The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-12


WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1868.
L purpose writing you few letters on
genera matters. A false, delusive conf
dence Of competency in myself, is not the
feeling that actuates me, nor is it that love
which permeates our nature to see ourselves
In print that inspires my pen on the present
occasion, but a deeper, a more profound
feeling than self-cOnceit, and trust more
worthy object impels me to intrude upon
your valuable space.
There are times when it becomes men to
be silent, and there are times when il be-
comes their duty-yea, their imperative du-
ty-to speak out, when, indeed, silence on
their part would be treachery, and ought to
consign them to oblivion. Such, sir, are
the times in which we live. The present
condition Of the Republic Is well calculate /
to inspire fear in the breast Of every true
patriot and lover Of freedom, whatever his
country, bis creed, or bis politics. condi-
ton of things out Of which may arise a
power that will crush bic dearest hopes, and
entail upon him and his descendants condi-
ton OF servitude TO which African slavery
and Egyptian bondage would be incompara-
bly, preferable.
In all nations, in all ages, empires, and
IN the few republics that have heretofore
existed, Mammon has had his worshipers,
and the worshipers at bis shrine have been
Is various as the capricfousness Of his vo-
taries. Now is laid upon his altar the bleed
ing form of an emperor; now follow the
maDgled corpses of absolutism. Kings and
queens fall victims to bis voraciousness !;
popes, prelates, and people have paid hon.
age at bis shrine, and even republics have
made bus feeble resistance to his mercenary
designs and honesty, truth, virtue, Yea con-
science and honor, all have crumbled be-
meath bis iron heel. His cohorts have en-
shaved Europe, made Asia tributary, and
scattered Africa before the four winds of
the globe.
This power, this monarch Of the world,
this destroyer Of republics, couqueror of
empires, apsetter Of thrones, this destroyer
of truth, honesty and virtue, this enemy Of
all that is good and generous in the heart Of
man, this creator OF caste and despoiler of
nations, unappeased by the countless miser-
les instituted in Europe, Asia. and Africa,
has tarned his unholy face towards the
young Republic OF the western hemisF here,
and has sent his minions to inaugurate his
merciless crusade against once free and
happy people, and we'll have they done their
work. They institute war, and make Il the
medium through which to saddle the repub-
lie with q debt OF billions Of dollars. This
il the subtle weapon that Mammon uses, to
enslave the millions. The millions OF every
nation have felt his power, and upon their
imbecility be has erected thrones and crea-
ted the one man power, for mammom must
have q protect0r-a protector that will M
hold him in his robbery OF the millions, and
at the same time enslave the masses. Work
ingmen OF the American republic, (for you
yet have republic), this Is the power that
has thrown down the gauntlet, the power
that hAa beseiged the citadel Of your repub-
lie, that has declared war upon you, your
wives, and ur,children; Chat 10 70 make |
thieves OF your sons, and prostitotes Of yous |
1anghters that IL to blight your existence. |
md send You 70 { felon's gravel Do you
ioubt Il Look 20 the penal colonies or |
England open the late calender, look at
,er system Of jails.
Penitrntiaries, and work -aonses, and out
loor relief her cities and towns with their
h0unnds and thousands Of prostitutcs-
rom the child Of fifteen summers, to the re-
,nlsive hss that prostitutes her body for
,lass u gin; lock Is France vith their
luiIiof1ne her Cxveuue IaIaufls her oa1lev