Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-25
EMANCIPATION IN ST. LOUIS.


EMANCIPATION IN ST. LOUIS.
Inaugural address Of Mayor Wymer-Repiy Of
George r. Taylor, President Of fhe Board Of Al.
dermen-Decided Declaration for Free Labor.
The ST. Louis papers of Wednesday contain
the lnaugral address of Mayor Wymer, and the
reply of Mr.. Taylor, President of the Board of
Aldermen both of which are decided free labor,s
documents. We produce so muc. of these docu.
ments as relate to the main question ut ISSUE
which we preface with the following editorial
from the Evening News:
The Inaugral Address Of Mayor Winner. deliy-
cred yesterday, and the reply made oy George R.
Taylor Esq, President of the Board of Aldermen.
are the theme of earnest essays in the jealous
party papers, and the subject of much exciting
discussion in political circles. That Mayor VIM.
er an avowed Emancpationist should deliver o.
panegyric OH free labor" the dignity of white
labor, the toiling masses who uphold the frame
work OF society" DC. &c, &c. is nothing more
than was to have been expected but that the
President of the Board Of Aldermen, George r.
Taylor. Esq, Virginian by birth, in manner and
habits, and thu toughest kind of a National Dem.
ocrat, should deliberately, in cold blood, and with
malice prepense echo the hyperborean utterancss
OF the Mayor, is n most surprising circumstance
Mr.. Taylor is q Southern gentleman, an emf
nent citizen, and man of wealth--facts which, 10
was supposed, clinched him to Anti Bentoni.m
forever Judge of the astonishmcnt and anguish
OF his old friends then, Mt seeing him give hear.
ty response to the sentiments of the Mayor, and
declare that Kansas will be free State. thss
Missouri is bound to follow, as her climate and
economy are not adapted to slave labor
The Republican is grieved at Mr.. Taylor's con.
duet the Leader is enraged at this evidence Of the
decentralization of one of the best members Of II,
patry whIle the Democrat is ecstatic at the eonves.
sion OF such man as the President of the Board
of Aldermen, to the cause of free labor"
What 9i.i next? Anything. Surely the word "ia-
rlOas ttxDn, oh H. =
larry of politics, when the Missouri Republics
becomes the confidential organ of Col. Benton. 10
defend him against the designs of the Missouri
Democrat, and when the novel spectacle is pre-.
sented in this city Of oil the prominent National
Democrats farming Freesoiers and Emancipation.
lists.
THE INAUGURAL.
There is aspect in whieh this event Ii to bs
viewed, far more gratifying to me than considern-
tions OF personal elevation, because in my opinion,
it transcends in it's Importance to the public wei.
fare the elevation or defeat of any man. ersar or
small. l allude, of course to the emphatic an.
dorsemen: of the great principles which l have
been honored by being chosen to represent.
1t is an universally admitted truth that labor in
the only creator of wealth and material prosn.ritv
1t is equally true that skilled aud intelligent labor
oi free white men is more productive than saav
compelled labor Of slaves.
Civilized society owes everything to labor. unon
which it is founded and upheld and for this rea.
son all should unite in guarding the rights of
labor and uphoiding its dignity. because in tho
same degree that its rights and dignity are main.
tanned. the prosperity of all is enhanced
There are those, however, SO welded to the
PRIDE OF dominion that they prefer to see the in.
terest of free white labor degraded by an iniuri.
Gus competition, which while il minister, 10 ,h.
pride of individuals, initiates against the prosner
ty Of the State.
The resolutions recently introduced into the
Missouri Legislature intended to bind. our
State and city in all future time to q system Of
labor unsuited to our eendition, lowerina bv its
competition the labor of freemen of our own raoe
and tending to drive from us emigration, from
Europe and the Older States.
The pe0I lie of ST. Louis have BY their lnta A.
ton rebuked the authors Of those resolves. Thev
have calmly and fearlessly taken their stsnd.Y
lNv have decided in favor of the many against the
few. This declaration, / am satisfied. win never
be reversed. There are none now who onenIv a..
sail 1t. 1t is believed that no man or combine
ton OF men can prevent its becoming the policy
of our people. 1t is best for the State that I.
should be peopled by white men. When this
shall have been accom- plished-when the toiiing
masses who create all wealth and uphold the yerS
framework Of society shall thus assert the dieni-
ty and nobility Of labor-then shall our State A..
sumo the proud position which belongs to her, as
the center OF the Continent the focus of 10000
miles of river navigation, and the possessoy eE q
climate and soil not surpassed by any portion Of
our country. This, gentleman, is an auspicious
time il the affairs Of St. Louis, and to us is en-.
trusted the high and responsible duty of so dirseS-
ing its affairs that the interests involved shalt
not suffer, and that the prosperity of the oity shall
not be retarded BY timeserving and timid policy,
REPLY OF GEORGE R. TAYLOR.
The great principle which you have advanced
IN relation to free white labor. must meet the cor.
dial appreciation of every true friend of this sitv
and the State of Missouri The prinoip,s 10 one
which 10 Unborn in every son of 1Ameriea.. whistler
/ he be of the South, or of the North or the West
and is the one which will ultimately prevail ali
over our extended country, and dsspiis Of section
a! prejudioes institutions and sdsoation. These
principles may have been mine fnom nv ssrliss,
} recollection, and the only thing in which i differ
! from yourself is in the proper time for carrying
a these principles into practice. No man in his so-
, ber senses can doubt that, eventunlly, Kansas.
will be free State; and, engirdled az Missouri
will be by free States. the institution of slavery
flourish to any great extent or endure for any
Q long time. The heat Of our sun docs nor rsouise
African to stand beneath IT'S rays; none, OF ear
agricultural products demand his aid and sssssie-
ly our manufactures do not need nim. 7-ts +