Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-15
For tho Telegraph,
"1,OGO Guns"
MIpDLEpoRT, Sept. II. 1867.


arch demagogue--Edson B. Olds, or the
~ 900 guns" of Democracy, delivered in
our school house, on Saturday evening
last
When reached the seat of war, the
speaker seemed to be engaged in reading"
or rather drumming" Judge Warden and
n host of others out Of the Democratic
ranks,-by way of example, l suppose
This attended TO, the "guns" were turned
against the "BlacE Republicans" or "thc
party with the black flag"
"rhis party" said the Dr., "want to
change the entire order of things; nothing
suits it-neither the Constitution, nor the
Laws, the Bible, or even the Savior, be-
cause all are PRo-sLAvERY ! !" Now, Mr..
Editor, where do you suppose proof was
found for all this? 81. The Constitution
provides for the rendition Of fugilives. 2.
The Fugitive Slave Law complies. 3.
Paul commanded fugitive to return to
his master and hence, the Bible is pro-
slavery" But now listen, o Earth "4.
Our Savior, when teaching in the Roman
Empire, where the most abject slavery ex-
istcd, commanded his disciples to render
unto Caesar the things that were Cnsar's s."
Thus he proved that all were pro- slavery,
and so mas Democracy, and Democracy
stood on the Fugitive Law aud the Consti-
tution-(a sort of double Trinity-our Sa-
vior, Paul, and the Bible; IL Constitution,
Fugitive Law, and Democracy. Wethink
the Doctor deserves patent for this bril-.
liant argument? Who else could have
reasoned i'll this manner?
The next volley was loaded with the
three e-ffths representation. He told us
that only three-hfths of the slaves in the
South were estimated in the basis of rep
resentation, while the free States were rep
resented for all their free blacks. He for
got to mention that the Stare States were
represented for ALL THEIR FREE BLACKS,
numbering mo,e than double those of the
free States. Neither did he think to tell
us of this large preponderance of free blacks
in the Slave States, while firing volley
over the awful flooding of the free States
with blacks, should emancipation ever take
place.
Next came "squatter sovereignty" -
That was the Godgiven right of man,
(avhite man, l suppose.) 1t was what our
fathers fought for in the Revolution. And
here "the guns doomed loud and threat
ening. Glands of-every man mind his
own business-was the eleventh command
ment." Not one word about our Savior's
Golden Ru|e-"Do 10 unto others as We would
that others should do unto you p This
rule would hardly agree with the double
Trinity doctrine mentioned above.
But here came an illustration that should
not be lost, viz: This 1000 guns" had
once made trip to New Orleans = the bat
tle-feld that had rendered the name of An
drew jackson immortal. He landed on
Saturday evening. On Sabbath morning,
he was awakened by martial music-the
military being all on parade; the shops and
stores were all open; he was invited to take
a ride out to the race course, to see "the
finest racing in the world" In the even
ing, instead of going to Church, be was
invited to the Theatre. "Now should l,
said "the guns" "come home, and an
nounce myself as candidate for Congress,
declaring | would have q law passed pro-
hibiting all this Sabbath breaking in Louis
lana ? No, NEvEp." And hele he re-
peated his eleventh commandment, and
said something about turning the other
cheek also" l suppose this was intended
for negroes ) when the master strikes one
cheek, they should turn the otlrer cheek
also. But he did notinform us that SLAVE
RY was the CAUSE of all the Sabbath break
ing and other vices exEibited in New Or
leans. Nor are these vices confined to that
city alone. Idleness, protligacy, and crime
are the sure effects of Slavery, wherev
er it exists. Yet Notwithstanding this
eleventh commandment, this same 81 600
guns is attempting to force slavery upon
the people of Kansas.
Next came volIey loaded with the Dred
Scott decision. This time the powder
seemed damp. "The guns" made long
fire and little noise nor was there any
echo from the house. He told us this was
no new doctrine--negroes had been dis
franchized and uncitizenized by Massachu
sets and other States (aN the Slave States)
from our earliest history; it was the doc
Urine of the old world, &c. Now, the
same logic would disfranchze the entire
body of Quakers in tie Union. Did not
old Democratic Virginia pass laws entirely
uncitizenizing Quakers-prohibiting three
Or more from assembling together for any
purpose, under heavy penalties, and pro
hibiting any of that faith from entering
the realm.
Next was fired full broadsde at the
Ohio Personal Liberty Bill. The jails
were refused to confne fugitives in. Aw
ful A Stale passes laws to annul or clash
with national laws. He seemed to have
forgotten the laws of the Slave States for
searching the United States mails. These
laws have often been enforced; nor has the
general government ever dared to question
the right of the Slave States to enforce
them.
The last volley was fred at the" Black Re-
publican DIsUEIoNIsTs." Here he read a
series of resolutions passed by Garri-
sonian Convention somewhere "down
east" which he charged as the sentiments
of Gov. Chase and the Republican party.
With stopping to deny the silly charge,
we may say, in passing, that these Garri-
raeol,,tions Nyara i'm naarlv tho same