Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-25
NO.. ID.
Mr.. Cushing's Black Laws.

N correspondent VI VIC dHteNtu AtlcRGdpH
comments on this specimen Of beautiful legis,
laton now before the Ohio Senate, as follows
IstS Mr., Gushing Of Gsllis County, who
brought forth this abominstiop, is Whig.--
We are thus careful to call this to mind, for we
zee that the Chsrdon Republic, an acknowledg-
ed Wing organ, seems to parade the fact, as a
credit 70 their party.
I'd 1t is unconstitutional. II would not, IL
passed, merit tho reputation of "dead letter =
Il would be declared null and void. This very
question was decided by the Congress of the
United States, in the case of Missouri when
she first applied for admission into the Union.
Said the Rochester IN. Y. Democrat, (good
Whig authoity,) it speaking of attempted ex-
clusion of Blacks by Illinois; Missouri pre-
serted a constitution containing a similar power
Of exclusion, but was obliged to declare her as
sent TO q fundamental condition that no such
law could ever be passed, before the the Act
erecting her into State took effect. .
The principle has been solcmnly decided by
the Representatives of the people, including
those from the infected region" They felt
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largest Constitutional liberty.
But again: Whomsocvcr State designated as
its citizens within the pale Of the United States
Constitution, sister State must admit to its
immunitcs and privileges. Says the U. S.
Constitution: "Citizcns of each State shall bc
entitled to all the rights and mmunitics of citi-
zens Of the several States"
Says Chancellor Kent, [Vol. ii, p. 25S; sec.
80, "Citzens under our Constitution and
laws, mean free inhabitants born within the
United States, or naturalzcd by the laws Of
Congress. II slave, born In the United States,
be manumittei, or otherwise lawfully discharg-
ed from bondage-or If black man be born
within the United States, and born free, he be.
comes. theceforward, a Citizen
II. then, in New York or Massachusetts,
blacks and mulattoes are citizens, no Legisla-
ture eau C1nssitutionally prevent their settle
ment here That they are citizens none but
ninny or knave would deny.-As upholdcrs
Of our common Constitution, we protest against
this base attempt to violate it,
So much for the principle involved.-A word
to the Bill itself:
Did the DHl-Mr. Cushing's Billet him
have the dishonor Of it we say, did the Bill
lay penalty upon every white man who did
not, with alacrity," take one black or mulatto
by the hair Of the head, and. leading him or
her to the borders of the township, kick him or
her over. it would be little more odious than
now. However, II is sufficiently hard upon
Assessor. Recorder, and Prosecuting Attorney,
to make these Offices not very desirable in this
portion of the State, and wherever else he them
-sm does not prevail. Oppression almost al
ways overleaps itself. by forcing to Its aid, some
whose interests may demand disobedience to its
behests. In this section, it would be its own
cure and would damn to political infamy any
short-sighte politician who would dare sustain
il.
We said, ain this portion Of the State
We except small portion of Chardon, Gcauga
County. We sec by the Chardon Republic,
little Wing paper, edited by a certain w. w.
Bruce, that that organ" is anxious not only TO
"prevent the further settlement Of blacks and
mulattocs'' here, but out Cushings Mr.. Cush-
ing by asserting that something should GER
tainly be done to prevent the further increase
Of our black population" This will appear
the more ridiculous, as in 1910, there were
only THREE colorcd persons in that whole
County.
However, we have no fears that the Bill will
pass. We note it as among the political mon
strositics. Yours very truly.
a -. WILLIAM II. DAY.
PaineSriHe, Dec. 18th, 1852.
=. S, We aic happy TO see that the Ciere-
land Herald, the leading Wing paper on the
Reserve, is out manfully against the Bill. as is
also the Cincinnati Gazette. w. ii. ID,