The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-08

AAAAAht LA AAI lNhNNH H|AN NeAADANAAh NAN
another lot Of capitalists, who wish to
seize the Territories for themselves and
negroes, and throw out the poor white
men The plea is plousibe-similar to
the bank plea. But the Territories
should be kept for the general good, and
not for a few Shareholders. 1 90 for
keeping these Territories for free white
men, for the good of our State; to build
up rich States west Of Us, to be tributa-
ries to Us. Whoever opposes this is
against the good of Missouri, APP
plause and Kisses
I will revert to another parallol-the
contest between the Gracchi aud the
patriciaBs. Though the narrative comes
from writer's Of the oligarch, and they
are called agrarians-thus giving them
a bad name, as L am called an Aboli-
ZIONIST: "Givo a dog a bad name, " &C.,
the Gracohi only claimed that the lands
conquered by tho Roman armies should
be equally divided and not given to the
patricians alone, and this is the question
now: Shall the Territories be divided
by homestead bill and pre-emption
among the people, or held only by slaves
and slave-ownors? The oligarchs call
themselves Democratic, and strive to
overthrow the Democratic measures Of
old, which have been universally held,
even to the time of Calhoun, and till he
himself changed. Calhoun, becoming
insane on the disunion measure, and
failing of his aims, sought to curry ia
vor with the olgarch. This oligarch is
strongly opposed to the interests of the
West; but there is no doubt Of Missouri
throwing OF the incubus of Slavery
I Applause and Kisses, with calls for
order
feel the inspiration of the place. I
have been here before. To what is the
present advance Of st. Joseph attribu-
table? Is it to Slavery Voice "Did
it rotard it2'] Yesl ["Proyo It'll
I am not called on to prove azioms l
give my better belief-ono negro is more
in the way of railroad than three
mountains. Applause and laughter. /
Look at the map Of our country. Has
servile labor made your railroad, or the
houses you count your wealth and
strength by? st. Joseph5 advance is
owing to free white labor; to it she owes
her position, second only to st. Louis
in the State Applause and Kisses
Cities are the nurseries Of freedom;
they first broke the bonds of serfdom
in Europe St. Louis, through her free
white citizens, overthrow Slavery, and
St. Joseph may, by similar policy, ac-
complish the same results. Applause
and Kisses You have taken the fair
young bride Of Freedom to your arms.
TSome Of the chivalry uttered an OBJ
scene Jest IF St. Joseph amounts to
anything, She must take hold of free
white labor, and her advance will give
the death blow to Slavery in her midst;
for once receiving this fair BRIDE you
cannot 60 back-I speak from history
and you will follow in the footsteps Of
st. Louis, and Missouri will be free
+ TApplausc and Kisses.
+ Here began a regular row, cries Of
all kinds, and fight seemed imminent;
but Blair stood calmly waiting for the
noise to subside. One bright genius
arose. and told Mr.. Blair he had treated
him as a geutlemau-hissing, and cries
Of put him out being gentIemanly CD in
the code of his ohivalry--but he must
not say things offensive to the feelings
of Pro-Slavery audience. Cry in the
audience: at amt Pro.Slavery au-
dienoe by id sight" Chivalry re-
Piled "L have got as good a pair Of
lungs as any one, and I'm match for
any man of one hundred and fifty
pounds" Here Mayor Thompson arose
and said that "Mr. Blair spoke by iuvi-
tation of his friends, and though he
might not agree with him, yet every
Southern gentleman would treat him as
a gentleman, and hear him respectful
ly-others had got to-" The storm
quieted
I have strivon to show due respect
and courtesy for the feelings of my
Pro-SlaVery friends. I was born and
reared in slave State, and do not wish
to say anything to hurt your feelings.
I have spoken for some time, longer
than supposed; the heat Of the room
is great, aud I feel weariod. thank
you for your attendance aud attention
even Of those opposed TO me.
After the speaker stopped, the audi
ence dispersed good-naturedly - here
and there was q cry for the l50-pOund
man.