The broad ax., 1904-10-22

mat the gods had sent forth all mer
free" Mr.. Mason was very bitterl,
opposed to slavery. He called tn.
trafnc internal slavery; he went OF
"dtscourages enterprises of ever,
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 DUN
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 Lvy 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, Gre
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 practiceEfts
precepts. and by agreeing to this duty
pay q proper regard to our true in
tenests 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 inc shxing their signatures to
all bills admitting new States and
Territories into the Union whose con-
stitutions 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 aris-
tocratic, idea Of government, which
fostered and cherished the institution
of slavery, became firmly implanted
in the minds Of the people residing
south Of the line mentioned; that more
than q billion dollars was expended,
and almost a million lives were sacri-
fced, IN order to partially shoot Al
exander Hamilton's governmental
out Of the minds Of the
people; that the former Shareholders
tn the South, and their sympathizers
in the North, were not Democrats;
that they aligned themselves with
the Democratic party simply to per-
petuate the institution Of slavery,
which had expanded under the wings
1f the Wing party which was dominant
tn the South for many years prior to
1850.
Those who have for many years
>ontended that the Democratic party
was always in favor Of depressing the
Negro. and that 1t has always been
lightly known as being opposed to his
Advancement in all things-that 1t
never was In favor Of comforting citi-
,enship rights upon him-will further
earn that Andrew Jackson assisted
q secure the right of suffrage for
rec Negroes In Tennessee In 17s5;
hat the Democratic party Of Alabama
ave the Negro the right to vote In
hat State; that Martin Van Buren,.
rho later was elected President OF
he United States by the Democratic
arty. presided over the Democratic
tate Convention Of New York which
ave the Negroes the right Of suf-
-age and a General Assembly purely
,emocratic concurred or ratified the
ction of the convention by permitting
very coIored person owning $500 to
ecome voters: that the Democratic
,rty of Maine New HAMPSHIRE and
enacted similar laws
nd clothed the Negro with his cfti-.
enehip rights.
LASTLY. that Martin Van Buren, as
,med the duties as President OF the