The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-09

The ayowed object Of the revision
was TO engraft African slavery IN the
constitution and every hamlet vii
lage, and town was alive To the sub
ject many persons honestly believed
that ii would be better TO have slavery
in The state, while the greater number
believed otherwise, and as the people
the people; the people they decide
this great question for themselves,
and by themselves And who. let me
ash. We're these people who thus de-
cided in favor of free state? Were
they the freedom shriekers of the
north? No. sir, it was Egypt, flor
then there was no NORTH that people
OF whom the unprincipled and filthy
abolition papers Of the north speak as
iliterate and proslayery men. Sir,
! repeat when this great question was.
decided there was no north. other
than wide, unculiivatei wilderness.
inhabited by rowing bands Of sayages.
Mr.. Speaker On yesterday, when
this house adjourned had been en-.
deayoring to show the true position Of
the north and the south, and that of
the national party to which repeat
] am proud to belong then assumed
that the north was aggressive upon
the rights of the south. and that It
was the peculiar province of the Dem
0cfatic party TO interpose its influence
toprotect il from that aggression, and
here | ask of our friends on the other
side of he house, what they expect to
gain by this excitement? Is Ii place
or power you seek? If the former, let
me tell you this, national question. (if
we gel wrongl viii be most likely toI
place you in favor If you are actu.
ated by partiality for the negro over
your own blood, tell me do you feel
that should you succeed in eleyating
Mrs. Dinah above the fair daughters
OF our race In the tastes OF the age
in which you live that your conscience
will approve The act? Do you not fear
that for this the spirits of the Illus.
trlous dead will look down upon ana
damn you? Say, do you desire that
our daughters and sisters should ae.
knowledge in this race their equals
But yesterday, and one of our race ia
the person of great Franklin. grasped
the ightnihgs OF Heaven and chained
them in the service of man A Full.
ton tanned the elements and babe
them toll for man. What have we
done that these croakers should con
stantly seek TO curb the proud spirit
of our race? Say of the proud horse,
when he seeks his native plains and
spurns the dust beneath his feet. send
your philanthroplst to him. Tell him
to stay within prescribed limits and
humble his nature to a fun recogni. |
ton Of the equal rights OF all the in
sect world. Tell him that If he roams,
whole nations of ants will die beneath |
bis cruel stamp. think you that he will |
likely heed your advice? No for the |
God who formed him knew long before |
sou ui'aHitd VI tue result, tldL Ia us
nature such would be he effect. And |
# ii is ours TO rule. there must be |
those who obey, and our own race |
! race OF equals to maintain, Is the |
great business Of our constitution and |
avs, and he who through false sym
lathy takes upon him elf TO extend it |
Beyond its original intent, mistakes
Hike our race and government See /
fou that form almost divine. though /
'old and lifeless, on that canvass,
landing Of whom Byron speaking of |