Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-08

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aeseisies and fortunes Of our ceuntry, that 20"
.honld hy deep and broad the foundations Of your |.
cutssre policy, vpaa trn end enduring bs$ss-ooe
Of sound principles and exact justice to every Po.'
lion Of this great country. ] am no b.goaed psIu-
Fan 1 ID not stsHd here to a.sail and dcnoanee 'ne
views and motives Of those who may diner ron "a
In ~ POLITICAL principles an Wiling % say inst
The virtue and patriotism Of our country are h'ry
enough divided betxesa The Pastiss throsvseot the
length and breadth Of our land BAIT while respect
the feelings and motives d my iends whe nay dd.
fer from "a at the same time I a. settled In ~
that they arc wrong and We are nsht;
and It mattcss not my friends. how earnest man
may be who holds wrong principle. the evils when
arc in nowise nitigated by the fact that the man
who acts upon them does 50 upon the sincere con.
viction Of their proprety. ] ask the privilege Of
speaking to you Of the great instructive and drssne
tive differences which exist in the organization NJ
the two great political parties We arc charged on
our side, not unfcqucnty, with loving and cherish
ing wrong Il las been my fortune to hold ONCE.
and in doing 20 it has been my lot to bring upon
my bead the severe condemnation Of political orpo.
nsnts. have seen charged with being very tad
man-that wanted every body to set drunk, be-
cause could not agree with them on the subject Of
coerrive temperance bill and because woula not
agree with them touching the policy to be pursued IN
reference to the great stream OF emigration that has
flooded our land-and wish could sec Il again CON.
ing hearing upon Its tide strong arms and hoPcsa'
hearts. (Applause) No person would think !" icok'
kat Ec~o kvN
but love But chcar men in certain portions 81 these
United States denounced as bitterly and - heartily q
ifthey were our enemies instead Of bcng our brethren
and citizens Of this common land Of ours. Why sit
good men have been taught ofatc years
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 arc frgctful Of the cost at which our
liberty was achicvcdy Why is il that the very in
stitutions which have contributed SO much tn our
great prosperity are held in such light regard? Now.
l am Northern man, standing on Northern sosl
and speaking to Northern men, and on speaking 81
the South-though believe with the North that
they have men among them who arc sclfish-yct
after all, a. a body, recognize them a. patriotic
men, who love their country, N brothers Of my own
men whom I wish n have live in the kindly memo.
ries Of every citizen Of this great and glorious land
(appause): therefore, in speaking Of the origin rsc
and history Of this difference between Northern AMI
Southern men, shall speak Of the faults Of the
North rs consider it in god taste and true man.
hood to speak plainly to those who hear me and
kindly Of those who are away. (Applausc) When
fathers, common battle fields were struggling
for common rights slavery existed in all our colonies
there was no exception; It was on every rood OF
ground We had no difficulty on account OF slavery,
then in achieving our Independence. But since that
time slavery has been abolished over more than half
of this land Of ours Il i now in comparatively
contracted limits and now We hear that il must lead
to alienation Of the people and the disruption Of this
great confedcracy. I fear that Of the North arr
unjust and not altogether courageous In our treat
ment Of our brethren Of the South. How came
slavery in these United States! Who brought the
negro from Africa. The South never had sh'Vs--
The men of New York. where came from, the men
Of Massachusetts, and the men Of Rhode island, wcrc
those who stole them from their homes and brought
them over to the SHAMELESS here. (Applausc.) Win
laid the foundations Of slavery Nhsh untcrlic the
institutions Of many Of Statc Tho time when
over the whole length and breadth Of this land o( ours
the people did not recognise the black man having
any political rights New, my friends, that Is just
as true Of Massachusetts, As Of South Carolina, and
Judge fancy, in so stating. merely stated historical
fact aud known to be 80 by every student Of history
The other day in looking over papers which came
into my hands, found an original document. q bill
Of sale for slave for man in Massachusetts, to man
in New York, and that paper throws most remark
able light over this whole question Of slavery. l:
commenced thus -" To all Christian people q
whom these presents may conc, ], Mark Rcsr. sci
my slave" &c. The people Of Massachusetts, held
that persons were entitled to any political privi
leges unless they were Christians; and they went
further than that-shcy held that no one Was cnti
tied to political privileges unless he the right
| kind Of . Christian. Laughtcr) They held thu
views which laid the foundation Of slavery in the the
| olo n hat Tt,Ovo ~Ecv~ srscs a.
ry-they sold the family Of King Philip into slavery
These the sentiments that existed in the NORTH
| in our early days When the constitution Of th,
United States was formed, when the delegates from
the different States met in convention. the IucstoI
Of slavery was there, and It was asked when shal
the slave trade be put to an end. Georgia says
now; Virginia says now; South. Carolina says. no
yet; Connecticut, not yet; Rhode lsiani. not yet
Massachusetts,, not yet; and New Hampshire sal,
not yet-the slave trade is profitable. daughter.
If you will read Minots 'lIstory Of Massachusetts,
you will learn that the great business Of New Eng
land at ono time was the manufacture OF rum, or
rum 0aughter); and when they made rum, the,
took it to the cnast Of Africa and exchanged Il 70
slaves. Uaughter.) The slavcrs land their cargoe
and forthwith the entire South was charged wltl
completely in the slave trade. But they do not a
the same time tell you that the slave ships arc ttc
out from New England portS-that they glide out 3
sea on their nefarious voyages beneath the shati
Of Bunker HILL loud applause and laughter.
The political power Of our country is in the hand
Of the free States. The population Of the countr
increases at the rate Of . million year; Of thi
Increase the North receives over seven hunsirc
thousand This large majority Of the yearly Ia
crease has given the North her strength in the cor
federacy. How came the North by this excess
the increase? At the outset NC were equal-lhc
We were all slave States Now, what led to III
abolishment Of slavery in the North, and thus CAV
US tho basis Of our present strength? I will &c
you, my friends, and you all know Il 10 be So Tn
democratic party under Jefferson inauguraicd III
wise and benificent policy Of inviting the LAHORE
Of the world To plant himself down upon the srcs
and fertile plains Of our country. Under this polio
the emigrants from Europe aockcd to the Norther
States, because they found in their soil and climate
and in their institutions, more conscnial home-
So you see, my friends. that il has been under
policy inaugurated by Southern statesmcn-a polio