The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-02
Far the Ohio S.ar

NEAR SALEM ONO, December 25th, 1852.
four and len ,Ointers, resp: citing Slavery
it erists in the United States Of .4n,rrica.
l believe iha, every ave in the United S 'stes
of America has been Sidnapped has descended
from those that have been kidnapped stolen
They compelled to labor by brute force under
the lash, The same as an OK or h rise is compelled
to work. If one of them should run away from
his master and go to another State he ought to be
protected unless the claimant proves that the fu-
gi,ive did voluntarily promise to perform the SER
vice or labor demanded, the fugitive had been
convicted of committing crime. and sentenced to
renumerale for The damage done, or he or che
was minor, and placed by parent or guardian
to learn some trade or occupation to enable them
to obtain an honest living when ha or she arrives
at mature age" In absence of this proof if the Of
fcer who has the judgment of the case should
send back the fugitive into siuyery he ought to suf
fer The penalty that the kidnapper ought to
suffer. The first law that have scsn re
corded respecting the siening OF man may be
seen ia the seconed book of Moses called Exodus
of the old Testament, in the twenty first chapter
stealeth man ard seeth him. or if ho is found in
his hand lie shall assuredy be put 10 death" If
that was the law Fourteen hundred und thirty one
years before tie Christian Era what ought it to
be now under a Gospel dispensation. law pass
ed in one State cannot be in force in another State
and in my opinion every law passed by the Gen.
eral or State 'Governnants making slave or JUS
tifying continuing human being to be a slave,
must certainly be contrary TO the principal of our
government, and ought obe repealed. If our Su-
preme Judge, did right they would declare them
Unconstitutional and strike them from the Statute
Books.
In the last Annual Message of the President of
the United States, he spenks on many topics better
than he acts. by his approving, signing and not
vetoing those unus and oppressive Bills called the
compromise laws. Giving the Governor of Ter
ritory who has twenty wives. liberty to have Slaves
to wait them and liberty to hold slaves in 9TH
er territories. Those privileges are given by the
President, by his approving unjust laws, which
were passed by q minority Of the whole number
of the members of Congress, msTy doughfaced
and other members being absent. How can those
acts be called Compromises, when there is no equiv
nlent given; they are privileges surrendered and
given to individuals and communities, unjustIy to
the injury of those who are promoting liberty, JUS
tice and equality among the people. believe he
did not sny one word in his Message. discouraging
or condemning the greatest Sin and injurious prac-
tice in the United States that can be tolerated on
this Globe. That is Slavery as it exists in the
United Suites. l hope under the present School
law (which may be ilnproved) will educate the RI
sing generation thnt they may know their rights
| and give them patriotism SO they will defend their
just rights and the rights of others. And when
they go to the ballot Box they will vote for honest
and good men to represent them in making laws
for equality and the happiness of all the people in
the United States. That they as Legislators will
elect honest and good men to the Senate of the
United Suites. The people to elect honest men
to be President and Vice President of these United
States. Who will nominate honest and good men
for Judges of the Supreme Courts and honest
mer to represent this nation as Ambassadors at
foreign Courts to be confirmed by the Senate
That the Judges will have honesty to condemn all
unconstitutional acts.
| Congress has no power (but usurped power) to
make Slave neither to protect or extend Slavery
or oppression of any kind. What authority have
they to alter a paragraph, sentence or word in
the written Constitution of the United States
Whit right have they to apply their wish to any
organic law and call it constitutional. Why not
adhere to the letter of the instrument it s writ
ten the word Slavery Slave is not iu that instru-
ment. the word held to service cannot justly be
termed Slavery. and the service demanded ought
TO he proved legally before il can be enforcod, any