Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-23

ca upon WhOS6 bosom, we predict, II
will soon repose in name, es Il has long
done in principle. A puper which can
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to labor in the Democratic cause, while the
President Of the United States, In the sacred
name Of Democracy, Is employing the tremen-
dous powers Of the Government 70 establish by
violence the institution Of slavery In the free
territory Of Kansas"
must be nearly over the ayx OF Adolf.
tionism.
But there are moro signs Of Apostacy
in the Times. 1t attacks Judge KANE.
OF the U. s. Court, because he imprison.
ed the negro .stealer PAssxoRE WILLIAM.
SON, whom the political friends OF tho
Times nominated for Canal Commis.
sioner Of Pennsylvanis, but whom the
supreme Court Of that State would not
release on habeas corpus; SO they could
not be accommodated, and had 10 look
up another candidate.
We should like to know how many
handkerchicfs the editors Of the Times
bedewd with their grief.drops, while
reading tho sermon OF the Rev. w. II.
FuRKEss OF Philadelphia. A few more
Abolition sermons, gentleman, and you
will be ready for GIDDISos' benedic.
ton.
The above appeared in the Meigs
County Democrat of last week. That
journal is Of recent origin, and, indeed,
from its sickly and puny appearance. we
should think that it was prematurely
born into this stormy world.
Mr.. FIRoR takes exception 10 wha, he
terms the Abolitionism Of the Times, and
bases his attack upon some structures We
published, a short time since, npon the
Westport speech Of Gov. SHANNON. We
are at loss to know what language
used by US in tina, connection, could be
tortured into abolitionism, unless the de.
sire to see free soil peopled by freemen
be such. As TO SHANNON, we have pub.
lished nothing but the substantial truth
concerning him, his Jenials to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. Indeed, we are
slow to credit the word Of any man who
has shown SO little scl(.respect as TO lend
himself TO do any dirty job that may be
assigned him by the pro. slavery mob.
ocrats Of Kansas. Mr.. FiRoR, by way
rebutting the evidence that SHANNON did
make pro.slavery speech at " es,port,
brings forward some skeptical doubts Of
the New York Journal Of Commerce.
He styles it "stauch Journal" We
wish he were more explicit. "Staunch"
to what! Not 10 Democracy, SURELY
The Journal of Commerce is the organ
Of the mammoth shipping interest Of the
Great Metropolis, and SO far as we know,
advocates no single measure Of demo.
cratic policy but free trade. 1t is pro.
slavery from the same motives that actu.
ated Haley in "Uncle Toms Cabin
love Of gain. 1t wants to coax the trade
Of the Southern States to New York,
and in doing so, stoops to meaner ser.
Witty than that Of the poor slave who
trembles beneath the lash.
| When FlRoR says we are opposed TO
the present Administration, he speaks
tho truth. An Administration that has
indecen,ly lent its power and patronage
TO the consummation Of the Nebraska
perfdy shall receive no support Of ours.
What, stand up for an Administration
that con spend thousands Of dollars to
send Anthony Burns back to slavery,
and yet is powerless as infancy to repress
the enormous and unheard Of outrages
in Kansas! Your pardon, sir; we can
not so dishonor ourselves.
1t is "apostacy." it seems, to repro
bate Judge KANE. Be it so. When an
4 American Jurist can enunciate doctrines
that were disgrace to Judge Jefffies, he
ought to be held up to execration. II
KAsE's position be correct, the Free
States practically become Slave States,
and a Georgia planter may cell the roll
Of his slaves under the shadow Of Bun.
ker Hill Monument. The man who is
so besotted as to hold that slaves are as
much merchandise as cotton OF tobacco
and may therefore be transported from
one end Of the Union to tho other, de-
serves nothing but scorn.
The assertion that we are "ready to
swallow with eagerness every slander
which is propagated by the enemies OF
democracy" is fatty untrue. 1t is need
less for US 10 vindicate our democracy.
and we shall not so far degrade ourselves
as to institute comparison between our
political faith and that Of the Meigs
County Democrat (s). We have never
sailed under "lalse colors." The Tines
has always been an avowed anti.slavery
per. Nor have we seen fit to signal.
ize ourselves by traducing our oppo.
nents, and especially Mr.. CHASE. We