The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-02-15
John Mitchel---SlaverY.


John Mitchel---Slavery.
We sta,si last week that we had received CON-
muuieaiion from some gentlemen, n reply to our
article OF The week before, headed "stsong adyo-
cate Tor slavery but lhsi I've had withheld from rs
his proper name. That gentlemen has now furnish.
ed with that important article, and addition 70
his isrmeT communication, sends US the following
"ME. EDrToE, DEAR SIR;-AgTeeable 20 your re-
quest IN the Sentinel Of fsb. :, | read what you
IHERL tsmoiniRaIs, our arcle OF last week, headed
strong advocate for slavery as also reviewed, 80
lar as was in Iny power, from rough and imperfect
copy have before me, ani from memory, my posi-
ton as communicated you In my line OF astW WeeiN.
My uplniOn OF the art. remains unchanged lbslieEe
the language used not warranted by the conte x
Since then read the whole article in reply 10 Mr..
daughion--tO man who in the fearful famine years
when we were contributing; had his well hllei gra-
nerles whose contents were afterwards thrown lnto
the river LMley, in rotten mass-he would not
stretch forth his hand but let them dle-et his broth
er Irish Jie-lie OF STARVATION at has very door
/ Yet he will presume to lecture Mr.. Mitchell, who
Knows all this, on his duty TO his adopted country
: fhat such a leech should be thrown of with ylo'
lsnce Is Hatural. And believe the article went out
OF ats way 10 raise prejudice against Foreigners
AS voters here they said TO vote nearly in body
with the Democratic party. lfthis be the fact, We
as Democrats | think should not complain. said
/ [ did not believe You wrote the article; ielt con-
firned in that belief when read article rou the
Ohio State Journal, published IN the Republican
| of Feb 2 several parts OF which agree with yours
verbatim thought it therefore might nave been
the work Of reader OF the Tribune, or o! some
mute ingorious Greedy who had not yet learned to
blow in his Tribue, but could use ihe scissors, and
in that form crept into the Sentinel. know better
now do not r, gOrd my article as being personal
had no intention of its being such; when spoke OF
you it was author OF the article and not as an IN
dIvidual as you will perceive. You must Know that
personally have no unklnd feelings towards you'
whateyerI may think of your lately developed doc
trines
s'Woud it be out fplace here to enquire, what
members of Congress- the address to the peo-
pie Of the United States on the Nebraska and Kansas
bill. A SUBSCRIBER"
AS both Of ~ Subscribers" COMMUNICATIONS re-
late to about the subject reply to the above
will be found below. So far as the Address Is con
cerned which we pablishsd last week, all that we
have to say is that it was written by a Utan who
was elected q. S. Senator by the votes of the Dem
ocratic members of the Ohio Legislature, "a thing
which we hope will never be done again by Dem
ocratic Legisature,l and that il meets entire APP
probation, and utters our sentiments we stated
last week, we wish to see slavery confined tots pres
ent limits. And if our friend thinks there is any
to it, through the columns Of our paper.
Hnra ia the fra! communication sent to us by "u
Bubscrber:''
..Mg, EDITOR. DEAR EIR:--I notice an article in
the Sentinel of FEB lst headed A strong advocate
tor slavery Although it has no mark TO indicate
where il came, or VINO the wrltsr was, yot can
scarcely believe it to be editorial: must acknoWl-
edge myself surprised when read it rs such. The
Irllcle states, that John Mitchell Is a strong
advocate Tor slavery that Greey and more ot mat
iL lauded him Oh his arrival here, bat thot alter
his remarks in answer to 'one Mr.. Haughton, nler-
chant OF Dublin, and devoted aboitionist,' Grtey
and his followers denounce him. And that 'Mltch"l
neither gets. does he deserve, quarters from any
source 1t win ls up with an exhortation to baN are
Of foreign pa trots,' who prove to be either infidelS
or too plOu3 1t struck me as being curious piece
in several particulars Tor Democratic editor 10
write and ! write you this line as Democrat and
supporter OF your pupar, With arequest that you Will
publish it, 1t may induce some ol your readers 10
get the Citizen, and read for themselves, and Judge
VI Mi Mitchell, not through garbled extracts.
you say that he is strong advocate tor slavery,
and in proof oil said assertion you give an extract
from the Citizen to the effect that sluyehodlng was
not crime; how regarded the above assertion TO
be proved thereby confess cannot see. should
say that banking was not criminal in the smallest
degree that wished had u thousand shares in
SONS good bank would that convict me OF being II
strong advocate for banka, think the most stron
ing their strong adt ocate' Yet On similar grounds
Mr. Mitchell is said TO be strong advocate tor sla-
very and denounced By Girecly and his followers
and YOU say Mitchell gets nor does he deserve, quar-
tors from any source, by which you mean, suppose
that you will giya him 40 quarter ho MAY e&claim
with Lear '-
'Ih5 little dogs and all,
Tray Banch ami sweetheart. sec they bark at mo
All this uproar ot'Grecly and hsfollowers tor sny-
iuq-as he defines his position III the tenrth number
of the Cilizan-in the following words My posi-
tion was and is the naked assetlon that sLavehod-
inc suot crime have not the paper before me
from which the gurhed extract is taken; bU the posi-
ton aq aEoy,, il endeaN 0red to be maintained in his
fourth number where he avoids expressly all coIlat-
teral auestiOn a Reth3ril is curse or an incubus
on the county Now every person at al. colversant
with the history o This country knows that thi5 was
the opinion OF some OF our wlses and best menntthou-
SANDS both North and South ot the churches winch re-
tain their connoction with tile south Can you believe
that Washington the illusriolb statesmen Jefferson,
IIa tison jackson and Polk conshsred themselves
as lending lives OF coatnued crlmeE ii you cannot
why waste your righteous indignation gu such
foreign patriot as MltchGl! but vent 1t du these
great American patriots, Why not reform the
Churches of the lundi Would II not look lGst as
well in print to devote few words TO one VT.
Hnughton a merchant OF Dublin, and devoted ar
oliti6uist' who called our common country "A land
of slave drivers Ii was not certainly because he
was foreigner using foul epithes against America
and not p5rsacuted patriot from the same land who
adopts country for his home and processes TO love
il with devotion. 1t cannot possibly be because he
is merchant and devoted an0htlonSt,' can
not understand it, and especially. since You take
pains 10 warn us-not only against Mr.. Mhche, but
against all 'ioregh patriots Mr. Mltchel's sins
must be visited all foreigners Tor you say these
foreign patriots should be prooed very deep'-'we
say again probe them closely Surely all this is
warning enough, and ii the country is not saved
from then, YOU will certainly not be held account.
able Now look at II differently lFegard the tor
eiun sanderer, who with literary reputation will
come here, where he will be received warmly and
treat9 kindly, and who on hls return nome VIII
write slanderous look, fnlsrepressntng the people
who treated him hospitality and using tout epithsts
apainst them like 'one MIR. Haughton, merchant
OF Dublin, and devoted abolluoaist These are
the men that hunbug the people OF the United States;
but foreign patriots never. The foreign patrlot
comes here-he is received throughout the country
with enhusiasnl-he is greeted with applause, cities
compete with each other in doing him honor; he is
toa sted resolutions passed all over the country
in favor Of himself and his cause; great American
think Themselves not dlshonored by ms |
and even give him material aid; they do
all this without nqulring ii he be 'abolitioEist
the worst kind OF an iuhdel,' or il he has TOO much
DEVOTION and THEY don't feel that they are 'humDug
ged,' though the individual and the material aid
should even be unfortunately sunk 70 the bottom OF
the ocean together. The people othe uniled States
regarded 1.-THE great Koisuth regarded all the en-
hsiasm applause resolutions and aid, as offered on
the altar OF freedom and not rs Intense offered TO an
humbuggery is isimpossible |
81 suppose YOU do not wish TO press the question |
of religious opinions on our people. as though we !
must not iced a man till he is converted: This is I
he 'unkindcst cut OF AL A time was when the I
sentinel and its coaborers elt it their duty to ncul
,ate tolerance in religious matters. and not bfgoLry;
when it would exclaiin as do now, may God pro.i
eet the people oil the United States against religious
)igots and blgOry.
SDn reviewing what have written, | find attri.