Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-04-28

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declaration OF principles which un Ter
+ lie onr Government; still abide b.
the Democracy OF Jefferson. and avow
my belief that all men arc created
equal. Equal hove Not in physical
strength: not in symmetry of form and
proportion; not in gracefulncss OF mo-
iion, or loveliness of feature; nor in
mental endowment. moral suseepti-
bility. and emotional power: not soci.
ally equal; not OF necessity politically
equal-not this. INT every human be-
ing equally entitled to hi- life. his lib
ertv. and the fruit Of his toll Tho
Democratic party deny this funda-
mental doctrine Of our Government.
and say that there i certain class OF
human beings who have 10 rights.
Ii you mahciously Kill them. il i rs
murder: if you take away their liberty.
IT y no crime: If v0u deprive them OF
their earnings; it is no theft. NJ
rights which another Is bouml TO re-
garl Was there ever so much dia-
boli,m compressed into one sentence.
WHY do the Democrats come IN rs
with their complaints about the ne
grae~7 ]. 70. oae. feel no rcsponsi-
bility IN the matter iii Go. create
them-was not consulted. Now. Ii
there is any one dissatisfied with th
fact that there is a whole "a e Of human
beings with the rights of human be
ings. created with skin not colorcd
like our own. Let him % mouth tho
heavens. AMI muttcr his blasphcmies
F I'm the ear Of the Gol that made Us all.
Tell Him that He hai no business L.
make human beings with black skin
Il repeat. feel no responsibility lor
this fact. But. inasnn nch a. IL ha~
pleased Cod TO make them human
beings. am bound 10 rcgaal them as
such Instead OF chAttering vour glib
be:ish in my ear about negro equality.
20 look the Son of God in the face.
and rcproagh him with favcring negro
equality because he ponrcl out his
blood for the most abject az ,lcspisel
of the human family. Go settle tins
matter with the God who created. and
the Christ who redeemed.
"He that dcSpiseth the poor. re-
proachcth lis Maker"
y single word as to this charge Of
negro stealing. suppose | have
right to speak on this subject. having
been made the subject Of this allega-
tion. SO far aS any personal abuse !.
concerned. il NAV 60 for what il j.
worth. If the object is to asccrtaia
whether / assist fugitive slaves who
come to my door aud ask il. the mat
ter is easily disposed Of | march
right rp to the confessional. and say.
do. | recollecl the case Of young
woman, who came TO my house, who
hai not n single tra-c OF Afican de-
scent either In feature on complexion.
According to her oyn story. she was
bctrothci to n man of her race, though
not Of her color. and was. before her
marriage. sold 10 llbcItinc from the
South, She being in 81. Louis. Che
escaped. and. in her flight from infamy
AMI late worse than death. she came
and implorcl aid. Was | to refuse
it, Was to Lewray tire wandercry
Was 10 de.ain Ler. and give her up
n prey to the incainatc iend who hal
selected her as visiim TO offer up On
The altar OF sensualism?
Who w0uld do IL? | would not,
did not. No human being. black or
white. bond or tree, native or foreign.
inhlel or Christian. ever came 10 nv
looy, and asked for food anl shelter,
III the name Of common humanity.
or of a plying Christ. who did not
receive it. This have done. This
mean to 10. as long a. God lets me
live. shall never "bewrsy him that
wandcreih." | shall never become
slave catcher. Any one who chooses
may transform himself inia a blood-
honnd--Snuff, and scent. ani howl.
alorg the track Of the furiiivc--loll
ont his tongue. and lap up the dirty
water that stand, Ia muddy pools by
the waysitlc-ovetalc the ride SCARED
and lash-excoria'cd slave a mother.
!, it may be. with her infant. the love of
whom has nerved her FOR the flight. }
thrust his canine teeth into the quiz
ering flesh. brace ont his fore feet. anil
hold captive till the kilnappcr comes.
with fetters anl handouts. % losi
down ankles AMI wrist. and then re
> ceiye. as reward Of this bruti,m, 4
pa, on the mead from the slaye-caichcr,
and the plaudit. Good log. Bose
Sir. never will do this. | never
will degrade my manhood. sDl stifie
Z the ssmpatlr;es of human nature. IL
Is an insult to claim il. wish 1 had
nothing worse TO meet at the judg-
ment-day than that. / wonld not
have the guilt ef causing that wall of
mans despair. or that Wild shrek Of
woman's agony, a. the one or the
E other is captured. for all the disdcins
: Of all the stars in heaven.
J. II desired TO call attention 10 this
iact9 Proclaim il then upon the
house-tops. Write it on every leaf
that irembles in the forest. make il
blaze from the sun at high noon. anil
e shine forth in the milder radiance Of
! every star that bcdecks the armament
7 OF God. Let Il echo through all IA,
= arches of heaven. and revcrberaie and
!, below along all tho deep gorges oi
hell. where slave-catchers will be rery
= likely to hear ii. Owen Lovejoy lives
4 at Princeton. Illinois. three quarters
OF n mile east of the village. AMI he
aids every fugitive that comes 20 his
e door snd asks it. Thou invisible de-
I mon of Slavery nosf fhnn think 10