Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-05-28
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.

We desire that every man, who glOries in The
name Democrat, residing in Carroll county, or
elsewhere, should read the following practical
workings Of pOlaical Democracy, alias the Nation
al Niger Driving party, dubbed LocOfOcOs,-
Can it be, that the really honest GOd-fearing man
Of any party can be so far lost, to every sense of
shame for himself, his country and his God, as to
support any man, or party principles, that produce
such anti. Democratic, and anti. Republican effects
Buchanan democrats, Cass democrats, and Doug
lass democrats. who have souls to save (as doubt
less, many think they have) should wen consider,
in what direction, their thougbtless acts are lri-
wing them, before 1t Is finally too late, for either
themselves or their country. Can it be that a set
Of men WHO make professions q loye, for the down
trodden of all Nations, can so Ear forget their pro-
%fessions, and their manhood, as to be guilty of en-
forcing the penalty of slarsry fOr1fa upon a FREE
MAN, who has been guilty of no crime or offence
against the laws ofhis country only that the God
of the Universe has bestowed upon him an ebony
skiL9 In such democracy,there is neither JUSTICE
nor EQUALITY, which constitute the fundamental
doctrines of Republican Democracy.
AN ILLINOIS SHERIFF SELLING A MAN
AT AUCTION.
"The Sheriff of ST. Clair county advertises ne.
gro man for sale at public auction, he being guilty
Of the "high misdemeanor' Of having come into
the free State of Illinois, and remaining here for
ten days, for which offense he was feed $50, as
provided by the Infamous Black Law framed by
the Democratic Legislature of 1853, and in default
Of paying which fine, the Sheriff Of the county in
which he was found, is directed by the same Black
Law, to sell him to anybody willing 10 pay the
S5l.
The law by which so great an outrage is to be
perpetratel upon a poor, helpless man, whose only
crime is dark skin, 10 entirely worthy Of the
Douglass Democracy. A beast is not denied the
God-given privilege Of coming into the State of
Illinois whenever it chooses, but the unfortunate
DIdck tLldu - Tul6u Out, 10 II 10 VOnOI was q uSHuiy |
blight upon white humanity, and as it he was not
entitled to the exercise Of the SAM rights and priv.
Ieges, as the most ravenous beast or most disgust
ng brute.
The infamous laws by which the black man is
bus deprived of his right to come and reside in
ur State, and which imposes an inhuman and bar.
arOus penalty If he presumes to exercise such
ight, ought, as matter Of justice and humanity,
have been repealed by our Legislatwe-and
ley would have been SO repealed, but for the mar /
,w-sOuled opposition Of the Douglass politicians.
hicagO Journal. '
The Chicago journal Of the 25h, says: g
On the 18th inst, at the time of the sale, we
re informed, ex-LieutenAnt Governor Koernef,
hose anti Slavery a~finities are well known, ap-
cared and advanced the necessary funds, 500 so, 7
mes and costs, TO set the negro free. l
Had this not been done, poor John Redman {
hats tho nsgO's Dame) would new, in all proba- s
lily, be the property Of a Missouri slaveholde p
long shall this barbarous law remain on our u
statute booksp !,