The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-09-13
M From the Ohio Statesman
What's Upi-Fusion in Danger

ldnu nefutus Il ustOu Po1NAg " 4 At1-@S-~s "h
tseedents, may say the same thing, ia view
of the facts connected wi h the SUtem rescue
Il appears from the Herald that its allies o
Salem eoroibly dragged q slave girl from he.
mistress, and malTested the lady. The
Leader undertakes to excuse the outrage
but the Herald is not so welded to the black
SD n ie but that it ca peak out al u 1t the out.
rage. 1t says;
The Leader is informed that the Herald
was misiafe.Eaed as to the facts in the case
of the Fescae of a slave girl day before yes
terdsy at Salem.
That cannot be, for the gentleman who
gave Us the facts is citizen of Cleveland,
and truthful man. Our informant was in
the seat next the mistress and her slave, he
heard the conversation, and saw the person
al injury to the lady. Our article WAS pre-
pared just as the paper Was going to prees
or we might have added much To 1t, relative
to the abusive language used towards the
the Owners ofihe grl
What we ask for is a free country, in
which person can have freedom If desired,
but can 6ave the priOlege-if SO deemed
OF remairE Ig in slavery if thatis desired.
Messrs' Heron and Keys of Cincinnati,
Mr.. Kerr, of Pittsburg. and W. +. Carey
aad Jaeob Perkins, of this city, were on tae
train, aad some, OF all Of these geutiemaG
will vOueh for the truthtulness of our state
ment. Mr.. Perkins was not on the same car
with the slave, but saw much of the out-
sid meier.
We are glad for the reputation Of Salem
a l,.ar 4kaf hol nc
m session, and hence the outrage. A eom-
munication in the Leader says:
''The first inquiry was made OF the slave
0who was found to be a child of ten or twelve
years. by colored man, as to who she was,
and where she was going? The mistress
promptly replied for her chatte, that is none
,of his business"
We pronounce that a direct and wilful lie
and can prove thatthe mistress made no such
answer. but civilly and promptly said the
girl was a slave. Again the communca-
ltion says:
"The colored man then asked the child
iif she wished to be free, to which she replied
yes"
This is another lie. The girl said, Don't
don't take me away" and clung with all
her might to her misrtes', AMI was forced
to break her grasp. Again the talslfer in
he Ledder says:
"The mistress showed very gooi fight,
and1 called her husband. who gave all the
assistance that the most eloquent swearing
and loud cries Of murder could afford"
That is lie No.3-an unmitlgated lie.
NJ ,st abusive epithets were heaped upon
the owner. and penny thrust in his face
by these rescurers, to pay for his ntg9er
Moreover, the mob threatened to arrest the
owner, and said they had warrent, and a
Cincinnati gentlemen replied that if the at
tempt was made, he would blow the mans
brains out who undertook It,
The wife Of one of the gentlemen above
named who was on the next seat to the slave,
tainted in her fright at the violence of the
two negroes and their accomplices, whu res.
cued The girl.
AS conclusive, however, Of the violence
and shamelcssncss of the affair, we will e
mark, thav prominent Free Soiler u this
city, who was on the cars, said, if the facts
lad te,n known to all the passengers the
girl could have been re.taken, and would
have been, from the mob.
Disguise he matter as you will under the
ga,b Of philanthropy, it was diSgracefuI,
riotous, dastardly proceeding, and none but
fanatics fools and knayes would have per-
petrated the outrage.
y Nov, the Herala may not have bargained
for this kind OF business. 1t is not conli.
t ON Of the fusion But the Heruid knew
better than any Journal in Ohio, what kind
ofmorbid philanlhrophy diseased the heart
Of its allies. 1t is responsible, as an access
ory; yet it is recommended to mercy f'r its
indignant hearty denunciation of the outrage
laaSnALn THERE RE FAMENE?--I1 noticing
the great drought in some parts Of the coun
try, the papers give a gloomy picture. but
we are glad to find the calamity has not
been general one. The spectators upon
the "st4ff of life" are all interested in keep
ing up the impression of a scarcity. We
give an encouraging item:
Tie Gre rs IN NORTH CARoL1NA.-A A letter
from Raleigh to the Petersburg Intelli, en-
Ger say3: II have Travelled extensively
ovel the Old North State this summer, and
was pleased to see the crops so luxuriant, as
n kcu0IHl LilIS. HC COItOu anu tOOdOOo
look pretty well; indeed. every thing prom
ises 10 afford the agriculturists the richest
rewards tor bis labors." aar.
sgTHE CRops--OFFrcIAL STATISTICS. The
United States Economist is inclined to think
that there is disposition to greatly exag
gerate the loss by the failure of the crops
and to promote an unnecessary and hurt
full alarm. The damage done, it says, may
cause dminution Of the quality than can
be exported, and may sus ain prices for the
year above the levelthey usually range after
year of high prices like the last, but
that is the worst consequence to be expected
II is very evident, from the general interest
excited and the vast consequences which de
pend.i in a commercial and financial point Of
view, upon the actual products Of the soil
that the most important service which Gov.
ernneHt could do all branches Of industry
wond be to institute an Independent bureau
by which accurate and reliable returns
should be made annually of the breadth Of
the land and agreeable of all crops. All the
great interests in the country, railroad, ship.
ping, importing manufacturing and all small
trades and traffic, are dependent principally
upon the agriculture Of the country, and il
Is to The last degree important that full in
formation upOR that subject should be at
tainabe. The population Of the cou ntry is