Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-09-04

,ost more than our State House, and two
doors, which alone, will cost 10000 Think
for n moment over the fact that out Of every
ten dollars expended by the federal govern
mcnt, one dollar comes from the hard labor
Of Ohio.
But the question of Slavery have adj
dressed you on this subject for many years.
have demonstrated to you that the Fede-
raj Government, is reduced to be the dcs-
potism Of slave oligarchy. The slave
power has controlled it through political
until the time has come when
the people, who have partially hoped that
the evil would work its own cure, have de- !
termined to apply the remedy themselves,
hopeless of redress they had been encour-
aged to expect. The passage Of the Kan
sas-N Nebraska Act and the Fugitive Slave
Law opening wide tho eyes of the people.
Kansas was surrendered to Slavery by the
act of the Government under the dictation Of
the slave power. The new book upon Kan
sas by Governor Geary's Secretary, which
reflects Geary's opinions, tells us that there
is "a power behind the throne which is
greater than the throne ITSELF" He says
that il is an admitted fact that the people
Of Missouri claim it as right guaranteed
them by the northern Democracy that Kan.
sas should be Slave State; that tho North
ern Democracy is under solemn plego to
them. Hence these innumerable forays,
these confagrations which orimsoned Kan.
sas skies by the flames of Kansas Free
State settlers homes, and rcddencd Kansas
soil with the blood Of her people.
| Gov Chase then recitcd q summary Of
the proceeding in Kansas under the enact
ments of tho Bogus Legislature, showing
tho wicked apportionment of the territory
for the benefit of slavery, and exposing the
miserable dodges to which Walker has re-
sorted, during his administration, 10 deceive
the FREQ State men and play into the hands
of the South. And after showing how
Walker had infested Lawreuce with U. S.
Dragons, and pronounced them in state
of insurrcction because they persisted in
throwing dead dogs out of their streets,
not in q manner prescribed by the charter
guaranteed by the bogus Legislature, he con-
tinued:
The people seemed to expect that they
had gotten President when Mr. Buchan.
an was elected. He has no freedom. He
is hedged in by the minions of slavery. The
slave power compasses him about. He is
no more free man than a negro is iu Ken
lucky. A voicc--Tell us something about
State Rights.) A am bringing you to that
question will show that these aggressions
Of slavery encroach upon State Rights
that they have invaded the sovereignty Of
Ohio.
Seven years ago the Democracy were the
party of freedom. l was of them. They
continually adopted resolutions in their
meetings and conventions, denouncing slav-
cry, and asserted their determination to re-
sist its extension by all possible constitution
al means. Gov. Wood, in his inaugural,
pronounced it a thing of State creation, and
the Democratic Convention eulogized his
sentiments. He held that Congress un.
doubtedy has the right and ought to abo,.
ish slavery in the District of Columbia,
not only as a matter Of expediency,
but as matter of right to the colored
, race. Of tho Fugitive Slave Law, Cover
nor Wood, said, ''it can never receive the
cooperation of a free people" With these
declarations, popular even here in this State
among the Democracy, he was nominated
and his faith emphatically endorsed.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, in 1850, said
"Slavcry is a matter left with the States
The General Government has no right tc
send officers into the States to execute the
Fugitave Slave Law" and pronounced thi,
doctrine 'the Democratic and the Fedora
reading of the Constitution" According
to Democracy nowadays, the Fugitive
) Slave Law is tho Federal reading Of th'
! Constitution.
The Sandusky Mirror (Dern.) soon at
: ter denounced tho law. The Ohio States
man, edited by Citizen Sammedary, in re
ply to query by the State Journal, said
"We Vould not havs voted for the law (Fu'
gitive Slave Law s0iM or aoithom certair
| notifications"
: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dem.
5 which said Judge Ranney would find i
, hard sleding in Douglas Drcd Scott Con
3 vention," pronounced tho Slave Law of SIN
/ yfsrnal origin, and whether constitutional o
not, is unjust. And in addition to hosts O
other Democratic prints, tho New Lisbol
, (Ohio) Patriot, then edited by Ex-Audito
, VIM. D. Morgan, denounced it rs bill o
. denominations and monstrous which give
every advantage to tho side Of bondage
was then Democrat. ! hold tho faitl
they have deserted, and will hold fast Il
, it. [Cheers.l Mr.. Payne, the Douglas, Ne
braska, Dred Scott candidate, voted for the
resolution endorsing Governor Woods in
augural, and where is he nowl
STATE RIGHTS.
Gov Chase now recited the facts Of IN,
late Rescue Case and made some strong
points, but the late hour of the night pre-
} cludes us from writing out his remarks. Il
, conclusion Of the subject however, he said
r We have a right to have our State law
obeyed. We don't mean to resist fedora
authority. Just or unjust laws, properly ad
5 ministered, will bo respected. If dissatis
} fed we will go to the ballot box, and redres
t our wrongs. But we have rights which tn,
, federal government must not invade-right
superior to its power, on which our sover
: eighty depends, and we do mean to asser
those rights against all tyranical assump
t tions of authority.
WHAT WE WILL DO.
know not what will be done in Cham
, paign county. The Court will determin
that. But / do know that if the Marshal