True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-07

iact Anu YET we are tOld tllal the only
issne involved, is one pertaining to the
keeping of the State funds. Upon this,
there, is no issue. We all go in for such
treasury.laws as will insure the safety Of
the. public moneys from the grasping
hands Of pecualors. Read one of their
stereotyped editorials, and you will find
the constantly re.curing sentence; "They
(the RePublicans) stole your money
We say THAT which every one knows, and
which no man, who has any regard for
his veracity, dare gainsay that they, the
sham democrats, the protection Of wool
and ivory, knowingly write falsehood
when they write the sentence:
We do not hold any party responsible
for the act of particular member Of
that party, unless it endorse that act.-I
Therefore, we do not say that the sham
democracy stole that $3.50, 900 because
J. G. Breslin stole it, nor squandered
that other S220, 900 because Breslih did
it. But we do say lnat this party, when
assembled in Convention, knew and pub
lished to the world that Breslin was gull.
ty, and knew that he had fled out of the
jurisdiction of our Courts, thereby prov
ing his guilt. And We do further assert
that the leaders Of the party knew that
Bresln was a defauller when they put
him in re denomination, 81, that all hey
say about money stealing and treasury
loss is miserable gammon-stuf, designed
to cover up the true issues of the day
We ask them, and appeal to the people
OF to the Judges, between US, if The party
in this Stale have not endorsed the opin.
ion Of Taney, in the bred Scott case, TO
its fullest extent Have they not endor.
sed the position Of the Administration on
these questions Aud is all this a work
of super.errogatioa I No! they tender
D the issue, and the people accept it, and
: now shall they run the guantlet.
. There waA time when the democracy
clamored great deal about Stale rights
when they made themselves the especia
Z, champions of Stale Uersus Federal Sow
! ereignly. Lately they have authorita
lively declared that writ issued out o
o a State Court is nullity when in con
o fict with a writ issued by petty FEEDER
= al official.
=, They have authoritatively declared
that SLAVERY'is is NATIONAL and
, Freedom Sectional, and that whenever
the Constitution Of the U. s. becomes
the organic law, there slaves may be
held as a matter Of constitutional right.
They have virtually declared that in
time of peace, the writ Of habeas corpus
may be suspended.
They have virtually declared that the
highest duty Of the citizen is 10 aid in
the capture Of runaway negroes, whose
chief aspiration is, in common with every
human being, for liberty. =
!. They have virtually declared that 4
citizen Of a Slave State may, as a matte,
}. Of Constitutional right, bring his slaves
into our free State Of Ohio, snd hole
them temporarily, in dispite Of our law'
and our sovereignty.
These are not all the enormities of ,hi.
modern democracy-but in all conscience
they are enough to sink it beyond th'
reach Of the hope Of resurrection in ,hi
T. free North. We do not believe that al
The members Of the party endorse them
The editor Of the Union newspaper. W
doubt not, loalls that 9Th Of August pla
form as he does consistency, and, there
fore, he presents false issues 10 the pee
pie, to save, If possible, bis doomed id,
- from its meried cbas,isemen. and cor
demna;ion.
This is the position Of The party
this State and in the Union this day.
They have voluntarily assumed the bul
$. den, placed their nscks under the yoke
and it is for them 10 make tho best of i
Let us have none of this cowardly dodg
ing, none Of this lying, but let them fac
the music gracefully, If they have g.
themselves in Elk in pandering t
Southern Cotton ords and Ngger.dt
vsrs, as they did by courtiug papal inat
ence. Let them bear up manfully unds
their load. though it crush them to III
earth.
K The people have duty to perform @
- the lath, Of which they should ptomptl
scquit themselves. AS we value OF
le dearest rights, we should act with becon
ie Ing vigilance and energy, 50 .ha, it ma
Ip still be said tha. The people of Ohio ar
g men, free men, who know their rights,
,e And knowing, dare maintain"
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