The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-27
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TIE usual exercises We're tnJoytU "iu AuSN VIZ ~
those present.
The person who WAS 10 give the essay for the evening
was not prepared, and in his stead MIR Beswlek reclted
a piece from Shakespeare.
The question of debate was then announced, VIZ -
Has the Negro suffered more injustice from the white
man than the Indian ?" Mr.. Terhune led oft on the
affirmative, and referring to the Indian, thought that rs
u race they had received continual benefits from the
whites, directly and Indirectly. ever since they had come
in contact. He had been instructed how to supply his
physical wants, and the means for that purpose furnished
to him he had the privilege Of receiving intellectual,
moral and religious training. But ne was a feroe'ouS
savage when first encountered, kas continued such, and
is the same uncomfortable creature to-day as IN the be-
ginning, in spite Of the efforts continually put forth to
humsuize him. The wars that have taken place be
tween him and the whites, were invariably begun nv INN,
rs he delighted in cruelty anA h!">ished when the
oonclliatory spirit anu kindness aI.i :oIbetrance OF tlt
white people aud their government, aVcrted such wars
Tor : moment. he turned with bis usua. teT0cty IL wage
txtermiuating war npon tue tribes u his own race. As
- the Indian being driven from his iuiut ~ the whites
Il was not -, lie could settle wherever ne chose ~
coming uudtr tue laws q civilization. He had ample
scope to live as his nature ,iictated-,heIe had always
been room for tllat in the itameuso tracks Of the West
where he had always roamed. and where alone he could
procure food enough. Life, liberty, ana ali the benefit,
Of civilized society were undeuia6ly ms and even the
privilege Of continuing an exteri4inatius savage was not
:tltertcred With 50 long as he inflicted his cruelties upon
his own kindred. But, on the other hand, We have
w:eHssl L}n DegIo-: be has been dragged from his home
and kindred, ininrt,j the horrors q the voyage IN the
slave snip -nd wncM brought here ba: been robbed Of
h- liberty. aMi il. a0A descendants consigned forever to
= degrading ~seri&udr. IL has not even tue privilege
OF making any use Of his intellectual powers. His un.
happy condition is truly to be eommisser=tod Ser the
.reas injustice iufictci upon Liin. He could Not ina.
zine how any one could undertake. to prove the Indian
10 have been equally wrouged,
IN the absence Of Mr. lIillhouac, who ha! been ap-
pointed to lead Oh the negative. Mr.. l.. Goyett was ap-
pointed 10 reply. lie had not expected the duty 49,
signed him, and was consequently unpreparet, but as
he believed the position h. Was 10 maintain was right,
he should try and defend il. The negro had enjoyed
the society Of Il superior race and had been benefited
nv it ; his state of bondage was not All unhappy one to
him all the desires he had he could enjoy IN that state,
whereas in his native home he was subjected to the cruel
caprice of the nn,ivv rulers. When untitled for slavery
instead of being cared .or and protected, As i'll this coun-
try, there they would De wantoniy destroyed. His so
ciai, moral, and religious nature had been undoubtedly
improved. If the bonds Of seryItude, SO much relied
upon by his opponent to prove The injustice done the
negro, were removed, it would be a calamity to him he
would be unable to control or care for himself, and Ike
the few at the North, who are permitted to have all the
privileges of the superior race-he would become still
more degraded-the victim of his own weak nature,
and an inmate Of poor houses and prisons. The free
negro, with all his privileges, yields himself to a spirit
os servitude more contemplate and degrading than
Southern slavery even the protested friends OF the
negro were beginning to admit this. While, therefore,
RI. papro epinrpt IN nnp,i more. even Il 8 z slave. tlau
in Africa. and all the capacity Of his nature was fully
met, no Injustice to him could be granted. but the
home Of the Indian had been invaded he had torcibly
been deprived Of his soil and by crueltles and wrongs,
had been corrupted, broken IN spirit, and almost exter-
minated. 1t was not Justice to offer him u home on
his own soil, ouly on condition of allowing the powerful
invader to control him in their way 1t was his right
to dictate. Their wrongs were universally admitted.
and he believed We're far beyond what the negro could
be shown to have endured.
Mr.. Reed, on the affirmative, gave seine lively Illus
trations to show the consequences OF slavery, and be-
!ievea that state OF servitudc included every wrong that
could be inflicted on man, and thus the greatest inius-
,ice had been done the negro.
Mr.. Beswick, on the negative, gave details Of the IN
iuries inflicted on the Indians by the whites. From the
invasion Of the Spaniards under Pizarro, when the In
dams were euslaved, tortured, and murdered under cir.
cumstances ofhcrrible depravity, by which q population
Of twelve millions Of poor inotfensive beings were swept
into Their graves and the islands of the West Indies
uerODulatei the ucStTuGiiUh 81 natiUHo whose H.
dustrious pursuits and peaceful habits had reared up all
the splendors of the oriental courts-down to this day,
when they are hunted with hloodhounds in Florida, or
shot down in families of men women and infants at the
West, whenever political or pecuniary gain is to be
made by it-wrong and injustice has been melted out to
the red man. In Central America the numerous and
splendid ruins tell of the great nations that were so
terribly scourged by the white man,-'he very curse of
the nations SO inhumanly sacrificed, is falling heavily on
the descendants Of heir ruthless d~estroyers, all over
the southern part Of this continent Including the West
India islands.
given to the jury Of three gentlemen appointed BY the
chair. They gave the verdict in favor of the arguments
Of the affirmative, under protest of one of their humber
The question selected for next debate was Whether
Columbus deserved greater praise for discovering Amer
lea than Washington Cor defending it?' Affirmative
leader, Mr.. Carrie, with six assistants. Negative leader
Mr.. Palmer, also with SIX assistants.
Mr.. L. n. Countrynap vii, give the essay gu mex
Monday evening.
Ga Friday evening a business meeting viii he helc
at TIE Hall. All persons who feel any interest III tins
Society are invited TO be present.
ESrkRrRIsE-Of some thirty steam mills III ,h'
County only one, we believe, is now in operation, ant
that enc is owned and operated by Mr.. Anthony an,
William Reed Gather ana son,) in Nininger. Tn
Sash, Door. and Blind Factory. ana planin: Machine
carried on by these gentlemen, have been in c"nstan
operation al the Past fail ard winter. With such M
usual cold weather as prevailed last year, steam work
could not Re prohtabiy turried on with the mild weathe
thuS far enjoyed tiis year, these works have been a
easy to mauaec. almost, az dtrin. summer, and the
have been turning cot their wmk as fast as usual, an
are likely 70 continue on 80 through the SEASON.
iIAsnsoMK lntsESr-A library # ~n'nc'y--ix vo
smes Q. rev aotks haS besm presented to our town, 70