Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-07-16

OF slavery rs we think Of Il. Any man has
q right TO publish his opinions oE that snb-
ject whenever he pcases. IL subject OF
national concern, and may at all times be
freely discussed. Mr.. Grubcr did quote tho
language Of our grea, act Of national indo-
pendence, and insisted on tho principles con-
tanned in that ycnerated instrument. Hc
dld rebuke those masters who, In tho oxer-
else OF their power, are deaf TO The calls Of
humanity; and he warned them Of the eyils
they might bring upon themselves. II.
did spoak with nbhorrcnce Of those reptiles
who live by trading in human flesh, and en-
rich themselves by tenring the husband from
the wife, the infant from tho bosom of the
mother; and this, | am instructed, was tho
head and front Of his offending. sil-a
"Shall content myself, continued Mr..
fancy, "with saying he had right to say
thisf That there is no law 10 punish hint
50 far is he from being the object Of nun
ishment In any form of proceeding that wo
are prepared to maintain tho same princi.
pies and to use, If necessary, Tho same Ian
guage here in the temple Of Justice, and in
the presence Of those who are the ministers
of the law. 49, II
"a hard necessity, indeed, compcls MS 10
endure the evil of Slavery for a time. II
was imposed upon US by another nation,
while we wore yet in state Of colonial vas
salage. 1t cannot be easily or suddenly re-
moved. Yet, while it continues il is a blot
on our national character, and every real
lover Of freedom confidently hopes that it
will be efteetually, though it must be grad.
ually, wiped away, and earnestly looks for
the means by which this necessary object
may be best attained. And, until IL shall
be accomplished, until the time shall como
when we can point without blush to tho
language held in tho Declaration of indie
pendcnce, every friend of humanity will
seek to Tighten the CALLING chain of slavery,
and to better to tho utmost Of his power
the wretched condition of the slave. Such
was Air. Grubers object in that part of the
sermon of which l am now speaking
Tho rest of Mr.. Taney's speech IS devo-
ted to an explanation of tho reasons WHY
nc advised his client to remove his cause 70
tho Frederick county court.
We ought not to close this account of
this remarkable trial without somo notice of
MIR: Grubers own yindication of his course,
and of the able speeches of Messrs. Pig
man and Martin in his behalf, but we must
reserve this for another occasion. Mean
time we have tho pleasure to inform our
readers that tho above sketch Of this trial.
and extract from Mr.. Taney's speech are
taken from pamphlet Of Ill pages, small
duodecimo, entitled ''TRIAL OF THE REv.
JACOB GRuBER, Minister in tie Methodist
Episcopal Chareh, at the March term
1919, an tie Frederick county Court, for a
n'iSdemednor, by DAVID MARTIN, Minister
of the Gospel. Hide me from the secret
counsel IF the wieked, from the resuurree-
ton Of tie sCorkers of inigmty,' De-
PSALMS. BIT our rulers can hare author
ity over such natural rights as zoe have
submitted to Mem,' Ge.-JEFrERsoN. Fred
ericktown, Md. Published by David Mar
tin. Geo. Kolb, Printer, 1919"