The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-10-16

MUST LIT Us HAVE WHITE ONES; FOR ID
WE CANNOT CUT OUR FIREWOOD ANDtc
BLACK OUR SHOES, AND Rave OUR
WIVES AND DAUGIT1E Frs WORK IN THE
KITCHEN"
Ii is denied by the gentleman from Kentucky
mir. WmIrEl that Mr.. Clay ever used this lam
guage. And | have noticed in the public papers
that Mr.. Clay himself is disposed 10 deny it. AT
any rate, he can't r~eeOllect using the language.
Now sir, / shall undertake TO prove that he did
use this language. For that purpose, | shall
first allude to the evidence furnished by a mem
Der of this House, of which Mr.. Clay was then
speaker--a gentleman who replied to MIR. Clay
on the SAM day he delivered his speech, who
was subsequently speaker of this House; and
who, for many years of bis life, has been on the
same side in politics with Mr.. Clay, and still is,
if living. mean john w. Taylor, ofNew York.
His speech was written out by himself, and
will be found in the National Intelligencer, of
the 20th day of March, 1919; and contains the
following passage:
"You cannot degrade it (abor) more e%ffectu-
ally than by establishing a system whereby it
shall be performed principally by slaves. The
business in which they are generally engaged, be
what it may, soon becomes debased in public
estimation. 1t is considered low and unfit for
lreemen. | cannot better illustrate this truth
Than by referring 10 a remark from the honora-
Die gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. Clay.) l
have often admired the liberality of his senti-
ments. He is governed by no vulgar prejudi-
ICES; yet with lehdt adherence did he speak OF
The performance by our tciUeS and daughters OF
those domestic Offices which he was pleased to
cal ~Serrile? What comparison did he make be-
tween the "bIack ~slaves'' of Kentucky, and the
"white slaves" of the North: and how instantly
did he strike the balance in favor of the former?
If such opinions and expressions, even in the or
der of debate, can fall from that honorable gem
tleman, what ideas do you suppose are enter
tanned of laborjng men by the majority Of slave
holders"
Here, sir, | contend is the substance of the
language proved upon Mr., Clay--language no
less offensive, no less disgusting,
But | nov pass to the next witness, An ho-
norable member of this House from the State OF
Vermont, [Mr. Rich, also made a speech in re"
ply to Mr.. Clay on the 18th day of February.
1890. and his speech, written out by himself
, was published in the National Intelligencer Oh
=, the list day of July, 1920. To this speech he
/ appended a note, in which he says tina: Mr.. Clay
u ITcIldIhCu III lHc lOIIONlHR CuGCl~uSIiIS 'S
language which | have before repeated. Du'
ring all this time Mr.. Clay was in the House,
and Speaker of the House. These honorable
D members gave their testimony. one twenty-five
b and the other twenty-four years ago. They hae
no interest to mistepresent the facts; they were
a not unfriendly to Mr.. Clay; they had no desire
10 iniure him. or to range themselves among his
Il enemies; they spoke honestly; | believe they
u spoke truly. Ii they had not, | ask would this
testimony. this written, concurring evidence
] have been permitted to stand tweuty-four years
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES? Which is the
Y most reliable evidence, the written speeches in
: answer to Mr.. Clay, and printed soon after =
: written when all the facts were fresh in the re.
d collection of the speakers? or the frail ~rccollec.
ion of a man striving for Office, who may wisl
to forget? Remember, sir, that a quarter Of {
century has since elapsed. Well may Mr.. Clay
f say lie does not remember; his forgetting does
4 not disprove the fact. Messrs. Taylor ana Rich
members of the House, do remember. The re.
D cord of their testimony has oulIived one Of them,
] as well as the memory of Mr.. Clay. Now; sir,
this is my proof-not legal, but moral p%rooi--oI
S a fact, which no ingenious man can d,sbelleve,
! | believe every word of il; and | would credit
II such evidence at this remote period against the
Y concurrent "don't remember" testimony Of
5 thousand purely disinterestcd Witnesses. Muci
more do believe it in opposition to the declara
Il ton of one so deeply interested as Mr.. Clay.
Yes, sir, he must have "white slaves 10 saw
G his wood and black his boots !" promised the
II member from Illinois to find a place for his pic
o This is the place. The alterations | recon
g ,.a,l 800 co,,, lu4 oorror,;oto. E,ot n 6 III lanptl
portrait of "the embodiment of wing principles
(Mr. Clay;) second, the gentleman himself, o
any Of his constituents, denounced by Mr.. Cha,
as "squatters, robbers, or plunderels," in the CARL
of a slave, Saving his wood" and his wife o
daughter "blacking the boots" of the master.
recommend to him to take this picture, thus ap
Ie propriately arranged, and carry it to his %constitu
ents, and show it TO them, and their wives AM
IL daughters; tell them he is the embodiment O
e wing principles; tell them how much none,
/. "Mr. Van Buren, and his cabinet stole or squan
N dered; = tell them "Mr, Van Buren, vas opposes
10 the war;" tell them Mr.. Van Buren, %rejecte'
f the votes of two revolutionary soldiers, and re
ceived that of a rich negro: tell them all this
tell them Mr.. Polk is a free trade man; the
show them this picture, and repeat the words
Nh. Clay: ave must have white slaves to say
X our wood, and black our boots; !" and leave Their
10 act as conscience and self-respect shall die
tate Their votes will tell whether they are f
to be frcemca or sldpes. The gentleman Is
is picture manufactured am not. He has mad
a. a caricature. / recommend one TO him, true t
the life; will he put his genius once more t
IA task?
Ct NEVER RESTORE Fiji DYNASTY OF MT
VAN buren,.
70 No, sir; we are told tina! the Van Buren, d!
IS nasty must never be restored No restoration
p Have they forgotten the fall of the dynasty
% 1928, when tho Clay-bank-A merican-sysicm dy