Session #54 · 1895–97

Speech #540053388

How can anyone who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading any classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring that "almen are created equal." Wenow practically read it. "All men are created equal except negroes." When theRnownothings get control it will read. "All men are created equal except negroes and foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this I shall pofer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving libertyto Russia for instance. where despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of hypocrisy. William H. Seward. who has been termed the father of the Republican party. said. in answer to a question regarding the Knownothing movement: Secret societies. sir!
Keywords matched
emigrating

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
negroes
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN FITZGERALD
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
540053388
Paragraph
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