The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-06

der TO sustain the government the principles laid
down by him, every should be a property-hoder
want ID understood that enter disclaimer 10 the
doctrine presented by him, and merely present his argu
nent To show why he above all Others ought go for
the homestead policy. l refer to Mr.. Legare Judge
Marshall and the author of the History OF Democracy
as laying down my notions OF democracy AZ contrads-
tinguished from those laid down by the distinguished
senator from Alabama. We both members of the
democratic party claim 10 be democrat East, West
North, or South, anywhere else have nothing 10
disguise have referred TO the Declaration of indie
pendence, and to Mr.. Jefersons inaugural address,
the purpose of showing that democracy means some
thing very different from what was laid down by the dis
tnguished senator from Alabama furthermore refer
to these important documents to show that property is
not the leading element of government and Of society
Mr. Jefferson lays down. truths to be seeydent that
life liberty and the pursuit Of happiness are the leading
essentials of government
But it is not my purpose 10 dwell longer on that and
wish to pass to the speech of the South
Carolina [Mr. Hammond. i disagree In much that was
said by that distinguished senator; and wish TO show
that he ought so for the homestead policy SO as
interest every In the country If property Is the
leading and principal element which society rests il
property is the main object for which government
created the gentlemen who the foremost the most
jealous and most distinguished advocates Of that doc
tne should sustain the homestead policy. The honor
able Senator from South Carolina, in his speech the
compton constitution yinnuendo ndirection, had
hit at the homestead-a side blow. He said
people are awaking They coming here They
laundering al doors for homcscads hundred and sixty
a hox na ' noas and senators are %
and demanding work at q 600 for six hours day layeyou
streets Of your ciesf that tho nquion at handS
If this be true assumed by the distinguished sena-
tor from South Carolina is it not argument why
should be placed in condition where they will not
camo where they will not raise mobs to threaten gov
ernment and demand homesteads? Interest these men
in the country, give them homes, let them take
homes let them become producers let them become
better citizens let them be more reliable at the ballot
In nn.I fhair
Pile that property is the main element of society and of
government and, if their doctrine be true, the agu-
ment s stronger in favor Of the homestead than the
position assume. But the distinguished senator from
South Carolina goes on
aIn all social mental du
ties TO perform the drudgery Of life that Is class requiring
low order intellect and bat little skill It's requisites yigor
dociy fidelity Such you
that other class which leads civilization,
might wc attempt build to build
either The ono or the other except on this mudsil
daily labor and scarcely lives that who put
Dor - ,o market and take The bssi he can GET for tin short
Them essentially slaves The difference between that
compensated there no
begging want of employment people,
much employment either Yours hired by day.
painful hour In large
CITY q New York. ,an YOU would meet IN me i ne %ho e
south We do not think that whites should be slaves either
necessity"
In this portion of the senator S remarks concur
do not think whites should be slaves and slavery
exist in this country, prefer black slavery white sa-
very. But what want to get at is, to show that my
worthy friend from South Carolina should defend the
homestead policy and the impocy of making the inyd-
ous remarks that have been made here in reference
portion Of the population of the United States Mr..
President, far concerned, feel that can az
ford to speak what are my sentiments aspirant
for anything the face of God Almighty earth
have reached the summit Of my ambition The acme of
all my hopes has been attained and would not give
the position occupy here to-day for any other in the
United States Hence, say, can afford to speak what
L believe to be true.
In one sense of the term we are all slaves man is
slave to his ambition he lisa slave to his avacc he
is slave to his necessities and, in enumeracns of this
kind you can scarcely find any man, high low in
ciety, but who, in some sense, slave but they
not slaves in the at the South and will
not do to that every who tolls his living
is slave, II that be so, all slaves for all must
toll more less mentally or physically. Bnt in the
other sense OF the term, not slaves Will do
to assume that the who labos with his hands every
man who Is an operative in manufacturing establish
ment or shop, is slave No sir that viii not do.
Will it do to assume that every who does not
slaves but has to live by his labor is slave That
will not do II this true it would be very unfor-
tunatc for good many OF u.s. and especially for
! am aborer with my hands, and never considered
myself slave in the acceptation of the term slave in
the South. do some ; l made them by my indus.
try by the labor of my hands. In that Of the
term should have been slave while was earning
them with the labor of my hands.
w
Mr., JOHNSON, of Tennessee. What we understand to
be slave IN the South Ii person who is held to service
during his her natural life subject to- and under the
control Of master who has the right TO appropriate the
products of his or her labor to his The
sites of life and the various positions in which
may be placed operated upon by avarce, gain, amb
ton, may him to labor but that does not make
slave How many men there in society who go out
and work with their hands, who reap in the field
and NOW in meadow, who hoe corn who work in the
shops? Are they slaves IL we were to go back and
follow out this dea that every operative and laborcr
is slave, should find that have had great many
distinguished slaves since the world commenced. Socra-
tes who first conceived the idea of the Immortality of
the SOUL Pagan he was labored with bis hands
yes, welded the chel and the malet giving polish and
finish TO the stone he afterwards turned to be fashion
CT aud constructor of the mind. Paul. the great ex-
FOUNDER, himself was tentmaker, and worked with his
hands was he slaveS Archimedes who declared that
if he had place which to rest the ulcrm with the
power OF his lever he could the world was he
slave Adam, great father and head the lord of
the world, was tailor by trade wonder If he was
SLAYER
When wo talk about laborers and operatives look at
The columns that adorn this chamber and sec their fin
isl and style We lost in admiration at the archtec-
ture of your buildings, and their massive columns We
speak with admiration. What would Il have been
but for hands to construct it 2 Was the artizn who
worked upon IL slave Let go to the South and see
how the matter stands there Lis every man that is not
a Shareholder to BIO denominated slave because he
laborst Why indulge in such notion The argument
cuts Mt both ends OF the line and these kinds Of doctrines
do infinite harm in the South There are opcrptiyes
there there laborers there there are mechanics there
Are they slavesi Who it In the South that gives ms