The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-30
An Iucatnate Fiend.

All our friends are probably aware that
Fred. Douglass, the negro, and Horace
Greeley are bosom friends. This Niger
was the favorite of the New York Tribune
as a candidate FOR Congress few years
ago, in the Monroe New York; district, but
the colored knave did not secure the nomi.
nation, even with Greely's influence to
back him. He is now leading stump or
otor in the Fremont ranks. He hauled
down the name Of Gerrit Smith, as candi-
date for the Presidency, the man who agreed
TO contribute one thousand dollars month
to keep up cival war In Kansas, and run
up that of John c. Fremont, appealing to
negroes of all shades and complexions to
rally to his support. 5sss- !, sW
This abominable rascal, in stumping the
State Of New York for Fremont, recently
attended public meeting of Syracuse, and
after a most infamous TRADE, termed polit-
cal speech, glorifying free negroes and Ere.
mont offered the following stroeiOus resolu-
tons, which we ask candid people to read
with wkat calmness they may. Remember,
this black monster is leader in the Ffe-'
mont runks--thut he frankly says, what
others of his party only think. LiAe Mr.,
Giddings, he expressed bis demoniac seBtii'
ments openly and boldly, and that too, with
out the slightest rebuke from his Republic
I'll
RESOLVED, That while we most ardently
desire peaceful emancipation. and will con-
tinue to labor earnestly and faithfully to
bring it about, we will not conceal from the
gully STAKEHOLDER, nor from his trembling
victim. our deliberate and solemn convic.
ton, that "resistance to tyrants is obedience
to God'-that an enslaved people have the
undoubted right TO gain their freedom, peace.
ably, if they can, forcibly, if they must
that the life Of the opprsSSor should not stand
in the ,cay Of ths slaus's freedom--that in
depriving the slave of all rights, the slave
holder has forfeited all rights-that in kill
ing STAKEHOLDER TO secure freedom, the SlaUe
IS guilty of no crime, but should be regard
ed as the rightful executioner of Divine
Justice, and friend to the full liberties of
mankind.
ReSOlued, That while we deeply oppose
the necessity of shedding human blood, and
the destroying of human life, WE SHOULD
REJOICE IN A SUCCESSFUL SLAVE
INSURRECTION WHICH WOULD
TEACH SLAVEH DERS THE
WRONG AND DANGER INVOLVED
IN THE ACT OF SLAVEHOLDING,
and the numerous outrages which slavery
necessarily inficts upon the victims.
ReSoiUed, That since the traffcKers in the
bodies and souls of men have resolved upon
the endless enslavement of their victims,
and with diabolical meanness and wicked
ness have deprived them of all power to
procure arms, with which to win their free
dom in an open end honorable manner, the
slaves are justifable in the use of any or
every secret process for destroying the life
of the oppressor, by which they can reason.
ably hope to secure their liberty.
Rfsolved, Thai the Slapeholder should he
made TO dream of death in his sleep, and to
Gpprehpnd death in his dish and lea pot; FIRE
SHOULD MEET HIM IN HIS BED
AND POISON SHOULD MEET HIM
AT HIS TABLE, and the silent Angel Of
Death should euery,ohere be invoked 10 alright
him in the midst Of his murderouS SIaUehotd-
ing repelry
Well may the Daily NeUs ask:
What American-what Christian man,
can read the above deliberate sentiments OF
one of the leading supporters of John c.
Fremont, expressed in and upheld by FREE
mont assemblage, without thrill of indig.
national shudder of horror!