Year: 1860

Shareholders OF America, appeal to
you. Are you really in earnest when
you speak Of perpetuating sloyeryl Shall
il never cease! Neverl Stop and con-
slider, where you ure and in what days you
live.


This is the nineteenth century. New
or since mankind has recollection of
times gone by, has the human mind dis
closed such wonderful powers. The hid
den forces Of nature we have torn from
their mysterious conccalment and yoked
them into the harness of usefulness;
they carry our thoughts over slender
wires to distant nations; they draw our
wagons over the highways of trade; they
pull the gigantic oars Of our machinery;
they will soon plow our fields and gather
our crops.


The labor ofthe brain has exalted to a
mere bridling and controlling of the nat
ural forces the labor of the hand--and
you think you can perpetuatc system
which reduces ran, however degraded,
yet capable of development, to the level
Of a soulless machine!


This is the world Of the nineteenth
century. The last remnants of feudal-
ism in the old world are fast disappear
ing. The Cur OF Russia, in the fulness
Of his imperial power, is forced to yield
to the irresistible march of human pro-
gress, and abolishes serldom. Even the
Sultan of Turkey can no longer main
tain the barbarous customs of the Mos
lem against the pressure of the century,
and slavery disappears. And you, citi-
zeus of Republic, you think you can
arrest the wheel Of progress with your
Dred Scott decisions and Democratic
platforms! prolonged cheering.l


Look around you, and see how lone
some you are in this wide world of ours.
As far as modern civilization throws its
rays, what people, what class of society
is there like youl Cry out into the world
your wild and guilty fantasy of property
In man, and every echo responds with a
cry of horror or contempt; every breeze,
from whatever point Of the compass it
comes, brings you verdict of condem-
nation. There is no human heart that
Isympathizes with your cause, unless il
lsympathizes with the cause of despotism
in every form, There is no human voice
10 cheer you on in your struggle; there
is no human eye that has a tear for your
reYerses; no link of sympathy between
the common cause Of the great human
brotherhood and you. You hear of eman-
cipation in Russia, and wish it should
fail, You heaE Of Italy rising, and fear
the spirit Of liberty should become conta-
geous, Where all mankind rejoices you
tremble. Where all mankind love you
hate. Where all mankind curses you
sympathize.


And in this appalling solitude you
stand alone against hopefulwOrld, alone
against a great century, fighting your
hopeless 6ght--hopeless hopeless as the
struggle of tbs Indian against the on
ward march of civilization. Use all the
devices which the inventive genius OF
despotism may suggest, and yet how can
you resist In every little village school
house, the little children who learn to
reed and write, are plotting against youj
in every laboratory Of science, in every
machine shop, the human mind is work
ing out the destruction Of your idol. You
cannot make an attempt TO keep pace
with the general progress Of mankind
without plotting against yourselves
Every steam whistle, every putting loco
motive is sounding the shrek Of liberty
into your ears. From the noblest in
stincts of our hearts down TO sordid gree
dinoss Of gain, every impulse Of human