The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-10
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), Every candid reader Of Judge Tnncy's Dre
Scott decision, has been startled by the languag
that they lnegroesl had no rights which tn
white man was bound to respect" It is so uttor
at war with every sentiment OF humanty-so anti
Republican and heathenisi that it falls upon tn
car of the hberty-loying patriot like clap o
thunder from cloudless sky. The Locofocos o
the Northern wing have not failed to discover th
effect upon the people, and hence they seek to ex
plain it away and partially relieve themselves o
the odium which is attached to it by claiming tina
this sentiment is not cherished by Judge Taney
that it is especially obnoxious to Mr.. Payne, and
was only incorporated in the notorious decision be.
cause it was the sentiment of the patriots of the
Revolution, and Judge fancy was compelled to
adopt 1t and make it law because the trainers o
the constitution entertained such opinions of the
black men. Thusis modern Locofocoism forced
into the humiliating and disgraceful position OF
vile slanderers Of our Revolutionary Fathers by
charging them with entertaining this barbarous
sentiment andincorpora;ing it into the constitution
of this government, which has for its foundation
the sacred Declaration of Independence.
1t will be remembered by those who heard PAYNE
that he took this position and as great cocks crow
smaller ones learn; hence the lesser party papers
in the employ of the Dred Scott party Mintly echo
the sentiment We give below two paragraphs
from Judge Taney's decision and also paragraph
commenting on the same, just as we fad them in
our neghbor Democrat
at is difficult this day to realis, the state of pub
JIG opnon IN relation to that unfortunate race which
prevailed in the civilized and enlightened portion, of
the world at the time of the Declaration Gf lndcror
dcncc and when the Constitution of the uited St,,n
was frame aud adopted. But the public history of
every European nation displays it in manner too plain
TO he mistaken.
" They had for MORE THAN A CENTURY bcroyp bcor
regarded as being of inferior order and althouoh
unht to associate with the white race either in social
or political relations and inferior that they had o
rights which the white man bound to respect" sc
Hence it will he seen by any person having the
brains of an oyster, that Judge Tuney has refer
ence when he says, (and the quotation is garbled
by the opposition press and speakers that the
black man had no rights which the white man was
bound to respect" to the prevailing opinion in re-
gard to the African race over the civilized globe
at the time of the D1cIaration and the adopton
OF the Constitution of the United States. and not
his own individual opinion nor that of Mr., Payue
and the Democratic party.
Without claiming to have the brains of an
oyster" or making any pretensions to being as
well posted on constitutional questions and the
history Of that instrument and the views Of its
+ramers, as our neighbOrs, We trust we shall be
1ardoned for saying that we don't believe such
sentiment ever entered into the thoughts of our
ore-athers, and that it was much less incor-
'orated into our constitution. Our reading of
he speeches made by the constitution makers
eads us to. believe that the charro ~.