Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-05-03

we shall make that hght forever uuiess
victory comes before forever ends. 1t Is
certain. Though the mills Of God grind
slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.
Sir, the gentlemen may smile Mt the OK
preston OF the Senator from pennsylvania
Mr.. Cameron OF warning; but they need
not They should remember history. IL
has been written In this country for our
benefit and for the benefit Of men aspiring
to freedom the wide world over, and the
man for whom history Is written, VINO
reads il not and learns no lesson from IL
is fool. There were, unfortunately, two
civilizations in this land OF ours; the one
the civilization Of the North, founded upon
the school book and the Bible; the other
the civilization OF the South, planted upon
slavery; the one a pure democracy, the
other an aristocracy sitting down upon
barbarism.
They could not live side by side In the
same country there was an irrepressioie
conflict sooner or later to open up between
them and God was To give the victory 10
one or to the other. Both could nor live
forever in free country. Barbarism grew
and grew, oh. so fast, so strong grew 80
powerful that she seemed to have her grasp
upon the whole broad country OF ours. ln-
stead of freedom being the cornerstone IL
WAS slavery, IL was barbarism. You grew
so strong that YOU swallowed up the great
parties of the country, so strong that you
bought great territories 10 strengthen
Yourself; still more, 80 strong that you
mad. laws even for n free people; So pow
crful that you put on the statute-ooos tue
most infamous laws that were ever record
ed on the statnte-book of any country,
civilized or uncivilized, in the wide world.
You grew so strong that you enacted
law and compelled the frremen or the
North to- submit IN 1t, which, IN the ON
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, right IN
sight of Fanruil Hall, where liberty was
said To have been born, comprileu Mass'
chusetts men to shoulder the mu>krt ana
= 900 strong hunt down one poor black tnan
To deliver him To his master, aud then par
barism was 80 iusUl'nt AMI wicked thal
when the poor fellow was brought nome 10
boncapc II built bOnnrrS on every hill all
over the southern land and 'nadr the
Southern heart r. joiCe with Joy exceeding.
II grew 40 strong that finally IL reached
ont it, poisonous hand 10 seize upon the
free territories, and then for the trst time
Seemingly the civilization OF the North,
born of the Bible and the school-oooK.
woke up; II started into power, called
halt, and said To your bsrbari>m, linus
far aud not one step farther forever.
Then barbarism was 81 insoleut that IL
levied war. tried 10 destroy the country
but civilization, now alive IN It's duty'
raised armies. built naVies, equipped hoth,
fought YOU for four years. made your rivers
run REQ with blood: tually conquered you,
CONQUERED secession, conquered the III
famous doctrine of secession, aud then tue
war was over. Suppose barbarlsin M"
triumphed, what would this country nave
seen? Would not estates have been con
tiScatcd? Would not great cities nave httn
pillaged and burned: Would not men
have been hung in the North: An nut
thank God, civilization, born from The
Bible A. well as the schOol-boOk, prevailed,
aud not dollar was conilscated, not man
was hung, not man was punished, ana
when the great commander said 10 the con-
querpd men Go home In peace, be good
citizens. and will take care Of you, the
great heart OF the North said, amen and
amen, and YOU went home. In the mean
time We had made 1 600 900 Of men, women
and children free. While you were carry
ing on your war they staid At home, worked
your farms, aud took care OF your wives
and yonr little children; they were faithful,
they were kind, they were tender; they
never betrayed you-not one.
Northern civilization thought that with
that record for the colored man, his chival'
rOus master, the white man OF the South.
would give him every right he WAS entitled
10 out Of gratitude II for 40 other reason,
aud II left the cOlured race inyour hands land
then the very first Legislature you called
together, with the spirit OF barbarism Sill
lowering over you, enacted the Infamous
laws reducing the black man 10 srrfdom
worse than slavery, the laws the Senator
from Massachusetts Mr.. HOar) read here
In this distinguished presence the other
day When the story OF these laws came
to US at the North we could not believe 1t.
But we were forced 10 believe, and then
determined that the black man should have
his rights. and 10 that end We put the bal
lot in his hand. We made him a citizen Of
the United States. your equal In the eyes
OF the law, and then yOu commenced the
crurlest. the bitiercst, the sayagcst history
that ever was written on the page Of any
history Ia the world, pagan. barharic. or
civilized. The gentlemen may deny ~
much ~ they please, but the country knows
black voters were killed in cold blood in
your Southern States. You men know II
In Mississippi: The Senator from Louisiana
knows IL In Louisiana.
All, gentlemen, the pen of history with
it, iron point has written the terrible story
of those few years In your bright southern
land, aud your children and their children
reading II will hide their faces in their
hands, aud their hands In the dust. have
no desire TO rrcallor 70 rccite II. The North
determined that IL should stop. We sent
our armies down there, aud II Old stop.
Our armies staid there scattered through
the South. aud the black man exercised his
right OF suffrage.
Then time wore on. Mr. Hayes was
elected President; you went 10 him; you
made brilliant promises, aud allured by
those promises, he withdrew the soldiers,
and from that day To this you have had a
solid South from that day To this you say
1t has been peaceable. All, so is the grave
yard peaceable. From that day TO this you
say II has been free, fair voting, and an
honest count. | put upon record here
evidence contradicting that We In the
North know today that you are refusing
the black man the rights which have been
accorded 10 him; and, now, impelled ny
our civilization, We come once more and
say to you solemnly that every citizen of
the United States, white or black, foreign
born, or native-born, shall have and enjoy
all the rights guaranteed TO him by the
Constitution OF his country. Ay, more,
we say to you now, compelled by that same
civilization, that the laws Of the Uuite
States upon this statutebook shall be en-
forced in every inch OF territory over which
floats the Stars and Stripes; and, Senators
from the South by the help and in the
nam. Of A lmiohtv God we will accomniis an