The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-18

,eace. against the property, against the ~ ~
;hert;es Of the people Of this nation sn
Whv. sir. they even go SO far IN thelr IN, ~
,ane efforts to retain the spoil OF enclal 81 =.
a1,,ndcr. in violation Of the dearest 81 oe
natural rights. to invest the fresl, ~ ~
don't With power and authority to suspend 50
1ho sacred right of hdbeGs corPus-a w
r;rht Inherent to US of this free land, a.
= 8 Nod down to us from the tented neld "
~ Rnnn;mede. where the Barons OF Eng d.
land wrested from King John that famous N
charter the bullwark of English tree &C se
dom - and declared That 10 "
every Briton as his mrd ne lree' u
Nc nerson safe, his property secure, o.
nc house as sacred as the fame OF heaven a
wa+ch;nc unseen the ever open doors, a
III T fate determined by the rules Of right, u
nc voice enacted in the common voice
and General suffrage of an assembled e
calm No hand invisible to write his y
doom. No demon springing in the mid
n;cht hour to draw his curtains or drag =
him down to mansions Of despair. 10
Rriton's sons on these great pillars, tree
dom of speech. freedom Of thought and
freedom of pen, the base of Briton rests:
Truly. Mr.. President, we fall upon evli
times when even the suggestion that one
man holds 100000 Of people at his
mercy for life or death by drum head
court martial, or freedom, or lmprlscn'
ment by the tinkle Of q bell, the lightning
fash over a wire Does this picture not
I anpal YOU. sir? Bnt pause, the tritiing ana
contempt exhibited for constitutional
riphts by the dominant party already
nrnil noes its fruits. I call the attention
nf this Senate to manifesto OF the
coiored men at Washington, IN
wh;ch rapine, blood and
. desolation are boldly proclaimed II Con-
cress does not bow to their demands.
). read an extract:
..If affairs are permitted to proceed as
= now 4 requires no unusual foresight 10
+ coo that the colored citizens of the South
q w;l, either be driven into neutrality, or.
:, for selt-nrotection, to act with their olo
), . onnress 1rs in the Democratic party; ana
\ the latter is more probable than the
70 former. as peaceful organizat on tor the
70 nurnose of neutrality would naturally ex'
q. cite suspicion, surveillance and violence.
y. There is still one other alternative to
;s which we are exposed-one which is truly
&c fearful to contemplate. Human nature IS
Ct the same everywhere. There are mary
. varieties of men, but only one human
be nature. and it is possible that
%. stunp to madness and desperation
oof NV the continued and increasing outrages
Le and seeing no means Of escape, spirit d
va retaliation and revenge may be aroused
no which will fill the South with scenes o.
cd rane. blood and fire. To avoid such
m catastrophe, we earnestly appeal to Con
nr cress for the action already mentioned
a We invite sympathy and support to TIM
NJ. appeal from all lovers Of liberty and ordc
m. throughout the country. =,
is Signed by Fred. Douglass, Jno. NJ
If Lanestow, A. w. Gibbs, Of Arkansas
m. philip Joseph. Of Alabama, Geo. W
NV Price. of North Carolina; committee an
ths !. 4. Emerson, Of Arkansas. Secretary.
nc. These, sir, are the views not OF a fe
no obscure men. but the sentiments OF tn
cd. representative men Of the race. Rap
w. blood and fire is to be their motto. Fl
,llv teen wears ago we were promised peace
IN. sixty DAYS. and 10 there
or no peace. Richclieu exclaimt
,te TO the monarch Of France, stake avs
ION the sword: States can be saved wltho
,ws r." Cromwell announced to his Parl
COCO ment. aye are no Parliament, and II
hat stamp of his foot threw the Commo
;ent wealth into a Protectorate. Napole
.;tv savs to the Council: "You deemed I
~. republic in danger; you call me to car
.vho vour DEGREES into execution. Surrour
civil ed by my brethren in arms | will secu
s.ht Won ..Grenaders forward In
hat ment that hall OF Legislature was clear
Or. and "Bonaparte was master OF this dept
that able field of battle.
,nr Are the lives Of the thousands OF
tax. brave men nothing, that this horrible
p of terniceen strife is to be renewed,
-, NJ with it a war of races supeIyened!
NV a the lives of a hundred thousand br
.ho men nothingi Are he tears Of the
tbe phan. the vail of the widow nothing IN
a. hv scale Of our consideration! Are the d
- - of strife never to end You, Sens
hoar from St. Louis, have seen and felt
;nds. horrors Of the battlefield. Willyou
Is YOU. uphold. support, aid and abe
..,;or narty whose sole aim seems to be to
"A tho alive the fires of hatred and strife. :
r oon. with us to allay the bitter
ox.r. or n diving struggle. bind up
wounds Of those dies iras, I
q ze,, DAYS of wrath and blood. Let
the halcyon days of whte-winged ?
famed snread her downy pinions DER our
, s;nlsS hannv land. Let not the fields OF
RS ago. republic again DC incA'iaa . ~ 80,
Sheri- blood OF ITS ohsprihg' ho. @
acts the South murmur eneii
N. too. over the ueao slu"oSi ,s :.
reyious waves. Let love s"Pp'ah. A".N -
he Ill, land where
nerican "Down by the how OF the lhlana a ALL
treat WhenSe .he hse.s - ~ a. e,rser crsss nui,
South. WEI s,ssn ~" az IN. ranks al the dead
to-day. "I7naer the sod and the dew,
rraigns Awaiting the Judgment Day,
Under the one the blue,
rro,ses Under the other the grey.
latures. Lei us - C..+.s of this
armed cement OF olnu s wy and II
pendent not stsIMs $3.50 ~ tha nsnplc. then. 81
;. Union Is hound with ! rope of sand
peace. N' IN go The seer