Washington sentinel., 1854-03-03
now; but will note the remark, and he shall hear


from me at the proper time.
In this connexion may say, that shall have "a
say many things, apparently not connected with the
precise question in view, by way of episode. In
my own mind, may make them referable TO the
matter in hand whilst others may not see their as
sociation and connexion.
/ There was a remark made by the senator from
Ohio Mr.. CHAsEl which struck me with more as
tonishment than any. II was that this bill ought
| 10 be defeated because the STAKEHOLDER with his
| laborers, in the form Of slaves, would poute the
| soil upon which they settled and might, by such
| settlement, exclude foreigners as well as citizens
from the non-sIavehoding States do not intend
| to answer that argument at any great length but
/ have often remarked that illustrations some
/ times present the best argument. General Greene
was northern man. He was transferred from
the north at the instance Of General Washington.
a STAKEHOLDER, to take command of the southern
| troops for believe there was but single regi-
ment from the north engaged with him in that
celebrated campaign of 17S1, in South Carolina.
/ Sir, he met under the banners of Cornwallis the
| Hessians-the sordid and mercenary Hessians,
who had been employed by Great Britain to make
war upon her children. They were class of men
who took pleasure in saying that they washed
their muskets in the blood ofthe rebels. And yet
according to the notions of the honorable senator
| from Ohio. the descendants of those blood thirsty
and sordid Hessians from abroad could claim the
soil Of these territories to the exclusion of the de
| scendants Of General Greene who was not so fai
/
| prevent him from coming and settling among us
/ He settled with u.s. and became Shareholder him.
self Sir let me stop here TO pay tribute to that
general. II was said by an eloquent orator that
| there was scarcely stream or path in South
Carolina which had not been stained with the
blood of men contending under his banner for the
| Liberties Of the country, and for the independence
Of coequa States, without distinction Of locality
peculiarly yofinstitutions--a northern general from
/ non-slaveholding Sta'e, commanding army of
/ ala yph In law he rds of
| Marion, Lee Howard, and Morgan were used, un-
| der the command of Greene, TO maintain the com.
| mon interest of all the States united. At that
| period southern generals commanded northern
troops and let the battles Of Princeton and Sara
| toga suggest their names, whilst northern gener-
as commanded southern troops, and let Eutaw
1 and Charleston suggest their names. The men Of
! that day, that governed Scnates and commanded
armies, never thought Of the distinctions now
| made by their more sublime and exclusive descen-
dants.
will take another case to test the gentleman S
| remark 1t has become extremely popular 10 be-
| stow praises upon my gallant countryman, Captain
| tngraham. Sir, he deserves them He is slave
| holder know him well. He is a constituent OF
mine. and respect him. not alone as a brave man
and heroic officer, but just man and responsi
| bic citizen. Because he il my counryman and
| constituent do not claim any superiority for him
in the spirit of popular enthusiasm which his gal
| liant conduct has excited.
| Twill not use his name TO draw contrasts. No
one would rebuke sooner for making such
use of it, shall let history write her verdict
According to the honorable gentlemen from
Ohio, if Captain lngrahsm were to take Martin
koszta tomorrow with him 10 Nebraska. Kosxta
would become the superior, and drive off Ingra-
ham, who had rescued him from the fetters of
European bondage. /" Can such things bc?n Why,
sir, the stakeholder with his slaves well governed,
forms relation that is innocent enough. and use
full enough. believe that it is population which
| Iowa tomorrow would prefer TO an inundation OF
/ those men coming as emgrants from a foreign
country, wholly unacquainted with the institu-
tions of this country; and nearly all continental
| comers of that class. The same remark can
not be made Of those who like the Irish and
1 English, have lived under the administration oi
| the common law.
i am told, however Mr.. President, by another
senator from Ohio, M. WADE, who, it seems tc
] me- has take very contradictory positions as have
| the other gentlemen who have sustained him, that
| the black man, under the sentimental idea con-
| tanned in the Declaration of Independence has a
right to claim equality with the white man; and
think that honorable senator said that but for
his degradation by the master, he would elevate
himself 10 that equality. According 10 the argu-
ment of these gentlemen, al one moment he is the
equal of the MASTER and entitled TO claim the fran
chises of civilized freeman, but the next mo.
ment he is SO degraded that he polutes the very
soil on which he stands, making it offensive 10 the
white man to be even in his territorial neighbor-
hood. The gentleman said, however, notwith.
standing all this he guessed there would no differ
| encs in the races in the sight Of God.
Sir, will not invade the province of God
will not undertake 10 say in what point of view
the white and the black man may be regarded at
the bar OF His tribunal. should regard il as pro-
family in me TO do Why, sir, if the purest mo.
ment of the purest being that ever lived on this
earth were protracted into eternity, it might be
very inadequate conception of that happiness for
which God may prepare the humblest and mean
eaf hnm hahn On aorfh / do NOT I'll hx.r
undertake TO say what, before the Almighty eye, is
the relativa condition of the black man and the
white mar Inequality pervades the creation OF
this universe. Yes, sir, with 4 chain Of subordi-
nate links and gradation, all existence upon this
earth is connected together, from the lowest worm
than crawls upon the earth, 10 the purest angel
that burns before the altar Of God. Inequality
ssems to characterize the administration of the
Providence of God. will not undertake to invade
that sanctuary. but will say that the abolitionis,s
cannot make those equal whom God has made un-
equal, in human estimation. That he has made
the blacks unequal TO the whites, human history,
as far as 1t can take cognizance of the matter has
pronounced its uniform judgment. The judgment
of the earth, and the history of mankind alone
the records which presume to read. They lead
to but one misunderstanding, perhaps, TO us a
melancholy truth
Now, sir, what is the truth in relation to this
matteri am perfectly willing that the blindest
fanatic should hear me in regard to it. should be
perfectly willing that even Garrison should kear
me. He sends me his paper. and | sometimes
read il as a mere matter Of curiosity. l am per-
ectly willing that the blindest fanatic upon earth
should hear me upon this subject. ls the black
man equal with the white man under human judg-
ment? All history refutes it. Who ever heard Of
the African astronomer, statesman, general, poet?
Who ever heard of the African soaring in those
regions in which the Caucasian race have made
their greatest developments AL history refutes
the idea. Why, sir, Miriam even regarded il as a
reproach TO her brother Moses that he married an
Ethiopian. The Ethiopians then--and they were
not Airicans-were regarded as 80 far inferior,
that matrimonial alliance between the greatest
oflaw-givcrs upon the earth with one of them was
regarded as reproach ls il no, perfectly true,
so far as regards the statutory provisions of the
federal and State legislation, that the black man
has never BEEN and never can be, equal with the
white man! In your naturalization laws, it is pro-
vidcd that none but white man shall be citizen
Of the United States, Under your militia laws.
none but white man can take musket in the
service of the country, or be enrolled among the
militia. II is notorious that those very gentlemen,
who bestow so much htongue-cxpressedph phanthro-