Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
omud silts."

This is the name given by Senator Ham
mond, of South Carolina, to all Glasses of
men who work with their hands. Senator
Hammond is leader of the Democratic
party. Senator Hammond is friend Of
Mr.. Buchanan. Senator Hammond is q
strong Lecompton man. Senator Hammond
owns several hundred "mud-sills," and,
having studied their nature pretty well. SEN
a.or atur ,n.aammohd says that the only difference
between the mud-sills" which he owns,
and which work for him without pay, and
Northern mnd-sills," who own themselves
and are paid for their work is, that one are
black, and the other white. Senator Ham
mond indeed says that for himself he thinks
there is this other slight distinction between
the two; that the black &c mud-sills" (" which
he owns are better off than the white ones
whom nobody owns poor souls we mean
poor" sillsp' But he thinks there may be
some difference on that point in the Demo-
cratic party, perhaps, at the South, and pos
sibly at the. North. He thinks it might be
made the next test question of Demo
cratic fealty. after Lecompton. The only
danger, he thinks, would be some loss to
the party south, among those who are not
yet indoctrinated in the nature and uses of
ssmud- -sills" The Northern Democrats, he
says, are much quicker of apprehension on
such points, and are ready now for the test.
The distinguishing mark of "mud-sills -
Senator Hammond says, are certain inalien-
able rights and privileges which they have.
One of these is the right of being owned
Senator Hammond says that we owe certain
duties, also, to these GO mud -sills"-swe,"
meaning Senator Hammond and the person
reading this article. One of these duties is
owning all the ssmud- sills' we can. Senator
Hammond is Christian and philanthro-
pist His heart yearns over the poor white
"mud-sills" who have no owners. He would
like to own them. He wishes they could all
be blessedwith the good fortune of his black
"mud- -sills" down in South Carolina, He
thinks they will some day, and he tells them
not to be discouraged, but just to 60 on
voting for the Democratic party, as the
quickest and safest way of bringing about
that good time. He says that the portion
Of the Democratic. party whom he expected
it would be most troublesome to convert to
this doctrine, the intelligent and prominent
~
leaders. are all right; they have all come
round, and were SO charmed with Senator
Hammond's exposition of the rights, duties
and privileges of "mud-sills" that they inn
mcdiately put it into practice by going in
body, with old Mr.. Buchanan at their head,
and selling themselves to Southern masters.
There was only one feature about the trans.
action which Senator Hammond did not like
The sale was at auction-to the highest bid
der. He thinks some of them went too high.
They are now only waiting for Mr.. Buchan
ans term to expire, when they expect to be
released from farther service to the country,
to 20 down to their masters plantations
with the other ''mud sills' who have owners.
Senator Hammond tells the white ssmud-
sills'' of the Democratic party, however,
that if they wish to hasten on the "good
time a-coming" when every ''mud-sill' shall
have an. owner, they must fight like the mis-
chief against the Black Republicans. He
says that this evil-disposed party have
formed conspiracy against the rights and
liberties of all s'mud- sills," especially white
ones, and particularly against their great
right of having owners. We commend
Senator Hammend's speech to all faithful
Democrats.