Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-13

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sevenly-one persons signed IL on the
spot. A collection of eighty dollars
was then made for the lWidopEs fTilY al
which wore euntributed by the grocer
who had soVG the liquor.
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THE AMERICAN LABORER.,
The following eloquent and truths
full remarks are taken from a speech
on the Tariff, delivered April "a, in
the House Of. Representatives, by the
Hon. Edward Joy Morris. g.. ~
la England, the man Of humble
means, has no participation in the af-
fairs of government. He cannot rise
to posts of honor in the Kingdom,
from his inability to compete with th4
favored sons Of fortune, The control
of the Government is vested in ghO
weather. classes, who administer il
more for their own benefit than that Of
the productive classes. An odiOus
property qualifcationeexcludes large
proportion Of the poor from the ballot
box Here we are all equal at the bal
lot box, and the poorest citizen IN the
community has voice in the control
Of public affairs and public men, as
omnipOtent as that Of the wealthieSt.
The distribution of the right Of suf-
ffage, sir, in this country, and the IN
Auence it gives to the productive
classes over the policy and operations
Of Government, is one reason why the
American, mechanic and operative
occupies. a high position. than in
England The working men and far
mers have the destiny Of the Amerir
can Government in their keeping, they
constitute the vast majority whose
opinions and interests direct its move4
menIs and prescribe Ats phlifN. and a.
is to them we are indebted for she eZ-
hibition Of all those beHe6cial inAuen-
ces which have made ID an eNemplaF
of political liberty for the whole civili-
zed world. u. t.l,a.
Labor is spoken OF, on this floor!
as lift tended to mental and physical
degradation. We are urged not to en-
courage manufactures, as, according
to the opinion Of some gentlemens ibey
brutaIize and deteriorate The operative.
do-not know sir whence. gentlemen !
draw their opinion OfIabof11 Foe my
part, know no distinction between
the American mechanics and opera
lives and any other class Of citizens,
Some of the most eminent and usefuI
men that this country has produced,
rose TO distinction from mechanical
pursuits. Franklin left his printing
press TO chain the il htning Of the heaR-
ems, TO form a Constitution for anae
ton, and to represent his country la
foreign Courts. Roger Sherman, tbB
was an eloquent advocate
of independence in the Congress 81
theRevolutioh, and astatesman OEgreat
ability. Nathaniel Greene, the blackl
smith, became General in the Rev8A
luton, ,,under whOse galIantry, skiIi,
and courage some OF the most glorious
battles ofthat glorious era were achleV-
ed. Were these msR less resp6eta-
bic, less worthy, less honorable. be-
cause they had commenced lifsl at the
forge, the press, and the Iastf Had Ia
Dor degraded them. and so bfutalized
their minds as 10 lead them to prefer
an ignominious slavery to a war Cor llb-
erty and right? No, sir; tliey were pa
riots, seIfeacri6cing men, who peril
ed eve ny thing for the attainment ola
great end, the independence Of their
country. The FIRST rally for ihdepen-
dence In the Revolution was made
among the farmers and mechanics. Be-
was the hard hand Of labor, the iron
muscle and sinewy arm and the stalWart
frame or the robust sons Of industry
that 6rat displayed The Gag Of national
redemption, and first bore the arms
of righteous resistance against the
hireIing soldier OF British tyranny. Ia
moral worth, intelligence, and iniorma-
ton, the mechanics and operatives Of
this country have no snpeTiors among
any portion Of our population. Throw
back these iniputalions upon laboFsand
| defy gentlemen 10 prove their Charg-
es.. f.saW
Those Locofocos, who intend Joining tho
Whigs, had better DO 30 as soon Az Is hr
Our party iagetimg 90 full that we tfrli Nf