The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-26

recollect having once heard of clergyman 10
New England village. who asked leave Of
absence lor six weeks to go and marry lady to
whom he mad been for some time attentive
1t was sranted-he went-and came back with
wife. but no, the wife he went for. To appease
the excitement and indignation followed,he
preached on the following Sabbath from this
text; sit is not in man that walketh to direct
his steps," daughter For the second lime,
In the State of New York, | now find MYSELF
contrary to my settled determination, addressing
poilIicai assembly, and il | asked why,
could Ind no other answerthan the clergyman's
text: 'lt II not IN man that walkeuh to direct
his steps," Renewed Laughter sometimes
think that if,presuming little on the familiarity
which once existed between me and my Free
Soil friends Of 1s4s were to rsad to them
the resolution of the Buffalo. platform of thar
year which said the Federal Government should
keep aloof from interfering in slave enact
ments touching the several States, aud then
their resolutionsof '53. and to ask how they could
in so short lime hive come 10 travel SO far-I
| fancy that Inc only answer they could make would
be: ''li Is not in that walketh 10 direct his
steps. Cheers. However, leaving that
question, let me come TO the party Of tonight,
their principles and their purpose. Here
think it necessary 10 be little plain, because
have seen in some papers that we are represen-
ted as being part of the Softs." don't
know whether said in badinage or no, or wheth-
er to abuse US or them. But, be that as it may,
| yyo Nat uFa If
stand We adhere 10 what was of old, the con-
vlc,ion OF our understandings, the seniiment of
our heerss-what engaged sympathy. our
| Judgment our votes and our prayers. We be.
lieved then that slavery u wrong against
man and SID against God, and we believe the
same now; the conviction has but grown strong
er; it is now frmer and more determined, be-
cause the experience Of five years has added
to our certainty of its soundness. If there has
been split between those who then acted with
US. think can appeal 10 the few hards here
that the fault is no, ours. Ii any have gone
out from US, it is because they never were of US;
they have said to God, liberty and manhood,
'-stand aside. We do not want you in this carr
paign." They have desecrsted one platform
and bull. up another. [Applause.l Bit pass
TO the present aspect of affairs. -...
Now. in the nlneteenih century, after the
great principles we assert have had theis
eighteen centuries Of mat'yrs it is time they
should begin to exercise some influence. Can
we not discover great purpose Of Providence
manifested in the discovery of this Contnenl?--
Should not see thai ii is time that the light
which, like pillar Of fire kinded by the light
Of God, led our fathers through seven years
Revolution, should illumine some of the world
beyond our limits? Should not the nations of
the Old World, struggling against despo,ism,
receive from this Continent some light to guide
them on the glorious pathway of Revolution?
1t would seem, if this land is to go forth and
) breathe manly woid 10 behalf of liberty. the
leaders OF the people ought to be the first 10
give it utterance. cloud cheers.)
And why do they not do so? What do you
now hear from your Government? What are
they doing? Are they studying. consulting con.
irving. to give efficiency 10 the great principles
upon which the republic has been founded2-
to make republican liberty felt, acknowledged,
and effective everywhere? Let US take an
answer from the le,ier of Secretary Guthrie to
!, Collector Bronson, and what do we rsad?-
That the mighty energies of our Government
are, night and day, exerted 10 see that the harde
and softs get their fair shaie Of Custom House
punder (Laughter.) They have not time
they cannot give.attention to weightier things
From the moment of their Inauguration there
, is no single policy in which their course has
been distinctly marked, except this in which
| Secretary Guthrie says SIT is understood the
President and his Cabinet are unlted," d,"-name.
l ly, that the softs are to have fair chance a.
the Custom House! Now !, do not want to say
anything to offend your sensibililies: am my
self nn American also; but ask. Are you not
ashamed of yourselves? (Laughter.) The
Government of the United States has no higher
purpose than TO fairly divide tde-wa,erships3
and so forth
Surely there are some other questions which
ought to be Interesting TO our Government and
when Secretary Guthrie has we'll disposed of
this important division Of spoils, which has so
occupied him, il he will take up the public doc;
uments of the United States fthat is after the
fair partition is fully accompished) he will find
: for example, that the United States owns more
than five hundred million acres Of land, enough
to give to every family within the borders ot
the States homestead of more than so acres:
t He will find, should the fires of Revolution be
kindIed again in Europe, and despotism once
more prove too strong for the efforts of liberty;
: when The contest over. the victims of op :,
preston might come here by..tens of thousands
and yet We should provide them all with farms:
(Loud cheers.l
o A high sounding preamble costs very inle
therefore they talk OF the .fnterests of 'he
z | Old Mnrla and their high and sncred duiyi