Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
A " Niger HATER,"
Jons A. LOGAN BErokE IBE war
an Editorial PIcuic tor BLACK Jsok-How
tic Used 10 Tnlk-A viruiont Negro
fhobist.

TIC Used 20 Ialk-A Niruient Negro
fhobist.
Chicago News.
In aspiring for tho presidency Logan has
rolled away the stone OF condonation that
sealed his record. This reveals him as
the hcartloss author aud sponsor Of the
" black laws which disgrace the statute
book Of Illinois. In 1853 he introduced
and urged 10 its final passage bill to
prevent tho immigration Of free negroes
iuto this state, That bill provided for the
Indictment of any person who should
bring a negro or mulattp, slave or free,
into Illinois. Ii further enacted that any
negro or mulatto, bond or free, remain
ing III the state ten days should be
deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and
on the tino not being paid forthwith should
be sold ut public auction to the person
who would pay the fine aud costs. The
act offered as blood money half the fine to
tho prosecuting witness. This act un
doubtcdly gives Logan strong grip on
the colored heart.
Speaking on the slave code bill in 70
reply to General Farusworth in Congress
in 1862 John A Logan said ho advocated
the bill because IL would "put in tho pen
tiary such men as you have in your part
OF tho country who baud together and
conspire for the purpose of stealing fugi-
tive slaves. IL is for the purpose
of reaching your irrepressible conflict
! mon, who have onCaged--if not directly,
indirectly in murder and everything that
| is disreputable, dishonorable, disgraceful,
aud shocking to humanity" The crime
shocking t. humanity which Mr.. Logan
wished to punish with tho penitentiary
was the liberation of the slaves, and in
gratitude for this ho thinks the enfran
chised negroes yearn for him. In
1859 Mr.. Logan declared on the door OF
Congress that tho northern portion of Hi.
nois was "blighted, by the communicating x
touch of Aboitionism," and that the only
enforcement of the fugitive slave laws IN
| the western states was by Democrats.
"Gou call 1t the dirty work of the Demo.
cratic party" he exclaimed, ito catch fug.
itvo slaves for the Southern people. We
are willing TO prefOrm that dirty work. -
| For his enthusistic participation in thi,
cougenial dirty work" there can be pc
! doubt that the hearts OF the coIored
voters Of Illinois should go out
to General Logan. In referring &
John Brown and Harpsr's Ferry, Mr.
Logan continued :" In Illinois, in the
state from which come, in Chicago, ther,
was o sympathzing meeting held in favor
of John Brown, and ministers of God, Ol
pretended ministers Of God, attended tht
meeting and passed resolutions of sympa
thy with that traitor, thief aud scoundrol
yet no Republican representative in tha
portion OF the state raised his voice agains
such proceedings" The colored voters o
Illinois aud Chicago should bear in CRATE
full remembrance that John 4. Logan wa
guilty of no such remissness. They shoul'
also remember that after outraging tn,
best feeling Of humanity with menace an
hostility towards their race, ho was onl.
prevented from fighting for the perpetus
tion Of slavery by the refusal OF q oom
mission in the Confederate army. II win
dictive persecution, followed by selfsl
servility, entities man TO tho gratitude =
. a race, General Logan should have . .
the cOlored voters of Illinois.