Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-04-18
What Is South AmerieanismP

What is South Amerlcanism'
Tom Ford recently made speech at
Columbus and defined Southern Ameri-
ca.ism in the following humorous style
And. fellow citizens, / have learned
what Americanism means in the South
Itmeans precisely what Methodism, Pres-
byterianism, and every other ism means
there it means-a negro! In Ono
have been denounced as pro-slavery
man but in the Philadelphia convention
I was called an abolitionist and they at
tempted to expel me. And what do you /
think I said to deserve such an appella-
ton and attempt? Why I simply said
/ would never assist in returning hu-
man being to slavery. When they heard |
ii they said belonged to the underground
railroad. Now, my friends, if you had
been treated so, you would have felt
very much ike coming home and steal
ing niger the first thing you did
| (Laughter) Itreminds me of a fellow
in our town named Price. He was 60
| ing down cellar one day with fine China
pitcher, which his wife valued very much
when he fell and nearly broke his neck
in trying to save the pitcher. Husband,
screamed his wife from the top of the
stairs, shave you broken the pitcher
NO." was the reply; ''but III Be darned
IF I don't noac !'' So when they eharg-
ed me with stealing niggers I felt very
much like saying: 81 never have; but
I'll be darned if don't now p
WILL THE SOUTH sECEDE?
VIII the South secede from the Union ?
Why, the people of the South have to
pass laws to keep their very churches
from walking over here! In one church
in Virginia, it was discovered that over
thirteen thousand dollars worth of its
members has left within two years! They
were disciples probably, fulfilling the in
junction 80 go forth into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature. !"
There are fifteen States in this Union in
which slavery exists. Nine of these
: States have been admitted since the or
ganization Of this government; and in
' each case it has been threatened that if
2 they were not admitted the Union would
: be dissolved. This threat has been made
: and reiterated by the South on every
e occasion but it is perfectly absurd. The
= South viii never secede from the Union
a for such cause as this; she can't at,
n ford to. She is very much in the posi-
ton Of Nisther McMurray, who was one
of a party digging well. It had beer
sunk so deep that only one man coulC
' dig at a time; and when it came his turr
+ they let him down in the bucket; and hi
h promised to rap on the rope when he wa
II tired and wanted to be drawn up. Wei
I, he worked awhile, then jumped into tn
D bucket and rapped on the rope. But h
le was lazy Irishman, and they though
q, it would weary him too much TO take hin
re up all at once; SO they drew the buckle
y up a little way and then stopped to lie
y him rest. He raped again, and the.
lie drew him upa little farther, and again
to to let him rest. They repeated ii severa
70 times, and at last he grew impatient an
s, cried out: @Now draw me up, boys, or b
.. jabbers, III cut the rope r. daughter.
ID This is just the case here. When eac
v new slave state has applied for admissio
re the men Of the South have cried; "Giy
+ US another lift, boys, or we'll cut Ii
ID roper And if they did secede from IL
as Union, they would find themselves in ju
e about the fix that the Irishman would
dr he had cut the rope.