The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-03-24

bed by bigger. and nestles during the
slumbers of infancy in the bosom of a.
niger; he is washed, dressed, and taken
to the table, BY q uigger, to eat food
prepared by niger; be is led to and
from school BY a uiggeri every service
that childhood demands is performed BY
a niger, except that of chastisement,
which from the absence of good manners,
in many cases, it is to be feared is not
performed at all. When down appears
on his lip, the tonsorial service is per-
formed by bigger; and when he reach
es manhood, he iuvades the nigger quar-
ters, to place himself in the eudeariDg re-
latiOn of paternity to half niggers. FL
nally, if be should be ambitious, it may
occur that be will come to Congress to
represent constituency, three-6fths Of
whom are niggers, and talk about "Black
Republicans, "aualgama alton" I" "nigger
equality" "pigger stealing" and the Of
fensve odor of niggerism.
insist upon it, We have bad enough
of this tomfoolery. Let members from
slave States treat us with the courtesy due
from one gentleman to another, and they
will receive the same in return. But till
then, if God pleases, they shall have
Roland for an Oliver. | call gentlemen
to witness that during all last session
endured this kind ef abuse. Scurrilous
letters were read from the Clerks desk,
and | held my peace. Again this session
old Nose is exhumed, and served up in
democratic rebash. And who is this old
Nose, that is to form the pabulum of an
Interesting chapter, when some Demo
cratic historian shall give US the history of
the United StDtes! A poor, old septge
marian negro, whom | never saw, aud
of whom never heard till be came to my
door-free by tho admission of the black
guard who bad owned him. gave him
a meal of victuals; he remained a few
hours till the cars came, when | Sc
cured theipayment of his passage to Chi,
cago, and be went on his way rejoicing,
like the Ethiopian of old. BY the way,
ought there not be an ecumenical council!
of the Democratic church, to get out an
expurgated edition of the Biblel What
a scandalous thing, that Philip should
ride With the Ethiopianl it's asked VIII
did | not state these facts before. | an
swer, | will not hold myself bound to ex-
plain every ebullition of blackguardism,
either in or out of Congress. When
boy, fused to strike back at every dog
that barked at me as [ rode along the
highways; but I have ceased doing so.
long since, and let them bite the iron that
encircles the wheel.
And now. what about this negro eqali-
ty of which We hear SO much, 10 and out
of Cougressi 1t is claimed by the Dem
ocrats of to-day, that Jefferson has utter
ed an untruth in the declaration Of priG
ciples which undcrlie our Government
still abide by the Democracy of Jeffer-
SOD, and avow my belief that all men are
created equal. Equal how! Not in ph ysical
strength; not in symmetry of form and
proportion; MOTHS gracefulness of motion,
or loyeliness Of feature; not in mental en-
dowment, moral susceptibility, and emo
tiOnal power; not socially equal; not of
necessity politically equal-nOt this, hut
every humau being equally entitled to
his life, bis liberty, and the fruit of bis
toll. The Democratic party deny this
fundamental doctrine of our Government,
and say that there is certain class of
human beings who have no rights. III
you ualiciOusly kill them. it is no mur-
der; if you take away their liberty, it is !
no crime; if you deprive them of their
earnings, it is no theft. No rights which
another is bound to regard! Was there
ever so much diabolism compressed into
one sentence!
Why do the Democrats come to US With
their complaints about the negroesl IL
for one. feel no responsibility in the mat
ter. did not create them-was not con-
suited. Now, if there is any one dissatis-
fed with the fact, that there is a whole
race of human beings with the rights of
human beings, created with a skin not
eolored like our own, let bin 90 mouth
the heavens, aad mutter bis blasphemies
in the ear of God that m made US all. Tell
Hin that He had no business to make
human beings with black skin. | re.
peat. feel no responsibility for this fact
But. inasmuch as it has pleased God to
make them human beings, / sm bound to
regard the0 as such. Instead of ch after
ing your gibberish 10 my ear about ne
gro equality, GO look the Son of God in
the face, and reproach him with fsvorine
negro equality because be poured out his
blood for the most abject aud despised of
human family. Go settle this matter with
the God who created, and the Christ who
redeemed.
"He that despiseth the poor, reproaeA-
eth bis Maker
A single word as to this charge of ne.
gro-stealing. | suppose have a right to
speak on this subject, having been made
the object Of this allegation. So far as
any personsl abuse is concerDed, il NAV
60 for what it is worth. Ii the object is
10 ascertain whether / assist fugitive
slaves who come to to my door and ask
it. the matter is easily disposed Of II
march right up to the confessional, and
say, 1 do recolleet the case of young
woman, who came to my house, who had