The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-08-16

lattoes, Wnlie III Aennessee thcic "" -
her last election just about one mulatto to
every Democratic voter, and that the same
rule held good throughout other Slave
States. After adverting to this fact, be
said that he did not wish to be understood
as charging the Democracy with amalga,
m sting proclivities, but left it for the au-
diepce to infer whether the term "W Woolly
head" could with any propriety be ap'
piled TO the Republicans. who desire that
slavery shall not be disturbed where it
now exists, but shall only be prevented
from going toto free territories. He 10
conclusion, showed it to be to the interest
Of all to prevent slavery from going into
free Territories, in order that they may
be set apart for the exclusive use of free
white laborers, so that our pOsterity, and
the foreigners when they come to our
shores, may fnd themselves homes on the
fair and rich prairies of the West
The 6rst speaker in the evening was
Mr.. Miner, of Houesdale, who re-
viewed the Slavery question in search
ing manner, and showed that the trainers
of our goserunebt regarded it as an un'
doubted evil to any State or community
10 sbich it existed, and intended to put
Slavery in such condition that it should
not 90 beyond the limits by which it was
bounded at the time the Constitution was
drafted; and coutrasted their treatment. OF
that question with that of certain mem
bers of the Democratic party who now ar
que that slavery is both political and
social blessing. The slave owners and
their servants South, and Charles 0 Con
ner in the North, are the apostels OF this
doctrine. Mr.. Miner replied to those
gentlemen in telling manner, by con
trastiug slave communities with free com
munities, and slave States with free States
and in various ways demonstrated thai
it is both a political aud social evil
and not political and social blessing as
some of our Democratic friends tell US II
is. After be bad shown it to be an evil,
and not o blessing. he asked the Repub
icau doctrine should be applied to it and
thereby leave it uBdiaturbed in the States
where it nov il, but keep it from going
into the Territories, or whether the Dem
ocr ra;ic doctrne should be applied to it
and thereby let the slave owner 60 into
. Territories with bis slaves unchecked, The
same as man would with bis horses I
If slavery was believed to be blessing
then vote for the Democratic party wbc
are in favor of extending it, but if it j
: believed to be of such character anc
nature that it ought rot to be extended
; then vote the Republican ticket.
The meeting was subsequently, ad
+ dressed by WU. Fl. Armstrong, Esq. an
J Charles Goepp. E-q., of Easton, in nea
+ aud eloquent speeches. After which (
: II. Rsuch, of the Mauch Chunk Gazette
= was called upon, who in a characteristl
J. speech. held the audience chain bound 70
about half an hour, in the course @
u which be told an anecdote which We can
} not let slip, which vas about as follows
1t A young fellow by the name Of Jak
y vas once courting young damsel by tn
: name Of Betsy and in due time Jake pro
II posed aud was accepted. The conset {
10 the parents was obtained, and Jake OF
tanned the funds to buy a new weddiU
'r suit. aud. to finish of nicely. purchase
5 a pair of silk stockings. Jake though
II very much of his stockings, because b
Is bad worn them at bis wedding; and ate
Is that would only wear them on importar
ht occasions. Bat in course of time the bi
ls toe came through, and Betsy was calle
re upon to darn it up, and not having tt
As silk material, was compelled to darn
'a Rith cotton, bat soon after the other t.
1t came through, and was treated in Ill
rd mnDuer by tho faithful Betsy. But soc
We an ether, and in time the heels gave WI
10 but we're duly darued up. Betsy becau
1T tired Of darnng the silk stockings and e
OF deavored to induce Jake to cast them o
be but Jake would not consent. So Bet
continued to darn them till there was l
er. silk left, bot Jake still declared that tb'
lr. were the same original pair of.silk stoc
b. ings in which he was married. So it
IS Uith the Democratic party. They COZ
BIT Genced with Democrats prinsiples, b
m have been yielding up principle aud NE
: sure, time after time, to the slave powe
~ until their democracy has become 80 co
taminated with slavery that the Democr
ed cy is entirely worn out. 1t, in the fir
Do place, was democratic to keep slave
be from the territories, but now it is on
!. democratic to let slavery 20 into the teri
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