The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05
From tho Ohio State ptmnerat.
The bargain signed, sealed, and deliver
Tka Tu.iou nomnlafa... parrhYf

ed..-Tke Fusion complete BarreTe
sold for Allen Wbiggery and Free
fSyl joined tJgether in q Union for
the..sAke Of spOils.
This seems 10 be TIE grea, age of plot
sing and If fusion. Whiggrsy has tried
sst-fhe Aboliiunisls have tried i, and now
they are determined. by a regular bargain
aud s,le Of candidates and principles,
20 Try it together. This thing was sus
peeled lung lime ago, and ii wa' charged,
hut dsaied ,aOsl ST. euususiy. The Z'neS-
vile meeting Of wings aud AboiiionisIs'
calling themselves Maine law men, which
resolved 10 east Of Birrerc aud vote tor
Lewis, The abolition and Allen The wh'S.
clruidale, aud which ronIrfc! was t,'h'
lished aux .sigted bye. Springer. one oI
abe tue Wing candidates GUr Representative
"a opened lie eyes Of many, That the Alb
!" ulitionis,s were forced Ia nominate a new
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, just N
keep Up appearances. Wien this was
lone. and GooJsil buckingham, Of Put
.narn, was named Ms the man, oUr neigh
ssr ni the Journal nearly took a ctnHip'
lion &, through rage, as ii destroyed The
fusion.
Time passed on--lhe wing editorial
!Connniun hAd met at Mansfield, and "a,
there, as did the old Hartford Convention
Tifh closed doors, ard at which meeting
i; was resolved that The iusion should lake
place and ,ha, To perfect it, Allen, II oeees
.aty, nigh, give any principles for He
public exc, winch would satisfy the AbO'
ii'iea leaders.
'faAirg advantage Of This, Mr.. Allen
pas iotL. tie falowiug letter in reply 10
one from lLs Editor Of Joshua r. Gid
dins,' ptgsn ia Ashllbula county:
NAy.sIrtp, Sept, 3, 1859.
DEAR SiF:-Yuur favor Vi August ~
has no, rersiysd sn early ri : on accoun
ol INV ahscnro from hume, for the monlt
pas. in New Iu.k, Whcuce ! returned bu
Yesterday.
In yurr aaz4r. vsu, "as a ciiizrn u tl'
Sac ol Vhtu,T' prnpounI to me inlerro
v%aInries iuuchiug my views IN certain sub
jects of public pnIicy--Sta;e aRd Nation
l., and rquest my reply with a view II
iIs publication. If tho circumstances o
nv ,resrni p~osi,inn rs = cEiGihaie, gives
~ ~, views If public poiey any material
impnrtaiEe. X p~ecuii1r interest, | am en-
ireiy willing to make hem known 10 you
Ut any ol',ri %"ciizcn OF The State Of 0aiO,'
honesty desiring In be informed lhereui
And thus recognizing tho pfnyrieiy Of YOU
Undergraduates. | chcrrfuIly respond +
ihem, and III the same order as H,ey CT
propoundrd.
!. | se appesed tn me eT,cn'i1s G
slavery Sny where, " in any manner.
2. Wee my voice To he heard, it shout
fryU HE. ahelihncAt Of slavery, and {
me trade OF %.laves, in The district o! CT
lUnhia.
y. In my opinion, the nature Of SLAYER
lit bting IN dernga ion of natural righi
-demabd n strict construction Of The cuI
p'itUiional provisions concerning il. An,
that inasniaclI as the insi'atan depend
for is exsienrc "a the 'mJnicipsi laws
The slave States, the General G0vefnmrr
--hayiug nv agency in lis crclion-oug
u he divorced from is support.
I As to The Fug' i've Stsvo Law
1850: While ! would 10 unwilling
disturb he provision II Tire Cunsliiulln
nm which the law is based, ;here are, nc
prth, les, various pro"lsiuns and require
tnentt Of the law ilselG 10 which ] cam
yirld nv consent. For, we're nv view
10 be consulted, | would Insist, as sit
sua non, tha, such modification should
aside as 10 exonorale the Treasury
inc Nsiion from becoming, in any mann
az urdrr any eircHms'aDcer, %charg0af
SHh the fees and costs acrruirg in 4,
s~osrrtEion. undcr iNis fl%~nL ls ciIt
Sc 4he recovery u ~ha, j. sGid 10 De
diridssl "prapery," asI | woald thus
sis,. not SO much bccssSe of Me uHi
drafts upon our common ire=Snty ent
the tro,isions Of the hw, as betause
N, implied recognition therein Of the
,%ionsliiy of slavery.
And e'en more strrmiuusly wuu|t
mAinlain tha, NJ aci u Congress shor
Usr require, much less prescribe penal
To compel The private citizen Of a {
SIslc IL lay aside m demand, his o
lawful pursuits for the purpose Of aid
~ ~ recovery VI the '4ngliive" prope
~a'suoiher. Consequently. ( csanotfu
pts p,,petuig IF d hm wtirh presc
fsatarts 40 Objectionable and rPui'ir
fhsnseves, aud which, Il moi opposed
sre nj lrast u,ealled Er by the com
MISS ~ tbs Constitution ON wbicj
NV 10 based.
. Concerning Improvement " N
aad llatburs:-to my mipl ria man
Tat ia 4 roon'ry 80 vac, 10 ours ,rase'
nv Raves anil iuietsecled BY Like
sOrl, wonderful maguiiude aud eKien
8 o.. 10 poiIl y iacr, a 'noge the 5