Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-11-28
CIrcrNNArr, Ohio, July 21th, ls43.

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teen pounds and ten shillingS sterling,
(En3,lO,) drawn BY the Ohio Life In.
sassaea and Trust Co., on MessTs Ba-
ring Br5thers g. Co., Of LOndOn, plyaN
bic sixty days after sight, it being the
amouSl Subscribed and paid in alta meet.
Ing ofthe friends Of Ireland, held in this
city on Monday evening, the Sd day OF
July, inst, for the purpose Of aiding the
capse Of Irish Repeal, aud which We now
transmit to you for that purpose. We al
20 forward you, BY this same conveyance
sGe0py. Of the proceedings Of the meet-
ind together with the resolutions it adopt
ed. 1Nr
In making this communication, howev
or, the Executive Committee Of the Irish
Repeal Association oFthis city, feel that
they should not discharge their duty TO-
wards the cause 10 which they have en-
barked, ,if they omitted 10 stale to you
fairly aad frankly, tho present feelings
and sentiments entertained in this cjm>
munity in relation to q speech, sad to
have been delivered by Mr O'ConNell at
an adjourned meeting of the Loyal MAJ
tional Repeal Association Of Ireland held
on the 10th of May at the Great Rooms
Corn Exchange, Dublin. This speech
of Mr. O'Connell's, together with the ad.
dress Of the Executive committee Of the
PennsylVania Anii-Slavery Society which
is said to have produced it, is published
ID pamphlet form. add iS now circulated
with great industry by the aboIilionIsis
in this vicinity. These two Papsra seem
80 intimately connected, not only with
each other, but also with the feelings and
sentiments to which we have advsrtsd
that perhaps we could not convey to you
coTreci impression in regard to the lat.
Ter, in any way with so much facility
as BY few observations on the for.
meE,
The people Of the state Of Ohio have
never had any cOnneKion with slavery in
any form. BY the constitution and fun.
dAmentAl laws Of the State, involuntary
servituds is absolutely and perpsiualy
forbidden within her limits snd any OpIn
isns which they may form in relation to
that subject, may al least claim to be clear
Of all suspicion Of an interested partaliiy
The truth is, tho question Of slavery in
ihis country bss long PerPlexed and vex
cd the minds OF our best and greatest
men; admitted by all, to be an evil Of The
highest magnitude, the great difficulty OF
ths case is, how to get rid Of il. Slavery
asyou know, existed in this country an
ieFior to The establishment Of the Inds.
pendence Of the Government, and has
been psrpslusted from that time to this,
in considerable portion Of our union -
Born and trained up under such circum
stances, the STAKEHOLDER receives the
institution Of sltvsry s1a heritage from
bis fathers, aud constant familiarity with
it,has, perhaps prevented him from view
ing.it ia the same odOUs light in which
Il is bsheld by others--but, independent
Of this, he finds large portion Of his
estate; the means by which he expects
10 rear his family aud to Main'ain his own
position in society, " invested in a prop
er.y,. which, whatever may be said Of 1t
in moral and abstract point Of view. is
still recognized as property BY the usa
REH Ul DIE AttGC8tDNn WNtu NuO luWu uuugt
which he lives. To expect Of men, so
situated, q voluntary surrender without
compensation. Of what in many cases is
theif principal means Of support, is to
expect Of human nature what does not
bsl0ng 10 Il. flour government pnssess
ed the power, an exercise Of authority
which would beggar myriads by annul.
ing their right 10 the property which they
p0sssas, would spread misery aud distress
throughout the land, snd produce cOnsO.
qaences fatal TO the happiness and peace
0flhs people Of this Union; aud Il cam
not be doubted, that so far as human hap
pincss Is concerned, the results would be
(aF less disislFnas 10 the human Face, 10
Ietaia in bondage the present slave pop.
ulatiOn0f this Union, than TO emancipate
hem al any such cost, Nor il the dIifi-
csily much less i1 relation TO The means
Of compeDsl lting the slave holder. IN
this coua'ry. Plpnlar OpiniOn is The law
giEer There are HUNDREDS Of thousands
bplh 10 the free and slave states, who
would cheeFfuily consent 10 be taxed C0f
tie purpose Of emancipaiing the slaves--
bu. human nature is much the same In
America as il is inthe county you lvesin,
sdswhsn yaa ask, O. in this case ask
you must The individuals Ofa whole nation
iagoluaIavily impose q tax upon ihem-
selves for the purpose of correcting
moral evil, which greet though il be, yet
i one which large majority of them
have never participated in, and with
which they have 20 personal contact, The
feelings OF self inieres. will be extreme.
lyapi 70 give you negative.
The patriotism Of the pocket becomes
victor over what seems 10 them the pa.
tiolsm OF correcting and guarding the
morals Of the people. Whatever Obliga,
:ions The people Of this country may owe