The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-29
From the Christian Press.
Speech, of Hon, G.. w. Julian.
of 5adiana, at the late .4nti- Slavery Conuentioa
IN Cincinnati.

VI 2R6tdnd dt lae t1te sdnIe-iSfdUeTy S0HoeFtsses
in Cincinnati.
cConciuded.)
| have shown you, by reference to actual
acts, tina, it is the supreme power in this nation,
overruing all ether agencies in It's favor And
1t has maintained lis supremacy for years past
by, and through the agency of these heartless
factions which subjects 10 lis unbridled sway.
Submission to its behesta in all things, is the
appoilted means Of obtaining power, and the sole
md openly avowed condition upon which their
existence can be continued. Who dare deny
t.,;.q Who is there so blind as not to see TINT
existing party associations can only be maintain
ed by an unqualified and bare iacedsurFender OF
the Interests Of freedom2
sapose Northern Wings and Democrats, ia
the National Conventions soon to be held, should
insist upen put ing ipto their platform, resou.
tion, that Congress should abolish slavery 10 the
Dist ict'ef Columbia, or the slave trade coast
Wise, or prevent the extention Of slavery into
our Territories, or that in general terms the
federal government should relieve itself from all
respons iity for its support so Far as it constr.
tu:ionally may, leaving it State institution,
dependent upon State law: Does not every body
know TINT tss would be to sound the death kneu
OF these organizations? But suppose IN those con-
ven,ions S1uthern Wings and Democrats should
insist upon platform affirming directly the
opposite doctrines; that slavery in the District
and the trade coa>t-wise shall be perpetual, that
slavery may be carried into our Territories, out
Of which more Slave Sites may be formed, ana
tina, the federal government shall not relleVe
itself from its responsible ty for the evil but shall
snread over it its flag on land and sea, and by
every etrectua means, aid the Southern States
in su<t .iuing and strengthening the peculiar
institu- ion: Does any sane man ooupb thaS
North Wigs and Democrats would succump,
If thought necessary to save their organizations
md hold on to the spells? Most assuredly they
would do it, as whoever lives till these conyen-
tions assemble will see, il it shall be imperative
" demanded by their overseers. They have
already done it by the adoption oil the Comprona-
| ise measures, and are preparing to do so again,
in all parts of the North. by declaring those
measures afina!ity." Northern Wings and
, Democrats, always pay the drafts OF the slave-
holders at sigh, whatever the amount mlghtbe:
OF course. | would nat speak disparsgingly
here. of The great body Of our people. 4 refer
to regular politicians and tsat strange devll-wor-
ship. Of party, by wbish well meaning men, are
! induced to throw their whole weight on TIE
wrong side Of is grent question. The mass
Of the people in the North, of all parties, ois-
ike slavery. Their consciences condemn it.
: They cannot believe it right, to murbe: the In
/ tellect and affections Of three millions OF our
race, deny t1em the family, sunder their dear:
est lies. rob them Of the fruits of their toll aud
: lax their humanity into brutes. They are
ashamed not 10 admi' that they think it an aa--
on1aly in our government, and that they would
: rejoice 10 sac it abolished and be gfieved to see
r its power augmented. These are the senii-
Fmen,s OF all fair minded men. But, anchored
: in the meshes Of their leaders, they complacent
: ly say, ave be lave the government will be
better administered by our party than by our
; opponents; we have confidence in our public
men; and If we diyiie On the slavery question:
it will only ensure the triumph of our foes, whd
are, at least as pro-s,avery as ourselves. We,
r
and postpone adefnit :ly, all action on the ques-
: tion"
; Here Mr.. President, is our foe. Here isthe
unclean sri i, that must be cast out from the
: hearts Of the people before they can be saved
{ We must enter the inner sanctuary OF their
consciences, and dispel The long-gahering clouds
D Of passion and prejudice which hold them In the
slumber of unconscious quit. We must sound
it necessarily in lhtir ears, and intrumpet tones
that by remaining in the service of these factions
Il they are gui IT,, in the sight of heaven, of tbs
untold wrongs of slavery.
:, | say to Northern Wings aud Democrats
that whatever your private feelings ard opinions
: may be, you are helping to perpetuate slave
: holding and slave breeding, in the District o
r Columbo; you are helping to Drosiitlte the flag
S of the ULipn to the piratical traffic in human
r flesh on the sea; you are helping to curse with
i slavery the soil Of our Territories and to form
y out ofitmore Slave holding Staies;you are help
J. ing to consign men t1 the horrors of slavery on
n the affidavit of their hunter, without court OIL
G Jury, at The expense of the Federal Government
t. and to make the practice OF Chtisia,ity crime
: you helping 10 destroy The freedom Of speech
!" by placing it under the censorship Of slavery
If you are helping towiien and deepen the gener
al Ame -icnn hatred of the colored race whicl
. is the life blood of slavery, and, instead of sri
wing like pariuts to rescue the govefnmen. from
: slave holding domination, and from the pit o
destruction which yawns TO receive it, you ar
= doing all in your power TO drift it further an
e further from It's original land marks.
Tell me If these things are not truea Tel
ot me how you can strengthen the hands of thes
giant factions, Ii ting their proud crests as th
y, strong holds of slavery and arrayed in 6eadl