The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-08
CAUSE AND CURE OF TIT ne.
BELLlON..A RACY SPEECH.

On the 18th inst, at a meeting O
the Union men held i'm Carlisle, Nicho
las Co, Kentucky, stringent resolution.
were adopted for expelling from tha,
country not only armed secessionists
but all who dared to utter disunior
sentiments or openly sympathize with
the enemy. A speech was delivered on
the occasion, by Col. Lconidas Met.
calf from which we quote the follow
ing bold and racy scntip,ents. lie said
Il had started to pay my respects to
the niggerlovcrs of the South There
II has been no election since l can remem
ber but the cry Of n,ggcr was raised
\ constable, coroner, judge, or prcsi
dent could not be nominated but the
same old tune was ground Law after
law was passed to tighten the tenure by
which we held them. State laws, fl.
gtive laws, territorial legislatures
might legislatc a white man to the devil
If they chose, it he had nary niger
but laws We're passed 10 prevent them
from lcgisla,ing on the subject Of nig-
ger. \ Republican Congress passed
laws to prevent themselves from Ieris
'aiing on negroes in the territories, still!
the cry was Lore security, more con
cesslons, until they require all t !, kneel
to Gesslers cap, or else they are not
the Simon pure, or at least they are no,
The Simon Buckner pure. They swear
that i, is Gods institution, and that in
his sublime wisdom he inStigatea Tie
trader to the piDns calling Of catching
and claiming the wild African in The
hold OF some gloomy ship TO transport
him from his native hills, where his
soul IS III danger, 10 the cotton fields of
America all for the glory Of God and
the inc rease Of his kingdom; that their
PURSUITS ana pleasures in Africa are
loa'hsomc To Cod hut when they arc
transported u the cotton fields ansl
learned to raise six bales to the hand.
great is his reward for he now plnasc,h
the Lord aud shall have seat il heav-
en-; while traitors, WHO have % long
been protected in making black angels,
quietly pocket the proceeds ct the cot
ton. To all this you most solcmnly
promise and swear or you are an Aho
litionist. And some of these traitors
are helping to populate heaven with an
gels only half black.
They must have the Misson,i Com
promise or they will break up the Gov
ernment. Then the Missouri Comprom-
Use must he repealed, it amt fair, or
they will knock all the nnderpinnipgs
from under Uncle Samuel.
Kansas must be allow ed to do as she
pleascs--no intervention. Our sweet
scented Beriah, who lives in the Coy
crnor's palace and don't rule the dcsti-
nies OF Kentucky exactly as he would
wish to, made speech III our county
town when he was candidate, iii which
he said that Congress had no power to
leglslate on slavery, and must not inter
vene i'll Kansas affairs; That he would
draw his sword and fight, before he
ask Congress to pass q pro-slavery or|
anti-slaverv law fol Kansas, for that
would be setting the example that Con
gross had n right to intervene, and i,
might hereafter pass some law that we
did not like, and ii We complained they
would tell us We must put up with it,
because we asked them to open the
door OF Intervention, and the point was
settled; but behold when Kansas her
self attempts TO settle her own business,
they shift round and attempt to force
her to be slave State against her WILL
They have been permitted to chang
ground many times OH that subject in
the last few years. They are as unrva.
sonable as a baby with toy; cry if
you give it to them, cry if you don,
give it to them; and like the spoiled
child, they must now be spanked and
put TO rest. have heard it preached
ever since can remember, that all we
asked was to let us manage onr own
State affairs AS we pleased, particularly
our peculiar institution that the North
wanted to take them away from us
without compensation; that ifthc North
would openly acknowledge that there
is such thing as property in man, we
would be satisfied now the President
offers to us, to let us do Just as we
please. Buy our negroes il We wish to