The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-14
&atsst Nsus.
A Demagogue Unmssked.--Henry u.
Payne Denor acins the Fugitive slave
Law, aud Demanding its Repeal'--
The Record.

Inc ttccofus
Henry B. Payne, the douglas Ne
braska Drsd Scott" pro Slavery candi'
date for Governor in Ohio, was member
OF the Ohio Senate from the county OF
Guy q hoga 10 the year ls51. This was
after the passage Of the famous. or Iath
Infamous, Fugitive Slave Act by Con,
yress. There was 8 strong feeling, es'
pecislly in the North portion o. ite |,
State, against it, and that ieei'ng 'ounu
expression by way Of resolutions IN the
I legislature.
After the ptier prostralon oil Mr..
Pa, ne 10 the behests Of the slave pow
er, and the strong pro Slavery seIi'
ments he uttered at the State Conven'
ton Of the party which nominated him
on the 9th inst, ii may surprise some
pc ople who do not know the character
OF the man, to learn that IN 1851 MI
Payno pretended TO sympalhize with
his constituents in lhcir disgust and de-
,estntion Of the dOmineering and tyran'
meal curse Of the slave breeders and
slave drivers OF the South. As their
Senator he both acted and coted against
I,he rngilive Slave Law.
We have before us the official Jour
,,J of,;,, Senate of the State Of Ohio
for the wear iG5O-5l au4 we propose !c
Ilay before our reaGsrs ant tnt ,!oeoplc
Of the State the votes oil tn.s man Iheh,
that may contrast them aud his course
with bis present poison.
| l.is true tha! his is no more than the
lohanse which has ccme over the most
Of the leading politicians ol that party
since the cIack Of the Southern whip
has been rung in their ears, demanding
Of them the sacrifice Of every sentiment
in Iavor Of liberty, aud all oath oi lealty
the party ofSavery propagandlsm. 1t
is but one of the thousand instances
within the last six years OF treason IL
! freedom aud free labor by the dema
ogucs Who insult our common sense by
calling themselves Democrats. But Il
lis worthy a careful perusal and 'spreg
nont with suggestions. Let us appeal
to the record.
On Thursday, March 18Th, 1851. the
House Of Representatives sent to Inc
Senate the following joint resolution,
i "Resolred, BY the General Assembly
Of the State OF Ohio, that our Congress
be instructed, and our Representatives
requesled to use all honorable means
TO obtain an immediate repeal, modih
cation or amendment OF the act ol Con
.ress usually sVtsd the Fugitive Slav,
-Ilaw, approved Sspt 10, 1850.
Rrsolced That the Governor OF tn,
,ta,. Vi Ohio he requested ~ 'urwar,
TO each OF our Senator'S anl Represen
tatives in Congress copy OF the above
resolution. (Senaie Journal ls5o-l /
page TG2."
Mr. Horton moved TO lay these rcso
.lutions on the table.
Upon which motion the yeas an'
nays were taken, and Mr. Payne voief
W, The motion was lost. Page 1853.
! Mr.. Linton moved to refer them /,
the Cbnm ,tee ou Fe!eral Relations
! Mr. pavnr voted 81.
Mr.. Geigs, moved 10 strike ou, tho
worl "repeo" lrnn the resolution. Mr.
Payne voted so. page IGS.)
Mr.. Linton moved to snike out III,
words "b' instructed" and imsefI th,
word "he" before the word requested
in the rcs,In.jon. Mr.. Payne vote NJ
I(Pase TGi)
Nj Barns moved that the furtlc
cIn'i Icr";.irn &c said resolutions ano
r,nl;ng am"nl,u"n's % tuIeHnleiy
! ipr>p1Iel. Payne vJicl ~. (Pegr
! 100
Ta,sc rtsoIutiocs were iin,lly lai
lpJi til table, an "rrc not again ia
IN NJ during thc srssjon.
3ut the S..4.t took other and iuIthc
action on ibis subject On Satur 10y
4 March 22l Mr.. Linton, from tne stand
~ 60 am tee on Fcieral kciaiuns
rrpar,e The following resolution:
q "Rcs,iccd, by the General Assembly
# the State OF Ohio, That while til,
;eneral Assembly would nrge tht
iai,hful Observance Of law npnn al
Iuuc people Of this State, aud OF her sis
ter States Of the Union as the most ci
iiec,ual mole Of promoting their hes
Interests, MS well as high duty the!
pwe alike to themselves AMI their com
mon connlN, il would most cnrncstl
r.comm .nd 70 Congress the necessity G
50 amending aud mo li(ying the provis
ions OF the 'lug. slave law, thatwhiie
secures faithful compliance with al
the obligations imposed by The Const'
'ur;on Of tue Unltei States, il will, a
hrco hes free government Esuarl W Il
Jealous Gaze, the rights oi lretmen,-
K Page 000.)
|, \ ,crvar Gus attempts aiamendm' t,th
above resolution was passed by a vot
OF 10 TO lO-.nd among the list n
: names in tbe affirmative is that OF Mr.
!, .Pavne. page ol5.)
!, During the pendcncy Of this resoIu
zion, Mr.. Walker moved an mendmen
as follows:
".Aul il the said law, in the opinion
Of Congress, cannot be so AMENDED a
to give persons claimed as iusitives from
labor the benefit Of every legal defence
# their liberty, we then recommen'
the repeal o(said law"
! Mr.. Geigsr moved to amend sal,
amendment, Us follows:
Provided. ,hsl Congress shall belev,
J, lhal such repeal wiH moi tend to The dis
solution of the Union."
Three Senators. Messrs. Geigor
Hatch andHoward, voted for the Union
saving clause, but all the rest. nclu
ling Mr., Payne, uoted against it,
page 9ll.) He would not dare Il
run such a Tremendous risk at. thi
time.
Mr.. Parlre moved To add anoihe
Resolution az follows:
"Rrsoleed, That the law commonly
called the fugitive law, heing Law
that makes erparte evidence conclusive