The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-02-24

phia on account of their pro-Slavery feelings.
For whose interest was the 100000 apFro-
priatcd 70 the Virginia University? TO edu-
cote tbc sons OF slate owners. For whose in
I rest wiIln the six or eight million; more
be appropriated to the internal improvements
of the State? Nearly the whole. 1t goes 10
the large slave owning Districts OF the Sta'e'
When the 500 600 was asked for establishing
q Military Institute in n. W. Va, how quick
did the slave owning interest putt down.
Why is all our property, our incomes and SAL
aries taxed 10 cents on the 500, while slave
holders slave propartJ is taxed less 'nah II
cents? Arrogant democracy does it to favor
,bo clio we holder because he has the power
Your money and mine is taken from Us anu
o,r children TO educate the slave owners chill
d,en. who are rolling in opuleuc". Who was
the originator of this odions negro exemption
tax? Henry A. Wise, now the demomocr""'
State nominee for President ofthe U. STATES
Does that negro exemption tax favor the save
owner Answer it oppressed farmers oil west
crn Virginia Who is that opposes pro'c'
,;ge tariff. which would encourage the laoor-
inc white man and the farmers in the gram
and stock growing sections Of the Slater INC
democracy, from Maryland to Texas. Why :
Because it is claimed TO be opDosed-to the ats'e
hoidefsiinierest, who grows cotton and tooac-
co? Who is it that is opposed to improve
,nents Of rivers, lakes and harbours, to iAcl'-
tate commerce, and thereby encourage the free
white labor of tie country? The democracy
rom Maryland to Texas. Why? For the
same reason that they oppose the tariff.
WHO is it that declares that slavery is the
normal condition ofsociety-thatit is natural,
according TO the laws of nature? Il. NJ. l.
Hunter, yonr own Democratic Senator in the
| United States Senate WHO'S it that declare:
slavery 10 he the mud-sill of society, and free
eociety to be a failure? Hammond, q demo
crat from South Carolina. And the sentimen
isepdorsed by all the democrats in Congress
from MARYLAND to Texas. is not this slavery
proparaudism? Nearly every democratic
Congressman south Of Mason and Dizon's line
lave declared this winter, in public speeches
that if they were prohibited from carrying
slaves into the Territories, whereit is not, they
would dissolve this Union. Is this not slave
ry propagandism? Who is it that have passed
A laws this winter in Missouri, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippia and Louisiana TO enslave al the FREE
negroes in those States in i2 or IS months 2
All these Legislatures are largely democratic
Is not this slavery propagandism, with ven
geance? would as soon have armad YES
sci TO bring cargo Of slaves. from Africa u
to have been guilty of that act. Who was i
that refused the NJ Z. Chutch a charter for {
University &. learning irMssouri this winter
because itmight affect slase owners? A dem
ocratic legislature, every opposition man mi
voted for the ,cinEter. NeedT 60 further Il
cite more fact prove that the democratic
party knows nointerest but theiirefest Of HI
niger owner, and slavery propasSnaiSrl, ;
1 And celtlSt ''"'h et"eeS ss''Nt'
man has taken more pains 10 keep himself o
f,enaGraiic IN Iasn Laii>- 70
dol Or KidwelI. And il his being V'il'e
or blind .oetssssas-s, ueivrr5ed o
the truthfuluess Of my proposition that III
democratic party knows no Interest but tn
q Shareholder interest and slavery propagart
ism-the Doctor, is goner. leave it TO III
public to decide know it IS only a te'
years since the democratic party has commen
ced drifting to this ultra ground but the pc
sition is manifest TO every observing man.
They have driven nearly the whole ofthe No
thern democracy from them, and came We I
nigh deserving their present President OF I'll
United States, Q n their very isolated issue
slavery. He had to abandon the Cincinna
platform and follow them, to retain corpc
iars guard in Congress. These are. facts. Yo
stupid fellow OF The Jefiersonian, you did no
know what you were talking about.
Yours, &C.,
+. H.. PEIRP0lNT.
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