Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-11-14

But these ideas were fundamentally false.
Our new government Is based on quite
opposite ideas. The Negro, in virtue of
his nature and by reason of the curse of
Canaan, is made for the position which he
occupies in our system. The stone which
the builders rejected is become the chief
corner stone Of our petc structure.
The utterance of these opinions, aud
my course consequent upon entertaining
them, may or may not raise against me
the cry OF abolitionist, black Republican,
negro-worshipper, and the like. | am
wholly Indifferent to this. The senti-
mcnts now express may be abolltonlsm
for all know or care. They are mine at
least, and the result of my earnest, hon
est convictions. | hold them to be demo-
cratic, too, in the best sense of that word
deny that democracy in America or
elsewhere, means slavery, in any form or
degree, or under any circumstances. lie
is not genuine Democrat who prefers
slavery before liberty, or who, when the
fair opportunity presents itself, hesitates
to strike for freedom. Oppression is the
same the world over; it differs only in its
victims. In England it fastens upon al
IriShman; in the United States upon All
African. They who to-day would rob a
gro of the result of his labor or skill
would ,mutatiS mutandiS, cheat 4 Caucas-
ian tomorrow, and the cxiled or self-cx-
tirpatel lrishman, who apologies tor,anI
deals ten lerly with, the enslavemcat OF a
race because it has black skin, is not far
removed in sympathy, spirit, or principle,
from the aristocratlc oPprcssofs Of hi>
own people. He has no warrant to speak
for land, every acre of which is cursed
with the imprint of tyranny's heel
Daniel OConnell never taught nor believ-
ed in such democracy. When he contended
with lords and comnone:s for Catholic
emancipation, or any of the inalicnable
rights of man, if his opposers turnel to
written constitutions to find authority for
venerable imposition, and proscriptlye
fraud, and hurled at him, Thus saith tte
L7w, " this man Of the people, this >turi,
Democrat, this generous, son of Erin, ST.
lenced their sophi>try with, This SaiM
the L2ra To all men born in Ire. aud
claiming to be Democrats, and striving in
this crisis Of their adopted country's fate
to influence the conalnet OF Their country
men, | say Go, no wise, thou, and do
hkewise.
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