The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-05-16
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eTba following scatinfg rthuke was re-
..n,ig administered By the Hon. Richard
= stanton of Kentucky, TO Stevens, the
no,orious abolitionist and vulgar-minded
J-oT,aoo0ue who. misrepFesents PensyRa-
MIA IN he Halls of Congress Mr.: 81 as IS
Known toamOst OF our readers, is the brother
IF our " representative, Hon. a. r
stanton. like him in wears past labored
,";,b bis bands-like him glories in that
c..' and Of being descended from an up
.;oSt and worthy Northumberland like
him evidently possesses talents Of a high
order: -
Il rsonle whom | have the honor to repre-
mi taFe nv seat without bestOwing some
Uo,;ce mon a portion If the extraordinary
.nsech of the honorable gentlemen from
psnnsvlyapia, (Mr. Stevens, and ! regret
,bai bs 4 not now 10 his seattle hear what
Intend 10 say. His tame is not unknown
20 he people Of the West. His bOldness
and intrepidity on a certain memorable
occasion have given him a world wide no.
,or;etv. II needed not his late TRADE against
most worthy and meritOrious class Of our
c~;tizens. The free white laborers Of the
Slave States, to give him reputation. The
NBuck shot war"-aD occurrence which
never takes place in a slave SlateA-has
made his name memorable all over this
nation. The honorable gentleman 10
1 depicting what he supposes tobe one OF
the evils Of slavery, thought proper to
make an unjust and unwarTantable attack
unon the free white laborers Of the slave
4 State. That | may not m%isrepresent the
gentleman, | quote the slanderous attack
from his printed speech,
"There, there is no sound connecting
4 link between the aTislocratic and the slave.
True. there is a class of human beings be.
tween them, but they are the most worth
less and miserable-ot mankind. The poor
white laborer is the scorn Of the slave him
sell; for slavery always degrades labor
The White people who work with their
hands. are ranked, with other laborers--the
4 slaves. They are excluded from the socie.
~ of tie rich. Their associates, if any
are with the colored population. They
feel that they are degraded and despised,
and their minds and conduct generally con-
form to that condition"
Sir, il any man on this floor has a right
10 speak for the free white laborers ofthe
slave States, it is l. 1t is the pride ofmy
life, that | sprang from this class Of citizens
thus wantonly denounced. Twelve years,
4 of nv life were spent in actual manual Dor
among them, and | have never lived else
where than in q slave State. So far al the
language Of the honorable gentleman ap-
4 plies to that portion Of the free wi tie labor
ers whom | represent, l pronounce the
charges base, unmitigated ISLANDERS utterly
without foundation in truth. / do not
hesitate TO say, sir, that a~nore moral,
intelligent highminded and patriotic class Of
men than the free lahorers Of Kentucky,
cannot be found in any State Of our Union.
So far from being held in scorn BY any por
ton Of the population, they are respected
6v all, and many find their way 10 the pull
pit, the bar, the legislature, and the halls
Of Congress. l venture the assertion, that
in all the qualities which contribute to the
dignity and perfection Of human nature.
they surpass infinitely the same class of
men in any ofthe free States, and occupy a
! higher position in the scale Of socia! lifr.
| do not know that the honorable gentle.
man who thus a~ssails the free citizens OF
slave States with vituperation and SANDER.
ever trod his foot upon the soil Of one OF
these States; but this | do know, that with
his present sentiments, and his disposition
to vilify and SANDER persons of whom he
knows nothing, If he came among u there
is not a respectable negro who would deem
him a fit associate. The presence Of slave
~ does not necessarily degrade any por-
ton Of the white population; and the homer
able gentleman, when be becomes more
familiar with the moral and social condition
ofthe people of the slave States, will find
the very reverse to be the true condition,
ofthings. But while the honorable gen
tleman is expanding his sympathies on
the poor slaves, and poor white laborsrs oi
the slave Stats, let me directhis attention 10
the condition Of the population in some Of
the, free States, He will find here a wider
and more legitimate, field for the exercise
Of his benevolent sympathies, and one
which will repay his philanthropy, if sin.
cere, with a richer harvest Of frnits.