Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-04
VOLUME 27, NO. "a.


American than TO be . Roman citizen?
And are We In the ninstsen,h century. liv.
ing under this Constitution. with our free
our persons aud our
rights TO be ls. sacred than they were under
the old Roman administration eighteen Gen.
turies ago and more, Thi. is my response
to the question why recommended the cir
cula,iop Of the Helper book.
Now, what about John Brown. Thisat.
fair Of John Brown brings us TO tho reality
Of things. Thi, raid eonfronts us with .la-
very. and makes us ask. IL slavsholdIng
right and II so. wbatrighss hasit' When
the curtain rose and startled tho nation with
this tragedy, John Brown lay there like
wounded lion with his head upon hi' parf.
a sabre cut on his brow. bayonet ga'b.s in
hi. side, the blood ooring out, and life itself
apparently obbins fast; around were osrtain
tii,le specimens Of tho canine species. snua.
ing and smelling. and finally one Of them
yslrei out "Mr. Lion. wa. the old war
horse ,ha, pa,,ured on the Western Reserve
with you on this srpeditonI' The lion
slowly raised his head. cas-, a dsdainful side
glance upon the inquirer. grOwled cu con.
temptuou' negative, and reposed his head as
before.
IN regard to John Brown, you wan, m,
to curse him. Twill not curse John Brown.
You wan, me to pour out eIeerations upon
the head OF old 0ssavatamie. Though all
the .la,sholding Balaks in the country Oil
their houses with silver and profsr IL, l
will not cur,e John Brown. do honestly
condemn what be did, from my standpoint,
and with my convictions | disapprovs Of his
action. that 1, true bot | believe his pur.
pose was good ono tina, 90 far s b. svn
motives before God were concerned. they
were homes, aud truthful and no one can
deny ,ha, he stands head and shoulders
above any other character that appeared on
the stage in that tragedy from beginning TO
end from the time he entered the armory
there to the time when he va. ,t'angled by
Governor " fusa,ion." General Laugh
ter
lie was no, guilty Of murder or treason.
IIe did unqus-tiona''y violate the statute
against aiding slaves to escape; but no
blood was shed eIcep, by the ranie-'triek-
en- multitude. till Stephen. va fired upon
while waving n dag Of truce. The only
murder was that OF Thompson, who was
.naiched from the heroic protection Of
woman. AMI riddled with balls a, the rail-
rpai bridge. D..potism has seldom saeri-
Gced three nobler victims than Brown. s,o.
yvns. and lIallit,.
A. remarked. Mr.. Chairman, this brings
us to coniron, slavery, and ask wha, right
thi. Caliban has upon earih2 / cay no
right. Ny honest cOnVietIon-and do not
know why gentlemen need take ofsn's;
they no d not unless they choose-my hon.
&c, conviction /, that all these slaVebolding
law. have the same moral power and iores
th., rule. among pirates have for the di''ri.
button Of ,hOr booty; that regulations
among robbers have for the division Of their
.polls and although do not believe gon-
tleman have behaved very Handsomely TO
me. 6m going to add notwithstanding.
that d. no. mean 10 .ly that gentlemen
uho are shareholders would he guilty OF
,he-. particular. ,hing'-tha, is no, tho
point--I AIN talking about this matter in
tho court Of conscience, in the court ef
right and wrong and | insist that any
law. for en.la,ing men have just the same
moral force a. the arrangement among rob
Der. and pirates Tor distributing 'heis
'poiI'.
Ivan, to know by what right you can
come and make me q slave? ! want TO
know by wha, rish, you can say that my
child he your slave7 | want to know by
wha, rgh, you cay ,ha, the mother shall
no, have her child, given TO her from God
through the mar,yrdom of maternity
Hear tha. sol. exquisite warbI' Of q moth.
ei's love:
"Tfs la.t YEAR. .un hal lsit the 'ky.
A biriliny sought m, lndian ne.t.
And folded, ali 90 lovingly,
It, tiny wings upon my "eas''"
Now where !, the wretch who would dar
to 70 up and take tha, au,,ering and pant
ing birding from the bosom Of ITS mother.
aud cay, "lt tis mine; | will sci, II like
calf; | will cell it like a pig1" What
right had that mother to her blbo7 Wa
/, because .hc was " Fanny Forester" ,ls
gifted au,hores, was il was Ii hasauso she
vas the wifc OF yenerated Missionary
No, II was because .hs. sas ID. SorHER. and
every slave mother has just " good title
to her babe as - Fanny forrc.ier" had TO
hers, No laws can mako il right to rob
her.
Isay, IN Gods name. my child m mine:
and ys, have no right to mine that slave
father ha, no, to his child. Not q particle.
The same argument that proves tho right to.
my personal liberty. also proves the rishtOf
every human beng to his. The argument
that prove. my right to my children. gives
the same title, the amo sacred claim TO W-
cry father. They. .i. get 1t from their
God, AMI no human enactment can annul
the claim. No. sir. never Therefore. ev-
cry slave has rish, to his freedom, In spits
Of your slave laws.
I tell you, Mr., Chairman, and tell you
all. tha, IL were slave, and had l power.