The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-16
Tbe Phariseeisln Of Color:

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Mr.. DAVE outrageous abuseof tho I'M
offending negro, inhls speech atthe Cour
House Wednesday night has created mucl
indignation, asit justly yshonld, among th'
colored people here, and note little among
the white people. iInourhisty cOmmenb
on Mr.. DAVIS speech yesterday morning
we did not state, correctly his comparison
ofthe negro with the monkey. We sale
Mr.. DAVIS claimed ,there was as mucl
difference between the eghIte man and thu
negro as there was between The negro and
the monkey. We have referred t9iour
notes Of the gentleman's remarks and find
his language recorded in these words:
(Which thsy ti1k t6 US about this thing
being a mere matter Of prejudice, they
might as well talk to, us about is being q
mere matter ofprejudice II they sought tc
confer the right Of suffrage on the monkey
and we protested against 1t; tor there is ~
more difference bstt0tsn tho monkey and III
4chts man Ran there Is 6cttoeen Re Whit
IqF and tBsnsqre not 4 @paftlclc more
dFe ana except 4 wont BayBtlat the
monkey Is mott tehdowed by the Almighty
with soul and the negro 49,"
That is to say, that the gull is just as
wide between thsjwhite nan and tile ne,
gro as between fhe white man and the
monkey. In other words, the negro and the
monkey arc on a level. Even Mr.. DAVIS,
himself before this atrocious utterance
was cold, realized It's enormity and sought
to recall it by admitting thai. The negro had
asoul. II be didn't have q altlatger soul
than the man who could deliberately
stand up before an intelligent audience, in
this enlightened Christian city, in this en-
lightened Christian age, and utter such q
sentiment then he might Justly complain
Of bis endowments at the hands Of his
Creator.
tits evidently one Of the compensations
ofnature that makes this man DAVIS, so
supremely selEsatisaed with himself be-
cause he happens To be tolerably white,
and so contemptions ofthosewho through
no fault of their own are black; for he evil
IDENTIFY has little else to be proud Of. What
a lesson it would have taught his narrow
soul (supposing 1t, capable Of receiving
iesson) il FREDERICK DOUGLASS could
have been present to speak for his race in
reply 10 this slur. One Of the largest and
most intelligent audiences we ever saw
in Washington Hall, was the one that FILL
ed 1t when DOUGLASS spoke. here Under
the auspices of the Library Association
some four years ago; and his address was
one Of, the ablest we ever heard any
where from any man! Every one
Of the, seven OF: eight hundred who
listened 10 it win say SO. Plenty Of
these were in the Court house Wednes.
day night; and ! in listening to DAYS.
cruel and inhuman feyilings ofa race TINT
never did him injury, there was not one
Of them, we venture who didn't draw q
comparison between him and the unfortqi
nate black man who was born and reared
% slayeiY yet who in oil the gIfts Of intellect
ana ana In Tic impulses Of a noble manhood
Is infinitely the superior oi this na1Igper
Of his race. All the negroes are not FRED.
DouaiAssEs; but he shows what the race
is capable Of just asIDAy1s shows what
the white race is capable Of in an opposite
direction;,l lfapI a@b8,E,