Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-23
= f-i . From the Iowa Pilot of Sept 49,
Border Ruf1ianism in Win
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who observes and notes the movements oi
the Pro-Slavery party, can fail to see, that
the Democratic party are used, by the
Slave Oligarchy, for the purpose of spread.
ing Slavery over the Territories of this ma
ton, and to suppress the freedom Of speech
and the freedom of the press.
'sTo prove this let facts be submitted to
candid world" Within the last six
months, citizen of Virginia, a STAKEHOLDER,
purchased mulatto woman for the only
purpose of saving her from the Southern
Slave pen. Subsequently he proposed to
sell her to herself for three hundred dol
lars less than he gave for her. The offer
was accepted by the woman and eonsum-
mated. For this act of humanity, Mr..
Davis, l believe, who was its author, was
compelled, by the slave Democracy, TO leave
the State of Virginia!
Within the same period of time, Mr..
Underwood was forced by the Democratic
allies of the South to flee from his house
and family in the State of Virginia be-
cause he dared to maintain the Republican
cause and openly avowed his inlention to
support Fremont for the Presidency.
A few DAYS ago the Republican party
attempted to get up REPuBLIcAN E,eefor-
al Ticket in the ssOd Dominion" and for
that nnrpose n Convention assembled at
Wheeling, in Virginia. A Democratic Pro-
Slavery mob dispersed them, and now a
Mr.. Smith, who was a member Of that as
sembly, is imprisoned because he was patri-
otic enough to say he loved freedom.
And these scenes occurred in the State
that gave birth to WASHINGTON, and
JEFFERSON, TO MADISON, and MON
ROE, to CLAY and to HARRISON.
Let not, then, the Slave power and its
ally-the present Democratic pariy-say
to us that "you are sectional" when they
will not permit us to form an electoral tick
ct in the Southern States, unless we do so
at the peril of our lives and our liberty.
In the recent Legislature of Texas a
Mr.. Sherwood was forced to resign his seat
in that body, because he said that "Slave-
ry could not legally exist in the Territories
Of the United States" When he was ex-
PEELED he informed the Legislature that he
would make known to the people Of Texas
his sentiments on African Slavery. Ac-
cordingly he sent an appointment to the
place Of his residence, stating that he
would address the citizens ON that subject.
The Buchanan Democracy met and told
him that this was FREE country, but that
he must not say ONE WORD ABOUT SLAVE
RY. Mr. Sherwoods mouth was closed.
His lips were sealed, because the institution
for the spread of which, the Democracy are
so zealously working, will cIumble at the
touch of investigation.
The Slave power, by its fast and subser-
Went friend the Democratic party, has, on a
National high way, by force deprived pri-
vate citizens of the nation of their proper
ty without any compensation and without
any cause 1t has submerged in the Mis-
scuri and Kansas rivers, printing presses
because they advocated freedom of speech
it has tarred and feathered ministers of
the gospel who have proclaimed The sins of
Slavery, and has deprived American eiii-
zens of their right of suffrage; their right
to bear and keep arms; it has deprived
them of their National rights. and this in
the name of Democracy and Law and Or
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These usages have not been confined to
the Slave States, where all persons are
to bow to slavery-the house
hold god of the present Democracy.
Mr.. Spear, who was editor of The Topc-
ka Tribune. so long as the Democratic adj
of Pierce would allow him TO
exercise the rights of a freeman, was in
our town on the evening of 12ih inst, and
was requested TO sia,e 10 our cl,izens what
had been his experience of Squatter
Sovereignty, as prac;iced under Democratic
rule. Mr.. Spear made an unsuccessful ef-
fort to get into Kansas Territory, where he
has a wife and five chil,lren having been
repulsed by Border Ruffians.
The Democracy of Winterset thought,
and wisely, too, that an exposition of the
wrongs which Freemen have endured on
The plains of Kansas, and which have been
inflicted on them, by the rulers which the
Democratic party have placed over them,
would be no credit 10 their party. Conse-
luentlv some means were to be devised by
which Mr.. Spear would be deprived of the
privilege of addressing us. That ignoble
and dirty task was ASSUMED by |. d. Gui-
berson, of this place, the Admitted leader
IF the Pro-Slavery party of this County.
The Methodist Episcopal Church had
ha Of how |
Mr.. Spear occupy it short time. Mr..
who has no control over it
borrowed key and STOLE INTO
he house and locked on those who have
he care and custody of the building
Some of the Trustees Of the Church We're
present and were locked out of the buih-
NO by this champion of human rghts-this
modern Democrat. -.,..s
Is there any difference in the principle
between that man or set of men who VIII
orcibly drive from a Territory men who
nave right to live in il, and he who for
.ibIv deprives YOU of the use and ENJOY
nent of your property for political reasons!
Not n whit. And if Mr.. Gulberson and z
,tber coadiutors of the Slave cause here, T
lad had the power which their brethren in r
Kansas. the Border Ruffians have, Mr.. t
Spear would have met with the same treat
nent here he and Others have experienced i
n that Territory at the hands of the DEM f
'cracy there. e 1.. & Y
The building in question has been oecu- t
,ied one evening in each week by the J
BUCHANAN CLUB of this place, of which
Mr.. Guiberson is distinguished member.