National Republican., 1880-08-14
English, the Champion Doughracc.

To The Editor of The National Republican:
SIR In the house of representatives May
9, 1860, Mr.. w. II. English, who, by the choice
and aid of the democratic party aspires to
the honor of presiding over the deliberations
of the United States senate as vice.presdent,
delivered speech, which was faithful and
true exponent OF the principles of the demo-
cratic party then, aud, if delivered at the
present day, would undoubtedly be true ex-
ponent Of their principles now. The follow
ing extracts are given as warning to colored
voters not to bo wheeded into the support of
their impacable enemies, the democrats.
Sneeringly ho said:
Republicanism, then, in Massachusetts, would
allow Il white man TO be accused of crime by u ne
gro to be arrested on the affidavit of negro, by
negro officer; TO be prosecuted by negro awyer;tes
titled against by negro witness; convicted before
negro jury, and executed by negro executioner.
> Such are the practical and legitimate
results of republican theories, and hold them
up to the indignant gaze Of my fellow country
men.
From what / have shown 1t is fair to presume
that such results are not repugnant to republican
views and especially the views OF that large num-
Der of republican representatives who were sent to
occupy seats in this hall by the aid Of negro votes
| but they are exceedingly obnoxious TO my con-
| sttuents. | thank GOD that my constituents are
white freemen, and glory in tile belief that they
will never consent to be placed on an equality
with the negro We want nothing to do with them,
and have wisely excluded them from coming into
| the state by constitutional provisions.
| We hold our government 10 be white mans gov.
ernment, and discountenance everything tending
| to mixture or equality of the races. If you ask
| me why this Ia so | answer because Indiana is u
democratic state. We do not thank the republican
party that our state is not now oyerrun by negroes
| and mulattoes. The leaders Of that party opposed
| their exclusion.
Neither can il be forgotten that when resolu-
| tion was proposed in the senate of Indiana declar-
ing 1t ineXpedient to allow negroes and mulattoes
| to attend us scholars in the common schools in
that state or 10 give testimony in the courts of JUS
| tice against white persons, 1t was defeated by the
| united vote of the republican senators.
Iu another part of his speech Mr.. English
says: Republicans come out hat-footed and
proclaim the doctrine of their party thus
| we believe the negro is human, he has q soul,
| he has intellect, etc."
Tho speech is iu this strain throughout and
| undoubtedly represented truly the principles
of his party. Intelligent colored men would
do well to procure and peruse it. 1t is to be
found in the Congressional Globe, first session,
thirty-sixth congress, part four, page PSI, Ct
seq
The brave men who pledged life, fortune
and honor to their country aud TO truth de.
clared that 'all men are created equal; they
thought in the simplicity Of their souls that
this truth was so plain as to bo ''self-evident:"
but tho democratic party, through Mr.. English,
pronounces the assertion q self-evdent lie
The men of 1776 declared that among the
natural and inalienable rights Of all men
were life, liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness" the democratic party, through Mr.. Eng
ish, sneers at and denies the sublime truth
and calls it a "glittering generality"
| We may only add Heaven help the colored
race should tho democratic party ever regain
the power to pack the Judiciary. W. s. g.