The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-10-08
Republican sn Dunn,s Rlih

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the famous Dunn's Bill The Republicans pas
ed the bill in the House on the 18th July, and
Oct l. 1856, after two long months Of severe
travail and anxiety new light breaks in upon
the Repablioan's vision and it sets out'' with
bad grammar, and worse logic to show that the
Bill is glorious strike for FREEDOM. Some six
weeks ago we charged that Bingham voted for
the Bill; the Republican Immediately, with hon.
est indignation denied the slanderous charge
But Bingham goes back to Washington and
finds that it is a party measure and that willing,
or unwilling, they must stand up to it. He re-
turns and says had he been there he would
have voted for the Bill" The Ohio State Jour-
nal leads off in the same line, and now Oct. /,
1885, friend Richard comes tumblng after"-
! Well, better late than never Let us look at the
position" The writer in the Republican, BY
studying the puzzle two long months for an an
swer exclaimS, Ureka l have found it. The
solution lies in one eword-"LAwFULLY." "Any
person lawfully held to service" &c, shall not be
set free. "Any child born of any female late
tH7y held toservice shall not be discharged &C."
Now says the writer no one is laufatRy held to
service in said Territory, therefore the Bill does
not recognize slavery in the Territoryzthat the
two provisions in the Oath section of the Bill,
were intended to mean nothing The Terrific
rital laws are all Bogus and of no effect. But
unhappily for this argument, the Bill itself knocks
that flame and dimpotent conclusion in the head, /"
for it recognizes all the Territorial acts of the
legislature as valid, except the criminal code, and
provides for their execution; the laws protecting
Stare property along with the rest. 1t provides
that "all suits" pending in the said courts oi
said Territory shall remain in said courts to be
heard tried, prosecuted and determined in such
courts, as though this act had not been passed"
Yes all sui except criminal prosecutions "
The murderer and the robber should escape with
impunity, but slavery must be permitted there
till 1858.
The writer in the Republican knows il he
knows anything. that all the acts of the terrific
rial legislature are valid until repealed or decla.
red unconstitutional. But the Black Republi-
can Congress did not repeal them but absolute
ly' endorsed and recognize. the whole of them,
except Ae criminal code.
But what of the Fugitive Slaue La,o-that
accursed unconstitutional measure in Republican
language, and which they promised to repeal
The Republican passes that part Of the oath sec
ton in prudential silence. We hope he will
edily us on that before the election, and not
take two months longer to work out an answes.
The proviso is in these words. "That anv per-
son lawfully held to service in any other State
or territory the United States and escapirg
into either the Territory of Kansas or Nebraska,
may be reclaimed and removed t0athe person or
place where such service isadue @aer any 1aw
ofhe United Staes which shall be in force on
the subject" What law of the United S ates
is in force on the subject, but the F1gtive S1avs
LaW, Instead ofrepealing it according to their
promise, we find every republican in the House
except Mr.. Letter, voting to extend it. Oh con-
sistency Shall we hear any more shrieking a.
bout the poor fugitive? But we shall not dwell
on this One thing is certain, the Dunn Bill
has done these Black Republicans completely.
They can't wriggle cut ofit There is no use
trying.
The legal effect ofthc bill is fairly stated by
the Democrats. The Senatorial committee
composed of sound lawyers and able Judges
would perhaps, know as much about the legal
effect Of the Bill as the writer in the Rcpubli.
can And they say that "The Bill proceeds tt
lcgalze and establish, for limited time, hertda
tory Slauery, not only in the territory of Kansas
but also in that part of New Mexico, which it il
proposed to incorporate into the Territory 0
Kansas" But if this authority is not sufficient
we will take the opinion of one of their c7rn par
ty who was little too honest to vote for tb,
bill, Benjamin Letter of Stark county. Ant
being lawyer Of some eminence his opinion
will, perhaps, have some weight with his Re
publican brethren Here it Isl
I'VE passed Dunn's bill for Kansas yester
day in very Objectionable manner. 1t has ma
i ny good provisions; but it extends the Fugita
SIav; LaU over Kansas and Nebraska, and per
prtuates s7avsry there until 1858, and makes al
children torn therein up to that time, Of Slaue moth
erS, SLAVES. This was too much for me- =
Il have always said-and now repeat my pledg
y es-that | will never vote to recognize slavery
:. will never vote to make any human being
slave. / will never vote to extend slavery on
single foot l will never vote for the Fugitiv
Il Slave Law or its extension over any free terrific
Y ry. Therefore voted against Dunn's Bill, sob
tary and aloNe Of al our payty.'