The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-02-12
ON of the Speeches.

The Ohio Legislature, at Columbus,
have been discussing the bill introduced
by Mr.. Brooke, of Hamilton, for repeal
ING the law which prohibits the use Of our
iails to the United States for keeping fugl-
tive Slaves. The other day, Professor
Monroe made very able, eloquent and
conclusive speech against the repeal of the
law; n speech that was worthy of the man
and the importance of the subject. In
the course of the debate after Professor
Monroe had electrified the House, the
gentleman who represents Meigs, Mr.
Plant, manifested disposition to plant a
few blows on somebody, just to show that
he was about. lie 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 dis
turb the even tenor Of the Legislative tide.
On arising he said:
W.. PrcsideHt-I am from very close
Country, where the real political majority
is very uncertain. On this account | want
70 make speech for BucomJc; one that
will suit both sides; and in order to sat
isfy all the different interests among my
constituents, | propose to make speech
on one side, and vote on the other. The
gentleman from lorain Prof. Monroe)
has said that he could see no use in the
passage Of the bill at this time, when, IN
fact, there were many reasons why 1t should
pass now one of these, and very impor-
tant one, was that the permanency ct the
Democratic party depended upon it, and
modern Democracy, as he understood 1t;
was wise arrangement 70 PyCrcat PeoPfe
from running dJont loose.
The gentleman from Lorain, seemed to
think that our Jail was 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 most eloquent manner, drawn au
ctfecting picture of the fugitive slave moth
er, who had escaped with her child from
! Virginia. Now, he would show that thu.
woman was criminal of the worst sort
According to the gentleman own show
ing, the woman, when she arrived IN One
with her child, was reduced to mere
skcleton-a skeleton in rags. She was
guilty of three great crimes. First, evil
IDENTIFY guilty OF graad larceny on stealing
her chlld, which was the property of he
master; she had also eHJc..icc( and wastcC
her own body, which was no less her mas
ter 5; and lastly, she had committed hlgl
treason against the National Government
For, was 1t not shown by speeches mad,
by Democrats of this body, and OF Congress
and so understood throughout the Union
that this Government WAS founded on me-
gers 1t has been declared treason to at
tempt to destroy the Government, III un
dermining its foundation by stealing ava,
the ngce upon which 1t rests Th'
common relations OF pillars and edlllce
proves this.
Then we are told by the member from
L.orain, that even for the sake OF CONT.
it was degrading to catch nlggersj he
viewed it differently. Catching Niger
: was not degrading but honorable. W ha
l does honorable mean! Men arc called
Hon. and why! Unqucstionably pccaus
they were in office; and it is well know
+ that Democrats cannot get office unde
: this government, unless willing to cate
niggcrs. Office holding made men han
, oraGtc. Then were not the mcdas whlc
e made men office-holdors equally honor
e able 1t must follow Of course-that tn
e end justifcs the means, is a principle c
Democracy.
The member from Lorain, being a pre-
: cssor of moral sciences, might on that az
D count be excused from not understandin
: the oxactcr sciences, but is certainly nC
, so easily pardoncd for the error into whic
e he had fallen in regard to the natural il
] stincts of blood-hounds as far a. Niger
catching is involved. Bloodhounds knc7
: nothing of niggcr-catching until trained
= it-while this vocation seemed to be tn
; natural instinct of Democrats. Dogs an
= Democrats were not naturally on the sam
; level, and hence it was necessary to brln
;, the latter down to the position Of the form
c cr, or vica versa 1t was evident that VI
Monroe owed an apology to somcbod,
i either to the Dog or Democat-hc did
i know which