The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-30
The AggressiOns Of the Slave
Power.

For years past, during political campaigns,
we have heard from the blatent mouths of
our opponents, but little else than violent
and bitter denunciations of the aggressions
Of the Slave Power. So loudly and per-
sistently has this charge of aggression been
made, that many well meaning and credu-
lous people in the North, have come to look
upon the South as some horrid giant, who
has been ruthlessly trampling our dearest
Fights beneath his ponderous feet. They
who 50 teach and think, betray an inexcus-
able ignorance of the history of the country.
There have been aggressions from the foun-
dation Of the government until now, but it
has ever been the aggression OF freedom up
on slavery. When the Union was formed,
twelve of the thirteen States composing it
were slaveholdng. Twenty-four out of the
twenty.six members composing the United
States Senate were not only from Slave
States but were actually shareholders; and
similar state of facts existed in relation to
The House OF Representatives. The Pres.
dent and all his cabinet were FRI m Slave
States, and large majority of them were
"dealers in the bodies and souls of men,"
The whole power oi the government, execu
tive, legislative and judicial, was welded by
this same dreadful "power," Of whose ag-
gressions we are 80 solemnly warned.
Less than century has passed and how
reads the record Instead of one free to
twelve slave States, there are now seven
teen Free to fifteen Slave. And in the SEN
ate from clear majority of twenty-five, they
huve pushed their aggressions until they are
in clear minority of four. And in the
House where their majority was overwhelm.
ing, they are hopeessly sunk in a minority
Of over sixty votes.
And now call you this aggression! If it so
be, let every honest Black Republican get
down on his knees morn and eve, and pray
Almighty God, in tenderest mercy to con-
tinue forever, and with enhanced success,
these aggressions of the Slave Power.
Aye, there have been aggressioDs-not Of
slavery upon freedom, but OF freedom upon
slavery. From the birth of the government
until now, the original, controlling power
of the Slave States has been vanishing from
their grasp. They are to day in hopeless
minority, with nothing but a strict and faith.
ful construction of the constitution, standing
as a wall of impossible fire, between them
and the attacks OF their enemies.
Letus have done then, with this miserable
clap trap Of political charlatans, about the
aggressions OF the Slave Power. They ex-
ist only 10 turbid imaginations of Black Re-
publican editors, orators and demagogues.-
Speaking upon this subject, Gov. Corwin in
accepting the nomination rendered him for
Congress in the Warren district, used the
following language. We commend it to
the prayerful consideration OF those in our
midst, who are so terribly exercised about
the "aggfessons of the Slave Power."-
CorWin is man of intelligence and sense,
and despite the miserable clap trap made
use oil to embtter the feelings of the North.
ern people against their Southern neigh
bors.
"If the North only exercise the confidence
which belonged to power and the magma
nimity which belonged TO the conquest.
there would be no danger 10 the country
For, Notwithstanding all that we had heard
of the enCroachments upon the North, frec-
dom had encroached upon slavery. After
the great barrier between freedom and
slavery had been broken down, freedom had
rushed in and taken possession OF portion
Of the louisiana Purchase. So 1t would al
ways be with freedom and slavery. ."--Cin.
Enquirer.