Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-11-11
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Mrs. Editor, An o:d-fashioned Demo.
osas. who loves the Union, aud has ever ad-
mired The warning words u Washington.
wodat pGes s.lit,le kiudly caution to bis
brethren, Demoesa,s, Wings. and all pat
siots. Our Patriot Fathers formed Con-
ssitution.l Union Of States for this Model
Republic # the world, and under that Con-
stitu,ion, thi. Union. this Model Republic,
has prospered beyond al former precedent,
beyond any nation that ever existed. True,
the Constitution recognizes slavery as al
ready existing, but it also provides against
the Introduction Of more slaves into the Re-
public. The Old Thirteen were indeed all
slavs States; bat one by one seven Of them
have abolished slavery, as indeed all ought
to do. So We all Of the North think, and
bavs no doubt OF it. It is an unjust, inhu-
man instiaaaiou-- unjust and injurious to
both master and slave, tending to deprave
the minds Of both, to make the masters nd
mistresses tsrannical in their intercourse
with each other, with the whie as with the
black portion Of their families The South
groans under. the accursed system-is ten
times worse burdened with it than is the
North. It is their black spot, their great
misfortune, as it is ours. But under that
good old constitution we became pledged
to b.ar the burden with them = plf dg-
to 4 Union Of States, with each one free to
form and administer its own internal regu-
lations, except as-is excepted in that Con-
stifuiion. And among those exceptions is
the onssnh hich declares, (Article Isl, section
s and subdivision Is Of the constitution of
the q. 8 that @Congress shall have pow
or to make I'LL laws which shall be- necessa-
~ and proper for carrying into execution
the foregoing powers and all other powers
vested by this constitution in the GOVERN
ment Of the United States, OF in any Office
OF department sthereof.". And further, in
Article 3, section g, Subdivision 3, sNo per-
son heid to service or Ia Dor in one State, un-
der the laws thereof, escaping into another,
shall in consequence Of any law or regu!a-
ton therein, be discharged from such .er-
vice or isbor, but shall be dslirered up on
claim Of the party to whom such service or
labor may be due"
These provisions Of the constitution are
too plain to be tnisconstrued, and it we
mean to abide by the eonstitution we sho'd
keep our pledges and. 'deiirsr up the slaves,
or Ut hast should not hinder the owners
from taking them. Otherwise our Consti-
tuition is good tor nothing. flour constitu-
ton is wrong, let Us try to mend it, not O.
penIy pledge ourselves to viulate it, a some
ult,as have dune in solemn resolves Of pub
lie meetings inthe Nonh-men, too, who
have baasted Of their regard for Slaw and
order" +sas So
I.abhor, slavery as much as any one. and
would do as much would expend as much
lahoE, and Of my n lite OF wealth as any
other person OF my means; but would not
20 ieopardize this blessed Union, and the
peace and happiness OF the people : would
MT forfeit my integrity as a recipient Of
the blessings of the Union, By openly abro-
eating our oauis and pledges to support
that Instrument, all for the sake OF showing
to m samiriDg crowd my love Of freedom
nor even to entice blacks from slavery
I.vaah urss. every strong argument, use
all my powers OF kind persuasion. to induce
the men Of the South to abolish the institu-
aion Of slavery; and while such means on
iyrWs e used. the area Of slavery was re.
daced - avery was abolished in seven
States. Bot since old John Q adams and
others commenced agitsting the bject in
Cougress, and every where else, by the
most provoking language to the slavehold-
srs, the p: ogress If abolition is slow indeed
The question now is between Union ard
peace, and division and civil war The
Ohio Star, Of October 80, plainly in,imates
that, in its editorials and favored cores
pondeats, and all men of disernmsnt eau
see pelitics vergins to that point Can any
prudent patriotic citizen hesitate which side
tostake in 50 momentous a matter2 | trust
not. At least, know many who prefer
peacs, Union. and prosperity, to this eter-
nal agitation. to certain dissolution Of the
Union, to civil war and its horrors. Why
all this indignation at the simple passage
ef 4 law to carry out plain provision Of
ahs constitution? 1.-THE law is wrong, il it
goes beyond the constitution let us seek its
repeal as We would another wrong law
Not passionately, but mildly aud in the
spilit Of brethren reformers. H.
TukklsH Plan OF CURING FOUNDER IN
HossEs.--rhe following Is singular Cir
eumstance related by farmer: