The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17

its depths it lifts its crested waves on high, and
dashes them in broken spray against the bee
Ting crags Much less can you annul the eter-
nal distinction between right and wrong. The
attempt is and must forever remain utterly vain
and impotent.
The gentleman from Georgia the other day
called our attention to the sublime spectacle OF
State after State emerging from Territorial
condition, and wheeling into line as sovereign
States in this Confederacy. In this process,
according to the gentleman, were united the
two principles of expansion and popular SOW
ereignty, and the gentleman was reminded of
that grand chorus which an ancient exile heard
when there was poured upon his ear the voice
of many waters, and the voice of the thunders,
and the voice of the Almighty, and the utterance
of ocean and thunder and of Jehovah was, Tor
Populi cor Del" Sir, claim that the voice
of truth, and justice, and liberty, is the voice
of God. When hear the voice of thousands
and thousands, and ten times ten thousand,
swelling upward, like the voice of many waters
and the voice of mighty thunders and the voice
of the Almighty, it is that other and better
sentiment, :" Let justice prevail, though the
universe crumbles." Aye, sir; too heard the
voice of the people, and it went surging through
the streets of Judea's proud metropolis 1t
swept through the portals of Pilates Judgment
q,
! 4" Cruelty himl Cruelty him!" Was Vor
Populi cor Del" then? Did the gentleman
from Georgia hear the voice of the Almighty,
responsive to the popular will, demanding the
crucifxion of his own Son. Did their cry of
blood have the Divine sanction, simply because
they had voted it, and because they had law
by which the Man of Nazareth must be put to
death What an impious dogmaI
But let us follow this expansion and cor
popuh doctrine. We already embrace Utah |;
there the voice of the people sanctions and de-
mands a multiplicity Of wives. Is it the voice
of God? We acquire Cuba; and there the
voice of the people demands the union of
Church and State, and forbids prayer to be
uttered by the open grave of friend who
breathed out his soul beyond the pale of the
Papal church: and the voice of the people is
the voice of Godl Expansion! We sweep on
ward, and take in Mexico and in some Sc
questered vale there is a remnant of the old
Aztec race, with their Teocalli surrounded
with human skulls. The voice of the people
here leads forth pampered young man, the
fairest aad best of the nation, decorated with
flowers, up to the consecrated hill, laying him on
the sacrihcial stone, and with breast raised, the
priest seizes the knife, and drags it craunching
through the ribs, and tears out the heart, all
reeking and quivering; and this is the voice
of God
But we have taken in the continent, from
Esquimaux to Patagonian, and still we must
expand. We ride forth on the Pacific wave,
and annex the Feejee Islands, and the voice of
the people here is to feast on human flesh, and
the voice of the people is the voice of God !
Is this an insane asylum? Is the Democracy
struck with lunacy as well as filled with fanati-
cism?
The Slavery Democracy pirates and chatters
about "negro equality" BLACK Republicans"
and "nigger stealing" to use its classic phrase
and improved photography. 1t has, or affects
one who advocates the principles of human
Freedom, as they were enunciated and laid
down in enduring forms by the Fathers of the
Republic, is "woolly head and these same
Democrats have learned to speak of them with
apeculiar nasal twist NasO cOntemnere adu,.co
You would suppose that these gentlemen, whose
0lfactorles are so sensitive and acute never
saw niger, unless in menagerie, And yet,
would you believe it the very first service rem
dered him on earth is performed by a niger;
as an infant, he draws the milk which makes
his flesh and blood and bones from the breast
of niger looks up in her face and smiles,
and calls her by the endearing name of " mann
my"
and begs, perhaps, in Eiteous tones, for the
privilege of carrying nanny" to the Terrific
ries; he is undressed and put to bed by a Mig
ger, and nestes during the slumbers of infancy
in the bosom of niger; he is washed, dress
ed, and taken to the table, by niger, to eat
food prepared by niger he is led to and
from school by niger; every service that
childhood demands is performed by niger,
except that of chastisement, which, from the
absence of good manners in many eases, 1t iS
to be feared is not performed at all. When
down appears on his lip, the tonsoral service is
performed by niger; and when he reaches
manhood, he invades the niger quarters, to
place himself in the endearing relation of pa
ternity to half niggers. Finally, if he should
be ambitions, it may occur that he will come
to Congress 10 represent q constituency, three
hfths Of whom are niggers, and talk about
Black Repuhl leans amalgamation,u Mig
ger equalit5,' Trigger stealing" and the offeH-
sive odor OF niggerism.
insist upon it, we have had enough of this
tomfoolery. Let members from the slave States
treat us with the courtesy due from one gentle
man to another, and they will receive the same
~ Tetnrn But till then, if God pleases, they
shall have itoiaa4 TO. sG Oliver. | cali gen
tlemen TO witness, that during all LAST session
tiers were read from the Clerks desk, and
heiq say peace Lga;n this session. old Nose
is exhumed, and served up in neuoctatie .s
hash. and who is this old Nose, that is to form
the pabulum Of an interesting chapter, when
some Democratic historian shall give us the
history of the United States? A poor, old
septgenarian negro, whom | never saw, and
of whom l never heard till he came to NV
door-I4ee py tps adMisslOl, OF tue pIackguapd
who had owned him. l gave him meal of
vlctuals; he remained few hours till the cars
came, when | secured the payment of his pas
sege to Chicago, and he went on his way re-
lQlcing, ifke fne Ethiopian CT cd. Gy the way
ought there not to be an ecumenicai council 81
the Democratic church, TO get OUT an e4purga
ted edition of the Bible? What scandalous
thing, that Philip should ride with the Ethio-
plan? IL Is eesked why | did pot state these
facts Rsf57s I answer, will not hold mysei
bound to explain every ets,i;.S5;;ca Of black
guardism, either in or out Of Congress When
a boy, used to strike back at every dog that
barked At me as ! rode along the highways
but have Ceased doing SO, long Since and let
them bite the iron that encircles the wheel.
And now, what about this negro equality Of
which we hear so much, in and out of Congress ??
1t Is claimed by the Democrats of today. that
Jefferson has uttered an untruth in the declara
ton OF principles which underlie our Govern
ment. j still abide by the Democracy of JEFF
fersOn, and avow my belief that all men are
created equal. Equal how? Not in physical
strength; not in symmetry of form and propor
ton; not in gracefulness of motion, or lowell
ness of feature; not in mental endowment,
moral susceptibility, end emotional power; not
socially equal; not of necessity politically
equal-not this, but every human being equally
entitled to his life, his liberty, and the fruit Of
his toll. The Democratic party deny this fun