True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-02-03

i0rce into The sO0mniOn Vi plateIy toif
ever. Sir, repeal this law, and Ohio,
the cradle of ofLiberiy, the 6rst born Of the
Ordinance sf 1887 Territory which
has been consecrated to Liberty for mole
than seventy years, viii be overrun aud
polluted with sO,a driyery from the South
Northern negro eatchers and il will be
dangerous for a "colored gentlemen" 10
venture beyond his own residence unless
he is sufficiently armed to repel the as
saults of these SouTHERN btood.honnds
in human shape. y y11a-5
Sir, this bill is the first Of a series of
repeating measures about to be thrust
uponJthe General Assembly Of Ohio
In he other end Of the Capitol, a repre-.
sentative from Hamilton county has in
troduced bill rendering our county jalls
TO the Shareholders Of the south, for "save
pens," in which to incarcerate men and
woman end helpless children, claimed to
be fueiive slaves; and, ifrpmors betrue,
this law, together 'withthe repeal of the
hapeas corpus act, is to be forced through
this legislature, in direct opposition to
The known and expressed wishes of the
people. And, sir, permit me to ask who
is it that demands the repeal Of these hu-
name laws? Where are the petitions |!
Who has heard the public voice demand!
ing the repeal Of Tins law, or the others
1 have named! Perhaps, sir, it is the
Democracy who, in the year lS4S, re-
peal6d that obnoxious code ofilaws known
as the Black Laws Of Ohio perhaps, sir,
it is the l55, 900 Democrats who rejected
Governor wood upon the anti-slavery
platform, in 1851, and sustained his ad.
ministration after Governor Wood had
declared that the Fugitive Slave Law was
unconstitutional, a disgrace to the coun-
try, and that it could never be enforced
in Ohio; or is it the l61, 900 free and in
dependent voters of Ohio, who, at the
last gubernational election cast their
votes for that great American statesman
who now, and who has for the last two
years presided over this great State with
such distinguished ability. ask you,
sir, are these the gentlemen who are
laundering at the doors of your Capitol,
demanding that this law shall be repealed!
No, sir, not a single one Of them has
asked for its repeal. The law has been
examined, approved and indorsed by the
people, and should be permitted to remain
upon the statute book. And, sir, ven
lure the assertion that if this law should
be submitted 10 vote. of the people Of
Ohio, that outside of Hamilton county,
is beyond the. hope of resurrecton0
say, outside of Hamilton county, there
could moi be found even a. respectable
minority who would vote for the repea
of this law. "s,Jtoan .s.asu
! But again, our Democratic friends tel
US that The principles Of comfy and jug
tice 10 the, South, require that this law
should be repealed. | have examined {
number of the statutes of the Southern
States, and | am somewhat familiar will
the unwritlen law of the Southern States
and / cannot find, and / do not know Q
I any principles of comfy in existence
which require af US the repeal of this sta
i tute. On the contrary, ! find nothing il
those Southern laws, either written o
unwritten, but eternal hostility, violence
mobocracy, manifested by Southern mel
towards Northern men ,y and Northern
measures. nm, ...r f..,al .i.a.
4 Sir. let US examine for moment some
Of the principles Of Southern comfy, am
see if they are of such a nature as 70 re
i quire Of us the repeal Of this law. If lh,
gallant Senator from Hamilton were t
be invited by the chivalrops sons of OIL
: Kentucky to deliver an address upon tn
, birthday of American liberty, and in hi
: appeal to the patriotism Of his Kentuck.
audience the gallant Senator were 10 de
5 clare, in the language of the sage Of Mon
! licello, "that all men were created FIRE
and equal +; that, they are, endowed wit
, certain inalieuabIe rights, among Whic
are life, liberty, and The pursuit id happi
, ness" sir l apprehend at this point 9
) the geplleman's address, Bowie khiye
and Colts revolyers, and other such Sou
} thern arguments. would greet the gentle
5 mans patriotic appeal, and now imagin
) that | see the gallant Senator leaving hi
j Kentucky audience, and in hot hast
bounding towards lhe beautiful Ohio riv
or, with mob Of infuriated devils in pul
! suit, And this would, be one Of the
/, acts Of comfy, WHICH our Democrat
friends tell us demands of us the repei
, of this wise, judicous and salu,ary law
1 Again, sir, lIhave examined q numbe
7. of the criminal statues of the Soulhef
/, States and I find among them a law yhic
| / will read, It is this: q # any perso
d shall teach black or aapIatto, how
7 read, write orispell, such person shall b
e deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and "
!, on conviction thereof, shall be sent to tn
a Pepitentiary for period of not less tha
b one, nor more than, three years." Si
e should a, Minister Of the Gospel leave til
r State OF Ohio upon mission OF mercy
e and should cross the Ohio liver for tn
9 purpose Of preaching the Gospel, to th
a y hairy barbarians" Of Che South, an
: while there, this pious man Of Co
I, should teach a poor, degraded, benighte
G son of Africa, how to spell the name
e his, Maker, this heavenly mesSeng'
j. would receive for his reward a, lodgir
J. within the dreary walls of q Soplhel
, Penitentiary for q period Of not less ths
& one nor more than three years. Thi
E then, is another9of the acts Of Southei
= comfy, which the Democracy tells US y
If should reciprocate by the repeal Of Il
It law now under consideration, to prevel
g slavehoIdipg and Kidnapping in Ohio, 9
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