The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-05


10 bring the energies OF the Federal government
TO the support OF s'avev, to enlist IFS power 10
piratical warfare against the three millions OF
southern bonjmen, in order 10 hold Them 10 SER
vitude. robbed of their liberty, their intel'ecis.
their families. their hopes Of immorlali y, 10
disrobe their humanity, and reduce item to the
level ofswine. For this purpose, the Baltimore
Platform was adopted. The sentiment. Inc
Christianity OF the whole north was opposed TO
such barbarian.
General Pierce was eiecied. or course. ne
stepped boldly upon the plat orm iaid down ny
his party, aud pledged himself TO carry out ihe
proposed ~arEareuron human nature. blddlng
defiance TO Gods law and mans inaienbie iighi,
on the same basis as 20 ther recognized right" )"
This auemp, 10 nationalize slayery,to involve
the people Of The noftn in lis revolving ipiquites
consiitates the distinctive CHARACTERISTIC Of the
present adni i<,raiion. The President and his
supporters are pledged t, the policy. 4 II who
are willing to bathe their souls in the moral
guilt OF Ills fragrant Outrage. will therefore
unite in Support Of The President, and of his par
ty.
| This being tie case, wac does not see that all
who are honestly opposed to such national pir-
1 acy sciH unite in resisting these efforts Of the
administration. This result we regard as in
4 eyitable. We SO looked upon it last June, when
we first put forth the proposition to upi'e the
| friends of freedom in this State That opin
ion has not been changed nor modified. There
can be but Two paitles in the field for any
considerable time. We observe ihroughou, the
eastern States this sentiment is becoming genei-
| al The mos. ardent Wing papers now boldly
| assert it. They pronunce the Wing party
dead. The "New York express" The "Buff,lo
/ Commercial" and Indeed. nearly all the leading
papers Of that party nre now proclsiming this
fact.
In many coun les Of this State. the opponents
of slavery are uniting for freedom. They are
taking issue with Pierce and the dnughfnces
who sustainyhim, and the cause of humanity
Is rapidly advancing. Yet in one or two
counties we regret to say there is disagreement
among our friends. This we deplore. The
friends of liberty in Cuyahoga county are diyid-
ed in opinion. This division can result in no.
Thing else than evil We do not undertake 10
say who is most worthy of censure or of praise;
that is not our dutY-bul it is certain that about
paities can not be tight. s 2s
The principles laid down in the call for q
peoples convention IN that county appear 10 US
most obviously just and reasonable. So fa' as
we discover, they seem all that Free Soilers
claim in their Pittsburgh Platform. We should
have been glad 10 see union on such priDcip-
les in our own coup,y. Yes. in the whole
State. and in the whole world. The time has
come when we need have no fears Of being swal-
lowed by the party Every man VINO sustains
the fusion in Cuyahcga county mus, cut him
self loose from both The Wing and Democratic
parties. Such men viii lake their position for
ruth. justice, and liber r,y. and when ,hey have
thus taken their places in the ranks of freedom's
host, we have no fears of future deser,ion.-
The day for deser,ions2;ss past. We shall have
but few more traitors in our ranks. We re-
peat that il was our choice to have had fus-
ion Of all parties in favor ofliberly in the
y; but members of the wbig and democratic
parties did net meet our suggestions until after
| our call had gone out, and The time for fusion
This season, had passed.
Y ct the call Of our Committee was go fran
ed as to meet the case They invited all men
Of all parties who held our doctrines, ID meet
IN our primary Conventions, and act with US.
Many Wings and Democrats availed themselves
of the invitation und will vote with us.
We now make one more appeal, 10 the cleo
tors of our County. 10 come up TO the support
of Mr.. Lswis. We refer to those Wings and
Democrats, ho are, at heart, in favor Of right.
eousness and truth who hnie tyranny, intern.
perance and crime. They must be conscious
that voting for Mr.. Med or Mr.. Barrere, i,
, to lend their support TO tine slave-lrade. vi /
lis savage barbarities: That 10 vote for Lewis
is 10 express their strong and ardent feeling for
liberty.
. From oil parts of the State, we hear tha
n Lewis prospects are frightening, and many o
his friends. speak confidenlially, of his elec
, ion No one expects. or hopes for Barrere'
election: To vote for him, sustsins no princi
d Pile: 1, will be literally throwing away o
j. votes Ii will be in effect. to support Medill
Now friends, let US strike boldly, for Lewis ant
% Liberty"
For the Ohio Star.
. Great Comm otiop! NFOtiou!1 REoiion
n Fifteen Hundred EUnnieS iIl Com
. ci1Ve.
The opponents of the Maine Law after ten day
drumming ct here to day. Such crowd. On