The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-02-04

been discussing the bill introduced by Mr.
Brooke, Of Hamilton, for repeating law
which prohibits the use Of our county
Jais to the United States for keeping fu
gitive slaves. The other day Professor
Monroe made very eloquent. able and
conclusive speech against the repeal oi
the law; a speech which was worthy ol
the subject. In the course Of the debate.
after Professor Monroe had electrified
the House, the gentleman who represent >
Meigs. Mr.. Plants, manifested dispo-
sition to plant a few blows on somebody,
Just to show that he was about. He is a
very plain looking man, who wears his
hair cropped, cuts his beard down to the
very roots, and has hitherto manifested
no disposition to disturb the even tenor Of
the legislative tide. On arising, he
said
Mr.. Pyesident-I am from very close
county, where the real political majority
is very uncertain. On this account ]
desire to make a speech for JuncomJe; one
that will suit both sides; and in order to
satisfy all the different interests among
my constituents. l propose to make
speecy on one side and vote on the other.
The gentleman from Loiain Professor
Monroe has ssid that he could see no
use in the passage Of the bill at this time,
when, in fact, there were many reasons
why it should pass now; one OF these,
and very important one, was that the
permanancy Of the Democracy depended
upon it, and modern Democracy, as he
understood it, was wise ar rangement to
prevent people from running about loose!
The gentleman from Lorain seemed to
think chat our jails were designed to be
used only for the confinement Of criminals
and in this he would agree with him
But who are criminals? That gentleman
had in a most eloquent manner drawn
an affective picture of the slave mother
who had escaped with her child from
Virginia. Now. he would show that
this woman was a criminal Of the worst
sort. According to the gentleman's
own showing. the woman when she arri-
we'd in Ohio with her child was reduced
to mere skeletons skeleton in rags
She was guilty Of three great crimes.-
First, evideetly of grand larceny in seal
ing her own child. which was the prop
erty Of her master; she bad also embezzltd
and wasted her own body. which was no
less her masters; and lastly. she had
committed high treason agaiost the Ma
tional Government. For WAS it not
shown by speeches made by Democrats
Of this body and Of Congress. snd so nm
derstood throughout the Union. that :tnis
Government was founded on niggers? 1t
has been declared treason to attempt to
destroy the Government, and would il
not be an " attempt" to destroy the Gov
ernment undermining it's foundation by
stealing away the niggers upon which it
rests? The common relation Of pillars
and edifices prove this.
Then we are told by the member from
Lorain, than even for the sake Of comfy
it was degrading to catch niggers; he
viewed it differently. Catching negroes
was not degrading but honorable. What
does honorable mean? Men were called
Hon., and why? Unquestionably, be-
cause they were in Office; and it is we'll
known that Democrats cannot get office
under this government unless willing to
catch niggsrs. Office holding made men
honorable. Then were not the means
which Inade men office holders equally
onorabIe? 1t must follow of COURSE
That TIE ends justtfes the means is
principle of Democracy.
The member from Lorain being a pro |
lessor of moral sciences. might on that
account be excused for not understand
ing the exacter sciences; but is certainly
not SO easily pardoned for the error into
which he has fallen in regard to the natu.
raj instincts of blood hounds, as far as
nigger-catchipg is concerned. Blood
hounds know nsthing Of niger catching
artil trained to it-while this vocation
seemed to be the natural instinct of Dem.
,crats. Dogs and Democrats were not
naturally on the same level, and hence