Demoine courier., 1855-03-15
A Slavery Speech,

Mr.. G0ode, OF st. Louis county. dur
ing The Intellectual effort of the Missouri
Legislature to elect a Senator, thus spoke
of slavery in Missouri and Kansas, and
also gave his hearers an idea of the
opinion entertained by Soulherners of
The free and Intelligent population Of the
North. Read it, We Nebraska Locolo
cos, and consider that Mr.. Goodies ne
groes are esteemed by him as being less
slaves than you are:
Mr.. Goode said there were young
men eloquent in that party, who labored
with ability and resolution. There were
others Of less pure character who had
introduced themselves into the State, at
tracted by The peculiar condition Of pub
lie sentiment. Thousands were deferred
from coming TO Missouri by the condi
ton of things existing within her Dor
ders. Last summer bands of abolition
lists could be seen parading through Mis-
souri, and proclaiming tina, Kansas should
be free. He believed, SO help him God.
that slavery was an organization tina,
produced greater blessings than any 9th
er on the earth. He desired to see Kan.
sas peopled with shareholders. Henry
Clay had said that slavery was a bless
ing TO The negro. but not so much to the
master. He agreed with him in saying
that it was a blessing TO the negro, but
disagreed with him when he said that i,
was not a blessing to the master ALSO
There was no condition in society, in
which refinement, and intellectually ex-
listed in any great degree, in which there
was notslavary. Slavery existed in the
emf e country, and in most countries, and
he preferred negro slavery TO any other
slavery, except that which existed in
England. The laborers were the slaves
Of the nob.emen. The white slaves OF
the North were in a worse condition than
the negroes of the South, and a worse
slavery prevailed in Massachusetts than
existed in Jamaica. He (Mr. Goode)
came to Missouri because i. was a slave
State.
lie eame-an adventurer, il they plea
sed-like others, to better his condition,
and he was there 10 oppose any one who
was opposed TO the institution of slave
ry. The 100 men in that session tried
10 elect a Senator, and.couId not do il.
The election turned upon the slavery
question. Ii they did not elect a Sens-
tor Kansas would be a~boli,Ionized, and
the aboli,ionists would be encouraged in
their labols in Missouri. He was there.
fore opposed to the adjournmen, Of the
session until il elected a Senator. He
was in favor Of elcctinga Whig--hs was
in favor Of e%lecting the gentleman who
was the candidate of the Whigs-he
would rejoice to see him elected. He
had voted for him forty one times-he
had exercised whatever social and polit.
ical influence he possessed in his behalf,
but, he was satisfied he could not be elect,
ed. That gentleman himself must have
been satisfied Of the fact. Although he
was interested in that gen,leman's political
prosperity he was still more interested
in the prosperity of Missouri. If no
one else wal ready he would consen, 10
the sacrifice, to bring about the result
Was there in that assembly those who
had the manhood, the patriotism, to come
forward and break through party lies
and elect a Sena,or-he could but believe
there were; he would not despair Of an
election.