Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-02
Negro Equality Negro steaIing--Oyen Loyejoy.

We give tie following extract from owen
Loveioy : speech Iu Congress. on Feb. 81. 1859
and which IN substance Is the same that lie
sand ON the subject Ia this city on the 18Th
INST, ID order - show our readers what he ac-
tua.ly Did ~ the subject.
''Aud Row. what about This nero equality of
which we hear So much. IL aud ouL o- Congress
IL f. claimed hv the Democrats oI t..-lIav. that
jefferson has uttered IN untruih ~ the deela-
ration 1T principles which underIIe our Govern
iueut- l s,lil au-de 10y the Democracy OF jeff
ersoa. aud atow my belief that all men are
created eqGaL Equal. how No: IL physical
strength not "a = umetrv Of form and proper
non. uut III Eracrt-lue>s ct motion, or loneliness
81 Irac-fe- MOI 20 mental endowment. moral
sl~cep ioslty and emotional power. not social
II eq a..l, uat Of necessity politically eQuaI-uot
thl- ha; every human beng equally entitled
"a lis ate his liberty, and the fruit OF has toll
The Democratic party deny this Fundamental
doctrine 81 gas Government, and say that there
Is q certain class of human beings Who have no
ughts- II you mallclolsly XIII lEen. il ) no
murder; i yru take away their HbertY.I II - no
crime. q you deprive them If their earnings. il
IS -o ihcil- y rights which another is bound
e. iegari- " - there ever - much dlabo!ISrn
Impressed .ugo one srutcnce2
Why do the Democrats come 10 rs With their
complaints ahou. the RegrJesz L for one feel
40 responsibility ~ tEo matter / d.d not
IS SIS one dissatisfied with Tie fact, that there
j. "a whole rare Of human beings, with the night
oi Aanae beings. created WITH q SKIN not col
e7ec iAe orr eVu- let hiln 20 mouth the heay-
ems. and mUtier LIs bia=phemles IA the ear Of
iae tVd itai made Us an Tell HIm that He
hal a9 hbslLess - make human beIn-s with
q ".'-eN 9Ath- repeat lTei no FesPonsioIli-
IS Tor this tact. bat. lul-Iuuch as Il has pleas
IA t1ad Is make them human beings / am
bound 20 regard them as such, Instead ofcha;-
terIug your -lbbcrIsh iu my ear about negro
equality 20 look the Son OF God IN the face,
and repfo2cA linn With tayorlng negro equality
because lie poured out his bioid for the most
aHicct aud dv~Hl~e1 g.. the human family GO
settle tAI- matter with the God who created
and the CArlst -ho redeemed
"iIa lha. e-pise,h The the poor. repro.ch-
eth lis Maker.
A single word 10 this charge of negro
stealing I suppose have right 10 speak On
this sahjeet, having been made the object OF
tins allegation. 30 far a. any personal abuse
IS concerned. i nav 70 for what &c Is worth. II
the object is ~ ascertain whether / assist fugi-
tive slaves 10 come TO my doc and ask It, The
matter IS easily disposed 81. | march rIght up
Is the confessional. and say, I i5. I recolIect
the case Of a young woman, who came 10 my
house. who had not sIugle trace of African
descent either IN feature or completion. Ac
eord.nr To her own story. she vas betrothed /,
: ulau II her race. though NOS of her color and
was, before lie marriage. sold 70 a Hbertiue
from She South. She beng IT, ST. LOUIS ste
escaped, and, II her i -at from lie % lnfamy
and fate wose than death, she came and Inn
Fiogv. aidE Was jp refuse ~ y Il I 20 be
tray Tie wande-er2 Was y detaln her, 4ud
give her Up prey TO the lnearaale head who
-.- Mo .. To-,5 d. r. would not did not