Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

power they cannot brssk. 6seDly-secte(
Csuoassisn civilization thsy eApnot over
ooms Pos~sssloa II nins points of law
They ooms 70 us, We dou't go 70 thsm
they eoms 10 us ~ individuals. we nss'
them In solid column.
Another srgumsat sdvsaoed by Ar
Douglass In favor of Composits Nstion'
slity y was Womsn's Rights. He claimed
that ia woman has preference for Law
sho has right 10 express II Ut the ballot
boz, and be would include ber In his com
posite nationality. II viotoris, Queen oi
all England. can sit on throne and be Q
mother, sister and lady, American
women can II seems TO be law OF nature
that great qualities cannot be centerod In
one man or ono races The best qualities
Of humanity were distributed among the
whole human race, 10 that at any time the
whole is better than part.
1t may be said that the Cinnamon are
barbarians aud not TT to live among us,
but tho fact that they want to come Is the
best evidence Of their fitness to come. A
ship cannot sail faster than tho wind. SO
with a nation. As the elements Of which
IL IL composed are rich aud varied 10 will
be its career. As fast they learn our
language incorporate them into the body
polite. / have no fear Of them; you
need have mons. The American govern
ment finds its best security In tbs people.
In war or peace it can appeal 10 the people
AZ source Of suooor aud relisf. and the
boon will be granted by it's citizens, white
and black.
The speaker here paid high tributes
70 the intelligence, industry aud child
like nature. as he was pleased to term II,
Of the Germans among us. laadipg tho ac-
tion Of Missouri In cleyating one Of them,
Carl sehurz, TO ths y. y Seuais, body
whose members ho said would compare
favorably In ability with Senators u any
timo sines the formation II our govern
ment ITs also spoke highly of Iro-
land and tho Irish, bu, had little to|
cay favorabls to the French element of
our "Composite Nationality
II was claimed that tho Chinese wero a
race Of liars, that they would not take mn
oath on the Bible or tell the truth where
a lie would answer; that they were
beathens. To Offset such statements he
alluded to their great population. saying
that they had spread their Empire till il
covered one-ffth Of the globe; that they
had commercial intercourse with the /
nations Of the world. Such people could
not be a race of cheats, liars and heathens
and If they were, he thought we liked
heaihens We had sent mir-ionaries
among them to convert them. Shall we.
he asked, who go among them. be afraid
to let them come among uss Shall we
who are not afraid TO face the world or the |
devil be afraid to face n Ch,n,m.n Wei
hava trusted missionaries among them,
and can we not trust them to come hero Z |
They have more To be afraid Of than we
have Let us welcome the Chinaman as
a man and brother, lie viii help develop
our resources help pay our n ,iional debt !;
help tighten our taxation and give us the |
benefit Of his skill in manufactures and
agriculture. Even in religious liberty we |
will be more secure with his presence.
The speaker closed by saying that If in
accordance with liberty no class shall
claim rights which belons % all. no
eloqnenoe can describe tho prosperity u
our country, Descended from many
nations We shall bo tho children u ono
nation. Tho friends Of tho Republic will
be ours It's enemies ours; Ia war and
peace wa will DO united, ever roady TO
uphold the honor. dignity, @eifira aud
glory II tho Republic