Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-10
a speeohi' r 1aueambe. by HI. Plant q
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Ae'gs County.
III" qpesiieh sas eli the bill passed by
'hf be stature. foi repeating the law
which prohibits The use Of cu-jai!s to The
U"''ed S aies for keeping iugiive slaves.
Mr.. Plant said:
Nr. Presidenk-I am from a very
close county, where the real political ma
lprity is very uncertain. On this account
| desire TO make a speech for Buncom5e;;
one that will suit both sides; and in
order TO satisfy all the different interests
among ny constituents, l propose to
make n speech on one side and vote on
the other. The gentleman from Lorain
Prof. Monroe) has said that he could
see no use in tire passage of the bill at
this time, when. in fact, there are many
reasons why it should pass now; enc Of
these. and a very important one, was
that the permanency of the Democratic
party depended upon it, and modern
Democracy, as he understood it. was
a Wise arrangement to prevent people from
running cboUt loosei
in" gentleman from L9rain seemed t.
think shat our jaIls were designed to be
used only for the confinement Of Grimm
ais. and in this he would agree with him
But who are criminals? That gentleman
had. in a most eloquent manLer. drawr
an affecting picture Of the fugitive slave
mother who had escaped with her child
from Virginia. Nuw. he could show tha
This woman was u criminal Of the wors
,ort. According to the g~enlleman's owl
showing. the woman. when she arrived
10 Ohio with her child. was reduced I,
a meie skele'On-a skeleton in rags
She was gully Of three great crimes
First, evidently guilty Of grand ldrcen,
in stealing her chilI which was Il e prep
of her master; she had also emb zzled ant
wasted her own body. which was no les.
her masters; and lastly. she had com
mitted high treason against the NaIiona
Gov-rIms n.-fur. was it not shown b,
spt eches made by Democrats OF lhi
body Ct Congress. and so understood
throughout the Union. hat this G pvern
ment was founded on niggers! Ii ina
been declared treason TO attempt TO des
roy the Government. and would it no
be an attempt" to destroy the Govern
ment in undermining its foundation By
stealing away the niggers upon which j
rests? The common relation of pillar
and edi6ces proves this.
Then we are told by the member from
Lorain. that wen foi the sake of comfy
it was degrading 10 catch niggers; h'
viewed it differently. Catching nigger
was moi degrading but honorable. VIVA
does honorable mean? Men called Hon
and why? PROFESSIONALLY because lhey
are in office; and it is well known Iha
Democrats cannot get Office under tina
government unless willing to catch mig
gers. Office holding made men h0nOru
bic. Then were o The means which
made men Office holders equally honor
dblel Unjust follow Of course-lhat the
end j%ustiies tie means is a principle o
Democracy.
The member from Lorain. being 6
professor OF moiGl sciencrs. mi hit or
that account be- excused from not under.
standing the exacter sciences; but is GER
lainly not so easily pardoned for the er
ror into which he had fallen in regard tC
The Latural instincts Of blood hounds. as
far as Niger catching is involved
Bio d-houni Is know nothing OF Niger
Catching until trained trained TO it. while
this vocation seemed 20 be natural in.
>tinc;s of Democrats. Dogs and Demo
Gratis were not naturally on the ZANE
level. and hence it was necessary 10
bring the latter down To the positi N oi
the former, or vice versa. Il was eyi
dent that Monroe owed an apology 10
somebody either to the Dog or Demo
crat-he didn't know which.