Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-03-05
oRANGEBURG SOUTH oARoFESA. THURSDAY MAR


;aRpear to them imperfect, because Sirius
81 hnd Arc.urus, and Aldebaran shine out
proudly eminent among their little COM
lpahions. And these men would think it
IAN Improvement if they could bring down
5allsthe trees TO the level Of the blackjack
Eaha saha all the stars to the. size of the North
Star. But fortunately these things arc
s85eyond their. power, being protected by
q constitution which our rad;calists and
higher law men cannot, and therefore do
ssot. violate and tramplo on. But there
iiseone thing which these ,fanatical level
ta5s might do, and to be consistent they
eaght to do it at once. Above your head,
AIR. Speaker see the image and pre-
Esentmcnt of the eaglc-our national EN-
In the name of equality, sir, L
demand what business has he there He
tsa monarch-the king, of birds. He is
s3no fit emblem for us in these times-no
proper representative of the prevalent
ideal. [ suggest that he be torn down,
|Ias the French tore down the monogram
|pfthe Emperor. Do you ask me what
|sbird h should with propricty be put in his
IPlace? The crow, sir. He is bird of
!snaedium size, and therefore cmbodies we'll
|sthe idea, of the Jewelers.. His plumage
||Ssofi the tavoritc colors, SO popular with
|Shc dominant party. [Laughtcr.l 1 will
|saot-b because itwould seem ungracious
Garry out the parallel in its details, and
show how fit al emblem for the times he
IN other repects, such us his thciving
|Sssropensi'ies, and the like. Laughtcr.l
ilithink what has been suggested is suffi
|eient to satisfy you that if this bill is to
stass, so-callcd reformcrs should at least
aEfsnd it, by proving that the eagle shall
Sencetorth come down from his proud
sserch, and the crow be exalted in his
aead. [Laughter.]
~ " The gentleman from Massachusetts,
4 sntlerl seen,ed himselfst abandon
the yItlen OF Inc nbsoi0te equality Of men;
tofhe frmulatcd his doctrine in these
words "That every man has the right
10 become The equal of another, ifhe
Gan" In some sense that may be CON
decided as true. But that is not what this
pill proposes. 1t does not propose to
Eeave the negro to be the equal of the
white man, "if he cam" for our laws
amply provide for that now, by opening
TO the negro every avenue 10 progress
iand emolumcnt which other men possess.
But this bill seeks to make the negro
equal to the white man by pulling tho
white man down to the level OF the negro
by providing that the white man shall be
nothing, have nothing and enjoy nothing
unless he sees to it that the negro shall
(be, have and enjoy precisely the same.
Sir, since it IS impossible for any one
man to be equal DOR like any othcrnan,
is it not more philosophical to say that
such thing can be proper object of hu
imam effort or human ambition? Our
fright are limited by our duties, and our
duties are measured by our capacities.
"To whom much is given, Of him shall he
much required" | lay this down as the
true doctrine-that every man has the
rights, and is bound by tho duty, to fill
the sphere and move in the orbit to which
God and nature have assigned him, rs
indicated by his peculiar endowments.
which, being different in each individual
and in each race, point out for each a
different part to perform. If we could
change this, and compel all ro revolve
in one and the same orbit, we should
overthrow eternal laws and reduce the
world back to chaos.
In speaking of the characteristics of
the negro, i do not mean any disrespcct
to him. | respect all men us men and
rs the children of u common Father. and
trust have heart to wish we'll to all
and to do good to NIL. But, sir, the ne
gro is not black white man. He is n
different man, with different talents, dif
tcrent duties and different rights. In
saying this do not deny unity of origin
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