Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-08-07
.HrGuER IAw.-..LowER LAWS

Our neighbor of the Messenger appears to he very
much exercised Just now at what he terms the igher
Law" He devoted column of his last weeks paper
to proving that the higher law doctrine is obnoxious to
the slave democracy and If carried out will burst this
glorious Union up into several pieces, If not more. He
tries TO the people believe that they duty to
the teachings Revelation, the principles of truth
and right and that it would better for them to fall in
with the leaders locoocoism gory the fugitive slave
law shout peans praise to the internal code adopted by
the bogus legislature of Kansas sing hosannas to the
sham democracy and cry great and glorious the teach
ings OF the "unterriGed."
We know the editor of the Messenger has very little
respect for the teachings of the higher law (prObAb
because he can't comprehend themD we know that he
dcspses the ministers God who proclaim its truths to
the people we know that he don't believe in the doctrine
that 1t teaches that "God made of blood all the
tions the earth to dwell together in unity we know he
don't believe in the assertion of the Declaration of nde
pcndence that all created equal that they are
endowed their Creator with certain unaenabe rights
that among these e liberty and the pursuit of hap
niness" know he don't believe that "negro has any
rights which white is bound to respect We know
that he don't believe any should be enacted and
should be obeyed but those that the right
Of drivers go where they please with their human
chattle compes freemen to take of them that
they don't wckedly away; know that he does not
believe the free states have any right to protect their cit
liens against The encroachments of the slave power and
prevent them from being taken out of the state beaten
and nsuled by the official tyrans of the governments
that he considers every law enacted by Kentucky
any other slave state in regard to niggers as para
to all Others he fugitive slavelaw excpted and
to be enforced the point Of the bayone II necesy in
Rnc we know that he is opposed to principle OF
justice truth and decency taught by the higher
law"
But while the editor of the Messenger opposes to the
end the enobng principles inculcated by the the
"hgher law" he is in at the death" In favor of every
thing taught by the CLOVER law" Whenever he heari
that the manstealers have retaken poor fugitive who
was making his way land Of freedom he shouts his
haeluahs at the result Whenever he hears that pacea
BILE and Godfearing have been arrested and taker
from their families distant jail for refusing to a'
in the capture fellow creature he shouts for joy tha
another ack- hearted abolitonst has been put out
the way Whenever he hears that the border ruhians
Missouri with their coadutors Of the government hav
driven peaceable inhabitants Of our territories fron
homes destroyed and stolen their property dehle
wives and daughters and murdered the father an
husband he falls his knees and thanks his Glove
father that followers Of the "higher law hav
met with deserved punishment Whenever he learns tina
one Of the thousands of those who teaching tn
truth Of Revelation fallen from his high calling, tn
fact paraded in his paper with the greatest gustO head
ed with garing capitals, "AROtker SAriekeroT God
Freedom has been Hrmasksd," and brought to punish
ment. Whenever it learns that the endeavors of tn
good wise to stay the vice Of drunkenness, and consS
quently Of misery and crime, have been frustrated,
sings hymns of praise that the liberties of the people ar
still preserved and shows his satisfaction by gupng
other mug of agerr In fact appears to be only hai
py when engaged In schemes to fustrae good
y bling or wise easure calculated for the benefit OF ii
people, when the Vaccinations Of his slower father
u succeeds he lifts his head erect his face arrayed wit