Show of the past and IU fawe af the american av ea hy D 2 W duly A X M M D Z NEGRO AND T PASTY ever minca the termination of the great rebellion ar all the leaders and the rank and file of the republican lican party have endeavored to convince the negro that the democratic party and all of its members have always ae delighted lighted in favori fa ug every measure which would redound to the disadvantage of the negro rim race but this is utterly false and those who have permitted themselves to entertain such erroneous ideas is conclusive proof that they are an unfamiliar familar un with the history history of our country it is well known and an undisputed fact that thomas jefferson the father and founder of the democratic party waa the greatest champion ot the n rights i of milen alla aien when mr jenan was engaged in addressing Adra Aing the he continental con gress he denounced george the III for forcing slavery upon checolo the colonies and he declared that the chief characteristic of this age as it was the chief characteristic of platos is the struggler glee for what we call the rights of oe man in other ither times the thing insisted insi ion on ww was that men should do what was right as something due to a higher authority tow now the demand is for what is called their rights as something due to themselves and among these rights is a right to liberty liberty meaning the utmost possible freedom of every man consistent with them the freedom of others and the abolition of every kind kincid of authority of one man over another it is with this view that we intend to introduce popular suffrage that we give every one a vote or aim at giving it as the highest political perfection george mason a virginian and one of the ahe great leaders of the democratic party followed thomas jefferson and during daring th i bouhe of his speech kittmer he exclaimed ahat more than four mu centuries before the C christian h r i v n ak b a pupil capil of go that the g gods had sent foitl edw Z free mr mason 40 aery ala 1 Tery ery in fern wenton went apu on arn aj ais at every 4 N it braag h W ahe ahe ician on wco y S 5 aa or J th e ey mist ia i y y a jand na ap 1 ti t a ar 11 t 4 calamities ity SS t fi djs ys mif m i 9 Wil which fell ass as agafea f OC M 0 Q li tf i I 1 Q Z f M MA tr ati 4 1 r ap Q v aiss w rt an SS 3 tt T 3 t js j ass S 2 N za 6 41 tf ys c w M MW MR SS U V W S M 1112 1 or 0 WE M I 1 sis aisted in forcing si slavery MU upon the colonies nies he continued that it itis is a viol violation of the equal rights of men created like ourselves in the image of god christianity thus he spoke in conclusion by introducing into europe the truest principles of universal benevolence and brotherly love happily abolish ed civil slavery let us who profess the same religion practice its percepts percepta and by agreeing to this duty pay a proper regard to our trus true interests in teresta and to the dictates of justice and humanity As we proceed we will endeavor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that thousands and thousands of the greatest and the best democrats who are scattered throughout all portions of this country have always advocated the rights of the negro to be continued |