The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-22

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and communing at the same tablet And
lastly, did he not know that there are more
Of these hea,hens las he was pleased 10
call ihem) joyfully hoping in Christ through
the fundamentally of the southern church.
es, than have ever been brought into the
fold by all The combined Missionary efforts
of the world beside! These inquiries can
be answered only In the affirmative, and
for proof | refer 10 Democratic Review and
N. Y. Globe, of 1850, Newark Advert
ser, 1851, and 10 a letter by Mr.. Books,
Of The N. Y. Express, published in that
paper, of the 10th inst.
lie next took up the act abolishing the
slave trade in the District of Columbia
pronounced it farce, and declared that
there was no diminulion in the traffic
This assertion was made without any at.
tempt at proof, and we need not attempt TO
prove its falsity TO intelligent readers.
While upon this topic, he related two in
stances 10 illustrate the iniquiiy of the traf.
fic. A woman with her two children were
10 be sold, and each 10 go 10 different parts
Of the country. They were placed in
one apartment, over night, and Jhe next
morning they were to be separated forever.
The children, worried with the caresses OF
the mother, finally fell asleep, but she con
tinued 10 watch over them. When the
nigh, was well nigh spent, she thought she
would leave them while they slept. Three
times was her hand laid upon the latch,
and thrice did she return TO imprint burn
ing kiss upon their cheek, and battle them
in scalding tears. Her brain grew wild!
III brought them into the world, and why
should | not take them QUIT" she seized a
bludgcon and with one blow beat out their
brains! Had the speaker stopped here, il
would have been all well enough; but an
e%nvious fly alighting upon the rum.blossom
nose of one individual who appeared 10 be
about shalt seas over" caused that worthy
to make a sudden flourish with his hand.
.kerchief, which The speaker took as eyi.
dence that his ''bOring for water" had been
successful, in the excitement of the mo
ment upset the whole of this pretty kettle
of fish" by saying that the mother, with
the same weapon beat ont her own brains
fell PROSTATE across the body of her chill
drrn, and no human eye saw her do The
deed! Now, The query with me is, if NJ
human eye saw her commit the deed
where Mr.. LEWIS 60, his authority fol
that parting scene! | can conceive Of NJ
other source than that of Spiritual Rap
pings, which is a very effective medium
In the hands of gentlemen Of his way o.
thinking.
The nex,instance vas that of The %sellin!
at auction of a family. After The selling
of The wife and children, each of whom
were sold 10 different persons, the mai
was put up. Five hundred dollars wa
bid to start with. The auctioneer com
menced TO describe his good qualhies.-
he is honest-he is industrious-he is vir
u0us-he is educated, a dhe lisa CHRIS
TIAN, and as each Of these good quail tie,
were enumerated, and hundred dollar
more, was bid. And yet the speaker said
not fifteen minutes before, tina, itOwas
criminal offence to educate a slave, and i
southerners are opposed 10 having thei
slaves either intelligent or religious
would not these qualities have deprecated
rather than increased his value. Oh, con
sis,ency, what a jewel!
The balance of his speech was made u
Of denuncia,ion of the Fugitive law, ant
instances equally as absurd as those | hav,
related. But | will not trespass upoI
your columns by attempting 10 answe
Arguments which were either false or 10,
ridiculous TO be worthy Of notice. leav,
it 10 every candid man who heard him, I,
say whether | have misrepresenled Nj
LEWIS. in any one particular. If hav
I not, what will every honest man think O
an individual who is minister of the Cos
pei, and an aspirant 10 the chief maies,rs
} cy of this great State, who will thus mis-
! represent facts and deceive the peoplel
The remarks of Mr.. llAMLtN, %consiste
in urging the members of the party 10 sen
on to Columbus, procure all slavery dOcu
menls, and scatter them broad cast owe
the country. He claimed that Ohio wa
the battle ground Of Free Soilism, and lho
no effort must be spared to elect Levi
Governor, and re, elect CHASE to the Sen
ate. Let the people of Ashland Count,
be aware Of these Abolition document
They will be made up of misrepresonta
lions, and pregnant with evil consoqnen
ces.
And now, TO close this lengthy article
LET me say a word to the Democracy. ID
you wish 10 see Ohio, which, from he