Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-02-15

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insignia of ROmanism. You ask why it is
there, buried under a high mountain, shut
out from all save those visiting this wonder
full receptacle ofthe dead of the heroic ages
of Italy! The reply of Papacy is, it marks
the spot where the bones of the far-famed
st. Jaunaries were found. How long did
they remain there before they were discoy-
cred? Three hundred yearsl But how
tell, at this distance of time, whose bones
they were! ''By miracle" answers Papacy.
In the Cathedral Church of the City Of Ma
pies, is a beautiful chapel, where arc two
vials of tho blood of this Saint. extracted
from his bones. But how get this blood
when it was not known for three hundred
years where his body was? "By miracle" :"
responds Papacy again. When and how is
it that this blood lquifes? ain May, Sep
tember, December and at other times when
the Bishops pray, and the blood melts when
the Saints head looks at it." But his head
has been dead over three hundred years,
how can it look? "By miracle" But how
does the look of the head melt the blood
"By miracle" Us Papacy's ready reply. Alb
srlrd and ridiculous as this whole thing is,
it is by such sham miracles that the Rom
ish Priests seek to retain their power over
a deldded people.
Just so Slave Democracy seeks to deceive
the people in relation to the legality of
American slavery. 1t was only on the 8th
of January last, that, when the representa-
tives of this selfstyled "National Demoera-
cy," in Ohio, were in council assembled,
that the false and absurd doctrine of aSlave-
ry, creature of positive law" was again
declared, and again incorporated into their
party platform; upon which they intend to
fight the great battle of eighteen hundred
and fifty-six. aa-
Now, if upon the examination of the
claims of the Romish Church. upon the be-
lief of mankind, we find that they are based
upon the most ridiculous and absurd dog
mas and pretended miracles, from which
we turn with loathing and disgust. Should
we not reject the claims of this tangled
Slave Democracy, to any thing like "Na-
tionality," when we see that the institution
which it seeks to extend, is not only not ma
tional, but purely sectional from its very
nature, and must ever remain sos Should
we not require of any party, arrogating to
itself so high claim as that of being the
only NATIONAL party now in existence, and
and at the same time basing that claim up
on the single issue of slavery extension, at
least, some proof that tho institution is a
national one! In short, have we not a
right to demand of them when and how
came it national? When did the national
Legislature ever pass an act creating slavery
thereby! point US to the statute book CON
tanning any such enactment or reGnquish
your pretended claim to "Nationality," and
assume your true position, as purely sec
tional. And if this Slave Democracy fail,
(as it must, to give us any proof to validate
its claim of "Nationality, are we not bound
to reject it as altogether an assumption, a
pretence, a delusion, and worthy of no more
credenee than the pretended miracles Of
Papacy? fit evinces sound Judgment and
correct reason to reject the one, it equally
does the other; and if the common sense oI
the mass of the people affirm the one to be
system of base hypocrisy, it should affirm
the same of the other, for the one has Just
as much valid evidence as the other; and
more especially should we repudiate the
latter when we take into consideration that
the former can have no influence, only as il
IS voluntarily submitted to, while the latter
is felt in its effects upon those who have nc
choice in the matter and no power to resist
| it, but are compelled to submit to all the
evils which are its legitimate results.
And another reason why this new-fan-
gled doctrine of Slave Democracy should
be rejected, is that it has no foundation,
either in morals, religion or law, bat is a
base assumption, and now advocated for the
most wicked purposes, and fraught with the
most disastrous consequences, not only to
/ the suffering slave, who is its victim, but tc
the country at large. Witness, for instance
the present condition of the actual settler;
of the recently organized Territory of Kan
sas, those who migrated thither to obtain
homes in which they could enjoy tranquil
rcpose, they are now daily expecting an
armed band of desperadoes, from the ad-
Joining State of Missouri, of sufficient num-
bers to drive them from their homes, OF
murder them on the spot. And what does
this ''National" Slave Democracy, which is
now in power land could if it would, sup
press this INVASION say in relation to it?-
Why, slavery is national and must be sus-
tanned It therefore not only witholds al
protection to the peaceablc, unofending set
tiers of the Territory, but actually encour.
ages tho invasion by denouncing them as
''conspirators." Now as these things are
some of the legitimate fruits of the doctrine
of slavery, "a creature of positive law a
doctrine which is now advocated by the
selfstyled "National" Democratic party, ]
close this article by asking of them the
proof that slavery does exist by any posi-
tive law ever enacted by this nation, and if
they fail to produce the proof, I ask that
they relinquish all claim to Nationality
or base their claims upon some other found
alton than that of the present issue between
the parties. Shall we have the proof.
ONE INTERESTED.