The broad ax., 1904-10-22

that the gods had sent forth all men
free" Mr.. Mason was very bitterly
opposed to slavery. He called the
trafic internal slavery; he went on
"discourages enterprises OF every
description, it will bring the judg-
ment Of heaven on a country, as ma
tons cannot be rewarded or punished
in the next world, they must and will
be in this. By an inevitable chain OF
causes and effects Providence pun
ishes national sins by national ca
hmities."
Richard Henry Lee, who was one
of Virginia's noblest and most valiant
sons, and who was born and rocked in
the cradle OF Democracy, solemnly
declared THAT all men by nature are
created equal; that kings and rulers
have but delegated authority. which
the people may resume; are the revo-
lutionary principles Of Aristotle and
Plato. Of Hvy and Cicero. Of Sydney
Harrington and Locke, Of nature and
eternal reason" He deprecated the
fact that the leaders Of the Federal
party were in favor Of forcing slavery
upon the people residing in the colo
mics. He continued that it Is q vio-
lation of the equal rights of men, ere
ated like ourselves in the image Of
God; Christianity" Thus he spoke in
conclusion by introducing into Europe
the truest principles Of universal be-
! nevolence and brotherly love, happily
abolished civil slavery. Let US who
profess the same religion practiceEtts
precepts, and by agreeing to this duty
pay q proper regard to our true in
terests and to the dictates Of justice
and humanity"
That all the Democratic Presidents,
from Thomas Jefferson down to and
including James Buchanan. never hes
itated manning their signatures to
all bills admitting new States and
Territories into the Union whose con-
situations excluded slavery. That the
Democratic party never nationalized
slavery. that the Fugitive Slave
Law" was a Wing and not Demo-
cratic measure; that the Democratic
form of government rs advocated and
expounded by Thomas Jefferson be-
came firmly rooted in the minds OF
the people residing north OF the Ma
SON and Dixon line, while the Hamil-
tonian, or the memorable, or the arts
tocratic, idea Of government, which
fostered and cherished the institution
of slavery, became firmly implanted
lin the minds Of the people residing
south of the line mentioned; that more
than a billion dollars was expended,
land almost a million lives were sacrf
need. in order to partially shoot Al
lexander Hamilton's governmental
PRINCIPLES out Of the minds Of the
peopIe: that the former shareholders
I'm the South, and their sympathizers
I'm the North, were not Democrats;
that they aligned themselves VIII
the Democratic party simply to per
petuate the institution OF slavery
which had expanded under the wings
n the Wing party which was dominant
IN the South for many years prior to
1860.
Those who have for many years
commanded that the Democratic party
vas always in favor Of depressing the
Negro and that it has always beer
rightly known as being opposed to nli
advancement in all things-that Il
never was in favor Of comforting citi
zenship rights upon him-Wfn furtnei
1.o-r that Andrew Jackson assisted
70 secure the right Of suffrage foi
itraa Negroes in Tennessee In l1sS;
che. the Democratic party Of Alabams
ave the Negro the right to vote IN
thot state: that Martin Van Buren,
vho later was elected President o.
are unitad States by the Democratic
marty, presided over the Democratic
et.te convention of New York Whicr
ave the Negroes the right OF SUI
F-.ge and a General Assembly pure''
democratic concurred or ratinea .n'
act,ou of the convention by permittin ;,
- colored person owning $500 &c
hacome voters; that the Democratic
oortv Of Maine New Hampshire ano
1 -" enacted similar laws
ana clothed the Negro with his CHI
lastly. that Martin Van Buren a. as
,he duties as President OF the