The true Democrat., 1854-08-02

nss 10 provide for him in old age; to take care of hlm in his sickness, and to bury him when he IS dead. In the North we have no such bold, manly, open and above board oppression. Oh, no, sir. Here is specimen of the cold, crafty, sneaking oppression of the North-an oppression, which reaches and preys heavily upon the generous and impulsive, as we'll as upon the unfortunate-upon many of the pur- est and brightest spirits in the land. These are the boys, (exhibiting a pawnbroker's duplicate amidst great laughter.) I will read it:
 "No. 122. Joseph Simpson & Company. 25 Chatham street, July, 1853-Gold watch $6. Mike Walsh. Not answerable in case of damage by fire or robbery; twenty five per cent. per annum."
 (Great laughter)
 And it is, in thousands of instances. much nearer seventy-fve per cent than twenty-five, as they always charge a full months interest where 1t is an hour over the even time; and as they rarely advance more than sixth or fourth of the value of an article, in all cases where the individual fails, Qike my colleague, DEAN,) though from very different cause, to redeem pledge at the termination of the prescribed year, It becomes the sole property of the pawn broker. l could easily enumerate sundry other little items and devises which go to still fur ther swell the measure of his gains; but even were 1t limited in all cases, instead of not be- ing so in any, to the mere legal twenty five per cent. he has $500 year, and his $1,2OO eats nothing, wears nothing, consumes nothing, and can be used as the same instrument of oppres- sion after he is dead. His children after him can be used as the same instrument of oppres- sion among the children and grandchildren of the survivor. One thousand two hundred dol. lars invested in northern pawn broking-and it IS almost the same thing in ndlordism-brings $500 year. For that $500 man can own one of the best living, breathing, white, think ing men of the North; and after he has worn him out, at the age of forty years, he can pass him away and take younger fellow. The difference between the two systems is simply this: If dozen of us own horse in common. we want to ride him as much as possible, and feed him as little as possible. Uaughter.) But Ii you or own horse exclusively, we will take good care to feed him we'll, and not drive him too much to endanger his health, but just enough to keep him in good travelling order-- But as ind my time is getting short, 1 must conclude by brief allusion to another matter.
 There have been inuendoes and insinuations secretly and sneakingly made against me, be- cause have supported this bill. As I said be- lore, supported It because It lies at the very bottom of the principles of the democratic par ty. These charges and insinuations have not been made publicly in manner so that could reply to them. Those who are said to have made them have carefully avoided everything of the sort upon this floor, and I shall now dis pose ot them with the contempt they so justly merit. It takes something more than the en- vious croaking of such renegade creatures to seriously shake my nerves, or ruffle my con- posture. The eagle, while calmly reposing in his mountain home, may be slightly and mo- mentarily annoyed by the buzzing and nibbling of set of miserable, despicable insects, but when once he spreads his imperial pinions to soar aloft, with the first flutter of his wing he sweeps them down the wind, and with the next dashes on in his upward and heavenward ca- reer into sunlit regions, to which it is not given to even the vision of meaner birds to follow.