Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-16

| F.,h;ne. ard when Mr.. Mendenhall re.
'e,,a,cd with him. he told him 10 .,
ns and mind his business. .My
' ~. are Fat and sleek" Milton Clark
~ =. v.s his neighbor in Kentucky, af
s.a. that Mr.. Clay has never even paid
cashier woman the mother of his "a.
ps.;,e black Charley. Think Of man
mos, seventy years Of age. who has
s ..,sr ye, poid for washing his shirts and
N, Gays real sentiments. with re
ii 10 The Inherent dignity Of labor il,
1 IN are net t. be learned from few
~, phrases about a,he Mill boy ef tho
s.,hes." There was a time when he
.,Ose out, under the impulse Of strong
,,ci,cment, and gave u,terance to the
sh,lc feelings Of his soul. |, was in tho
I'd debate on the Missouri Bill, Feb Is,
N,s. in committee of the whole, where
!. used these words:
sHrentlemen will not allow us to have blacis
,sv,s' they must let us have nhite ones for WE
,,xycr cur OUR FrREwoop, AND BLACK Dun
.saSs. AND HAVE OUR WIVES AND
naUGHTERS WORK IN THE KITCHEN"
have no, been able to find any re,
por, os this speech; bu, IL regard to the
| debate. find il commenced on Saturday,
j Feb IS. The National lnteliigencer OF
sonday Is, is torn out Of the files in tho
Gbary Of Congress The ln,clligenccr
4 Tuesday 10Th, gives mondays pro,
/ redings. Il was on motion by Mr..
famadee, OF N. Y, TO amend the bill
a,horizIng the people of Missouri 10
brm a Constitution. Mr.. r. moved n
rroyiso, .',hn, The further introduction of
,'arry or imrolmaio-y serritude be- pre-
sbiied, cxcep, in the punishment OF
crimes whereof the parties shall have
leea fully convicted" Carried. 70 to
81. The In'eli'gencer says, "thc result
d the melton appears to have bern
sAoy unexpecled" the advocates Of
restriction were Taylor, Mills, Liver
more and Fuller; the opponents Bar
bur, Pindcll. Clay and Holmes. la The
House. Feb. 10th, The restriction passed.
G,o76
Es,rsc, from the speech OF Mr.. Tsy
Tor, Of New York. Feb Is. 1919, on the
Missouri Bill. National In,elligencer.
March goth. 1919.
sysa cannot degrade it Ilahor] more eirectu-
aly than BY establishing system whereby il
sAal be performed principally by slaves. The
aasness in which they are generally engaged, be
nwhat il may, soon becomes debased in public
ron.s1DrnI Lon orl r.
seenen. | cannot better illustrate this truth
ain by referring to remark Of the honorable
rs,ienasffcm Kentucky, Mr.. C,ay.) have
sAsa admired the liberahty Of his sentiments.
hsscveraed BY no vulgar prejudices; yet with
s3 slkeraace did he speak Of the perio, nance
hwsires and daughters, Of those domestic of.
sS shich he was pleased 10 call scribe, What
usaarscn did he make between the & black
sser Of Kentucky, and the &c white slaves. Of
asNeuh; and how instantly did he strike the
aaace in favor Of the formerp Ifsuch opinions
ntePressions. even in the ardor Of debate. can
hliron that honorable gentleman, what ideas
. yea suppose are entertained Of laboring men
Fiae majority ofslayeholders?"
This certainly leaves no room for doubt
eavis, y 10 the fact Of his having
made such speech. And there is no
record or prctence tina, he ever explained
or qualifed it. There It stands to this
cay But we End further proof. The
sex, session. the suhjec, came up again,
and IN The National lntelligencer, Of
July ], 1880, we find the following ex-
tract.
Speech Of Mr.. Rich, OF Vermont. Feb.
9Th. 1880.
"ihave BY the successful influence of nv ex
aaple taughtmy sons to cultivate the earth. while
ny daughters have been instructed in the manu-
at'ure OF clothing for themselves and brothers,
Intending even to those have now the honor to
ssa, and in the useful labors Of the Kitchen
n note it was said:
3When this subject was under consideration
soe last session, the honorable Speaker Clay, I
marked to the following effect:
gentlemss sriu not aiior Us to hcee black
sssss, they mast let Us hare mhife once for WE
axSor CUT OUR FIREwooD, AND BLACK ouR
saoEs, AND HAVE OUR WIVES AND
DAUGHTERS WORK IN THE KITCHEN.o
here We solve the riddle in Mr.. Claws
history, yet unexplained by his biogra-
piers. how Mr.. Clay, who hen Young
man, was so jealous for the abolition Of
savery 10 Kentucky. should. when old,
1ers oil his influence 10 defeat conve n
aoo TO correct the monstrous absurdifies
y The State Constitution, for fear they
nleht IN some way touch the subject OF
'sasery, and either lake measures to
0ring il to termination, or 10 currail The
Exclusive political power held by slave
holders 10 the State Government. /, is
me contrast between the poor unsophis-
called young lawyer, and The rich planter
sno aspiring statesmen; between Scott.
me Shepherds boy, and Lord Eldon. the
Tory and High Church Lord Chancellor
Of England.
The sympa,hies OF tho .miil-bov Of
The siashes" are lost 10 the pride OF the
owner Of three score slaves; and he who
once baihed in the little creek while his
horses we're embarrassed from the
Plough. now turns up his lofty nose and
exciaims:
sWE CANNOT CUT OUR FIRE WOOD
I'D I'D Black OUR SHOES, AND HAZE
y r,,n WIIES.4ND DAUGHTERS WORK IN
me KITCRENo
Lei every farmer and farmers son,
.so farmers wife, and farmers dsugh-
- 10 Massachusetts,, cut from some
unssspaper, the portrait and name Of
I..eary Clay, land paste them up in the
.,enen. and every mechanic in the shop,
I'm these words as the motto under.
m II the gentlemen WILL NOT ALLOW US