The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-24
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In letter rec, ivcd some time since
from nm Unclc OF mine who for the past
thrc or four u airs has resided III Hunts
vile, ,Al;hannr.occurs quite an interest
ing statement Of the pres ent feel ng Of the
Southern people toward northern reput-
licans. If you are Of the opinion that it
would inic.cst your readers you may give
chem the bancft of it.
Twill premise by saying that this Uncle
was an old-time abolitioliest and has
been a ,ruc blue republican from the for
nation OF tile party the present time, did
not (likc his nephew have the good
judgment to vote for Greeley. So those
Of your renders who think that state
ment made by consistent lifelong re-
publican who saw fit in 1872 to vote for
tho better republican Of tho two then
before the people land selected Greeley
as his choice) is not entitled to respect or
belief, need not on account Of such blind
unreasonable prejudice, discard what
he says a unworthy Of crc,lence.
Truly
L. 3. NELSON.
"Others Of my home friends in common
with you, seem TO have feared for me
during the last election, lest I fall into
the hands of the Southern Piiilislincs,
but there has been not the least danger
that could discern. Only once during
i, u, oil,
any indication to dominccr or brow-beat
by them. A year ago wnss ting under the
shade of mulberry tree with sane doz-
en- men wiie were discussing the Civil
Rights Bill. l sat by and listened not
saying word | saw that they had press
ed the question evidently to draw me out
"But l didn't draw out worth cent"
Seeing remained quite Silent one Of tie
men I'D dressed me thus: Stranger what
do you think about it," / replied that my
opinion WAS altogether unimporant, and
Irrefered to he u listener. Tut lie and
the rest insisted upon my views toll
them if they wished the Northern views |
OF that question, | would gi3e it frankly
as understoodit. So they all listened
while l remarked substantially thus II
notice that you call this the Social Rights
Bill, but never have hearu of such Il
bill, nor Of any one North who advocated
one; tits Civil Rights Bill. and all that
Is meant by it, is that under American
law no one man shall enjoy any right
that the law can give in cxsess of any |
other mans enjoyment of it. The pri.lci-
pie is this: no man shall claim for him.
self any legal advantage that he is I'm |
willing another man should hold. Under
the Law we are equal, anything lcss|
than this was oppression to tho poor
and nothing more than this was asked
but as to social equality the Law did not
NEEDLE with it". But replied one man
do yen believe in amalaginatien of the IA
ces? said no: and knew of but one
class of people that did, and that was
the Southern People, but said he we are
all opposed to the marriage of blacks and
whites and our law forbidsit. Yes said /.
but amalagamation of the races is not
dependent upon marriage. My observation
here among 700, is that the races somc-
how have become strangely amalgamat ed
without marriage. And in my judy
ment that sort Of amalgamalion is far
mora disgracefully wicked, chan ANAL
gamating by loving and lawful marriage.
It seems with IL grace for you men to ask
ii Northcn people favor the mixture Of