Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-24

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twea7SThe.s recent fugitive law Q mote
I only il! a, Ail ha! Cry aloud in behalf
tof northern. loborers,. and with. The same
breath return the painting fugitive to THE
|. clutches Of fhismerciiess master is scorrying
out s'the holy work efathej Reyolption'{ ol
which The gentleman speaks. is hl De:
FDounce northern. cotton mills and suffer
southern nabobs 10 plant The uphas Free
Of Slavery in every corner Of our aterrinos
ries is unotlier sequel Of this 'iioly works
is itad Condemn northern. menepolies, and
allow slavery TO annually impose tax up.
Eon the North far more outrageous than The
EHea Tax, or ignominions ttian The Stamp
sAet,' IS carrying out Tie spirit of '76 is sita
Plead for sthel Homestead measure and
suffer slavery annually to grasp the earn
mgs of the northern hammtr, forge and
plough, 10 pay her postage bills, carry on
her VARS &C., is The duty OF this ssall con
quering army, frs. organized in Eden's
garden, uponwhichs the gentlemen talks
SO loudly, isnit? But why is; this gentle
man thus choice Of these southern brolhet*.
Why the policy of excluding slavery from
bis catalogue of evils. or. ralher classify
ing it nmong mirof ones Of liea naiion,
when any sone having yess te see, and
sense 10 comprehend, must know that Ill
is, and ever has been the great b,ne of The
nation, An evil lowering hfghfabove any.
or all The evils combined, ofe~hieh he har-
rangues so velfemently. E1Fhe answer is
obvious. e itgis Legitimate working oul
Of northern doughfacery. a voice mere
ly from that spirit which although COZ cred
with the film and cxcrenents ot s5uther n
Shareholders, is yet eagerstoid5 -theirnefa-
rious bidding. a spirit towhich lndsp end.
nnce is slrangertand. deeds yof3nubles dar
ing know not OF. O1r-advice TO this gen.
stlemen would be. counsel a little withsr ca.
son, before again 7arteHrFaiiug rten
the world withahs lucubfationss endeasor.
ing if possible 70 imbru .,his mind with mn
linking a,least Of candor, and thus be better
prepared. to see and talk Of things IN their
true light. Forat pr esent he is enlirelysbe
hind tie light house. ".il Batl=Niessrs q Eii
tors al,esnh datnentable part llis whole
matter sis,that a.northern man can. be folnd
at the present day, thus willing 10 bee 5me
"a complete tool Of southern slavo dea;ers,
ready and apparently anxiousto be fores
most in su bmiiring TO their nefmious exae.
tions.i I'VE SAY iool, sand in what other
lightfcanFwe view this gentleman. Docs
lie not, in effect say, 'Let these our south.
ern brothers a lone, let them establish slave.
grv in every cline, if they choose thus 10
do2@2 In this particular he is ailstheanost
ultra slavery propagandist can ask or de-
sire At,this time when the great battle
between liberty and slavery is beinsfought
in this nation, al 4 crisis the result Of
which is TO determined whetheror no, the'
decendantss ofaW ashingtouwill lsestablish as
the corner stone efrtheira naiienal insitu,i
tions, q system of1slayery, Far, worse than
tha, to be, delivered from which our fore
fathers bled and died, We say again the
thought is most humiliating thata northern
man, ,onewhose interests morally y.pecuniari,
ly, pnt ia every other sense, are diametri-
cally opposed 70 the sys'sm, should thus 9s
side with the oppressor.5~ he great rqnes.
lion is, shall or shallss,aot, the accursed sys-
tenn of human slavery be extended under
our stars and stripes into territories now
free. And upon which side do we find this
speaker, the man who pfoclains long giand
loud, a most ardent desire for Adeedsfsof
benevolence. love md charity. Fiewahin
asswhited sepuIchef' clnd os,ensibly in the
gar5 Of reform, yet delivering himself'las
follows: Becarefnl gentlemen moles. no.
these southern brothers for this slavery
is not SO rery bad, but behold the Hisefabie
slavery Of The needle''ifi yonder city 49,
This slavery s..raaises its Diminishing 4feot
far above tie darkest cifss Of oSouthern
chattle slavery. Alas, for the spirit0mis-'
cradle enoughto give birth to such aaaisi-'
ty.. Alas for the man driven TO thea pro-
mitigation Of such d nofisirasity IN support
of his cause. 1@ %'saA't' 3F3fI sS' zof tthfIi
Z i''esf gt1ioSs2zs II! w. CURrlsS. 81
Charlestown,, March 4,h. 1851 i.@'ieb eya