The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-02-04


Miller, Of Meadville, Penn.
The Prof. in his speech attempt
ed to show that the American slaves
werethe only slavery Of the world.
And that the Southern white man
hated the negro because he was once
a slave. But / DENY the statement.
Sirs, I shall be perfectly fare in my
argument. First, I want to say that
any man, who says that the Ameri-
can slaves were the only slaves OF
the world. He either has no re-
CARDS for the truth or heis ignorant
of the knowledge Of history. Prof.
be fair. Now. let us see. Slavery
arose at an early period Of the. wor-
Ids history, out Of the accident Of
the captured in war. II was found
by savAges more profitable to make
Is
slaves out Of the prisoners Of war
than to kill them.
The history Of all the Oriental
nations, including the jews shows
that they had their slaves. In read
ing TIE Hoineris poem, passages are
often found testifying that he who
was made prisoner was also made
a slave. Aristotle defended the in
stitution. So did Plato. he only
asking that no Greek should. be SO
placed. In fact all of the Greek
philosophers refused to believe the
holding Of ones fellowman in bond.
age wrong on the score Of morals.
Aristotle declared that the institu-
ton was just and right on the
ground Of a diversity Of race, div
iding mankind into the free and the
bond by nature. The civilized wor-
Id denies the doctrines Of the an
cient minds as witnessed BY acts #
manumission wherever Christianity
is known. Let no one think for a
that Prof miller is right
No, sir, / don't want any man to
think thai American slavery was
the first nor neither the most seye-
re. By this | would not be guilty
Of apollo. ling for its presence in
this country or for those'men, among
the many who held slaves, who 90
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But duty compels the statement
which is now made.
Others than negroes have been
slaves. Others than negroes ahayes
suffered the extreme and brutal az.
fiction which often repaid the
obedlent service OF. those poor in
dividuals who happened to eunder
the ban. Such were the Heiots in
Sparta, the Penestae in Thessaly,
the Bithynians at Byzantiuns and
the Thracians Of Thrace.
Grecian history TEACHES us that
these were slaves. Can theiProf.
deny this? ~
Sir, Strabo declares that The Thra-
clans were very cruel in their treat
ment to their servus. The early
history Of the Romans tells US that
the owners had the power OF punish
ing and even putting to death their
slaves. Whenever Vedius PlatoRot
mad he dashed such slaves as dis
pleased him into his fshponds.
What can the Prof. say Of this? Sir,
lit is my desire to present facts in
regards to the slave question. !.
AS I have said above ] say again.
Any man who says that the negroes
we're the only slaves of the world,
hoo M raOar,ls for the truth or he is
ignorant of history. But in this
case I think the gentleman knows
better but he is just preiudicsd to the
South. Sir, l have said and | sag
again. The South is the Paradise
for the black man. 1t is true that
the black man has once been slave.
But, sir, it was the greatest blessing
on earth for him.
But before l go further, let me
say this. The Southern white man
was not responsible for the inyen-
ton Of negro slaves into America.
No, indeed not. Sir, negroes sold
negroes into slavery. Sold them to