Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-03-31
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class which leads progress, civilizatian,g
and refinehment. Il constitutes the very
mud-sill of society and of political govern
ment; and you might as well attempt to-
build house in the air, as 10 build eth
er the one or the other, except on this
mud-sill. Fortunately for the South,
she found race adapted to that purpose
to her hand-a race inferior to her own.
but eminently gu lifted 10 temper, in
vigor, in docility, in capacity, to stand
the climate 10 answer all her purposes.
We use them for our purpose, and call
them slaves. We found them slaves
by the common consent Of manind,
which, according to Cicero, .ler nature
est" the highest proof Of what's Natures
law We are old-fashioned at the South
yet; it is word discarded now By Gears
polite" l will not characterize that
class at The North by that term; but you
have it; it is there; IL is everywhere it
is eternal.
The Senator from New York said yes
teiday that the whole world had abolish.
ed slavery. Aye, the name, but no. the
oiA hhO pOWCiS Vi hOC "a So%AHSs
abolish it. God only can do it when he
repeals the fiat. ''the poor ye always,
have with you;" for the man who lives
by daily labor, and scarcely lives at that,
aud who has to put cut his labor in the
market and take the best he can get for
it; in short. your whole bireling class OF
manual laborers and Operatives" as
,.O,, c. n tIav, - ,s.o,.;oIl- e1avac Tha-
difference tetween US is, that our slaves
are hired for life and well compensated;
there is no Starvation, no begging. no
want of employment either. Yours are
hired by the day, not cared for. and
scantily compensated. which may be
proved in the most painful manner; at
any hour, in any stIeet in any of ycur
large towns. Why, yoa meet more beg
gars in one day, in any single street OF
the city of New York, than you would
meet in lifetime 10 the whole South
We do not think that The whites should
be slaves, either by law or necessity
Our slaves are black, Of another and in
ferior race. The status in which We
have placed them is an elevation. They
are elevated from the condition in which
God first created them by being made
our slaves. None Of tha. race on. the
whole face of the globe can be compared
with the slaves of the South. They are
happy, content, unaspiring, and utterly
incapable, from intellectual weakness,
ever to give US any trouble by their as
pirations. Yours are white, of your own '7
RAGS: you are brothers of one blood
They are your equals in natural endow-
ment OF intellect, and they feel CALLED by
their degradation. Our slaves do not
vote. We give them no political power.
Yours DO vote; and being the majority,
they are the depositaries Of all your
political power. If they knew. the tre-
mendous secret, that the ballot-box is
stronger than can army with banners"
and could CT nbine, where would you be?
Your society would be reconstructed.
your government overthroWn, your
property divided, not as they have mis-
takenly attempted to initiate such pro-
ceedings by meeting in parks, with
arms iD their hands. but by the quiet 9
process of the ballot box. You have
been making war upon US 10 our very
hearth stones. How would you like for
us to send lecturers and agitators North, 2
to teach these people this, to aid in COM
bining, and tc lead them? &
Mr.. WILSON and others. Send them
along.
Mr.. HAMMON. You say, send them
along. There is no need ofthat. Your =
people are awaking. They are coming
here. They are laundering at our doors
for homesteads, one hundred and sixty
acres of land for nothing, and southern
Senators are supporting them. Nay.
they are assembling, as have said. 3
with arms in their hands, and demand. oo
ing work at 81 900 year for six hours
a day. Have you heard that the ghosts
of Mendoza and Torquemade are stalk
ing in the streets of your great cities? -
That the inquisition is sthand? There
is afloat fearful rumor that there have
been consultations for vigilance commit.
tees. You know what that means
Transient, and temporary causes have
thus far been your preservation. The
great West has been open to your sur-iiE.
plus population, and your hordes of ,e
semi barbarian immigrants, who are
crowding in year by year. They make !
q great movements, and you call it pro.
gress. Whittier? 1t is progress; but " i.s
IS progress towardsyi GLANCE committees. 80
The South have sustained you in a great, :,
measure. You are cur factors. You
bring and carry for US. One hundred
and fifty million dollars of our money -
passes annually through your bands 'sd
Much Of it sticks: all Of it assists to keep
your machinery together and in motion.
Suppose We were to discharge YOU;
suppose we we're totake our business out 81
If your hands;2e should coDsign you to-
anarchy and poverty. -e 80 = q n
You complain Of the rule of The South:
hat has been another cause that has
preserved you. We have kept The
Government conservative TO the gresi
purpose of government. We have a
'laced her, and kept her, upon the Con-
tituIion; and that mas been the cause Of
our peace and prosperity. TIE Ssna-
0, from New ork says that that is ~
bout to be at al end: that you intend Ia 8
axe the Government from US; that il will "a
ASS from our hands. Perhaps what he,
ays is true; it may be; but do not forget =
Ill can never be forgotten; it is wrist.n
n the brightest page Of human his
ory- that We, the shareholders Of the
'outh, took our country in herinfaney; -
ad after ruling her for sixty out of the
evenly years OF her existense, We shall ~.
urrender her TO you without stain upon
lei honor, boundless in prosperity, incal-
ulabie IN her strength, the wonder and s-a
he admiration of the world. Time will
how what you will make Of her; but no !, )
ime can ever diminish our glory or your