Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-26

mark the words
-" which white man was bound to re-
spect."
l. there a beast that tolls in any State
| speak of hcasts-whose legislation has not
thrown around IL protecting care that It
shall not hc used by his owner l. there
slave State where slavery exists intensified.
where your legislature have not protected
the rights of person 10 the slaye2 IL is an
inhuman expression. II is historically un.
true besides.
Rut sir. what YOU call the Democracy
have improved upon this doctrine. II YOU
pas, this bill, (and who doubts that You
WHY they come to the same conclusion
and they 90 further l1r, while the court
decide that cglorsi men have no rights that
you arr bound 10 respect. they aihrm that
manritics ol white men in the Territories
have no right. that the Democratic party
are bound q respect. That IA the conclu-
sion. II is the logical conclusion. from your
acts. The court. Thought, wcni great
way ItIsa rrvoltin.-l repeat once moro
1t Is an inhuman expression. They SAid
that va. thc sentiment OF tho revolutionary
times: mean 90 quote thcm correctly
ay IL i historically incorrect. Bnt i'm
proving on that doctrine, that black men,
Dor "a century before the Constitution. had
M rights that white man was bound %
respect. modern Democracy claims that
mnprlty ol lrc, white men in your Terrific.
ncs have NJ rights that !, is bound To r.
sp.ct.
rrnsrcss'
Mn. ll,wIN That - the doctrine Of
progress, a' my friend says. lc', sir. u Is
the doctrine or progress but such pgp.
rrrs. think Il /, that Kind ~ progress
that the boy made in going O. hi daily toll-
al school There had becn snow and rain,
aud the ground was very slippery. and hc
arrived AZ a very late hour. On being rep
rimAnl,l by his instructor ilr not getting
there earlier. be ail that on taking step
forward be- always iell two stops b'hlnd.
" Them pray, sir, how dll YOU ever arrIyc2'
" Why, after struggling long while |
turu,l around aui went backwards. y
Laughter
rhi, doctrine. | think. j. modern Dsmoc-
rlcy. intensified and eSplaiu',i hy thy Scuh-
tor from South Carolina. | pass now %
the discussion of another position which ho
NAN NNHNlA'HAs ~ k'fl'A We 81" I'''A y
always have with you That Is true
there is NJ denial Of the fact There u,
however. another maxim ul the same good
hook. which hc might havc quoted with
Just ~ much prorri,ty, AMI just n grrht
truth "DD " unto Others ns y would
that Others should dD unto YOU, Tor tlis u
,hc law and the prophets Does poverty
imply crimc' Docs poverty imply sorvi-
tui,1 Docs poverty imply slavery | pln
issue with thu senator there. In Az climes.
In 40 countries. AMI In AL a.ns. ;hert nrc
poor. Brclu-o men are POOR, arc they
ip h' rilcrl on the same basis with pr.
slus wIi are snhiucitnl and who toll IN
thr chains Ut slavery! | deny lt. There y
prompting of the heart, there u q princi.
pl' Of Christian L'n,yllcnr'. that tolls you,
and talls me. and tell, M all. that II tbrro
arr poor. il y our duty tn alleviate their
poverty. ani tn rcmoyc thcir disircss-not.
because they ar, p,Jr, O. class thcm Ia the
same condition with the negro slaves.
grant that poverty necessarily produces u
greater degree Of dependence OF The poor
upon other CLASSES, than would exist M ano.
tier state ut circumstance, hut because
man l. poor. do. that discharge You from
the obligation. which You owr q him as .
fellow citizen? Because be- = poor, does
that relieve ylu from the Obligation which
y.u owe o. him ~ u citizen ol the cDmmu-
nity. AMI asa Chri.tAn' Surely not; ani
that d'prni,nc, does not cr'ttn slavery.
Look over the world. and you find that ppy-
crty i pruiucai from variety ol circum-
stances. l,mly b. hy misfortune gcnrr-
ally, | think, hy imprpyilsnce. lt may h'
hy deva.ntin. elements. II may hc hy
ciuscs ever which the individual hl. NJ
control. ~ matter what arr the causes, 10
they operate upon the individual hc i enti-
tied % your sympathics aud % your Chris
tian bcn'yolcn,s; and God iorhii that You
should cla,- him with the slave that tolls
only u live. and lives only u tod. IL may
b., sir, that the influence OF slavery Is cal'
cnhtsl. IL not designed, @ produce that
state Of things but if its tendcncic, are to
produce that state ~ things. It'll, % place
t.e poor on the sane btsi, with the negro
slave. VIII, does no, own himself, Is unjust
ani illogical
Bot. sir. while the senator charges us
with having. in all our large cities, y very
considerable nuuiSsr OF persons who obtain
aims from begsiry; while he asserts that
there are more piup,rs in the streets OF New
York than are 90 be- found In the whole
S,uth still, l. 10 not true that m all cities,
in all large places. YOU witness always the
trappinss of wealth, and that misery which
u incident 10 poverty? y II not ~ true OF
the South as Of the North? While we have
large horlcs Of that class Of men IN the
great cities OF the North, Is it not true that
vast portion. OF them clmo even from the
South, aud congrcs'to there aud ask aims
az our hands?
|, is true +" The poor w always have with
YOU IL is the fat of the Almighty. You
have them at the South. We hay, them ~
the North. do not believe that in the
North. outside Of our cities. and exclusive
OF those who come from foreign countries,
aud who ure poured out upon US To some
extent from foreign alms.hous,s and pris.
ous, there il among our people as much OF
poverty as there IL in the South. What are
the facts IN relation 20 this matter2 have
very little personal knowledge rs to the
state OF things in the South, but choose
10 quote the authority OF some southern men
Tor the purpose OF showing what is the con.
lltion OF their poor. think ! am justified
in doing 10. O.. abroad amidst our rural
population, and you will end that to the
great mass Of our people beggars are un-
known. We have them not, and we know
them not. That we have objects OF charity,
when u devastating element may sweep
away the productions of years from our
ncighb1rs and our irieads-that we have
such cases, where we ought to bcs,Ow, and
do bsstow our aims. do not leny hut m
the great mass of our couItrymen among
nur rural population, bcsgary Is unknown,
and Of thOso who congrcgate in our large
oities. fair proportion is FROM your own
section.