Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-16
AN ABOLITION SHAREHOLDER.

Let the Uopperh0ads who exalt Slavery above |
the Union read how a STAKEHOLDER 10 the Mary |
lud Senate talks to his brother men stealers -
CaroiiHe county, on the Eastern Shore is repre-.
sented by Ibis man, whose name is A J. Willis |
He told the senate that he might be set down |
as a tool in via he was Roipg TO say, but he |
should not hod bis tongue for all that lie was |
going TO speak out his whole heart. Slavery |
was pest to society II m1de kings among |
beggars, and beggars among kings. 1t was q
nuisance, aud ought to be tbated. He would
not give string Of fish for stakeholder him
self included. If Slavery was not blotted out,
the children oil Mary land would b. born biUd
the apple trees would stop blossoming and the
COWS would go dry
His black boys we're 6ne fellows-not race
Of lousy, scabby, white trash. They could Dig,
wash, scour, aud tarn livelihood. aud when
free, more eaaiy than half tue white trash who
were SO conc rned about them. II the Legisa
ture did not let tue people have their way IN |
abo'ishing Slavery By Convention, the people |
would brush them aside as 10 many flies. All
this hostility to a Convention WIS moonsbine.-
When he loo ed around On the Chamber, the ven
cradle heads Of Senators reminded him of the
Roman Senate, whose members had all TO be 60
years old before they could take seat in that
body. He would say 10 grave and reverend
Senators. that Slavery must be got rid OF some-
how, and that, too, right of. Slavery and its
friends should insor be on their tombsiones al
WAS WE'LL wanted to be better-I took physio
and here lie." II was killed in the house OF
its friends, and it is waiting to be buried
lie had two brothers and seven nephews in
the Rebel army, good fellows, but miserable sin.
ntrs. He would seize bis pitehfork and 20 oui
aud fight th, IN but Slavery carried them where
they are. He continued: Still, l love them.
want to hug them them once more to my bosom,
If they survive this war but Slavery must 6rs,
~, H. IL A. 1
have, Mr.. President, in gathering up the irag-
ments OF our bone aud blood that shall not be
mouldering in the dust when this war is over, if
W. eau only get rid Of Slavery Maryland is a
grand old State. Look at the Chesapeake. Talk
about the sea of Gailee Why, if the Apostles
| had had such bay to fsh iD, they might have
boasled; but its shores Hre cursed with Slavery.
All mankind want to be free, aud the negroes are
mankind One Of my old slaves, EpbTaim, told
me the other day he wanted to be free. "What
lori" "Just to say am free. want 10 die
Tree, master" want a nice, sweet, tight and
strong little test oath fastened to the Convention
bill, just to ind out when the stray sheep should
come back and who they were.
MISTAKEN roR An AMBAssADoR.--A cores
pondent writing from Paris, says; "I hope il
may never fall 10 the lot Of any OF your readers
to be mistaken for an ambassador, as happsne
| to friend OF mine yesterday. He arrived at "a
hotel which, to injure no vested interests VIII
call LHotel Enorme, and being half asleep asked
for bedroom. II was six ", and he went
pp to bed and to sleep When he awoke he
found himself lying in state in crimson satin
bed, the room lighted up by many bougies, and
quite vista Of ookng-glass reflected and re.
reflected bis asionished face. He rose, and found
baths prepared in dressing room, fitted up like
a ndy's boudoir, and, finally breakfast arranged
on small table in the midst Of vast saloon
bright with mirrors and splendid with gold anC
crimson. Alarmed he rang the bell. Waiter
where am = 'Hote Ennrme. votre excellence
au premier Aud tn price ? asked my friend
'Oh, bagatelle, as excellence will see by thi
tariffe lie looked aHd found il was 200f 'Why
put me herer Il thought monster WAS an en-
bassador. We always put them au premier. =
Ambassador why = Because monsieur wor
blRsK coat.