The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-06-18
Another indirect effect upon the labor of

not by blockade, but forever. Our prices |
Of corn, wheat, pork, beef, &C., will be re-
duced by contracted market. The sur
plus in Ohio, the past year was of grain,
25, 100000 bushels; of hogs, 1000, 900;
of cattle, 800, 900, exports from the State,
or more than $50, 1000, 900 worth; while
other articles of export were worth $780,
600, 900 more. This production is above
that which Ohio can use. IF our market
is restricted. who suffers? The farmer 4
If he suffers, who will pay the taxes in
Ohio? Prices must be remunerative or
agriculture suffefs, If.agriculture suffers
in Ohio, every man, woman and child feels
it. IF this scheme for Afficanizing the
State, by destroying Southern labor, sue
ceeds, no fostering care or scientific skill
can make up the loss to the farmer. Such
schemes, by destroying the sources of la
Dor, destroy themselves. Yet these dream
ers cling to their notions with the happy
impudence of Munchausen, who went to
the moon for the silver hatchet. by means
of Turkey bean which grew up to its
horns. When his bean was dried by the
heat, he twisted rope of straw by which
to descend, fastening one end to the horns
Alas! like many similar schemes, it was
too short But, holding fast by the left
hand, with his right he cut the long and
useless upper part, which, when tied to
the lower end, brought him safely to the
|earthl Such will be the result of these
lunatic experiments upon the labor sys-
TENS of the country The sooner they
descend from the moon with their rope of
I, hot 1oc ~,
South and damage to the North, both ir-
reparable-and no gain to either, the year
of Negro jubilee is to be ushered into ex-
istence.
In conclusion, then, if the negro cannot
be colonized without burdens intolerable,
and plans too delusive; if he eftcannot be
freed and left South without destroying
| it's labor, and without his determination;
| if he cannot come North without becom-
| ing an outcast and without ruin to North
ern industry. and society, what shall be
done? Where shall he go? He answers
for himself The pater fan,ilias Of a drove
of negroes, the other day in the Valley
of Virginia, was asked, "wherei are you
going?" "Dun' no. massa, dun no;
gwine somewhere, recken." Laughter
His friends can answer very little better
But such answer is not craftsmanship.
What shall be done? I answer, Repre-
sentatives! that our duty is written in our
oathl 1t is in the Constitution of the
United States Leave to the States their
own institutions where that instrument
leaves them, keep your faith to the Crit
tenden resolution, be rid Of all ambigu-
Gus schemes and trust under God, for the
revelation of His will concerning these
black men in our land and the overthrow
by our power of this rebellion. Have
you no faith in God, who writes the his
tory Of nations? Great as is our power,
wise as is our system of government
brave as our soldiers, unequaled as are
our fleets of iron, it is only for Him to
| breathe upon us-and our power will fade
l know that His power can solve these
dark problems of our fate. Let us dc
our duty to the order established by our
fathers, underrHis wise inspiration, and
) all may be WE'LL.
In this night of our gloom, my faith
has been in Him, even as my oath to the
Constitution which He inspired, is made
$50 help me God!7 Cleaving to that
I can see the dawn of hope! Leaving it
l see nothing but perjury, fraud and 8
darker night of disaster. In our Consti
tuition alone, under Gods our National
salvation enshrined!
Fl But have no faith in, and no hope o.
this Congress, for they have no faith in
j God or the Constitution. Greece had g
law called the indictment of illegality
whereby any man was tried and punished
j in common court like criminal, fol
any law which had passed on his motor
in the assembly of the people, if that Law
lappeared unjust or prejudicial to the pub
lie. IF there were such a law here, how
few of the majority of this House would
escape the dock Of the criminal and the
rope of the gibbet The member from
Illinois Mr.. Loyejoy] would then re-
lceiye the beatitudes which follow sus-
pended animation. Laughter. Butwha1
of the member from Pennsylvania, Mr.
Kelley. He has been ever ready, in his
defense of black men and black charac.
ter, to assail personally those with whom
he differed. He could not pass by my
humble speech as to Hayti, without some
sarcastic filings and much misrepresenta-
llOn, winch he reIuSeQ 10 allow me 10 an
swer. He did not like my style of de-
scription, and wondered why there was nc
laugh at my humor about the negro in
court dress. He is more successful. He
never speaks but he is laughed at. His
lspeeehes have been well described as be-
ing every word sepulchre, every SEN
tence tomb, and every speech grave
yard. Laughter In this graveyard
he thought to bury me, as he had buried
others. But even that yoice-uor prete,aa
nihil-whieh is likened to the "cry of an
itinerant bull, in pursuit of society, ,smoan-
ing upon the broad prairies ofthe West, .
[Great laughter ] would, if that Grecian
law existed, be choked forever. He would
then find his melo dramatic performances
close before the fifth act, in tragedy,
which an admiring audience would APP
plaud to the echo! Faithless to their own
resolves, faithless to the Presidents mes
sage and amations-faithless to their
pledges to the army and the people
| faithless to the memories of the past and