Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-09-10

tons when cfttnhoheu hahaaS aNtN9 " N'e y
A.mes Of Kansas Free State settlers oI
homes. and reddened Kansas soil with the b
blood Of her people. e
Gov. Chase then recited summary OF Il
the proceedings under the enaetments Of !
the Bogus Legislature, showing the wick II
ed apportionment Of the territory for the
benefit o. slavery, and exposing the mis- {
cradle dodges to which Walker has resort
ed, during his administration, to deceive
the Free State men and play into the
hands Of South. And after showing bow
Walker had infested Lawrence with Uni'
ted States dragons, and pronounced them
in state Of nsurrection because they per.
sisted in throwing dead dogs out of their
Streets not in a manner prescribed BY the
charter granted by the Bogus Legislature
he continued
The people seemed to expect that they |
had gotten President when Mr.. Buchan-
an was elected. He has no freedom. lie
lis hedged in by the minions of slavery
The slave power compasses him about
He is no more free man than negro Is
in Kentucky. IA voice-Tell us some
thing about State Rights) am bring
ing 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. | was of them
They continually adopted resolutions In
} their meetings and conventions, denoun'
cinp slavery, and asserting their determi-
nation 10 resist its extension by all possible
constitutional means. Gov. Wood in bis
s inaugural, pronounced it thing of State
: creation, and the Democratic Convention
!. eulooized his administration, and endorsed
:, hi, sentiments. lie held that Congress
undoubtedly has the right and ought to
J abolish slavery in the District Of Colum-
le bia not only as matter of xpediency, but
ii as matter of right to the colored race
n. OF the Fugitive Slave Law, Governor
- Wood said, "it can never receive the co op-
" Grafton Of a free people" With these
decla. ations, popular even here in this state
among the Democracy, he was nomina,
lie ted and his faith emphatically endorsed.
M The cincinnati Enquirer, in 1850, said
"Savery is a matter left with the States
The General Government has no right tc
sts send officers into the States to execute thu
ra Fugitive Slave Law" and pronounced this
nd doctrine "Lhe Democratic and the Fedora
reading of the Constitution Accord
ino to Democracy now a.days' the Fugl
mo i've Slave Law is the Federal reading o
ale the Constitution.
led The Sanduska Mirror { Dem soon al
ion ter denounced the law. The Ohio STATES
= man, edited by Citizen Sammedary, i
~ reply to a query by the State Jo~rna
ing said, ave aCouId not haze Voted for N
ays lay Fugitive Slave Law ~'M or '0'H
,ar, out certain notifications.
hon The Cleveland Plain Dealer Dem'
~ ~ which said Judge Ranney would "hnd
gu hard shedding in Douglas Nebraska Dire
Scot! Convention" pronounced the Sla'
Law of "infernal origin, and whether col
,ub. stitutional or not, is unjust. And In AZ
.rrc dition to hosts of other Democratic print
WY the New Lisbon (Oh;o) Potri0t, then ed
anu ted by the ex-Auditor VIM. D. Morga
lice denounced it as a bill of denominations a
my monstrous, which gives every advanta
sob. to the side of bondage" I was then De
49,; ocrat hold the faith they have desc
Gun ed, and I will hold fast to it. (Cheers
ecu' Mr.. Payne, the Douglas, Nebraska, Dr.
Scott candidate, voted for the resolutl
COL endorsing Governor Woods inaugural, a
ehSe where is he now!
VINO STATE RIGHTS.
II, az Gov. Chase now rected the fac's of
1 s"o late Rescue Case; and some strong poir
S'" o"", but the late hour of the night precludeS
so so'. - from writing out his remarks. In conc
70 , ~ sion Of the subject however, he said:
ln?s' :S We have right to have our State Ia
,"; I'M obeyed. We don't mean to resist fede
pos;' 10; authority. Just or unjust laws, prope
W evl. administered, will be respected. II
'usss @ satisfied we will 90 to the ballot box
"" redress our wrongs. But we have rig
which the federal government must
,,... invade-rights superior to its power,
"p1" pL which our sovereignty depends, and we
;o,oI :''" mean to assert those rights against all
", .,uuH rannica assumptions of authority.
'Pe"N WHAT WE WILL Do.
: !, n,o 7 know not what will be done in Chi
atton. oaicn county. The Courts will deteru
yhora That. But do know that If the n
,,;toI sbals who violated our laws are indie
iouse and the writs for their arrest are place.
;. tOu ne the hands of our State officers, TIL
y !" f0, fsn, SHALL BE EXECUTED! (Sh
sd hv and great appause) And we expect
a., mos Federal Goverament to submit.
| believe with Jefferson that the ca
k,ro nal principle of our Union is the pr
- HI fop yatioa of the reserved rights of the ST
to' ~ ron and if we have certain organic laws, il
~ 'J.ooJ wish to maintain ovr liberties, we
- have our laws obeyed. Unless we su
'.omgb our officers we forfeit our freedom. ant
- bss worse than the veriest slaves OF Euro
,rt;suv despotism. But have extended m'
cure, marks furher than intended, and l
emedy draw to close.
ey had wish to say, however, that wa wa
passage economical government; want perle
be Fu- curity from despotlsm OF tne 0t"'e
eyes of from officers with undouoted in.egt
,red to recommend them; want the light o
ent un- State protected; want to see Slavery
r. The thrown, and want 10 he'P over"
or Gea. nower: | want to see the power VI