Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-29
THE DEMOCRATS INDICATING STATE
SOVEREIGNTY.

past has agitated this State, seems now ms far from
oe'ng settled as ever. The annunciatiop in tho
on'o senate, last week of certain PRINCIPLES cen,
"o''eu win this subject, induces us now to refer To-
!" Inc banks resisted a certain law passed bv
TX democratic some years since, and through their
U'o.Rp stockholders brought the question before
Ut reuerai Court. That Court rendered its dcci.
e'oh III favor OF the banks and against tho Ohm
law The Supreme Court of Ohio ds,;asa H..
anne question in a decidedly antaponis,ic mamma
mus the State and the Nation ara a, odd.
which OF these powers that be, is to submit, !. ,hr
qpes'ion. If it was a question of personal l;bs,,,
as in the case of Margaret Garner and the mu,dsr.
ed Broadhust, there would be no difficulty. Tb..
State OF Ohio would be only too happy to lick thu
dust from the feet of the judicial rcnresen,ot;voo ~
the Federal Union. But it is not a question Of
"niggers" bu. one of dollars, and are they no, al,
mighty! OF course then this makes all the differ
e''e I'D me world between the questions. And
'V'"nor onase' who, calm and self possesssed,.
SUBMITTED the sovereignty of the State so GRACEFUL
, u CINCINNATI Slave Commissioner recon-,
p" HI iast message that tho legislature,
u Je"ioos'y after our Slave Sovereignty in this.
contest with the banks. And the Democrats who
'nink no humiliation too low, no scheme of kidnan.
pers TOO nefarious for them to undertake.. when |.
fugitive slave is to be surrendered by federal au.
thority, are now jealousy alive to the Importance
OF protecting the honor and sovereignty of the
state, against tho decisions of tho federal Cour,
which Is stigmatised as a foreign bodv". Thai
sounds strangely. What, is the Union dissolved
and we fairly out of i.i-The Union a foreion
body to the State OF Ohio? So it would seem.
AS VIII be seen elsewhere, Senator M'Cleary Of
'hlS district presented last Friday two petitions.
praying the legislature to set the fupitive slavs
law and the Union, If it continues to maintain i,
az uehance' For the sake Of seeing tho Democrats
squ'rm ana enjoying the most Of q good thing. or
lor some other commendablo purpose, the Senator
uiu not empty his pockets Of his nullifying aboli.
uon petitions all at once, but gave the patriots a
little breathing spell. between the presentation Of
the reasonable documents. Then it was that Mr..
Senator %Schleich, n Democrat, we believe. from,
Fairfield County, sand wiched in another n,n.,,
quite as full Of treason as that of the Columb;ano
%nuliliers, which preceded or followed il.
Here is the document. emitting the frs, ubors.
as,
Whereas, in pursuance of this wholesome ma,
vision OF the organic law Of the State. the Ge,ar.I
assembly at Its first session after the adonti,n ~
that instrument, passed an act requiring the b,nL.
30 contribute equally with the ciiizens to the bur.
lnen oi government; which reasonable and lust.
requirement the banks resisted. sbieldin, ,baus
selves behind an alleged contract with the STATE
contained IN their charters, thus placing them.
selves above the legislative power from which tbev
oeriVea tneir very existence, trampling upon the
Sp Jus ana Geiying the people whose soyer.
eign voice adopted that instruments: '
And, whereas, this i~mpudent assumption on tho
part OF these corporations. clothed as thew ~.
with powers and privileges for amassing we,i,h
oohied 10 the citlzen-corporations which demand
ut the hands of the government amnle nro,
lection OF all their rights and property, and vet re-.
8 70 contribute equally for the support Of that
very government whose protection thew ;nvotsE
mas oeen twice, at least, rebuked by the Supreme
Court Of the State; P'"'
And, whereas. the present General AseouhIn; :,
discharge of its plain duty under the Constiiut;on-
Immediately after the last decision of the Snn,amr
court again refusing to sanction this assumntion
OF me oanks that they were higher than, and be,
yond the Constitution and the peonle Of ,ba
eign State of Ohio. passed a law reopirina ,hau o.
pear their equal share of the burthens Of govern,
n'ent. "hich law these corporations have obstinate.
y refused to obey, and in order to evade its nro,
VISIONS nave invoked a foreign jurisdiction and
sought TO prevent the officers of the State from
performing their sworn duty under the law bv in.
functions and other expensive and harassine nro.
cess from the Federal Courts therefore.
Resolved, BY the General Assembly of tho Stat.
OF ohio' mat 1t is the imperative duty of tho Lee.
lslature to protect the citizens of the state tron,
.he onerous exactions sought to be imposed unon
sne,a ny ,ne banks with while they ask at the
nanus OF the government the sam protection af.
torded to natural persons, vet refuse m nan 10.
eqaal snare CT taxes as required BY the Const;tn,
tion' and seek to cast the whole burthen of su,ta;r,
ing the government which extends its projecting
care over ai' upon the people alone.
Resolved, that the Finance committees of both
houses oe instructed to report bills enacting such
amendments to existing laws, and surb frr,ha.
legislation as may be necessary 10 comnai ~.
BANKS 10 yield obedience to the constitution. and
pay their just and equal portion of taxation. "A
we dare say Governor Chase and Senator
oehieich' are right in maintaining the laws Of
OF ohio and the rights Of her citizens against tbs
banks, and the "foreign Jurisdiction" which tbav
have invoked to aid them. We commend ,bs;r
pluck. 1t is q good sign and gives us hone. thai
before long they may come up to the scratch
Of protecting the personal liberty of the the ,eonla
of Ohio against kidnappers whose onlv autbori,x
is this some foreign jurisdiction. Indeed ths..
abolition nullifers" ask nothing more thon that
Inc SUBJECT on which they memorialize shall be-
treated precisely as this bank question is treated
by these Senatorial resolutions. That the rights Of
the citizens shall be protected against the foreign
Jurisdiction" which treads it under foot. Aboli.
tonists hencetorth are not to be reckoEsd the onlx
traitors and ~nullifers in Ohio. ..g s-r
The PRESIDENCY OF 1860,
The People. a new Independent American journ.
al a: Boston, edited by the Rev. Charles W. Den.
ison, proposes for President Gov. Chase, of Ohio.
and for Vice President, Kenneth Rayner. Of
North Carolina. go
Rev. G. W. Denison, the old Editor of the
Emaneipator, a supporter of Gen. Taylor, a toady-
for Polk and an office holder under Pierce, now
turns up the pioneer of Governor Chase's race for
the Presidency. The Governor if he is wise will
some how hire this independent american" to.
join the fortunes of some rival candidate. Terms
no doubt easy. ~