Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-03-18

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slumbers Of infancy in the bosom OF
niger: be is washed, dressed. and taken
to the table, by a niger, to eat food pre-
pared by a niger; be is led to and
from school by a Niger; every service .
that childhood demands is performed by |
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 niger and when he reaches
manhood. be invades the niger quarters,
TO place himself in the endearirg relation
Of paternity to half niggers. Finally, 1t
be should be ambitious, it may occur that
he will come to Congress to represent a
constituency, three-ffths Of whom are
nireers, and talk about " Black Republ-
cans" amalgamaiion," niger equali-
ty,"" niger stealing" and the offensive
odor Of niggerism.
insist upon it, we have had enough
Of this tomfoolery. Let members from
the slave States treat Us with the courte-
sy due from one gentleman to another,
and they will receive the same in return.
But till then, If God pleases, they shall
have a Roland for an Oliver. call gen
tlemen to witness, that during all last
session ] endured this kind Of abuse
Scurrilous letters were read from the
Clerks desk, and held my peace
Again this session, old Nose is exhumed
and served up in a Democratic rehash
And who is this old Nose, that is TO form
the pabulum Of an interesting chapter
when some Democratic historian shal
give Us the history Of the United States
A poor, old septgenarian negro, whom
never heard Of till be came to my doc
free by the admission Of the BLACKBURN
who had owned him. gave him mea
Of victuals; he remained few hours Il
the cars came, when ! secured the pay
Inent Of his passage 10 Chicago, and b
went on his way rejoicing, like the Ethi'
plan Of old. BY the way, ought theI
not to be an ecumenical coucil Of II
Democratic church, to get out an expur
ated edition of the Bible? What a sea
dalous thing, that Philip should ri,
with the Ethiopian? 1t is asked why
did not state these facts before. ! a
swer, l will not hold myself bound to e
plain every ebullition of backguardis
either in or out of Congress. When
boy, used to strike at every dog ii
barked at me as | rode along the his
ways; but have ceased doing so, 10
since, and let them bite the iron that
circles the wheel.
And now, what about this negro equ
lily Of which we hear so much, in g
out Of Congress? 1t is claimed by
Democrats Of to-day, that Jefferson
uttered an untruth in the declaration
principles which underlie our Cove
ment / still abide by the Democr
Of jefferson, and avow my belief tha
men are created equal. Equal be
Not iu physical strength not in 5
metry Of form and proportion; no
gracefulncs &C motion. or loveliness
feature not IN mental endowment, N
susceptibility, and emotional power /;
socially equal not Of necessity p,
cally equal--not this, but every hu
being equally entitled to his life, hi:
eriy, and the fruit Of bis toll. The l
ocratic party deny this fundamental
trine Of our Government, and say
ihere is a certain class Of human b.
who have no rights. If you malici
Hill them, il is 10 murder; if you
away their liberty, it is no crime; i
deprive them Of their earnings, it
theft. No rights which another Is [
to regard Was there ever so
diabolsm compressed into one sente
Why do the Democrats come
with their complaints about the nee
], for one, feel no responsibility
matter. ! did not create them-w
consulted. Now. if there is any OF
satisfied with the fact, that there
whole race Of human beings vii
rights Of human beings, created Y
skin not colored Ike our own, let b
mouth the heavens, and mdtter hi.
phemies in the ear Of the God that
us all. Tell Him that He had II,
ness to make human beings with a
skin. repeat, feel no respons
for this fact. Bot, inasmuch as
pleased God to make them hum
ings, lam bound to regard them a.
Instead Of chaitering your gibber
my ear about negro equality, 90 L
Son Of God in the face, and re
him with tavoring negro equality b
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