Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-12-03
OUT IN MEETING
One Of the Consequences of q
Democratic Victory--What We
Will Do With the Niger.

We have, says the Jackson Stand
ard, never doubted for one moment
that the Democratic party would en-
slave the negroes if they ever could
get control of the Government. Some
Republicans are green enough to
think that there is honesty in the pro
fessions of politicians of the party
when they declare that the party has
acquiesced in the amendments to the
Constitution. The recent success Of
the party have emboldened them al
ready, and some Of the more bold and
honest are already speaking out. The
Hooking Sentinel is the Ablest Demo
cratic paper in this Congressional dis
trict, and is edited by Hon. Lewis
Green, late a member of the Ohio
Legislature. In recent editorial he
says:
GA correspondent in Nelsonville,
remarking in an article Of ours, some
time ago, the inquiry as to what the
Democracy intended to do with the
niggers when they get the power to do
anything, asks us to define our posi-
ton in relation to that question. The
inquiry furnishes the excuse, if any
body thinks we need any, for giving
our opinion.
By law as it exists, whether ii ghtly
and wisely or not is all one just now,
the nigger is a citizen. clothed with all
the rights of citizen, and more than
the white citizens share of privileges.
He is voter, is eligible to offlce-any
office from constable to President
serves on iuries were white men are
parties, and governs millions of
whites, who can govern no niggers,
nor even themselves, the right of self
government having been taken from
them. He sits in our councils; he
governs our white countrymen, who
are voiceless in the matter; nulliffes
our own best efforts at self govern
ment when we are in numerical minor
| ity he makes our votes to count for
nothing exactly, and withstands and
overbears half the white population
of the State with word. A pair of
nigger BARRIERS, or boot blacks, from
the State of Louisiana, in the Senate
of the United States, have more pow
er over the destinies of the country
than all the white Democrats in a dOz
en- States.
All these facts we recognize as facts
accomplished for the present, but on
ly for the present. There is a future
ahead always; Congress has no power
over that-can't indefinitely postpone,
nor lay it on the table. Steady and
sure it comes on at the rate of twenty
four hours day, exactly.
But we are little ahead just now
getting on too fast at this particular
moment of time.
We say we recognize the facts be-
keause me must, and for the present
accept the situation, because just now
we can't help it. But we do it for no
other reason. We had nothing to do
with bringing to pass this condition oi
things. The white men of the nation
all Of them, are disgraced, degraded
f debased, but we were not in the crime
I no share of guilt is ours.
The Negro is exalted, to the shame
of the Caucasian. but the act was not
f. ours the crime was not committed al
+ our instance, nor with our approval
Niggers vote, but Democrats never
made them voters. They hold office
but not by Democratic votes, Oul
q position on that subject was Away!
4 very clearly defined. They are Who'll
o ly unfit for citizens, therefore we, tht
+ Democracy, would never have mad
them citizens, nor let any body else dC
y it, if we could prevent. Such was ou
4 law, and gospel too. on that subject
. And from that we never receded. w
= opposed the abominable policy to tn
q last moment of possible opposition
7 and withheld our assent or approva
o ever since.
. There we stand to day. AS we nev
s er aided the policy, never approved il
!. never consented to it, but retired fror
!? the contest only when it became prac
:, tlcally impossible to continue it, bu
!. carried along with our defeat our ur
n diminished hostility to it, it is hardI
~ needful to say that we feel ourselve
I under no possible or assignable obi
l. cations to maintain Or continue
when we become powerful enough t
7 do as we please about it. Do you ur
# derstand?
m The day that gives the power int
" the hands of the Democracy doom
10 the policy of niger exaltation t
death. We will smite it down wit
10 swift and remorseless hand, and hu
n. it to the devil without the benefit
clergy.
There is no misunderstanding th
We submit at present, because it is tt
,;o law, but the power that made the la
~ can unmake it, and when that powt
~, comes to the hand of the Democrac
of as come it will, we will use the pow
If to smash the Congo dynasty, clean [
bo the Statute books by rending away Il
ro whole chapter of Black Republics
all legislation; to place the sovereign
yer of the country once more in the hant
r,s of the only race able and fit to use
NO wisely and well, reinstate the viii
,he man in his place ofpower and suprer
40 acy, and remand the negro to his pr
5e per position.
10 Does this sound revolutionary
Nv right That is precisely what we thil
7bo about it. Affairs have been put
int their present order by revolution, al
On on by nothing else. The whole policy
r+s the party now in power was rev0l
ow tionary from the first, and is yet.
;Ios % There is not white man on the co
hot tinent who is ass enough to imagi
Ok that the conduct of the Republic
~ party, since their accession to pow
was anything else but revolutional
the And if any man thinks that the pr
,co- ent state of affairs will reach far in
du- the future, that the white men of I
mi country will long lie still under t
gid. rule of the niggers, he is the most
nall tonishing fool of the Caucasian bre
va on this planet.
she HeVoluClon must come, and 1T W