The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-01
Deb bate on the platforms.
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REpLY oF Mn. atnIttnas.

REPLY OF sIR. GIDDtHGss
Hon Joshua R. GIDDlNas, rose and said:
Its not my intention to detain you at length
on the subject upon which my friend and
brother has commented. Some weeks ago my
situation totally prohibited my. speaAihg, and
I am still i'll, but win say few words, and
VIII leave it to my friend, Mr.. AdarnsaH he
deems it necessary, to speak in defence Of
the platform. And first must express tho
| admiration which feel for his brother who.
had just addressed US. | have long reger-
ed that noble man; but he has LVef among
| New Y ork politicians, and knows nothing OF
the West. What! speak in desponding terms
to the men of Massachusetts end ohio =.
Why, surely he does not know them. Would
hesteur from orr hearts the hope Of seeing
our country disenthraIled? No, am old
and infirn, my head is covered with gray
hairs, yet let me say that boieve my brotiis
er will live to SEQ it take 1t place. But his
friend and hc lived in different atnlospheres.
He had hope for the mighty West Yestef-
day, four years ago, mass convention had
met at Buffalo, and laid the foundation Of
their party. Since then they bad in his
State sent thirteen members to tho Legisla-s
ture, and through their exertions the infamou9
black code, which had disgraced the statue
books Of Ohio from its very foundation. hsd
been repealed. Our progress was onward
and upward; we are growing stronger ans
stronger; the eyes Of the nation are upon us,
and the shareholders tremble. Will Mr..
Smith doubt? God forgive him / say for his
want ii faith. tremendous applause. r.
Here we stand, every one. on the fixed rock
of truth, and will go on conquering and to con-
quer until the victory is achieved.
Our friend p. Proceeded to recount some points
which he deemed necessary TO forward the.
progress Of our cause. Now here is new
party, tho foundation of which was laid in
Buffllo, and has been increasing ever since.
Had they not left the old parties? Here
Mr., g. called on the Secretary to read the
2Gh resolutions declaring that The Free
Democratic party is notorgrnized to aid eth
-er theWhig or Democratic wing of the great
slave compromise party Of the Union, butto
defeat both.
Mr.G. continued !: Now, have nothing
to say in reply to my friend and brother, but
to thank him for his able argument in favor
Of the majority report. He feels just what
feel, just what you feel. | Irepudiate. before.
God and man, all who do not stand upon our
platform and let mo say, he stards upon it.
There are several other topics to which lsEish
10 call your attention. He speaks in. regard
to the anti-slayery men, and says that they
ought to resist the Fugitive Slave Law hy
speech and with the sword. Now, viii go
this far with Mr. Smith, that these who slow
Gorsuch were the most efficient protectors
Of the Constitution that ever lived. / say ii; )
will say it wherever / go. But there are
some men here who have wives and children.
They feel that it is not their duty to so far=
ward, oppose the law and be hanged. leaving
their wives aud children widows and orphans
They adopt another course, and endeayor to
repeal it. and not be shot down like dogs.
A member asked who would shoot them.
Mr.. Giddings said, the United States ar
my; and if in protecting the slave a friend
would kill his master. he would be hung.
There were few enough anti-slavery men.
and they had none to spare in that way.
will strive fer the repeal of that law withall
the powers of my mind and soul. l have al,
ded and will all as many Jerrys IN making
their escape as he has done, and / have araa-
ed slave, and told him in the presence Of
his pursuer TO shoot him should he attempt to
to take him, and then asked the pufsuer to
take him. He, the sIave-caicher, asked me
what the slave would do, and said that IN !
less were mistaken, and no disa1nsssl
my expectations, he would slsiarissd do.
~, s,,.e, went avev-ss for sale cheap. rt