The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-22
Whole Number llS6
Speech of Han. G. w. Julian,

Speech of Han. G. w. Juiiam,
OF Indiana, at the late .anti- Slavery Con-
Vention III Ciacinnati.
Mr.. PREsIDENT:-In obedience TO the
call Of our anti slavery friends in this citx,
We have assembled from various sections
Of ike country, to consider what moro can
be done. for the three millions of slaves in
these United States; what new labors and
sacrifices, the crisis demands at our hands;
and we desire, at oil events, TO lift up onr
voices in continued rebuke, of the trans
cendent and OF ershadowing iniquity of this
nation.
The Free power of the United States on
the one hand, and the Slave power on the
other, are the parties to the great struggle
in which we are engaged; and propose,
in The outset, to glance at the position and
relative strength of these con,ending fore
es, and then 20 deduce such conclusions rs
facts may warrant, bearing upon the ques-
tiou Of present duty.
What do we understand by the Slave
Power Of this country? 1t is embodied
primarily. IN the Shareholders Of the coun
try; numbering, say two hundred and fifty
thousand, at q very liberal calculation.-
The entire white population of the Slave
States. according TO the late census, is six
millions one hundred and sixiy-nine thous
and four hundred and thirty-eight. The
shareholders, therefore, constitute about
one taoentyftih Of this number; or in 9TH
or words, there are twenty-five non.slave-
holders, or twenty-four twenty-fi(lhs Of the
people having no direct connexion with
slavery. If we include the whole popu-
laiion of the South, white and coloTed.
bond and free, the Shareholders will only
amount to about one fortieth Of the aggre.
gate, that is TO say. thirty-nine fortieins OF
the whole will be non Shareholders. If we
take into the calculation the entire present
population Of the Union, setting itdown in
round numbers a, twenty-five millions,
(which cannot he far from the truth. The
the Shareholders will constitute only one
hundredth part of the same, leaving nine
ty.nine hundredths of the people Of the
United States non-slaveholders, and deep
ly Interested, socially, morally, and politic-
ally, in the overthrow Of the peculiar in
stilution.
Here then, we have the slave power,
lodged in one-hundrelh part Of the people
of the country, and many Of these, of
course, minors and women. This is the
terrible presence, before which our politi
clans and priests bend their cowardly
backs. and seemingly glory in the abjnct-
ness Of their humiliation. l am now talk
ing about the weakness, the apparent in
significance of this wicked and domineer-
ing oligarchy ofthe South shall speak
of its strength presently.-Look, if you
please, q. the forces which stand opposed
to this squad, Of despo.s.-Fifst, | mention
the thee millions and more, whom they
hold in bondage, and who, Of course are
opposed, from the very depths of their
hearts, TO the system under which they
suffer. Denied that principle of everlast-
ing justice, fair days wages for fair
days works, sold like merchandise. to the
highest bidder, despoiled Of their dearest
rights and the hoIiest relations of life, and
plundered of their humanity by law, it can.
not be otherwise than that they are brood
ing in secret over their wrongs, and nurs.
ing in their boosms, long-cherished, deep
ly seated, and implacuble hatred ofthe rule
of their tyrants- Let no man regard
lightly. either the moral or physical pow
er of such people; for every ruy Of light
which dawns upon their minds, every kind
ling passion which fires their hearts, is
the sure prophecy of their deliverance.
Well may the stakeholder tremble, when
he reflects that God is just, and .thut his
justice cannot sleep forever"
Next, let US remember, that these slave
holders have no struggle against rapidly
augmenting dislike OF their institution,
among the millions Of their own RAGS, in
the South, who held no slaves. Multi.
tudes of these feel that they are crushed &c
4 the earth by the heartless aristocracy oil
slavery, degraded to a condition which
slaves themselves need not envy, and thai
all hope of bettering their lot is denied
them, SO long ns the reigning order o
things continues, This hatred Of slavery
will increase, just in proportion as it.
, hauds are strengthened, and The white mar
is impoverished and degraded, thus hasten
ing on crisis in the South, by the actor
of causes that must inevitably produce it
were the millions in bondage to con,inu,
quiet and submissive TO their masters. w,
have good reasons for believeing that a
this time there are thousands and thousand
among the non-slayenolders South, no
only smarting uudcr the relentless powe
of slavery, and medilating schemes Of re
sis,ance, and looking forward with anx
ious hopes, tp such movement, in tn
Free States. as will embolden them to stan
/, up in the midst of their oppressors. an
? make their power felt in the politics Of III
country.