The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-03

we often hear the expression with burst of indlg
nation 20 1t is not lao / will not regard it
as such neither obey it" Yet it is the law of this
natiOn and is executed by our national executive
every day aud the Democracy of this nation each
aud eUery one, by their acts sanctionit We have
United State officials, like devOurng wolves, prowl-
| ing about through the length and breadth Of our
beautiful, iair, and happy land, hunting for their
prey. We stand aghast, and then with sigh,
wonder how long o, how long, must these things
| be /!
Assuming a more complacent mood we begin
to console ourselves about the compromises of the
constitution Alas for the dignity Of our nature,
! that that word must enter often into the deCS-
| ions IN our (pretended) courts Of justice What
| is a compromise? Is it an agreement between right
and justice TO smooth the more rough and Stern
corners of the former and form the latter into an
elastic ball that can be elongated or compressed at
the viii Of the holder No the principles of right
and justice are as fixed and uncompromising as
the throne Of the Eternal Is it then II between
principle. half Angel, half Devil, occupying neL-
tral grounds-tca'ng the livery of heaven to
the devil in? and again in turn, when circumstance
require, donnng the most vile and uathsOne garb
OF the ring leader OF PIndemonium to Offer sacri-
flee TO the Creator2 |, is used SO much and rode
so fast with whip anil spur by high officials Of the
day, and assumes different shapes so often, that it
is almost impossible for men OF ordinary vision to
get sight at it. | confess my vision is so obscure
| and my mind So obtuse, that the only definition |
cod.G 7.ve It as used at the present time would be
10 call il o nordescript do not know but chang
ing quotation from Pope would approximate
nearest defining it,
All are but pairs OF our ,g,ioa's supcnduous whole
Whose body Democracy is aud compromise the soul'
The word ITSELF as usal in old fashioned
| times, could mean nothing less than an agree
ment between rigat and lprong or between two
pf 1a-s fir,,T w.
of compromise between right aud right is too
preposIerOus to m1n:ain
Now let Us come directly to the point, and clay
Judgment to the line and Righteousness to the
punmet. The man that hruy believes there are
Compromises in the constitution mnst believe it
is an instrument that upholds right aud lrrong
both an instrument that frees or eHslaUes mul-
KIND llst as clrcums anCes may require. There is
no dodgug the dilemma We will place the
faithful of this school in another position, and lei
the light of the higasr-lGU reflect its rays upon
them. lie Is elected to Office and must take
solemn oath in sight of his Maker to support the
Constitution Of the United States. Knowing it
deais mercy and comfort to one class and misery,
wretchedness, woe and slavery worse than a thou
sand deaths to about four millions OF another
Class where o where is that mans moral Loi-
eSty /! Well might one cXcIaim, every Man is
british by his knowledge r. The man that will
take the oath under slch circumstances, must first
&c pnc SET destroyer. H must crash out oil the
uOhlcr aspra lions oil lis nature all that is lovely
and haliowei; al! that places him in position to
receive the smiles and appreciation OF his Heaven
" Father. He that is not wiiltully blind can see
ts 6rutIiizlHg effects upon the faith of that
school, from the chief executive dovn to the low
est slavery worshjping deputy that merely has
sense anI brains enough to shout com promise -
1t can SO inspire chief executive thal with one
hand he can spend according to report) $780,
OJO to cap ure and return poor black 10 his
Master from Boston Ii can so paralyz the other
that he can behold. with ptr,ect compaisance, The
obstruction of the pcaccabe navigation Of one OF
our cAicI rivers; men, women. and children, in
pursuit OF peaceful homes IN the far west, turned
back, robbed punderel and murdered, and no help
Tor them. The same faith can transform one Of
Americas boasted ia IS ncn int pld' form;
platform that can look npon murder as an honor
TO man if il is done TO ddyancc the Interests Of
SLarery--aul qualify the offender for an appoint
ment to Office. The same effect is visible upon
our Judiciary. See oar poor, Jesultica hypocrit-
cal. slavepcratic, Chief Justice Roger 3. fancy,
tong TO bring forth his decision. 1t is laughablc
to SEE what thrOes of pain il cost him. and yet one
can hardly restrain their Indignation 1t reminds
me of the story OF the mountain that luhpred and
brought forth Mousa. Bat Democracy can
swallow it mouse aud all. The talk about the con.
stituton aud its compromises of late has often
composed Of so many different materias--the head
was of fine gold The Declaration OF Independence
always looked upon as the head from which the
body OF the constitution originated, and have
ever thought, il there was any tine gold that did
emauate from the moral grandeur Of the nobleness
Of our nature, it was the Declaration Of ludepcn-
deuce.
But the keen anl searching vision of on
Chef Justice has looked into the past and dis
covered the urOlpunl ret th,,t h.. h.. [
is all mixed up with the 'mirey clay : that the
men who framed that ms lrument, in those try
ing times, AMI called on Col To witness the
sincerity of their hearts in what they were do
Ing and pie ICED their liues their fortunes, an
thlr sacred honor to sustain il, did not mean
tohat they said that they Designed to say that
ALL nI:aHt PART. o shame waer. IS thy blush y
We boast of our liberties tn world WI lr bat
non- tan tell the burning sham. it fasteus upon
The cheek OF an American citz N only thosa who
have tested II, to live upon iOre.n son aud hear
tine expression daily-such and such ONES have
I'D from bondage and got into a land OF liber!u
We Shall need hut few more Dred Scott drCs-
ions, before we shall BE- lnun lering at the feet
OF the image, and ere we are aware, we shall be
sunk 50 farm the mirey clay that we shall never
be able to extricat te ourselves.
have now q ven few reasons why cannot
longer act with the DsmOcra 'ic parry, so called
question that now demands an answer is
What will you do? For one, shall ubid4 by
the letter and spirit of the Declaration of In |
dependence and the Constitution. BY careful
perusal find them all gold and fire gold : the
'mirry clay is all daubed on BY outsiders and
IN th-ir Efforts to deiace them, they have turned
day into night. sunshine into gloom and dark
ne $ and happiness aud life iulo Misery slave.
ry and wretchedness. worse than DEATH The
expression, 'oleiHg service seems to be almost
deihed OF late by the slaEery worshppers. In
the name of humanity, ask, what can a slaue
oloe! Nothing on earth but to hate slavery
with holy hatred, and TO fight it and TO kill it
If he can. We now call them rebels and trai-
tors aud whip, hang anil roast them alive, for
making the effort. But the time will COM,
just as sure as there is God whose vengeance
does not sle-p, when the last moan OF their
bondage will be heard aud should they be com
PEELED TO do it with fire aud sword, the bloody