The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-13

York, a friend oil MT clay, VINO succeeded
him as Speaker Of the House, in which is
the following passage: viz.
"Do you believe that the people from
the North and East will settle in country
where they must take rank with negro
slaves! Having neither the ability nor
they labor cheeriully while labor is honor
able; disposition to hold slaves themselves
make it disgracelul and they despise it, !
cannot better illustrate this truth than BY
referring to remark of the Hon. gentle
man from Kentucky (Mr Clay.) With
what adherence did he speak of the per-
(ormance; by our wives and daughters, Of
those domestic offices which he was pleas
ed to call "serrile" What comparison
did he make between the BLACK
SLAVES" of Kentucky and the "WHITE
SLAVES" of the North! And how in
stanly did he strike the balance in favor
OF the condition of the former"
But this is not all. In the National
Intelligencer of the LIST July, 1920, will be
found full report of the speech Of Mr.
Rich of Vermont, upon the Missouri
Question, made on the l7th of February Of
the same year. In the course OF this speech
the subjolned occurs:
81 have by the successful influence Of
my example, taught my sons to cultivate
the earth, while my daughters have been
instructed in the manufacture Of clothing
for themselves and brothers, extending
even to those have now the honor to
wear; and in the useful abors of the kit
chen"
A note is appended to the report in the
following words;
"When this subject was under consid-
Grafton at he last session, the honorable
Speaker (Clay,) remarked to the following
effect:
"lc gentlemen will no, allow us to have btack
slaves, they must let us have phiie ones; for We
CANNOT CUT OUR FIREwooD, and BLACK
OUR SHOES AND HAVE orr WIVES AND
DAUGHTERS WORK IN THE KITCHEN"
We suppose Mr. Clay took care that
his speech in which these declarations
were made, should never be reported; but
that he used the expression, cannot be
doubted when we reflect that MIR Rich
and MI Taylor were both present; that
their speeches in reply were reported and
published at the time of the transaction
and have stood an uncCntradicled record
everlsince.
This sentiment is true key to Mr.
Claus whole pulley asa Statesman. He
divides society into two classes, one THE
WORKINGMEN, the other MEN TO
BE WORKED FOR. lie looks on the
former as the slaves ofthe latter, no mat
ter what their name or color, aud he thinks
the absolute subsection of the black slave
in the South, better for society than the
freedom claimed by the white slave in the
North. Ills whole policy is directed to
taking from the white aborer the fruits OF
his industry to pampera master, making
him more dependent, that he may the
more humbly "black the shoes ofthe Mil
Boy Of the Sashes," and other arrogant
UPSTAIRS who tread in the dust the class
from which they sprung.
For this, he is in favor Of princely banks
above popular control, they give power to
the 'dler and enable them SO to manage the
rOrkers and convert the government,
though popular in form, into taxing ma.
chine for their own emolument.
For this, he tells the workers the more
they are tarcd the more money they wiH
make, and induces them with perfect
cheerlullness, TO pay untold millions from
year to year, to create NORTHERN
MASTERS and MAKEA YOKE FOR
THEIR OWN NECKS.
For this, he tells them what glorious
thing it would be to give their State arts.
tocracies the land money to spend, and for
every dollar so given, to tax them dollar
and half o pay expenses and replace it in
the National Treasury.
For this, when the wouM be masters of
mhite slavcs run dry Of means and become
beggarS in broadcioth, he passes a bank
rupt law 10 pay their debts; and when "the
white slares" Of Kentucky, as he would
characterize half her voters, call upon him
TO repeal it, he tells them, BECOME! 81
WILL NOT DO IT,"
WORKINGMEN, will ye have This
man for your MASTER! Think ye
THE MILL BOY OF THE sLAsHEs,' croak-
ing bird with bright plumage risen from
the swamps, who thinks he has a right to
govern the world because he looks down
upon it, will make Il fit chief magistrate
for FREEMEN? Will We give him your
your votes, and become his "WtlITE
SLAVES?"NEvER! NEVER!
The fields and the mountains, the rivers
and the lakes, the sea and the shore, every
farm house, shop, fictory, tent and shanty,
where workingman is TO be found, from
Champlain TO the Sabine, from Passama-
quoddy to Oregon, will echoe and re-echo,
NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!!!
COON RHYMES AND COON PLEDG-
GES-THE "PIZEN" REPUDIA-
TED!
The editor Of the Wheeling Times has
mounted his Pegasus, and the way he
does up the doggerel is great. Hear him!
1.-THE Clay, the Clay, The Clay stocks risen,
"On account Of Frelnghuysen."
This confession is an honest one The
"stock" of the blackleg duelst-the coali-
ZIONIST of lS25-is rising on account of the
supposed pety and sectional religious no.