Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-12


lestinics and fortunes of our country, that you
should Law deep and broad the foundations OF your
future policy, upon a firm and enduring bass-onc
of sound principles and exact justice to every por
ton of this great country. ] am no bigoted part-
zan do not stand here to asSa and denounce the
views and motives of those who may differ from us
in our political principles am willing to say that
the virtue and patriotism of country are fairly
enough divided between the parties throughout the
length and breadth of ourland But while respect
the feelings and motives of my friends who may I'LL
fer from us, at the same time | am settled IN my
convictions that they are wrong and we are riSht;
and it matters not, my friends. how earnest a man
may be who holds wrong principle, the evils wh,ch
logically follow the enforcement of wrong principles
arc in nowisc mitgatcd by the fact that the man
who acts upon them does so upon the sincere con-
victon Of their propriety | ask the privilege oil
speaking to you of the great instructive and dstinc
tive differences which exist in the organization OF
the two great political parties. We are charged on
our side, not unfequcntly, with loving ana cherish
ing wrong. 1t has been my fortune to hold Office
and in doing so, it has been my lot to bring upon
my head the severe condemnation of political oppo
ncnts. l have been charged with being very Dad
man-that wanted every body to get drunk, be-
cause could not agree with them on the subject OF
a coercive tenn, erarrce bill and because wo'lo not
agree with them touching the policy to bc pursued III
reference to the great stream of emigration that mas
flooded our and-and Iwish could see it again com
ing bearing upon Its tide strong arms and hopeful
hearts. (Applause) No person would think IN look
ing over this country, that there would be anything
but love- But we hear men in certain portions Of these
United States denounced as bitterly and as heartily as
ifthey our enemies instead being our brethren
and citizens of this common land OF ours. NhylSH
that coed men have been taught oate years cherish
something like hatred toward their fellow country
men because they chance to live in circumstances
and under institutions different from our own? Why
is it that we are orgctful of the cost at which our
liberty was achieved? Why is it that the very in
situations which have contributed much to our
great prosperity held in such light regard? Now,
I am a Northern man, standing ON Northern soil
and speaking to Northern men, and on speaking Of
the South-though [ believe with the North that
they have men among them who are seltiSh-yet
after all, as Il body | recognize them patriotic
men, who love their country as brothers OF my own,
mon whom wish t., have live in the kindly memo
rcs of every citizen of this great and glorious land
(appauSc) therefore, in speaking of the origin, rise
and history of this difference between Northern and
Southern men, shall speak of the faults of the
North. as consider it in good taste and true man
hood to speak plainly to those who hear me and
kindly of those who are away. Applause) When
our fathers, on common battle fields were struggling
frcommon rights slavery existed in all our colonies
there was To exception; it was on every rood OF
ground. We had no difficulty on account of slavery,
them in achieving our independence. But since that
time slavery has been abolished more than half
of this land of OURS 1t is now in comparatively
contracted limits and now hear that must lead
to alienation of the people and the disruption OF this
great conetleracv. | fear that of the North are
unjust. and not altogether courageous, in our treat
nent of our brethren of the South. How came
slavery in these United States? Who brought the
negro from Africa? The South never had SHIPS
of Massachusetts,, and the men of Rhode Island were
those who stole them from their homes and brought
them over to the SHAMELESS here. CApplauSe.) Who
laid the foundations Of slavery which urdcrIic the
institutions ofmany of our States? The time was when
the whole length and breadth Of this land of ours
the people did not recognise the black man us having
any political rights. Now, my friends, that is just
as true of Massachusetts of South Carolina, and
Judge fancy in so stating merely stated a historical
fact and known to be so by every student of history
The other day in looking over papers which came
into my hands, found an original document, a bill
of sale for slave for man in Massachusetts, to
in New York, and that paper throws a most remark
able light over this whole question Of slavery. 1t
commenced thus TO all Christian people to
whom these presents may come, |, Mark Rose, sell
my slave" &c. The people of Massachusetts held
that no persons entitled to any political prvi-
lcgcS unless they were Christians; and they went
tied to political privileges unless he the right
kind of Christian. tLaughter.) They held the
views which laid the foundation OF slavery in the the
oogy of that time They sold Quakers into slave
ry-thcy sold the family of King Philip into slavery
These the sentiments that existed in the North
in orr early days. When the constitution of the
United States was formed, when the delegates from
the different States met in convention, the question
of slavery there and it asked when shall
tho c1avp tr,la ha put IN IN pDI1 yovS
now Virginia says, now; South Carolina says, not
yet; Connecticut, not yet Rhode island, not yet;
Massachusetts, not yet; and New Hampshire said
not yct-the slave trade is profitable Q.aughtcr)
If you will read Mnots "lIisorv Of Massachusetts"
you will learn that the great business of New Eng
and at one time the manufacture of rum-iure
rum 0anghterl; and when they made rum, they
took it to the coast of Africa and exchanged it for
slaves. Uaughter.) The saverS land their cargoes
on some unfrequened shores of the Southern coast,
and forthwith the entire South was charged with
com city in the slave trade. But they do not at
the time tell you that the slave ships are fitted
out fon New England ports-that they glide out to
sea on their neElriouS voyages beneath the shade
of Bunker Hill. Loud applause and laughter.)
The political power of our country is in the hands
Of the free States The population of the country
increases at the rate of million a year Of this
increase the North receives over seven hundred
thousand. This large majority of the yearly in
crease has given the North her strength in the con-
federacy. How came the North by this excess Of
the increase? At the outset we were cqua-thcn
we were all slave States. Now, what led to the
adjustment of slavery in the North, and thus gave
us the basis of our present strength? l will tell
you my friends, and you all know it to be So The
democratic party under Jefferson inaugurated the
wise and bcnificent policy of inviting the la5orer
Of the world to plant himself down upon the great
and fertile plains of our country. Under this policy
the emigrants from Europe locked to the Northern
States, because they found in their soil and climate,
and in their institutions more congenial home
So you see, my friends, that it has been under
policy inaugurated by Southern statesmen-a policy
which found its most bitter opponents at the North
that our section has become alpowerul in the gov
ernment We have now majority in the Senate,
in the House of Representatives and in the Electo-
raj College; but the census of 1860 will show that
two-thirls Of the members of the House of Repre-
sentatves, and an Overwhelming majority in the