The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

underlie the institutions Of many oil our
Ststess The time was, when over
the whole length and breadth Of this
land OF ours, the people did not recognize
the black man as having any political rights.
Now nv friends that is Just Us true Of Mass
achusetts US OF South Carolina, and Judge
fancy in so stating merely stated historic
al fact, and known TO be SO by every student
OF history.
The other day in looking over papers
which came into my hands, found an orig
inal document, bill OF sale for slave from
a man in Massachusetts, TO man in
New York, and that paper throws most
remarkable light over this whole question
Of slavery. II commenced thus TO all
CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents
may come, |, Mark Rose. sell my slave" &c.
The people of Massachusetts, held that no
persons were entitled to any politicalprivil.
eyes unless they were christians and they
went further than that-they held that no
one was entitled to political privileges unless
he was the right kind Of christian.
QAughter)
They held the views which laid the
foundation Of slavery, in the Theology of
that time They sold Quakers into slavery
they sold the family OF King Philip INTO
slavery. Ttesc were the sentiments that
existed in the north in our early days.
When the Constitution of the United States
was formed when the delegates from the
different States met in convention, the qucs-
ton of slavery was there, and II was asked
when shall the slave trade be put TO an end.
Georgia says now Virginia, now +! South
Carolina says not yet Connecticut, not
yet Rhode Island not yet Massachusetts,
not yet and New Hampshire said not yet,
the slave trade is profitable. Laughter.)
II you wall read Mnots History Of Mas
sachuse,,s, you will learn that the great
business OF New England ut one time was
the manufacture Of rum--pue rum
Qaughter) and when they made rum. they
took it to the coast of Africa and ex.
changed il for slaves Iaughter)
The slavcrs land their cargocs on some
unilcqucnted shores of the southern coast,
and forthwith the entire South is charged
with completely in the slave trade. But
they do not at the same time tell you that
slave ships are fitted GU, from New England
ports that they glide out 10 sea on their
nelarcus voyages beneath the shade OF
Bunker Hill. Loud applause and laughter.
The political power Of our country is IN
the hands of the free States. The populn-
ton OF the country increases at the rate OF
a million u year; Of this increase the North
receives over seven hundred thousand. This
large minority Of the yearly increase has
given the North her strength III the coniod-
eracy. How came the North by this ex,
cess OF the increase? At the outae, we
were equal then we were all slave States.
Now wha, led 10 the adjustment Of slavery
in the North and thus gave us the basis of
our present strength! ! will tell you, my
friends, and you all know it to be go. The
Democratic party under Jefferson, naugu.
rated the wise and bcneiicent policy OF
inviting the laborer of the old world
to platt himself down upon the great and
fertile plains of our country. Under this
policy the cmigrants from Europe ilocked
TO the Northern States, because they found
in their soil and climate, and in their insii
tutions, more congenial home. So you
see, my friends, that IL has been under
policy inauguratcd by Southern Statement
policy which found its most bitter oppo
nents a, the Nor,h--,ba our section has
become all powerful in the government.
We have now a majority IN the Senate, in
the House Of Representatives, and in the
Electoral College but the census of lsG0
will show tina, two.'hirds Of the members Of
the House OF Representatives, and an over
whelming majority in the Senate, repr scn,
free States. l. this time, aud arc these
the circumstances under which an ire
preside conflict" shall be- waged agains,
the people aud institutions OF the weaker
section When the South Gas strong and
We were weak, they furnished us no p'cce-
den, for the course Of action we now pro
pose 10 pursue against them. fthrcrs.)
These b. ing the truths which history teaches
and staining here as do. Of the very bead
waters OF the mighty Mississippi, whose
arm. lock our country together. teaching US
"A perpetual lesson Of fts'eruaI love and un.
ion, beg you 10 panse before you enter
upon "A sectional warfare, which will rive
asunder those whom God has joined ,ogcth-
er Cheers Before you do this, look at
history and see il the south has ever hc,ita-
ted 20 uphold single measure which was
calculated to advance The whole county, al
though in 20 doing lhey have built up the
north instead 81 the south
There is an instructive dill renee between
the two parties. The Democratic party j. a
LIT Aio,ie party the Republican party sa
N,ddtmg party. (Dcofeniug chsersl Its
a grea, deal easier TO den9uncc other pcoi4e
Tor their sits than to reform ourselves ii Is
a grea, deal easier TO obtain political power
by inhaming the passions aud prejadices Of
our DeigLbors by deBouncing men a ,bou
saDd miles away, than 1t ia 10 gain influence
By governing our walk in life By the priOci-
pies Of justice or the dictates Of a sound pat
riotism. Cheers
l. il not too true that the reverse Of this
has been burtful 10 the morals u our peo-
p.e-and hurtful 20 the pulpit, u wbih !
speak With all reveruce, AMI 10 the holy
dycirips which should l.sne from The sa.fed
desk tChers IL It 10, TO true, ny X,
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