The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-10-08
The Black LnEs.---RandcIPh's
ti gi4is ~ Slaves. 50 \, 7t

The Black IasEs.---ESandOIph's
aies Slaves. III
The whie Jourpals Of Lucas County srs enaea-
voring to excite a prejudice against Mr. Sawyer
because he. defends the peopsof Mercer in their
trsatmer Of Randolph's manumitted slaves. The
facts as We understand them are simply these'--
The laws Of virginis, with a view e preventive
liberation Of slaves. impose serious charges for
their maintenancs, gssd conduct, &c..7ts avoid
which Mr.Leigh, Mr.. RS executor, purchased
tract sfland in Mercer County, in thisssate, and
renewed about four hundred blacks, with view
10 settle them in that County. He, however, did
not give, and has not given, the security required
by our laws. which alone would give them tit
lie TO remain among ". A meeting o. the c'i-
sens Of Bremen, Mercer county resolved that they
would aid the officers in carrying out the laws
oeains, those unfortunate slaves; and hsstile de-
monsnations have been, made against their land
ing and settlement.
i Much gratui,ons philanthrophy has been ava
kened, and the people Of Mercer have received
unmsasursd deRunsa,ion, as If they hadiactedl
from the impulse Of prejudice slsns. without any
\ higher considerations. One sids Of the subjeci
enly has been viewed, that OF the blacks, and TO
\ them il Is indeed hardship thus to be tsssed
4 shout denied home and thrust forth like un-
| clean things whose association is ssntamlnatisn.
put it should be rem msmbersd that slavery or
involuntary servitude has never existed in Ohio
that The African were not parties to the COM
pact BY which our State was formed and have
never had recognized political existence in il
!. The trainers Of tho Constitution after careful
Ldiscusssn excluded them and designed tsrender
thar exclusion permanent they fsrssaw that It
wsnld be dangerous to the prosperity and morals
|, Of the State to encourage the immigration among
us Of class dsterisrated and tsbased by slavery
! and wisely d dstermined that a, Ohio had no. par
"a cpated in their degradation she should net un-
derro the penalty Of the wrong. In this spirit the
n Laws were enacleaby the Legislature ofa strin-
gen, character denying even residence 81 protec.
D lion to the blacks and of these awsthe people Of
n Mercer desire to avail themselves.
Is Ifthess Blscks were permitted to in Mer.
Ger sunty .as Mr.. Leigh proposes, they are with,
b out regular habits Of self-guided industry asd
thsy would fail to improve the esunty, and def.
u cent communications and retarded advancement
L would dresult--from the same cause 'Aey weu''
= net bear an equal prsPortisA 81 taxssin sccoi
u dance with their numbsrs--shsy woulo pressh
in their vicinity the formation q schosls, s'sck'
having no rscsg sgnitien in eur system sf education
A. and as slavery necessarily produces grsss ignoi
xt] ance IN the siavs' rae eeuhJ "Su.u "Suu 'e
charged with the. punishment Of their crimes
wh,ls II weuls suffer diminasisn "a Us Ps.'He'
Z influence FROM the necessary sxsisson q person
p eigisle to citizenship. Besdes,tnerei eMAs's M :
ls, this country strong repusnancs se'~seh IN
!, two races and whites wsud refuse e pursnas'
settle in'hsvicntyof coleny OF lscks;and.AsS
already 20 sslued' wna'sysra m'sn' = sne" :
ID 6. \, .na o,dny. ,be sr;vatiou
M, aos;,or = ..c Il s;r ur.u.
ty. They would be without remedy. Now, th'
these residents, in view If these consideration
should insist on the strict fsl6Ilmsnt Of the exs
Ing laws il but natural and right as matter
Il self prsssrvatisa. and no unprsjudcsd man WI
viii bring the case h.me, bst will defsad them,
,,.s ~ has been dono by Mr.. Sawyer
Th. Froprie,y Of the Black L. ws in 80 far
es- they relate to tsstimsn Courts ius,ics is
MI Il i ,ai.. Ii. ssc.ssary smo.ns 4 sympathy !,
he p.li.ical capital. I'll. que..i.n Is simply, "H