The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-05-27


c should have said it.
Spirits of tyrants, l look down to yor
Shade OF Cain, thou great first murderer
forgive me that forgot your power ant
: did not remember that You were parent O
/ 80 long line And you. my brethren, i
hereafter tell you that tlere is any hmi
r OF meanness or wickedness which Ysnke,
: will not Jump over, distrust me, and remind
me Of this day, and | will take it back,
. Let us look at the public conduct OF any
commissioner who will send an innocent
man from Boston into slavery. would
speak ofal| men charitabIy for know how
easy 1t is to err, yea 10 sin. ! can look
charltablv on thieves, prowing about in
ldarkness-on rumscicrs, whom poverty
compels to crime-on. harots who do the
deed of shame that holy woman's soul alb.
hors and re otis; | can pity the pirate who
scnu-s the seas doing his ficndish crimes -
he is tempted, made desperate 10y gradual
training in wickedueSs. The man born at
| the South owning slaves, who goes 0 Airi-
ca, and sells adutcratcd rum in exchange
for men to sell at CUba--I cannot lnder-
| stand the consciousness of such a man; yet
! can admit that by birth aud breeding he
Eas become imbrned, he knows no better
Nay, even that he may peEhaps Justify his
conduct TO himself. | say | thiuk his sin is
not so dreadful ms that of commissioner in
Boston, who sends man into slavery. A
man commits a murder, intanled by iealou.
sy, goaded by desire of great gain, excited
| hN-t l,Nrt 1
renge, and It's horrld thing. BIZ, TO send
a man into slavery is worse th%l to murder
him. | would rather be slain than be en-.
saved. To do this inhamed by no iealou.
ISy. goaded by no desire of great pain--only
ten dollars!--excited by no fear, stunr bv
no special malice, poisoned by no revenge
cannot comprehend that i'll any man, not
even in a hyena; beasts that rave for blood
do not Kill for killing Is sake. but to feed their
flesh. Forgive me, oh, We wolves and'hy-
enas that | bring you into such company.
| can only understand it in a dPutI,
When a man bred in Massachusetts,
whose constitution declares that call men
are born free and equal" within sight of
faneul Hall, with all its sacred memories:
within two hours of Plymouth Rock; with
IN single hour of Concord and Lexington,
IN sight of Bunker IiiIl-when he will do
such deed, it seems to me that there is no
life OF crime long enough to prepare man
ior such pitch Of depravi:y; ! should think
he must have been begotten in sin, and con-
ceived in iniquity and been born with a
dogs head on his shoulders, that the con-
centraton OF the iIlainy of whole gener-
alton of scoundreIs would hardly be enough
TO fit u man for deed like this.
| You know the story of Sims. He crept
on board Boston vessel at Savannah. Per-
haps he had heard Of Bostou, nay, even of
Faneui Hail, of the old Cradle of Liberty,
and thought this was a christian town, at
least human, and hoped here to enjoy the
liberty of a man. When the ship arrived
here, his first words were--"Afe we mp
there" He was seized by man who at
the Court.hous boasted OF his cruelty to-
wards him, who held him by the hair, and
kept him down, seeking to kidnap and car
ry him back into'savery. lie escaped
But few weeks pass by, the man-steaI-
ers are here; the commissioner issues his
warrant the marshal served it in the night
Last Thursday night--when odous beasts
OF prey, that dare not face the light of hea-
ven, prowl through the woods--these ruf.
| fans Of the law seized on their brother man.
| They lie to the bystanders, and seize him on
false pretence. There is their VICTIM
they hold him fast. Can you understand
his feelings! Let US pass by that.-His
'triaI!" Shall l speak of that? He has
been five days on trial for more than life,
and has not Seen judge! A jury? No
Only a commissioner! Oh justice. Oh re-
publican America! Is this the liberty of
Massachusetts,
Where shall | find a parallel with men
who will do such deed-do it in Boston?
| will open the graves, and bring up the
most hideous tyrants from the dead. Come,
brood of monsters! let me bring you from
the deep damnation of the graves wherein
your hated memories continue for all time
their never-ending rot. Come, birds of evil
omen; come, ravens, vultures, carrion crows,
and see the spectacle: come, see the meet
ing of congenal souls! | will disturb, dis.
quiet, and bring up the greatest monsters Of
the human race! Trembie not, women;
tremble not, children; trembIe not, men.
They ate all dead; they canuot harm you
now.
Come hither, Herod the wicked Thou
that didst seek after that young chld's life,
and destroyedst the nnocents. Let me look
on thy face! No; GO thou vert heather,
Go, lie with the innocents thou hast massa-
cred. Thou art too good for this company.
Come, Nero! thou awful Roman Empe.
ror. No--thou vast drunk with power;
schooled in Roman depraviiy. Thou hadst,
i'esldes. the example Of thy fancied gods.
Go. and wait another day. will seek a
worse man.
| Come hi her, St. Dominic. come Torque.
mada. tatheis of the Inquisiton. MerciIess
monsters, seek your equal here, No; pass
by. You are no companions for such mon
as these. You were the servants Of atieis.
tic popes and cruel kinps Cyo tn and ce,