The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-04-12
From the Mobile Advert ser.
Something for Southern Merchants

It is known to most Of our mercan.
tile friends, that the merchants OF Gin.
natl have, Of late, been making great
exerlions to secure Southern trade, and
they have succeeded to a considerable
degree in their efforts. It is also
known that Cincinnati has lately been
the theatre Of resistance to the law Of
the land, respecting The return Of iu.
gitives, and that but a few weeks ago
case Of unusual excitement occur.
red there. 1t seems that one Mr.. Jo.
life, an attorney ofthat city. has made
himself conspicuous in volunteering
for the defence Of runaway negroes,
and that about the lst ult., a commit.
tee, in behalf Of certain citizens, made
him a present of purse and contents,
as token of their high appreciation
Of his gorgeous services. Accompa.
nying the purse was an address, which
found its way into the columns Of the
Gin. Gazette, and now lies before us.
This ADDRESSES u furious TRADE against
the institutions Of the South in gener.
al, and the fugitive slave law in par.
ticular. The latter, it pronounces TO
be in violation of the Constitution of
the country, as well as humanity and
that in its operation violence is done
to every sense Of public justice, as well
as to the claims Of philanthropy and
the sympathics Of our common human
ity.' 1t then expatiates upon the re-
cent case decided in that city; says that
the great conflict between freedom
and slavery must sooner later come to
a crisis, that there is no neutral
ground and that Aholitionism will f.
nally triumph. We have given sufii-
cient TO show that the character Of the
address is abolitionism of the most rad
ical sort. The signers of this interest
ing document are D. Anderson, Geo.
l.. Weed, S. c. Foster, James Is. Ram.
say, and S. Straight.
Some person in Cincinnati takes the
trouble to enclose q marked copy of
the paper describing the presentations,
to one otour large business houses in
Commerce street, who it appears, were
dealing with house in Cincinnati. in
which one of the signers to the adj
dress was principal. Our friends, to
make the thing sure, at once wrote TO
the firm, stated what had been lcceiv.
eh here, and inquired if the name sign.
ed to the address was the name of a
member of that firm. Yesterday u
long reply came, written by the senior
of the house, which is now before U.s.
The letter expresses surprise at the
communication from Mobile. is very
indignant that anybody in Cincinnati
should have been mean enough to send
TINT paper to his Southern customers,
admits distinctly that he did act on the
Jolihe Committee, and did sign the adj
dress, and proposes to argue or ex-
plain The reason why, if desired. Our
Commerce street friends replied i'm
mediately hat they had no disposition
to argue the question, that his adnis-
sion of the fact was quite sufficient,
and thatthey Herewith RENTED what
was due, and desired to close their deal
ings with the house Of Straight, Den.
ming & Co., of Cincinnati.
We think this was the proper course.
If Northern men will go out OF their
way TO villify the South and obstruct
the recovery of her fugitive property,
Southern men ought certainly decline
contributing to their means to do US
harm, particularly when there arc
firms in all the important markets who
are friendly to the South, or at least
will not interfere with any of our
rights. Will our merchants think
more OF this?