Year: 1868

NO. Il.
be carried to all its conclusions, but must be
| subject to practical limitations. Every mem
Der Of society must yield up some portions Of
his abstract right for the common good, but this
yielding should be uniform. It would be an
! abuse Of the doctrine if society required one
race TO yield all means of self protection and to
say that society may require one race TO subs
init itself absolutely TO the government Of an
other is to assert the principle Of slavery pure
and simple. But it may be said that the prin-
ciple advocate would give the right Of suf.
frage to women. This do deny, but say that
there is a vast difference between denying the
right of suffrage to women who are represen>
ted at the ballot-box by their husbands, faith
ers and brothers, and all the adult males
Of their race, and the denial Of it to a
whole race, both males and females who is not
represented at the ballot. box by any body,
, aud thus we have no means in republican
government protecting ourselves in the enjoy
ment Of life, liberty and property.


But our opponents say that the enfranchise-
mcnt Of the colored race would contribute to
amalgamation and the commingling Of blood !;
hence, they cry out "negro equality" &c.
They ought to remember that slavery was
favorable to amalgamation. Why do they not
| say that wherever slavery existed, wherever
the negro was degraded and helpless, denied
all the rights that a white man was bound to
respect, amalgamation existed and hourishel
on large scale? And why do they not say
that in the Northern States, where the colored
man is protected in the marriage relation and
treated as o man, amalgamation is almost
wholly unknown.


In Massachusetts, where the colorei man
enjoyed every political right for more than


thirty years, il is said a case has not occurred


for many years. And in the thriving State Of


Iowa, will venture to say that the cases are


extremely rare. If you would prevent the evil
Of amalgamation, educate, elevate and enfran.
chisc the colored race. Give them self-respect
, and make them feel that they are men nd wo-
. men before the law and before the world and
J you will have almost perfect security against
/ the evils Of amalgamation. As il takes two "a
make ba, gain, and two must agree to walk
: together, if our boys should be foolish enough
to ask your daughters to marry them, hope
that your daughters will be rise enough to say


no. To withhold suffrage from the colorct
race is to violate other fundamental principle.


Of this Government. You say that the @Gov
ernment exists only by ths consent of the gov
erned," and here is our race that has neve
consented, and has no means to consent o
: dissent. You say that taxation and repre-


sentatinn should 60 together and here is ou
race that is taxed but not represented. Blu


more than all this. as We have already said


the colored man has helped to fight your bat
ties, and has mingled his blood with yours o,


many field; they have been patriotic an,


loyal. while hundreds in your midst have beel
disloyal; We have paid taxes and helped /,


bear all the burdens Of the State. The colore
me n have shown intellect and capacity, the
have displayed enterprise and yalor, an
should they not vote? The answer is preju
dice, prejudice, which is ever strongest in ,h


weakest breast.


And what shall We say to that importunat


class Of the people who have no politics bu
hatred to the negro, and who live in deadl,


fear Of amalgamation and "negro equality,
and that II lie has equal rights given 10 hin
he will become their supsriors socially, intel
lcctually and politically? They are to be pitt
ed by all intelligent beings. But their case
am afraid, is beyond the reach of human aid
and if it is, all that can be done is to smootl
their passage TO that bourne where they ar,
not married or given in marriage, and wher'
they will be safe from the social dangers t
which they are exposed here There is nc
, reason why We should not have the ballot box


it is . right given to us by the ALMIGHTY
The Declaration Of Independence says that al
. men are created equal that they are endow


ell by their Creator with certain inalienablt
rights that among these are life, liberty and
T the pursuit Of happiness. These rights art


not given by laws-are not given by consti'


tntions-but they are the gift of God to every
man born into the world. Then the ballot is


unjustly withheld from us. When REASON


and ISTELL1GEScE say it is ours, HUMANITY


says that We ought to have it; TRUTH and


JUSTICE say give it to us REpuBlIcANIsN says
that we must have it; True DEMOCRACY says
we shall have it-and the Christian world
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says AMEN.