The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-10
Reply 81 Francis r. blair, jr...Mud
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And now, sir, shall conclude these quo
tations by reading from another very dis
.tinguished Southern gentleman, who has re-
Gently been CHOSEN from the very elite Of the
chivalry Of South Carolina TO represent his
State in the most august aud dignifsd body
in the land. refer to Governor Hammond.
Here 10 his testimony to their condition, in
an address before the South Carolina Insti-
tute in 1850:
"They obtain a precarious subsistence by
occasional jobs, by hunting, by fishing, by
plunderipg fields or folds, and too often by
what 10 in it's effects far worse---trading with
slaves, and seducing them to plumber for
their benefit"
donQt know whether this picture ID an
accurate one or not. Ii is not true when APP
piled to the slave States in which have re
sided. IL ia not true, where slavery obtains
nominally, or where the slaves are few and
especially 10 it not true OF the city and coun-
II which, represent upon this floor. The
workingmen and mechanics have too just a
sense Of the dignity OF their own employ
ment TO permit themselves to be degraded by
the. competition OF negro slaves. A man
might ~ well attempt to educate his negro
for the legal profession ~ to attempt to put
him at n mechanical tradeiin competition with
the mechanics of my district. But, sir, II
il be true in regard to those remote Southern
States, where the slaves fill every Industrial
avocation and employment, why did the Car
Gilman stop short in his heart-rending
description Why did BIO not exclaim, with
the Roman Tribune, ssShall we prefer our
slaves to the citizens of the Republic; men
incapable Of bearing arms to soldiers ?''-
Unless some voice shall speak that language
in tones that will be heard by the people, the
history Of this country will be written 10 a
sentence, similar to that have read from
Sallust. II BY gradual usurpation, the people
are thrust out OF their lands BY this domi-
mating oligarchy. they will, az they did in
Rome, "put their own liberty and the com
monwealth to sale"
1t rs very clear that the Senator from
South Carolina does not prefer the citizens
of the Republic to his slaves. He has, in
his recent speech, shown that he was the
noutbpiece Of tho privileged classes
the Cicero OF this new oligarchy, and not
a Tribune Of the people. In that speech he
says:
s'The Senator from New York said yester-
day that the whole world had abolished
slavery. Ay, the name, but not the thing
and all the powers OF the earth cannot abol-
ish it. God only can do Il when lie repeats
the fiat, sthe poor We always hays with you ,
for the man who lives by daily labor, and
scarcely lives at that, and who has to put out
his labor in the market and take the bes. he
can get for it, in short, your whole class Of
manual laborcrs and operatives, AZ you call
them, are slaves. The difference between NJ
is, that our slaves are hired for life, and
well compensated there is no starvation, no
begging, no want Of employment among our
people, and not too much employment either.
Yours are hired by the day, not cared for
and scantily compensated. which may be
proved in the most deplorable manner, at
any hour, and in any street in any of your
large towns"
Now, sir, he prefers his slaves to citizens
Of the republic, and would have the latter
deprived Of the elective franchise, as his NO
gro slaves are. He would deny them Of the
public lands upon which to build THAR homes
and educate their children. How would this
gentleman have appeared leading thsDemo-
cratic columns in the days Of Gen. Jackson's
administration? Why, sir, there would
have been somebody else read out Of the
party rather different persons from those
who are nov being read out. II thisis Dem
ocratic doctrine, 1t 10 novel doctrine to me,
though have been reared Democrat.
make no complaint. however, Of having been
read outof the party. should as soon
think OF complaining Of being read out Of a
chain-gang. lLaughter.1 This is not
Democracy which should wish to sustain,
by any means. ! have always understood
that Democracy concerns itself more about
personal rights than about rights Of proper
ty--.he rights Of individuals rather than
those Of monopolizing institutions. In this
| may be miS1Aken, and certainly am mis-.
taken, X The revelations under this new dis
pensation are TO be received - its gospel.
A ErcesoiIcr IN clover.
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