
nv this, If he does not mean that he is IN
favor. bv law and social countensnce, OF
letting negro men marry white girls, and
white men marry negro women? is there
any room left for doubtY None
whatever He means amalgamatlon,
and says what he means. We do not
attempt to sustain our assertion by quot
ing what the dirty tongue OF Madame
Rumor" may have been clrculatlng-b
out of his own mouth we condemn him
This obnoxious opinion of Mr.. Gregory is
a very important matter to the people in
the fact that he is candidate for the
State Senate, where. if elected, he would
he called upon to aid in making laws for
the people. D,, NJ.
Grogorv makes light of the Civil Rights
Bin, He has the manliness, however, to
support it, in effect. He says his party
is attempting to apply Christianity to
government" 1t is well he used the saw
ing clause, ~Gtteospting.". And i'd. such uf an
attempt! Witness it in the acts: acts OF such
christian Statesmen" as Smiling schuy-
Ter Colfax, Old Subsidy Pomeroy, Sena-
tor tor Harlan, Sunday School Dodge, and
other leading Republican lights, who
stand before the nation guilty. of lying,
perjury, stealing, and corruption, 1t is