The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-04-15
Taa Qaio Legisla ture and the Dred
SCOTT Decision.

Taa Qaio Legisla ture and the Dred
Scott Decision.
As soon as the decision of the Dred
Scott case was known, it was generally
that the Ohio Legislature would
proceed forthwith to make itself in some
way ridiculous. But as much as the peo-
pie were prepared to expect in this par
ticular, the Legislature has far exceeded
the expectations of the most sanguine."
A committee of two on the part of the
Senate together with four on the part of
the House, after industriously applying all
the force of their gigantic intellects for
several weary days and sleepless nights,
made report--and such report! At
ter assuming that the decision makes Ohio
slave State--an idea too absurd even for
the brains of lunatic--they proceed in
in spasmotic fit of desperation to make the
following bloody threat:
This accursed institution may be plant
ed on our soil and interviewer with ourin-
stitutions, but not until every hillside is
reddened with blood and whitened with
theihones of our sons, brothers, husbands,
and fs,theRs"
Yes sir, these Republican members ac
tually intend to send their sons. brothers,
husbands and fathers to fight somebody who
is going to establish slavery. in Ohio.
They wholly neglect to mention that they
have any notion Of helping their husbands
AMI fathers to do their fighting. This
omissions of course, was inadvertence, oc-
casioned by the excitement, as men who
could make such terrific threats must be
remarkably brave. But it looks like a
waste Of material to get so astonishingly
brave about thing that can never posi-
bly happen.
Their going So far after trouble reminds
US OF dltty that we used to hear IN our
juvenile days. An old gentleman had a
very fne daughter named "Nan" who was
occasionally visited by very nice young
man named tom" While the old man
was sitting on the bank of the creek one
day catching some little fishes, his wife
came to him crying. Upon being asked
what was the matter she replied.
"If Tom and Nan should wed,
And such thing there may be,
The marriage may bring forth
A pretty little baby.
And when the babe grows up
And first begins to waddle
Perhaps it may come down here
And in the water paddle"
Here her feelings choked her utterancs
but the old man seeing the point finished
the subject as follows:
"Ah yes, and dearest wife
The baby may be drowned,
And cast upon the shore
And afterwards be found.
Here the old mans feelings over.
powered him, and they sat down together
and cried half a day over the melancholy
picture they had drawn.
In our opinion the old man and his wife
manifested about as much common sense
as the Ohio Legislature has done.
We will make one more extract which
for highfalutin stands unapproachable:
"Endeavor to enforce that decision il
our State, and from the blue waters o.
Lake Erie on the north to the beautiful
: OHIO on the south; from the hills of Penn.
fsylvania on the east to the plains of Indi
ana on the west but one voice will be heard
echoing and re-echoing the war-cry of the
Revolution-'Give US liberty or give us
DEATH"
| Wh-o-o-o-oyI Spread eagles and star
spangled banners! Such language makes
one feel like starting forthwith to some
general muster. Somebody ought to be
sent forthwith to hold them.
AS fitting climax to this absurdity
they report bill "toprevent slaveholding
in Ohio"
If the people ever elect another such a
Legislature, we shall be in favor of erect
ing half dozen lunatic asylums in every
county in the State.
DARING RoBBERY--The house of Mr..
Robert Tannahill, of Wheeling tp., Bel
mont county, Ohio, was opened on Satur-
day night the 18th ult., and robbed of
Sos. This money had been collected the
Sabbath previous at the Presbyterian
Church of Crab Apple, for the cause of
Foreign Missions. Itwas evidently taken
by some one who had perfect knowledge