The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-16

Be adopted by Congress. And to re-
adopt the resolution affirmed by you in
your State Convention in Ohio, in l345,
i84a. and 1880, to wit:
"Resolped, That the people Of OHIO. |
now. as they have always done. look upon
the institution Of slavery as an evil, and
unfavorable to the full development OF the
the spirit and practical benefits Of free in
s:itutions. and that entertaining these sen
timents they will feel it to be their duty
TO use all power consistent with the ma
tiohal compact to prevent its increase, to
mitigate and finally to eradicate the svil."
Confirmed by your acts in your Nation
al Convention in May. l848, and in the
Ohio Legislature. 25:h February. l848.
reiterated by Gov. Wood in 1851 and '52.
then indeed you may induce people to be-
l!eve that you are in earnest opposed to
the extension Of slavery. as the Senator
from .Auglaize (Mr. Phelps) says he is,
although he says he would assist the mas
tor to rscapture his slave. If he resisted
the officer, and another Senator Mr..
Holmes has said that he is in favor Of
the right Of transit through Ohio while
another (Mr. Matthews) has said that be
would vote for law to give efficacy to
the Fugitive Slave act. all Of which look
to the ultimate result, the establishment
ofslAvery. not only in the Tree territories,
but in the free States. Under these cir
sumstances, We believe It our right as
we'll as our imperative duty, to relieve
ourselves even from the appearance ef
evil, and refuse the STAKEHOLDER the pow
er Of eonfning his fugitive slave in our
prisons and jails. or penitentiary. and SO
believing, we shalf act. and yet hope that
our Democratic brethren will see the err
ror Of their ways. and come back to the
knowledge Of the truth, and again pay
their deyotions at The altar Of freedom,
reading anew that solemn act Of our fa-
theirs, to wit: :. That all men are born
free and equal, possessed of certain ina
lisnabls rights. among which are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness, "
which declaration acknowledged by the
civilized world. inspired the patriots Of
,76. though few in numbers, to repel,
victoriousiy. the most powerful nation in
the world.
Ysu may talk as you please. Senators.
Of our duty to obey the decision Of the
Supreme Court. We know that the sim
pie question before that Court was Of ju-
risdiction. and al the rest Of the decision
10 no more binding than the ipse dira Of
any other men. still it is intended as a
binding decision, to put at rest the slave
~ agitation, and if it should be SO bind
ing. it would tolerate slavery in Ohio and
every other free State! You may talk Of
the comfy and equality Of States in justi-
fca!ian of that decision. and your plat
forrn that the Shareholder should have
The aams right 70 take his slaves as pro-
perty into the Territories or free States,
= that you or I have to take our horses or
any other property into slave. State,
still the undeniable. truth remains that
slavery can only exist by virtue Of posi-
tive law, and cannot exist beyond the
limits Of the local sovereignty in which i,
exists. That has been decided by the
courts Of the slave States-aud was eve,
understood as a settled question, so thai
il was everywhere conceded that the mo.
ment the master took his slave into free
Territory. he ,uas free. and being free, h'
could never again. even on-slave soil, b.
enslaved-until you have found it neces
sary for political success, to worship il
another church of which John G. Cal
houn was the great founder--a churcl
without tho sympathies or approval o
any portion Of the civilized world, con
demned by all, end therefore unworthy
the aspirations Of any, save one, who
like the incendiary thirsting for immor
tality, fred the Ephesian Dome.
Our position is defined, from which
there is no retreat. Non.extensiou o
Slavery. and non-interference with Slave
~ in the Slave States." and in this W,
mean not in my manner to interfere will
Slavery in the Slave States, but we arr
firmly and forever resolved that this Bo
han Upas shall not poison our soil, an.
infect the free. pure air Of our State; tha
we viii not suffer our people to pa,
taxes to build jails and penitentiaries il
which to incarcerate the slave, who i
denied the right of trial. that is other
wise conceded to the most degrade,
eulpds, who may be charged with tn
most atrosioSs felony. even treason il
short, that whils we will not violate an,
law Of Q sister State by enticing away
slave. we will not violate every law o
right, humanity and justice. by locking
In our prisons q man who is charged will
no crime. either against the laws of Coz
or man. save an effort to be free. And