Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12
TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO.

FEl!l1ON IIllLENo.
The consummation Of the first great act of the
.stupendous scheme for the extension of Slavery,
and the establishment Of the Slave Dominion over
the North American continent by the repeal of
the Missouri Prohibition, and other threatened
future acts, part and parcel of the same scheme,
such as the proposed expenditure OF millions in
the purchase of territory from Mexico, utterly
worthless except as a basis for the operations of
the slave interest, and the proposed waste Of
millions upon millions more in the re-establish-
ment of Slavery in Cuba, in case of the enfran-
chisement of the bondmen Of that island by its
present Government, call loudly upon all true
patriots to forego past political differences and
unite as a band of brother-freemen in defence of
our own rights, and the rights OF human nature.
God forbid that our country should alone
among the nations of the earth, take upon herself
the hateful reproach Of Slavery Propagandisml
But if this odium is to be averted the People
must themselves take the matter in hand. Let it
ever be remembered, that while the contest be-
tween Freedom and Slavery-between the adyo-
Gates of a great public wrong and the maintain
ers of Public Faith was going on in Washington,
not word of remonstrance against the meditated
iniquity was uttered by either branch of the Lee
gislature recently assembled at Columbus. The
partisans of the existing National Administration
availing themselves OF their majority in the Lee
gslature, not only thwarted every effort to express
the honest Indignation of the People of the State
against the wrong but elected TO the Senate of
the United States a known supporter OF the re-
peal of the Missouri Prohibition, thus placing the
moral weight Of Ohio in the scale of Slavery Ex-
tension.
We, by no means, charge the members Of the old
Democratic Party with approval of this conduct:
but we earnestly invite them to consider whether
there is any mode of manifestng their just indig-
nation, in view OF these great wrongs, except by
repudiating the present National Administration
and the Political Leaders through whose infiu-
ence these shameful results have been accom-
plishcd. At all events, it cannot be doubted that
these things demand the promptest Intervention
of the WHOLE PEOPLE; and not these things only,
hut many other matters, both Of National and
State concern.
The time has passed for halfway measures in
respect to Slavery. The repeal of the Missouri
Prohibition has demonstrated the utter futilty OF
all Legislative compromises II is necessary now
90 recur to the Constitution. In that instrument,
il will be vain TO seek for any recognition of Sla-
very, even as fact, outside Of Slave States, or
for any power given to Congress to legislate in its
behalf Outside Of Slave States, then, there must
he no Slavery. There must be no slave-selling,
slaye-catching, or slave-holdng, under National
legislation The Slave Power must be over
thrown, and the influence of the National Govern
ment must be placed on the side Of Freedom.
The patronage Of the Presdent-that fatal en-
CINE Of Corruption and Despotsm- be cur
tailed. The People must demand and obtain
more direct influence upon the practical workings
of the Government For the Propagandism Of
Slavery, in our intercourse with Foreign Nations,
there must he substituted u great American In
iuence in favor Of Universal Liberty. Freedom,
Reform, aud Progress, must be the watchwords OF
the People.
In our own State, many things require atten-
iion. The disposition aud management Of the
public works; the districting of the State; the
laws regulating the imposition and collection Of
taxes, and other matters, demand the consdera-
ton and judgment Of the People.
In view Of these things, we invite our fellow
citizens, who without regard 10 former party dis
iinctions willing 20 unite in the organization
Of Democracy Of the People, against the sup
poriers Of Slavery aud unjust and unequal ldws,
by whatever name they may call themselves to
assemble in Convention, NJ Columbus on the 18th
day OF July 1854, the anniversary Of the Ordi-
nance Of 1887, for the purpose of consultation
upon the momentous aspects of public affairs, and
of taking such action as circumstances require.
With this view, we recommend that tAe people OF
each County forthwith assemble, appoint one
delegate for every five thousand inhabitants, no
county, however, appointing less than two, to
represent them at Columbus, in Delagate Con-
vention and we recommend, also, that there be
held at the same time and place, Mass Conven-
lion Of the People, 10 sustain the Delegate Con-
ycnton by their presence, to aid them by their
counsel, aud 10 express, IN the most emphatic
manner, the cherished sentiments and fixed re-
solves of the People Of Ohio, in language becom-
ing the demands Of the crisis