The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-20
Free Speech.

Free Speech.
Abolitionsts generally lay claim to the
doctrines of"free soil, free speech, and free
men," The utter insincerity of the claim,
is made manifest in the recent proceedings
at Chicago.
1t is probably we'll known to our readers,
that Hon. s. A. Douglass on his return from
Washington to Chicago short time since,
had meeting called, for the purpose Of ad-
dressing his constituents upon the leading
measures acted upon during the late session
of Congress, A large number assembled,
among whom were many Abolitionists and
friends Of the Chicago Tribune, who came
with the Gpowed purpose of preventing Mr..
Douglass from speaking. He had not pro-
ceeded far, when this Abolition mob began
to interrupt him, heaping upon him all sorts
ofabuse, and finally declared that if he spoke,
1t would be at Gs risk Of hishfe Mr.. Doug
lass continued speaking for some time after
the confusion began, but the uproar becom-
ing greater, his life was consideredin danger
by his friends, and on account of their ur-
gent entreaty, he withdrew. --e--,-~
To show the spirit of the Fusion mobo-
Gratis and their Utter reckIessness, we give
the following extract from the Times
teGov Willard asked them if they did
not know that the Abolitonists sought to
dissolve the Union with the Slave States :?
and the response was cheers, and few deni-
ais. He then read from the speech of the
Rev. Mr.. May, of Syracuse, New York, that
the "Union was compact with hell" and
Immediately "three cheers for May" were
demanded and given with force; they were
followed BY three more for the "Tribune" Of
this city, three more for Giddings, and three
more for Benton. He asked them if Chica-
90 had no interest to be affected by the dis
solution of the Union to which some fell
low loudly answered "no." He read to them
the statement of Greedy, that it would be
better that eternal confusion prevail that
discord reign, that the capitol should fall and
bury it's inmates in its ruins, than that the
Nebraska bill should pass; and each of those
invocations were cheercd by the mob"
Here is striking exhibition Of the spirit,
and intentions of this self styled "God and
Liberty" party. We can now judge some-
what of the state of affairs in our country,
were the reins of government once given in
to their hands. They claim to be in favor
of "free Speech" and yet thay are the first
in the country, to trample upon this dear
and sacred right of every American citizen.
Had William Lloyd Garrison or any other
FIRE eating disunionist been treated by the
Democrats as these Abolitonists have treat
ed Mr.. Douglass, hundred Fusion presses
would denounce it as an outrage; but noac
the Cleveland Leader and papers of like
stamp hold kind of jubilee over this dis
graceful affair. This is their love of cqpn'
try, their love of Stree speech"
The riot at Chicago for the purpose o.
preventing Mr.. Douglass from speaking, il
a burning shame upon the people of thai
city. No other city in the Union, would
have refused to hear one of her citizens in
explanation and defense of his conduct, as a
public servant. Our constitution gives even
the murderer, right to be heard in his de.
fense; how much more then is it the privi.
lege Of Senator representing Sovereign
State.
A few more exhibitions of Fusion hypoc
risy, and their purposes will be understood
They may triumph for while in sons
counties, and perhaps some States. Blu
their triumph will be short. An intelligen
people will soon measure out to them tn
just reward Of their treachery to the govern
ment, and the true.interests Of the people.