The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-23

truths OF science to be applied as occa
slons may arise ; as the principles o
mathematics and the direction of the
needle as it trembles to the pole, are re-
ferred to by the surveyor who lays off the
lines Of farm or makes the boundary OF
a State. So our fathers placed that be
fore us as a declaration of principle
which it is the part of the States in theil
several capacities, and of the national
government, to carry out whenever and
wherever they have the power. Are We
right there :? Yes, yes. Ii we are
not, and you, Democrats, take the oppo
site ground, we stand on the Democratic
ground. and you do not-that is all. APP
plause
NEGRO EQUALITY.
Another allegation is, You Republi-
cans are in favor of Negro equality you,
Cash NJ. Clay, are in particular" Ap-
plause and laughter. Gentlemen, | am
thus far in favor of it so far as | have
the power am in favor of every mans
owning himself Is that Democracy ?
| am in favor of leaving the man who
makes the corn have the right, above all
others, to eat the corn. Loud cheers.
| believe that the man who builds a
house, of all others has the right to live
in that house. Are you Democrats OPP
posed to that? Loud cries of No, No.
Don't you Republicans be too hot in an
swering for them. Laughter. Sup
pose, my Democratic friends, you apply
your doctrines TO yourselves, saying that
a man is not by nature, as well as by law,
entitled to the earnings of his own hands
Then the Republicans, who, if am not
mistaken, are in large majority here to-
day, might come upon yon tonight, rob
your corn crib, pillage your meat house,
take away your wife and children, and
turn you out OF doors, bare and penniess,
and still, according to the doctrine oi
your enlightened Democracy, you cannot
say one word against it.
INFERIoRITY OF RACE.
But, say you, the African ought to be
ens}avad because he is of an inferior race.
What does that lead to, if carried out ?
If you enslave a man because he is phys
ically your inferior, or has no friends,
or is obscure, or intellectually Your in
ferior or if you enslaye him because you
are a better looking man than he is, then
|, though not much above the average
down in old Kentuck, might still. am
afraid. enslave a good many of YOU Dem
ocrats, and perhaps few Republicans,
on the mere score of looks. Laughter. J
No, gentlemen believe the Consti
tuition was designed for precisely the OPP
poste purpose-to protect the " Neak, and
suhdue the overbearing violence of pow
er and tyrannical men. The man Of
strong arm and intellect can protect him
sell, and when you appeal to me 10 en-
slave, or assist to enslave, a man because
he is weak and humble, tell you thai
appeal meets no response in the hearts o.
gallant, brave men, anywhere in all thc
world. (Cheers
AMALG AVIATION.
But you persist in saying :" You Re.
publicans are in favor OF negro equality
and amalgamation. Well we Republi.
cans do not need any law to prevent us
from marrying negroes. These are ques.
tons altogether of taste-altogether out.
side OF politics The Republican party
was not organized TO determine any man
social posilion-whom he should love
whom he should associate with. W,
want no laws upon the subject for our
benefit; but | have no objection To civ
ing the Democrats my private opinion
II they have a strong inclination IN thai
direction, and can relard them in tLe:l
procliNities, they shall have the benefit o
my efforts and my opinion for what they
are worth. Laughter. presume
am generally known, at least by your
farmers who read the papers, as farm
er, to be in favor Of thorough bred slocl
all the time. (Laughler.) am in lay,
or OF white man marrying a white wo
man, and in order that YOU Democratic
editors may not all 60 away and say
did not deny that | was for white NO
man marrying a black man, | will ado
the other side Of the proposition +; lam il
favor ot the white man marrying The
white woman. (Applause.) More lhal
lhat--l am in favor of red men marry
ing red women, and the red women mar
rying the red man ! am III favor Of III,
black man marrying the black woman
and the black woman marrying the bllc.
man. But | am opposed utterly op
posed, to the white man owning his vii,
and the black mans wife also. Loud
applause and laughter.) Much rs low,
the women, and no man loves them more
| am opposed TO all that. Leave every.
body free 10 love whom they please; bu
when they make a choice pin them down
by the marriage tie. Do not 60 off iutl
Mormonism-lha abomination whicl
you. my Democratic friends, have al
sanctioned, allowing it to stand ther,
through long term Of years. True
YOU orce did march an army out there t.
put it down but when you approached
Brigham Young came out with some 0
his army Of saints, and perhaps some o
his wives, to meet you. and the resul
was dat you made peace and turneC
back. There is man down in Ohio.
Mr.. Campbell-who has joined the Unio,
party because we did not put protes
against polygamy in our platform Mos
pious Lewis ID Campbell F!
But are YOU Democrats notashamcd o