Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-31
.sniegst. tslestsood prepssed by niger;

ners in many cases, it is to be feared is not
performed at all. When down appears on
his lip. the tonsorial services is performed by
\ niger, and when he reaches manhood, he
invades the niger quarters, to place him
self in the eBdearing relation of paternity
to half niggers. Finally, if he should be
ambitious, it may occur thsthe will come TO
Congress to represent aconsttuencY, three
/ fifths of whom are n;ggers, and talk about
Black Repub cans," ''smaigamation," !"
"nigger equality" ''nigger stealing" and
the offensive odor of nigge'ism- a-
!! i insis, upon Il, We have had enough OF
I this tomfooiery.S Let members from the
slave States treat us W ith 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 Rol-
ness, 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 ex-
humed, and served up in Democratic re-
hash. And who is this old Nose, that is To
! form the pabuium OF an interesting chapter,
when some Democratic historian shall give
us the history of the United States? A poor,
! o.d sepIgenarian negro, whom never saw,
! and of,whom | never heard till he came to
my docr-free by the admission OF the black
guard who had owned him. / gave. him Il
meal Of victuss; he remained few hours.
! till the cars came, when ! secured the pay
Z Is to fNbi1.na and q W. n
on his way rejoic ing, like the Ethiopian OF
old. BY the way, ought there not TO be an
ecumenical council of the Democratic
church, to get cut an expurgated edition of
/ the Biblc! What q scnDdalous thing, that
Phillip should ride with the Ethiopian! 1t is
asked v by did not state these facts before.
answer, will mt hold myself bound to
explain every ebullition of bleckguardism,
either in or out of Congress. When boy,
used to strike back ct every dog that
! barked al me us | rode along the highways;
| but have ce.seG doing SO, long since. and
! let them bite the iron that encirc.es the
wheel.
And now, what. bout this negro equality
! of which we hear so much, in and cut OF
Congress! 1t is claimed by the Democrats
of to day, that Jefferson has uttered an nm
/ truth in tie dec ciaration of principles which
underlie our Government. ! still abide by
the Democracy OF Jeffers on. 6nd avow ny
belief that all men are created equal. Equal
how! Not in physical strength; not IN
symmetry of form and proportion; no: in
gracefuinass OF motion, or loyel'ness Of fea
ture; not in mental endowment, moral sus-
cepti0iIity, and e:notionCl power; not eOci
ally equal; not OF necessity politically
! eaaa,--aot- bul-egery- hunan sbeiGG
equally entitled to his lie, his liberty, ana
the fruit OF his toll. The Democratic party
! deny this fundamental doctrine Of oEr Gov
/ ernmen,, and say that there is certain
c:ass Of human beings who have no rights.
/ If you maiiclously kill them. it is no murder;
! if you take away .helr liberty, it is 10 crime;
j ifyou pFive them of their ear nings, it Is
| no theft. No rights which ano. her is bound
u regard Was there ever SO much diabol-
I ism compressed into one sentenced
i Why CO the Democrats come to US with
! their complaints about the negroes! J, foi
/ one, feel no responsibility in the matter.
/ did not create them-was nj consulted
! Now, il there is any one dissatisfied with
! the fact, that there is whole race of human
! beings with the rights of human beings
I created with skin not colored like our
own, let him go mouth the heavens. and
n.utier his baasphenies in the ear Of the
/ GID that made US all. Te Him that He
/ had NJ business to make human beings with
black skin. | repeat, feel no response
! biiy for this iact But, inasmuch es ii his
pleased God TO make them human beings,
! am bound to regard them rs such. lns,ea
of chaltering your gibberi=h in my ear ab u
negro equality, go look the Son of God
in the face, aud repro ash him with laVoring
negro equal ity because he poured out his
/ blood for The most abiact and des9ised Of
the human family. Go settle this matter
/ with the God who created, End the CARTS;
who redeemed.
'He that despse!h the poor, rspfoacheih
his Maker"
i A single word as to this charge o. negro
stealing. suppose have right to speak
on this sub ject, having been nude the OBJ
i iect of this allegation. So far as any per
sonaI abuse is concerned, II msy 60 tor W IA
J it is worth. II the object is 10 ascertain
whether assist fugitive slaves u no Come to
my door and ask it, tie matter is easily lis
posed Of | march rghl up to the cJui,s
sinna!, and say, %. recoi,eet the case
of young woman, who came 10 my house,
/ who had not sing trace OF African De-
scent either ir feature or complexion. Ac-
cording to her own story, she was betruthed
to mar of her race, though not Of her
f color, and was, before her marriage, sold to
a Iibertne from the. South, she being in s. {.
Louis She escaped, and, in her fight from
a life ofiniamy u:.d tate worse than death,
she came aud imp pIored aid, Was ] Ia re!Gs
= it! Was 10 bewray the Nanderer! Was |
) to detain her, nd give her up a prey TO the
incarnate fiend who had selected her as II
f victim to offer Up on the alter OF srnsuasm !
; Wlo would do it, would not, did not.
: No human being. black or white, bord or
: free, native OF foreign, inhdel or Christian,
, ever came to my door, and asked for food
5 and shelter, in the name OF a common hu-
manity, or of a plying Christ, who did uo,
/. receive II. This have done This mean
D., to do. as long as God let's me live. shall
), never '.bewrEy him thar wandere'h." shat.
. never become a sltve-catchcr. A,y one
i who chooses may transform himself into Il
d boodhounl--snutf, and scent, and howl.
K along the track of the fugitive-lol out his
$ tongue, and lisp up the dirty water that
r stands in muddy pools by the wsy side