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| Americas Political Literature.
One Of the lates contributions 70 American political
literature Is volume published BY Harper Bro<hsrs,
and entitled Speechss and Addresses Delivered In the
Congress Of the United States and on several Public
Occasions by Henry Winter Davis Of Maryland. These
speeches have an exceptional vaiue as illustrating the
history OF the times and recording the signal services
rendered by the Maryland orator ana patriot TO the
Union, and particularly the cause Of emancipation
Unlike many OF the fanatics what he styled ssshe
school OF Wendell k4lps the late Mr. Davis was cred
by zeal according TO knowledge He was res from the
charge he brought against his colleagues when he md
Gentlemen legisIate without knowledge Of the ooun
try or Of the people they legsating forn In one
Of his Congressional speeches he thus addressed tho
Speakes:-'Sir, l am Msrylander not q Northern
fanatic. Ny father was q stakeholder; was myself
for years slaveholder have lived nearly all nv life
in Maryland; know the temper Of her people have
lived for years in Virginia; know the temper Of her
people; know the relations cf the whits and black
populations In those States, and going 70 state
facts TO the House home than those cited by
tho dreamers" II facts not fances. what he
called 1.-The great potico.economic argument not on
maudlu sentimsutalism that he based his opposition
70 slavery, He early proved his consistency and
his sincerity by emancipang at considerable personal
sacrce his own slavss Imprsctcabe as mere partsans
held him 10 be whom he preferred his convictions to
defending the claim to the suffrage which Union negroes
had In his opinion earned on the battle field :"On many
bloody battle field they have proven that they
not beasta win anybody this subject venture TO
moot the small pary question that hitherto has divided
Illinois, and weared the people OF other Stases touching
the voting OF handful of negroes lost In the midst Of
white mlonsf Is that the way to state grave national
question: or Ia 1t wise In these gentlemen Of the abo
tion schools 70 be always talking Of justice and humanity
to the negrof justice or humanity determined
any great question in the world IL it the
rights of the negro, not our safety, which is at stake.
II is not question of Justice, but of political dynam CO.
II is question OF power not Of righ-a question of
salvation, not Of morals The alternatives before
OF friendly republican government hostile oligarchy
at the South" As to the entire question OF the negroes
In the United states his advice was-Now deal with
the problem under the conditions which exist. The folly
Of our ancestors and the wisdom Of tho Almighty in its
inscrutaDle purposes having allowed them here
they have right to remain here. and they will remain
here to the latest syllable Of recorded time And whether
they become our equals superiors whether they
blend or remain distinct people, your posterty will
know; for their eyes will behold them as ours do
These arc things which control Laws do not
make laws cannot unmake them II God has made
them our equals then they will work out the problem
which he has sent them to out; and II God has
stamped upon them ineradcabe inferiority you
not make hair white black, add cubit their
stature Let leave such questions for the gentlemen
Of the school Of Wendell Phillips to talk Of but
estly pray gentlemen in high positions, In view Of the
excited and eversh state OF the public mind In dealing
with this delicate topic or the welfare OF millions OF
whites and blacks mot 70 add 70 the inherent dcaIes
Of tho problem prajudices drawn from anciss not facts
which 10 may never be called upon 70 deal with, and
which can only exasperate the very feeling which
ought 70 aiay, and instigate the verY collision all
deprecaen In the slow but revolution Of public
sentiment which s inevitable throughout the SOUTH
consequence ofthe absolute destruction Of slavery.
shall not Do surpsed 10 nd the wsest OF the exave
holders oremos the late Mr. Davis was In dealing
moro ntsgcntly with all the questions arising of
tho changed relations Of the freedmen In securing their
confidence and promoting their interests than North
ern fanatics" OF any school Whatever.
The speeches in this volume preceded by an ora
tion delivered the 22d February, 1885, the hall Of
the House OF Representatives by Hon. J. A. J. Cres-
we'll, OF Maryland The suiogy ID rather nord 10 its
STYLE but gives truthful sketch Of the Mfe character
and public services Of Mr.. Davis The portrait which
forms the frontspisce gives but imperfect idea Of the
manly beauty which distinguished him. alAli