The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-27
PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ,27, 1854.


it will be by the united vote Of the southern
members, and by the divided vote Of the nor
thern members. If repealed, it will free the
north from all further delicacy or restraint
as to the peculiar Institution" But our
southern masters will doubtless still require
us to catch and return their runaway slaves.
And we must not object for fear of agitating
the slavery question. There is nothing like
equal rights" to set people ahead in the
world. Now, if many gentlemen. living in
the south, own 5, 10, 50, or 100 negroes, it
is plain that we here in Ohio do not enjoy
f;equal rights at all if we cannot own any
This is free country, or should be---tbat is,
for white men. and Uicc yer8a for negroes.-
The freedom of white men and the ensave-
lnent of blacks, is the highest perfection of
",equal rights" the nc plus ultra of self gov
eminent, and the ambition of all pure, un-
adulterated democracy. Anything short of
this is fogyism and abolitionism combined.
Any question of right or morals, of human
ity' or religion, as to holding slaves, is not
admissible. The only point is, what is dem
ocratic? When that is settled, all inquiry
IS settled. So we learn from the democratic
papers.
zsrThe Ohio State Journal says that there
Is very little probability of any action by
The present legislature to amend the new CON
siitution on abe subject of taxation. The
people must make up their minds to stand il
as it is, and pay such taxes as our democrat
ie:rniers see proper to lay upon them.
THE POPULAR EDUcAToR.--This is the
ffanie of monthly magazine published in
New York by Alexander Montgomery at l2Z
cts. per No. We have No. 10, for February.
Il contains lessons for the study of langua-
ses, natural history, mathematics. music,
physiology, biography, political science, &c
&c, If properly studied it is doubtless a.
yaluable publication, and contains much toI
Instruct and interest the casual reader
,,Sw1SnLE-About fifty men have been
sWipdled out of $75 to 5000 each by pur-I
cl4sipg spurious tickets for California. at
he Office of Young & Co., New York. The i
swindled are mostly Western msn, seven
being from Chicago. Young, the head devil.
is supposed to have sailed for England on
The Pacific with $4,000, the proceeds of his
pocket.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 23.-The Martha Wash
ington conspifators, including Kissane,
Cummings. Ode and Chaplin, were arrested
on a 'requisiGon from the Governor of Ar
Kansas and taken away Immediately, heavily
it6hed.9 S"! "'
FROM TExAs.-A correspondent of the
5i,,,Louis Republican, writing from Browns
vile, Texas, December %, says
It-is with feeling Of unfeigned satisfac-
ION thatI can at length inform You that
he, yellow fever, which, Tor the last three
months, has been devastating this part of
he, country, has ceased to be epiAemic,---
New Orleans has Suffered greatly as well
Is other towns in Louisiana and Texas, but
in no place throughout the entire south has
the faver been so deadly as in Fort Brown.
the military post adjoining this town. OIL
:; garrison consisting Of twelve officers and
wohEndred and fifty rank and file, over
oDHrhfth have been carried off. Two officers,
I.itiit. Col. l.. B. Webster, and Lieut.. Fl. L. /
DD5gan, of the 4th Artillery, and fifty-fiye
nGt1 Commissioned officers and privates, have
baerLThuried since the commencement of the
,, r.al le1pi r. and nearly eyerv Other man ,yo