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

Mics the Fugitive Slave Law know that many
Will scout at the position, and call il an out
rage upon the laws and dignity of our State
but hard nsmes cannot alter truth and facts
they are as stubborn aud unyieding as the 1nty
rock. / he simple difference is, we say to the
Sldveholder,--SIr, we are ashamed to have Won
BRING your human chdttles among us to work
Lllrm. We wish to be called by the ndme OF
freedom, to take away our reprodch' But lust
STAY where you ate, and we will coll you good
fellows: we Will join affinity with Ahab (; we
VIII compromise the matter with YOU. You
must agree not to call us Slave State. o, no 4!
That's awful Horrlble But-kerp little
Shady hand US over the name of Liberty, aud
IN exchange we will hand you over all the bla ok
SKINS we can catch aud we will allow YOU 10
send out your spies to Search the length aud
breadth Of the land, and gather up all they eau
ma, great ant small, that you can hatch up any
Kind oi claim to; and we are going to b. real
good clever fellows in the matter, and not too
particular about the color 'Th- powrrs that
De- tell US that once gh.h is enough Just get
some oi the baser to swear thar m knows II
To DC your property, aud knows there is african
0iood IN IT, tor swear To it yourself We wil suU-
mI', should the w -isht b. heavy as to even
crush US INTO a PLagorm.' In exch1ng all wt
calm Is just the lidn Freedom.
Ii 1t We're not that thts. things are dali,
staring us in the face, we should o. constrained
to c4ll hem fiction. Bat they are realities, and
the party III power in this nation throwing It's
fostering arm around, emb.- Siiil, aidInp and
, ao7'.."s such wlckedn-ss. In our present posi-
lion, what ought all lovers OF genuine liberty 10
40 Nheh th' powers that be have sold them
selves, Aha5 like, to work evil in the sight of the
Lord wish TO speak for one, the path oi
duty is plain before me. From this time hence
lorth' must Say 10 slavery, as the K-nIucklan
saII 10 tAe bedf-Slr. Keep out OF my redc ch
and you will fare well but if you cross my
path, between you aud |, there is war TO the
knile. Give me Union give me freedom -
But no compromise. | will not dare not try
u hdtve hrm wi any one !! | shall never re.
cognize tn: Fugitive Slave Law as The law OF
the ldnI. Ii Is an outragr upon deCency, civil
", ana our cannon humanity. | shall iced the
hungry, ctothe the naked, even if his skin is
bldck,as fdr as eau labor with all the enrrgIes
nave, 10 see such fiat proclaimed as the Lord
has ordained, Break every band, AMI let the
oppressed 90 free. | hoe yet to SEE our fair
OIIo gain So much strength that she wi BE- elI.
dbed 10 urse from her compressed Platform
position, aud stand erect with all the dignity Vi
manhood; stretch out her fair arms, inllale th.
0re' zes OF Tree air, they waited across her
lar lace, ami sound The proclana lion, Hu ye
oppressed u all lands; come and b. free. Shall
i've to sac that time Shall hear the boom.
ing ul the first gun that tolls the death OF slave
r. III ONO, and echos III. notes of lIb-rty oyei
our lar landl What joyful sound What
music so sweet as the music Of that morning
Heaven would b. moved at the sound, and all
the sons OF God woili clasp their hands for
Joy; and join in concert, and shout that earth
was ein"rslns from hlt :kn-ss AMI darkness, and
lappfuxlmdtIug towards Heaven.
Now, brother ID, ,mocrats, | must bid you
good bye, as have already prolonged this too
| iAr. want you tn read this, reflect upon it,
digest 1t TAKE it to bed with you dl night: ay
II under your pillow, dream over it. ami then in
your calm moments of reflection, in the Stiffness
OF the morning, ask your own conscience are
these things 50 I! II tru' callug m. hard names
Will not change thim. | have acted faithfully
sincerely, and honestly with you. | have uc,ed
with you heartily when knew you was eudor.
ing wrong; firmly b 'Ieving the heart was right,
that the second sober thought would bring YOU
rlght;' but all hope has fl.d, and from this time
forward, you may look upun me as firm and IN,
Welding IN my opposition to your present posi-
lions, as | have faithfully trie to sustain an
uphold former on s. Please drop my name as
une OF the standing committee und ask il a.
a favor from every Democratic journal in the
District to publish my letter. that all NAV know
my reasons for so doing. From this time for
ward shall labor, act, and vote with any, and
all who are lovers Of Lib-r'y, ani haters OF
hondig"; and oar motto shall ever b., until vic.
tory is ours, " Oho must! OHIO shl be- free !!
Yours with respect, J. F. WADE
Portaga Wood Co., July 26,h, 1887.