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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-05-12

Strange that countless human beings exist ano
drag through life do the beasts of the field, or
the insects Of the earth, evincing more though.
or reflection than though the noble faculties Of mind
were not vouchsafed to them.
Many such are husbands and fathers, upon whom
are dependent the health, the wellb being, and the
happiness of coniding and affectionats wife, with
perhaps family Of children.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-05-12

AGENTS
S. BUCKLAND & Co, Fremont.
w, B. Dimmick, Bellevue.
p. b. Beery IL Brother Clyde.
Charles Powers, Woodville.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-22
THE PURPOSE AVOWED.

The South is speakingout is regard to the re-
yiyal of the foreign slave trade Pro-slavcry adyo-
Gates hare commendablc regard for consistency,
Would that they could find imitators in it among
the nYoMcl friends Of frnnlnm
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.acquesccd in its adoption for want of the moral
courage to propose the course dictated by our
own.
The truth is that no slavery sentiment has oyc.
yet been expressed in lcgi5lation. The North
speaks Of slavery, the world speaks Of slavery. and
we speak ofsayery; but slavery never speaks. thas
Nn existence, instinct tendencies--ithas grown 10 bc
an object of consideration in the world regards
u distinct and threatening constituent of human
history, bat rs yet has had no voice in legislation.
As sepcrate organization Of human society it has
never spoken, aud it is time TINT it should sneak.
We Dciorg to that society Of which slavery is the
distinguishing element aud we arc not ashamed of
1t, We are proud Of it. We find it marked by
every evidence OF divino approval, and we ayow
It's at\ Ocacy. and to the utmost Of our ability we
VIII express its sentiments. 1t has no such senti-
mcnls as this expressed by governments in efforts
to suppress the slave trade and to such meas sures
therefore, we have no support to Offer. Ii between
the races which inhabit opposite shores ofthe Allan
ut there is tendency to undn, it not for any peo-
pie to oler opposition, aud least Of all, of Us, who
OF such union are rcaping now the rich alYan-
t2gcs. rs well might We oppose the foreigners
who are attracted by the unsettled country to the
North and it woull be better They seldom
come amongst us but swell the oyergrown political
power Of the North Ii considerations Of interest
should induce to offer opposition to Il e great
principles Of human Increment, it is here that lhev
occur. But to neither of these great tendencies is
1t proper to offer opposition ard We would only
quire that in encouraging the one, we should de-
mand the liberation Of the other.
1t is upon these principles, and with u view to
the ultimate abandonment of all restrictions upon
The slave trade that we arproya the meas ure intro
duced by Mr. S;dcu We hope our views will
meet the attention of presses in the southern states
They arc Premature perhaps but ii is very certain
that upon us alone must ultimately depend the for
tunes of our own peculiar SYSTEM Of society and
1t is not too 10 give it voice and let it speak
.l,E "a ait,la of'
in obedience to its own interests and its own ncces-
sites L.
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SALEM CoLUMB1ANA COUNTY ONO SATURDAY july o. 1854

siye. We shall endeayor to impress it upon every
mind among us, adult and child, that the highest
plane of human elevation is gained by u wise dis
charge Of MI the duties of the citizen, companion
and parents that no circumstance of color, place
of birth, condition or equipage, can render honor
able the ignorant, the useless, or the vicious, OF
ldshonorabc the wise, the useful and the yrtuous
We shall endoayor to impress on all mind,
among us the increased economies attainallc by
ample means o7er those deficient. Lisowise
the increased facilities for performing the various
handicrafts, by rendering available for ALL the ben.
odts of machinery. We shall cndeayor to practi
calize the idea that has as clear right to tho
use cf the carth's surface, and the elements to us
tain life, as he has to life ITSELF We intend giving
this mode of action thorough trial, believing in
this way the young may be developed sufficiently to
act harmonously in associated form
Now for what we wish We wish number Of
progressive families or individuals would 20 with
us, an; buy land enough hoboutu3 to make an ample
ncghborhood. Iftbqycarc individuals or Gtmilics
who, after acquaintance, are found to possess suif
cient congeniality of views habits and feeling to
harmoni2e with us, we should ioyfuly receive their
assistance in full. If such amount of congcniality
should not he found, then neghborhood of pro-
gressyc5. We use no alcoholic drinks, tobacco
tea or coffee, and would prefer associates and neigh
bors who do not use them In religious sentiment
we hold to perfect liberation. We believe minds
stand on different planes of dcycopement--that
every intelligent being is moving on in the pro.
gressive scale with different degrees Of momentum
towards It's Heavenly Father, the Great Supernnl
mind Of the universe.
We believe the intelligent beings of this rudi-
mental sphere have to greater or less extent been
impressed or inspired by higher intelligencos in
all ages, and that this with each individuals oxer-
ton for development are the means Of mans ad-
vanccment More we might say, and not enter the
vcstibulc Of the subject or thoughts; less we
could not, in a cursory glance. In conclusion, we
would respectfully ask rejecting minds, under
whose observation this may fall to give it careful
pcrusal think of it, hand it to your noghbor, if
you have peacc-iovng, Intelligent industrious
one, "ho is willing to emigrate. If any wish to
communicate with us, they can do 50 by addressing
HIRAM STEPHENSON and CoRNrLIA STEPHENSON,
Brunswick, Medina Co., Ohio, or LUTHER L. RrG-
cLEs and MARIA L. RueGLEs, Weymouth, Medina
Co., o.
The Boston LiJcrator, the Practical Christian,
| Spiritual 1elegralIh and others, please copy.
Russell BRADLEY
CORNELIA Is. STEPHENSON,
HIRAM STEPHENSON,
MARIA L. RUGGLES,
LUTHER L. RUGGLES
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-22
HOW FRANKLIN PIERCE CAME TO BE a
GREAT DIPL0MATIST.

Franklin Pierce before he was elected President.
never bad credit for any remarkable diplomatic
skill though VIC suspect it must have always cx-
listed in him, as in Louis Napoleon, in a dormant
state, but requiring the exercise of great power to
call it forth He is the subject of one of the most
remarkable political phenomena that has occurred
fox many years
1t las been supposed for some time that 10 man
had constitution tough enough 70 carry him
through presidential term with urimpaired health
unless he had worked up 10 the office, j. o. unless
he had Acen gradually hardening himself to it by
some similar process TO that by which Mthridatcs
made himself proof agains poison. Now Pierce
up to the time of his becoming candidate for the
Presidency, had not been subjected 10 any very
severe tests in political cruebcs. Taken from a
comparatively quiet and easy ite and thrown sud
denly into the centre Of political turmoil and strife
like Il man elevated at once over rcgulurHnd veteran
officers from militia captain to 81 generalissmo,
he has nevertheless held the Office Q whole year,
and grOicR fat UpoH IT, Is not the fact an ncred.
be one? General Harrison, who in a way OF
preparation for the presidential chair, went through
the hardening process Of a long border warfare
had ircqucnt and terrible fights with the Indians
and although an over match for them with thsi
tomahawks and scalping knives, was killed il
about n month, by the more unreenting and ruth
less warfare of politicians; General Tavlor Il grin
and swarthy old warrior, irosthitten, sunburnt anC
toughened by almost whole life spent in skulkin,
HSNlN WI li4C ShNUpCS anu III open COnllctS WIKI
the MeXicans, was supposed 20 take to the preSi
dental chair good health and an iron constitution
But what is conflict with cruel, cunning an,
sealthy savages, to that of kcen-wittcd, sagaciou
and remorseless politicians. lie bore up stoutl
for year against their attacks, wearing out hi
constitution by slow degrees, and then died Polk
a cool-tempercd, stern, unexCi.ablc man, somewha
experienced in political matters, but not very old
struggled manfuly through one term, and hid III
enough left to get comfortably settled at home
+ when he died
But President Pierce, with political cSporenc
, comparatively limited, enters upon the duties o
the presidency with Marcy on his right hand an,
Gushing on his left, both unambitous inexperi
enced men, with great disgust for scheming) re
morselessly peted in front and in the rear by hare
shells and soft shells, and 2iagonaHy by great anr
little giants, and get he qro'cs fat.
Now in the name of ali the Gods at oncs,
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed,
That he ia grown 60 .f'd''
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IG &c, al 81,
,;,aI g ,Io ',>9oN, '' 80 - "'' ''
''H VI ''o i0ieiS" si''c traue' 1ro-SiaNcry adVo-
Gates haze commendablc regard for consistency.
Would that thew could find imitators in il a,nonc
thc ovouod friends oF f,ood,n,
rom the Charleston standard June H'
we took occasion to notice, a few days since, the
resolution reported by Mr.. Slidel, from the Com
mlttec on forelGn Re!ations, proposing to give TO
England ana France notice Of the abrogation Of
thc treaty supulanohs by when we are bound to
keep haVal lorce upon the African coast Tor the
suppression OF the slave trade. We stated then
our appreciation OF TINS measure, from the conylc-
toh thit IL Is oherous to our country destructive
TO our seameh engaged in tins service and utterly
lncmtIeht lOr the purpose intended. We also ap-
prove 1t Tor another reason, which we will state
with perfect ankness to tho people of this country.
we nave no sympathy m thc purposes OF this con
Fycntion aud no wish iorit succCsa, and We think
me time mas come TO speak out upon the subject.
10 practise slavery and yet suppress the slave
tradc--to contend that slavery is Of advantage to
the races which concur in its existence, and yet
resist the efforts by which Tie advantage is eXen-
ded; to urge that the union of unequal races
us necessary to the progress Of human society
and yet resist the means by which that union is
effected, is contradiction which human il prenuity
can never reconcile and yet to such contradic-
ton The southern section Of this country is comppl
cd in every effort which looks the discountcuaucc
and discouragemcnt Of Tie traffic with the coast
OF Africa by which the limits Of this institution
are extended
That there is no moral wrong in slavery is the
assumption which lies at the very base of that in
stitution 1t is the principle upon whca We JUS
tify its practice il is the principle upon which
we establish when VIC show that both races arc
better under the influence of this institution
than they are without, approaching the con-
cusion that savery-that uniou of unequal race.
in the constitution of social svstcm--s the norma
condition of human society 1t is fast becoming
thcbelief that to advance society must he compos
of two classcs--thc one to direct and the other t,
labor-and that to the pormancncc of society il
positions of advancement, there must he division
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from thcm Dr. Watts sent them a certificate cor
ccrning my critical state Of health and stated tia,
| could not be removed even a short distance with
out endungeriug my life. Next morning Ncagc
started for Bedford, and ! was informed that h
had gone to bring Craig. Recollection Of his fc'
mcr violence in trying to break into my house
ana my narrow escape rushed upon my mind viii
such terrific force Fiat tie excitement Lerycd mt
with more thG" natural strength, and determine,
to leave The house and sccrec myself in tie woods
and did so.
CRAIG soon arrived, Gourishing two pistols and
bowie knife and ordered tn, Germans in my em
pioy 10 leave the premises with their wives anC
children, and threatening them If they refused tl
obey MS Imperative command Terrified by hi
threats and gestures. some OF them fed to Madison
for safety. OHe remained, and, with Gears aut
ent.eaties, begged him to spare his poor sick moth
ef' Dut the Ehum0n bciH. ordered her out of bed
and out of the house, with her infant child! lie
insisted that was scclctcd somewhere about the
house, and ! suppose wanted no witness to his
DARK ana monstrous designs. Not finding me, he
tore around Ike mad man, and, on pretonce Of
my having some furniture, rs he said to tho
amount Of $3.50 which he had trusted to me, and
which he wished TO recover, he took from MY
house and premises cattle and other property to
the amOunt Of more than Il thousand dollars, leav-
ing not even my articles Of dress Not content
with that he next obtained a roquisition from the
Governor, and last Saturday, when lay sick and
nearly helpless, Rea, Gavt, Howard and Withers
took inc ron, sick bed, ik spite of the remons
trnncea Of myself and the family who had been
taxing the tenderest care of me; and, ovcrioyed
probably by the reward Of some hundreds which
has been offered to thcm for conveying me to Ken
tucky they forced me to ride in nm open buggy
under the hot and scorchnc sun in roundabout
way, l. or 10 miles, to avoid passing through The
Clty OF Madison, and went to point on the rivot
above town, whore they expected to find Kentucky
gaantS waiting to snlugglc me over tho Ohio in Il
skiH They itGnd the sklH waiting and some mon
there. bat not finding those to when they wished
10 deliver ne, | was brought to tue Madison Jail
aud notice was sent to the kentuckians to come
for me. The b!oodhounds arrived about O'Clock
Mt night. but writ Of habcas corpus arrived a
little before them, and for once dospoiled them OF
their prey
do not hesitate TO declare Craig to be the inst.
gator Of my arrest and his motives to lie violence
to my person. Zig has sworn it. My witnesses
whom | could have obtained years ago in my
tayGr, may all now he dead Of in other lands and
cannot endure the thought Of being given up tc
my enemies, who have been so long prosecuting
me--yiilifyiug my character and circulating such
reports IS to cause those not acquainted with me-
to doubt even my honor and my feminine virtue
Without first stating the facts to the public ant
asking all those who have any moral sensibiit,
shat they can do III M favor.
D. A. WEBSTER
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Il must be- that ho eats all the oysters, whild
his hatl and soft friends quarrel about the shells.
4 member Of Congress, II short tlme ago. said
that his occupation Of hocl-kecper had beer sncer>
indy alluded to- and thcn went on very conclusively
lp show 10 his political opponents ms we thought,
that lie might hang ont with the same propriety
over hi, desk in Congress. as over the door ot his
Lotcl al home, the sign, Accommodation for man
and boast" The political pugilists who seek to
provoke a fight with him, we think will lind them
selves rs ohcerlully accommodated as travellers no
doubt do at his tavern. In speaking OF the dhtes
Of hotel-Eecpcrs and the shortcoming of the polit-
ical hotcl.kcepcr ut the White House, he took 90
cason to say that President Pierce's father once
kent a tavern. This circumstance at once accounts
rof the diplomatic ability of President Pierce, on
the sunposiun that lust as the twig is bent tho
trees incliucd," for every one knows what an ex.
cejicnt scloCl Il tavern Is for the encouragement If
Diplomatic talent. The management, inesse, dis
erection, md prudence there taught, must avail
much in making diriomatst, if there is any viz
tue in education. 1t is. therefore, more than prof
able that President Pierce received an early biai
towards diplomacy, and is now in his natural eo-
mont consequently growing fat upon the Office
RaiE0n,'s .HyaSjae .t5r Jfy.
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THE FEELING IT AROUsEs.

The Libcrator published the following letter from
Mrs. Angelina G. Weld:
But, dear brother how utterly insignificant do
all our personal affairs seem to be- when compared
with the mighty interests which are at stake, and
the great crisis which seems to be inevitably APP
preaching our country and the world
The passage of the Nebraska Bill, though ex-
pected, nevertheless falls heariiy upon every heart
which beats for liberty. 1t seems to have aroused
the slumbering North as no other slave enactment
ever did before The scales have fallen from the
bliud eyes Of thousands, who could not be reached
by anything that aboitionists have said about the
oyeT-IeachInG and graSping cupidlty Of slavery.
The arrest Of fugitiycs is the natural result Of
snch triumph i'll Congress; and although the
shedding Of human blood is utterly abhorrent to
my mind, as Darbarous and unchrisan, yet the
tame surrender Of helpless victim up to the fate
OF the Stare is far more abhoTrcut; as slavery is
equally, If not more, abhorrent to Christianity than
murder. In this case, it seems as though we arc
compelled to choose between two evils, and all that
we can do IS to take The least, and bapti2e liberty
in blood ii 1t must be SO. / confess that | wouId
rather see twenty men killed than one poor fugitive
returned into bondage: and bless God that there
"ete PARKER aud PnILLIrS in Boston, fearless
enough to utter the scdtion they did in Faueuil
Hall. Oh! that there were in every Northern
city mon as true, as bold as they werc ard |
sincerely hope that tho arrest of every fugitive may
be contested even unto blood. Not another slave
should ever be surrendered. Liberty has too long
been tampcred with bv those who rroIcssed to stand
as bod dy-guard around her. It is time that the
alarm-hcIl WAS rung through the North5rn States,
and that the holy resolution was sOlcmGly, univcr-
sally adopted llat, cost what it may. no fugitive
from slavery should ever 90 back from Northern
soil But You may say civil war may be the re-
suit OF such course Yes, it would he; and if
we cannot do our duty to the oppressed millions of
our country and the wcrll withont war let it come,
both sorvile and civil; for now entirely despair
nr tbo triun,rh of Justicn and Uunonitv viii iort
the shedding of blood. A temporary war is an
iucomparaLly less evil than permanent slavery.
r., s,,rrorJcr INV. own Fro N hrrto cr,o i
bont, mo, tett.,y rnr t6o rrf,n f nood 10
bni to s,rrcnlcr the fyin@ fIcitiyc wbo conGdcs 70
'i;t ny Ml, "
and thereby nroye mysoIf unwortby Of his conf,
dence ms a man and n brother. Do amaze roI, Iy
such declaration Of war ogiinst tbc nrncinlns n
peace? Iama2e myself; for have clung to them
with the greatest admiration and love but il is 50
clear to my mind that we are ,lotp called upon
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-22
POST OFFICE FACTS

The Dcaicy and Heroid are both in error as TO the
late Post Office bin Of O1ps, which doubtless they
will correct
Thi, does not alter the facts stated by thc latter
nor break their force, in regard to the Cgfte"S
thrown upon the North, aud the mcn'di superiority
Of the Free States over the Slave States.
Mr.. HAVEN, in his speech, puts these matters ia
NJ .l...nLa aLLuL.rn r.rLn hx lhn,lnllnMinc lnlLc:
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VICE PRESIDENTS.

II. Lewis LQWtOu.
Sccretares-J. II. Barker, of Ross; J. S. Her
rick of Portage; Montgomery Stark, Of Greon
and J. Moccr, OF Cuyahoga.
The report was confirmed by acclamaton by the
Convention.
4 letter addressed 10 the Convention from James
Morrow, an aged citizen, was read by the Secreta-
ry and was received with great applause.
The Convention agreed that each county shall
have a vote for every four thousand population;
according TO the suggestions Of the Committed,
that called the Convention, and hat the delegates
from the several counties cast the vote thereof
Hon, Mr.. BRINKERHoFF moved that COMMITTEES
be appointed to report TO th Convention the names
of candidates fur Judge of the Sapieme Court
also, for member Of the Board of Public Works,
Carried
The Convention then adjourned till Q O'Clock,
PM
TWO O'CLOCK, r. ".
4 Mr.. CowrN, Of Bclmort, moved that all the rese-
lutons offered in tho Convention be referred to the
Committee on Resolutions
On motion it was resolved, that the COMMITTEES
on Nominations be now also instructed to present
tho names Of State Central Committee.
Mr.. SpAtpING from the Committee on Resolutions,
reported the following;
\ WHrRuAs. the "positiye prohibition Of slavery in
ia n Tnrritorv 10 The north and west of Missouri"
imnoseI by Congress in the year 1890 at the ms
itonce q Southern statesmen and as an equivalent
for he admission Of said State Of Missouri with
out restriction, has been removed by the passage
of the bill to establish Territorial Governments in
Nebraska and Kansas
/ And WHEREAS il beoonemes important TO asces
tain If the popular mind in regard TO slavery has
rotroyraded in Ohio during the last thirty-four
wears notwithstanding the benign principles Of
The Ordinance Of lIe7 which made our State PER-
petuslly free, and which has been tho principal
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Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York Con
necticut, Rhode Island
Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Maine, 3,3I3i000 l,64j,OOO
There is profit for YOU Il big one. These
States yield to the Department an crcesS over ex-
pendtures of one million six hundred and forty
five thousand dollars. Add Michigan, Illinois,
California, and deduct the excess of their cxpend-
tures over receipts, S97 900. and reader, you will
have the profit of the Free States.
Now look at the other side. Take all the Slave
States, and mark how the figures foot up
Receipts of the Slave States, Sl,3lj,000
Expenditures, S2,l5l,OO0
The deficit is near million; or in round num-
bers, $S36 ,000.
So it is all through. Government would be
bankrupt if it had to rely the Slave States; the
Post Office Department could not get along at all.
The proud and braggart 0licarchy are, at this
moment, dependcIi, in every FORM upon the North
for whatever of yiSor or strength it enjoys in com
mercial or social lile for in the train of slavery
follow ignorance, dccrepitnde and decay; while in
that of freedom, light buoyancy and prosperity.
Do not the facts given above demonstrate our dee
lorations? Are they not conclnstre '-Leader.
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For your own satisfaction and information dissect
this table, and understand it. Note these fact7.
All the old Free States pay All the new Free
States, sGyo Illinois and Michigan, and California
pay All. with the above exceptions, swell the
income Of the Treasury, and give the Post Office
Department the means to support itself.
Every Slave State, save Louisiana and Delaware,
fails to meet its postal expenses. New Orleans
the distributing commercial and immigrant heart
Of the South and West--savcd the former
the latter is nominally only chauelzing common
wealth.
These arc the general facts. Now 20 into d2tailq.
Comparc! For that will show the profit and loss,
or how freedom is burdenad by slavery. Fry
/ it as between single States; for instance, New
York and Virginia, or Virginia and California, ol
Massachusetts and South Carolifo Group to
gethcr several Of them Thus
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The Anti-Nebraska Convention Of Stark county
met at Canton on the 4th inst, and nominated a
strong delegation to the State Convention.
The Resolutions 60 for nominating State Tick
ct for the union of all true men, and perfect
organization of the anti slavery elements in Ohio