Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-02
Speech of Hon. Eli Thayer.

Speech Of Hon. Eli Thayer.
Tho late speech Of Hon. Eli Tbaycr, on
the Kansas question, like that upon Central
American affairs, attracts much attention.
from the originality OF his manner OF treat
ing the subject. In this speech are several
capital points. The severe sarcasm OF tho
following ex,rae. will be fully appreciated !;
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EFToRTs FOR THE
nEATiIEN.
We are told by Southern men that we
have nation Of hcaihens ln,our land and
we are told NV the same authority that we
have an institution here Tor thoir regenor-
alton. 1 have seen placed In parallel coli
umns, in Northern journals. the con:ribu.
tions Of the Free States and tho contribu-
tons Of the slave States. and there were
mighty words Ut cxultation. unbecoming a
Christian nurnal OF Christian people at any
time, when il was shown that our cUntrihu-
tions for foreign missions were hundred
fold more than yours. IL u truo We make
moro contributions. Tho city OF Boston
gives, Tor foreign missions, perhaps moro
than all the slave States and the city of
New York perhaps more than Boston. But
what Of thati We give few cents apiece.
and only few cents. for foreign missions
each year. which amounts 10 great SUN,
because we are q great people. We send
men 10 heather nations lar over the water,
90 tell them about their future destiny. We
are careful not to send our b,Si men; We
keep our Notts and Waylands, and our
Bccchcrs and Checycrs, az homo butsomo-
times Judson escapes from ~ before we
know what he is. This Is about the extent
we submit 90 scll.sacrifcc Tor the sake Of the
hCathcn.
Il there any cause for cxultation in this,
when we see what our Southern brethren
have done and are doing! When have We
ever taken the heather % our hcar,h.stoncs
and 81 our b1s1ms? When have We ever
admitted the heather 10 social communion
with ourselves and orr children When
have we ever taken the heather to our large
cities to show them the works of art. or to
the watering places o. show shcm iashiona'
ble society and hnutiful scenery Did you
ever SEQ Yankee at tho White sulphur
Springs shediinga benign religious influence
over "a little congregation of heather COM
panions2 laughter We have plous
women IN the Northern States whose bright
example has made attractive the paths ~
virtue aud religion. Conspicuous among
them. In every good work, are the wives OF
our ministers and dcacOns but not one OF
these. within the range Of my acquaintance,
would consider herself qualified, either by
nature or by grace. to be chambcrmaid, dry
nur-c, aud spiritual adviser, 90 ten Or twenty
hcaihcns in her own family. But, sir. had
these worthy danes been Hobi, dance had
they come down 90 us from the blood OF
Norman King. through the bounding pulses
Of .undry cavaliers. and then bad been will
ing o. assume the humble Offices Of Christian
charity, we would have believed tho time,
- often prayed Tor. had lr,ady come, when
Kings should be- father, and Queens nursing
mothers m the church. Where, then. Is
the ground cor this c1ultation on tho part
Of the North
In this asc Of material progress you have
scen the North outsirip you hut, with true
Christian patience and true Christian dcVo'
ton, YOU have adhered 20 the great work
ot rcsrncratin: the hcnthsn. daughter
Now, sir. when was ,hcrr ever class OF
men ~ devoted aud ~ scli.Sacrihcing ]
have read tho history oi the Reiormcrs, OF
the Scotch Coycnantcrs, OF the lluguenOs,
and Of tho Crusaders and tell you, not
in one or all " these have ] sc,n any such
heroic selfsacr,Gcing for the good Of another
race, or Tor the good at other men. n ! do
Sc IN the history OF these slave States. |
have seen Fox's Book ot Martyr, bat there
j. nothing in that 90 compare ~ all with The
martyrs II the South. Tho census u the
United States Is the greatest book Of martyrs
ever printed. llAughtcr.l Other book.
treat Of martyrs ~ individuals the census
OF the United States treats Of them by States.