Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-07-22

pling of this country. When this
country was a sealed book to the
world, two vessels were seen on their
way to this country. One was the
Mayhowcr, the other was the Galliot.
One had some liberty searchers in it,
seeking some place where they might
worship God according to their own
conscienecs. They brought with them
the Bible, and ideas of industry and
general education, and the right of
trial by jury. and, as soon as they
landed, they went to work to build
school houses and churches. They
were unjust in some things, but their
great and controlling idea was that
man was free. The other vessel, the
Galliot, had some slaves bound for
Virginia. The Mayhower brought to
us the idea of civilization, the other
that labor is degrading-and Senator
Hammond says that laborers are the
'mud-sills of society" They brought
this to Virginia, and from it has gone
forth that type of civilization repre-
sented by men laboring with heavy
irons on their legs, and an overscer
whip in his hand. The other type of
civilization has gone over sixteen
States, and this over fifteen. These
types of civilization have met in Kan
sas and in Washington. Now ,chich
shall pyeca;l'-thc one that tramples
upon labor, justice, and humanity?
On which side are You to-day?-gen-
tlemcn and ladies, on which side are
you on this great question? | need
not ask YOU. If there are Democrats
here, they are with us; for Democracy
is the Golden Rule put in practice;
but | know that the Democracy of the
present day is not this. Are you with
Ohio, Indiana, New York, Massachu-
sctts, etc? or are you in favor of the
ball, the dungeon, the whip, and the
degradation of the negro? Are you
for spreading all these over Kansas.
or are you for making Civilization, In
dustry, and Freedom the ruling power
In our Government? But
what is the Slave Power, its designs
and policy? The Slave Power is this:
1t is twenty thousand millions of dol
lars invested in the bodies and souls OF
four millions of the human family in
our country 10y three hundred and fifty
thousand shareholders. Our country
is controlled by these slave represent
ativcs and those doughfaces of the
North whom they can brow beat
This is the Slave Power. = The
old Wing and Democratic parties
pretended to be against Slavery, but
they never were any thing else than
for it. They both had their heads in
the South and their tails in the North
At that time Liberty was very popu-
lar Even in Virginia and many other
Slave States there were Abolition
Societies. George Washington said,
that, as far as his vote was concerned,
lit should never be wanting against
Slavery" and so it was with Jeffer-
son. Martin Van Buren, himself was
the President of an Abolition Society,
and so was Franklin, and many others
All our Religious Societies, down to
1918, were in favor of Liberty. John
Wesley had declared that Slavery was
a sin and "the sum of all villainies. -
Men could then speak out against
Slavery. The Methodists then APP
pointed committees to petition the
Legislature to abolish Slavery in the
States; and the Baptists also were
Abolitionists. / have the facts to
show for this, and know whereof | af.
firm. The Presbyterians said that
Slavery was a sin, that it was man.
stealing and should be punished by
the worst punishment, and they were
for putting in operation the Bible-doc-
trinc that che that stealcth man and
selleth him, or if he be found in his
hands, he shall surely be put to death. y
So were the Friends or Quakcrs
against Slavery. Many of them eman.
cipatcd their slaves, and one man wen,
so far that he counted up the wages
that his slaves had earned, and ther
paid them every dollar.
Some men say that the Constitution
was made for the preservation and
} support of Slavery. His no such thing,
, there IS no truth in ~ Every bod,
, then looked for Slavery to be abolish
cd, and that day not far distant. \
, few years correct administration Of the
Law. .xeald blot ont Slavery for ever
The constitution is free from Slavery
, its Trainers expected its abolition. IL
; prove this, l have only to say that a
? the adoption of the Constitution I
majority of the slave-holding States
, cmancipated their slaves. None bu
, the South, the Peyfd,ous South. huns