Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-26
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douglas press. III was an extract IN which
the Democracy endeavored to show that
Mr.. Schurz had spoken disrespectful of the
Declaration Of Independence. and Of our
Revolutionary Fathers. In a few editorial
remarks prefscing the article, we, of course.
said that Carl Schurz never entertained
such sentiments as were contained in the
extract. The extract was copied into the
Terre-Haute Journal and represented as
the true sentiments Of Mr.. Schurz, and in |
reply to our denial, the editor OF that pa |
per Of Friday last, says:
"The editor of the Express. in lis issue
this morning, undertakes to deny that Carl |
Schurz ever made the infamous speech. an
extract from which we published yesterday |
OF course he would deny it. because he |
knows that it must have a crushing effect |
against the so called Republican party
But how does MT Hudson know that
Schurz did not make such a speech We
undertake to say that he did make il,
and that the sentine tents be uttered do find
a response in the bosoms of many of the
leaders Of bis party"
1t was certainly base enough for an edi-
tor to garble the extract above referred to
and copy it into his columns, but how i'm
measurabIy baser must he be. who, in an
editorial article, would say, that those
sentimens were not only entertained by
Mr.. Schurz. but by many of the leaders of
the Republican party3
We give below several paragraphs from
this great speech of Carl Schurz. aud
among them, in itolie, the extract above re-
ferred to. We do this that that our readers
may see bow the extract is used, how it is
preceded and followed, and how corrupt
must be the editor, aud the press, that
would garble such an extrac. from such
speech, aud give it to the world as a reflex
of the authors sentiments:
"Turn your eyes away from the sublime
spectacle of l776, from that glorious gal
axy of men whoes hearts were large enough
for all mankind, and let me recall you to
the sober year of 1857 There is Spring
; field the Capital of Illinois, one Of those
States which own their grateness TO an
ordinance originally framed by the same
man whoes hand wrote the Declaration OF
Independence 10 the Hall of the Assem-
bly,, there stands Mr.. Douglas, who Initi-
ates an eagar crowd into the mysteries of
popular sovereignty" He will tell you
what it ment, when the men Of I776 said
J that call men are created free and equal. -
Mr.. Douglas says:
mo man can vindicate the character, the
motives. and the conduct Of the signers OF
5 the Declaratiin of Independence, except
: upon the hypothesis that they referred to
: the white race alone, and not to the Afri
can, when they declared all men to have
: eeen created free and equsl-fhat they toey,
speaking OF British subjects on this continent
3 being equal 10 the Beitish subjecie bore and
$ residing in great Britain-thst they wer,
o entitled to the same inslienable rights, and
among them were enumerated life, liberty
and the persuit of happiness. The Dec
q Iaration OF Independence was adopted
d merely for the purpose Of justifyiDg tn,
m colonIsts 10 the eyes Of the civilized worl,
IN Withdrawing their allegiance from the
British Grown, and dissolviug their con
e uection with the mother country.
"WhatI Is that all7 Is that heap o
, auicksand the whole substructure Of
!. which new organization of society wa
O be built2-the whole foundation upor
IA which the proud aud ponderous edlfice o
a the United States restesf They did. then
n net mean all men when they said all men
d They intended. perhaps, even I" dlsfran
chise those free blacks who in five OF ib
original thirteen colonies enjoyed the RICH
y Of voting. They ment but the white race
II oh, no by no means, the whole white race
/. not the Germ ans, not the French, not tn
d Scandinayians; they meDt but British sub
= jects British subjects on this continen
II being equal tGDritish subjects born and re
/ oth p.I IL.
! daughter and applause.
= "TAere Is your Declaration Of badepen
u delace a dipl0mSsac dodge, adopted nieret
. for the purpose Of e1ctsing the rebellion
y colonies IN TIE elJes Of ofsittzed nad'lkf11c
There is your Declaration of independence
!, no longer the ,0ered code Of the rights
= man, but a,t hy,oeritteat piece Of specie
:. pleadinq, dYaiCn up Gy Batch Of Grto
. petitioners who, wheH speaking Of the right
of men meant bat tie rtriLeqes Of a set :
N sristocratic shareholders, bit styled II ''H
e. riqhts of man. Ia order TO hrol0 dust int
Dr. tire eyes of the 'corId, and to i'aregte nobt'
ID hearted fools into lending them aid and a.
q. sistanee. Applause. These are go"
boosted Revolutionary sireS, 40 tonge
~ heroes and sages, but accomplished hlt"
pit buqgers and hypOcrites, ioho said one TIM
Id and meant another; loho passed coitnteTfe
d. sentiments as genuine, and obtained ar"
or and naonev and assistance and sympathy
u false pretencesi There Is your great An.ei
e lean ReroLltion, no longer the gTe1t cha"
70 q, pion of universal principles, but meo
~ yankee trick, bursts of applause an
nc laughter a lcooden nutn'eg-the most III
- pudent imposition ecer practtced upon "
=. ,ohole ,corld." Applause.
lie This is the way Mr.. Douglas wants yo
er to read and to understand the proude
pages Of American historyl That is q
kind of history with which he finds it NJ
cessary to prop his mongrel doctrine
OF Popular sovereignty That is what
for calls vindicatiopg the character and u
motives and the conduct of the signers
, the Declaration Of Independence. Thv
% ne did not blush to Islander Jefferson, VIII
, when speaking Of his country, meant Il
of world, and, when speaking of his fellow
- citizens, meant mankind; and franklin,
whose clear head theory and practice we
ny The same, and who. having declared ga
ter men to be created free and equal" BEGAN
~. the first President of the first great Abol
ton Society and John Adams, the rePn
ere sentative Of that State which abolisht
wo slavery within its limits with one gre
20 | >lgOkt ui oho
who declared it ''hs fondest wish to 8
ne slavery abolished by law" and affixed
lot the Declaration Of Independence the broa
or signature Of his heroic sword aud Mao
g, son, who deemed it "absurd TO admit q
VI idea OF properly in man. and OF the u
PIX mers of the Constitution, who took ca
j. not TO disgrace that instrument with 9
word slavery" and, before adopting
finally, blotted out from the extradti'
to clause The word "servitude," auotoediy b
my cause il signifed The condition Of staOe' a,
,a. substituted the word service" avowed
D. because IL sign.fed the condition Of a freema
''y Thus Mr. Douglas dares to speak OF
'ise those true men, who. after having proelalI
for ed their principles IN the Declaration. e
deayored to introduce them into prsctic
life in almost every State, In the way
ma Gradual emss c Jahon! That they ba
'ec failed in this, is il fault Of thsirsr
the shows not that they were less great a
~ siucers, but that subsequent generatio