Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-13


economy and the dictates of public opinion which
look to the interest of sections and men, disregard
Cd He who fails TO observe these laws understands III
tie Of the science OF government. New hhgiano may
be accounted smart In intellect, cunning in invention
and energetic in industry She may boast of her libra
res schools churches and press. She may understand
the science which subsidies the lever the pulley tue
cylinder and the wheel. She may study, as the worm
does how 10 draw thread fine and, like the spicer,
how to make the web. She may understand the mech,
ansm of matter, and may boast of an Achimedes ana
a Jacquard in every factory : but such smartness may
be unable to comprehend the machinery OF State
Ii may bring-nay il has already brought-crash ana
confusion where better minds evolved beauty aud har
monyl lApplsuse) ..,..f. ....-'I.-
speak OF that ruling element which even before II
reached our shores, while il in exile in Holland,
while il ruled in early days at Plymouth and at Boston,
and which has since been distributed all over the coun-
try present always the selfish, pharasaica egods
tic and ntolerant type of character We fad t in our
politics to-day the Tudors found it three hundred
years ago ever meddng for harm and yet seeking its
own safety by concessions but ponceding any
thing for the welfare of Others unless thereby could
help itself in larger measure daughter and cheers)
Abolition Is the offspring OF Puritansm. Until abo-
lon arose, the Union was never seriously menacef;
the Constitution was endangered Puritanism in
troduced the moral elements involved in slavery into
politics and thereby threw the church into the
Our Christianity, therefore, became wranger about
human institutions Churches divided and pupits
desecrated certain class In certain section we're
sinners and we're damned forever Speculative discus
sion about higher law than the organic political law,
poisoned politics and begat asperites of sections
Perhaps Wendell Phillips may not be considered by
some as representative of the Republican party But
he does truly represent this Administration, with its
proclamation Of liberty Look at the votesin Congress
on nv motion yesterday, to lay on the table reso
luton by Thaddeus Stevens (hisses) to rdie 10000
martial negroes. (Hisses) Why would judge from
that that theWhite in this county, like the Yankees
calf 'pretty nearly gin eout" (Great laughter;
voice "They want to get the niggers cheap SO that
they won't have the trouble 70 colonize themID eau
not see any special difference Between the repubicansm
that susains emancipation proclamations and the real
old genuine Congo abOlitonism (Cheers.) They
two separate links of the sausage made out of the
same original dog Great and continued applause and
laughter)
Il susceptible Of proof that the reason why the Pill
grim Fathers could not live in peace in England was
the tendency TO propagate their creed Extensively They
came hither "a popuary believed escape persecu
ton When they came what did they do? The very
irs law passed by the Pnritans founding society
in the State of Massachusetts,, wss declaring the PEE
oaty of death to those who should dissent from these
religious doctrines" This is the testimony Of nil hsto
| ry as shall presently show
Oliver in his history, proves that the Captain OF the
was bribed BY the Dutch who mad Settlements
In this vicinity not to land the Pilgrims in or near the
Hudson where they intended to settle. Laughter and
voice that's true. If there any aging KnckVI
bockers here cries of plenty and aug hter II hope
that NAV not be considered intrusive upon spiritual
concerns if I suggest that it is nc late even yet
TO give hanksfor that pious fraud hoh ID to this hap
py iddance [Great laughter.
There is no doubt that when exiled as soon as they
learned the language in Holland they began to wrangle
with the Dutch about their creed. Ts will account for
ths anxiety about their presence in the island of Man.
haitian II is mistake to suppose that the Pilgrims left
Holland on account of religious persecution, The
which they gave for leaving Leyden that the Dutch
would not observe the Sabbath and the fear lest their
children should grow up TO be diss pated Dutchmen-
Laughter But there we're other reasons. They an
ticipaed poverty, and greatly influenced, as is
sometimes the yet with their descendants by their
worldly considerations. Laughter In the language
of the time their hopes of wealth mingled largely aud
freely with their hopes ofdlei ven. Laughter.
They came here God and catch fab. laugh
teri When the Pilgrims went TO James for their char
ter he asked: "What profits do you inend!" On be.
ing told fishing he replied ironically $50 God have
NV soul It's honest trade, twas the apostles own
calling" 4aughter) Their descendants have not for
gotten this day, to urge that the government Of
the Union should give them their fishing bounty. IL is
lone among the privileges enjoyed by New England for
her cody snd apostolic mode of life. daughter. y
When they catch cod, out comes tax from West
ern farmer But when we catch catfish sucker,
sout West we do not get any bounty. Q.anghter.)
This tendency TO make government a moral reform
ASSOCIATION appears all through their history 1t il the
especial of the nation at the present time This
antisayery prOpagandism springs from it. Read the
barbarous and silly code Of laws in Massachusetts and
Connecticut furnishing Quakers with death and fnng
persons twelve pence for ing tobacco within two
miles of meeting house (aughter) the penal laws
against dssenteTs voting, and against walking in the
gardens on Sabbath the horrid crdetes against
withcraft nj the puerie enactments of making mnce
pies on Sunday laughter which obtained in these col
onies where the foundations Of democratic liberty are
said to have been established Is not the split vet
rife which mngIes morals and politics. to the detinent
Of both? (Cheers
The Maine lquOr law and the revenue tax law on
liquors spring from the Regardless of the
rights of property in the case, the spirit of
revenue in the other, New England bgotry ever
strives 10 mems morals by legal penalties. From
this fountain the bitter of civil strife have
flowed In this moral sense the Constitution is now
soughtto be construed, administered or nulIGed
Il under just such doctrines that proclamatons of
anti slavery issue. A voice: That's so) Other sec
tons TO econsulted. Had the Central Western
aud Border States been consulted the proclamation never
would have been issued; and by their help, it
or shall be executed. SjEeeis)