The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-17
VOLUME Y. NO. 2l.
.oy. Chase on the Fugitive Slave Law.


tho Cleveland mass meeting on tho Oberlin
rescue case, has n significance which will
incltu for It national eminent. coming as It
does from one OF the old warriors in the an
bi-slsyery cause, whose uamo Is now being
extensively canAassed tor tho next presidun.
cy. Tho remarks were brief aud sensible,
showing that tho Governor responds to the
universal feeling that the Republican party
must add Conservatism to It's othcr virtues,
without sacrificing in the least any Of tho
fundamental principles upon which the or
ganizltion is based. We e.publish some ui
tho more distinctive portions OF his speech
as fellows -
IL have not come to speak words OF cE
cltement, nor to urgo you to anything ;hai
you may have occasion 90 regret. ia every
Juncture there are two courses open tor
sdoption-thc right and tho wrongs The
American people have tho power ia their
own bands through tho ballot-bJN. to pro.
ceed in u lawful manner to repeal u bad
law, and If necessary to reform lawmakers
md lRw. breakers. You eau do it all, ami
therefore it is not necessary TO resort ~
any course of action that wo cannot at all
times carry out in proper manner. What
is tho state Of this case Men whom we
all honor, are incarCuratCd ~ Wonder iliI
for doing what thuy believed to be isut.
and what no man ia ten thousand can place
his band on his heart and say Is not nght.
This Is n great wrong, but what is tho tIuo
method of redress We must look 1T our
own government in tho proper light. 1t is
a sovereign state, QUO Of several States
forming general couiodrrauon It exists
under IA federal government and under a
n State government. NDU tho federal
Court may do wrong but it is u government
that wo ourselves have made IT it does
wrong, We must turn out tho Uonbors oi
thRt government and put in momJcr5 who
will conform to tho wishes Of the pcuplu
who elected them. SO with our state
government. II state officers fail to do
their duty, let them DO dismissed aud prop.
er men put in their places.
The Federal Court IN prosecuting and
Furnishing our iucarcerated friends. is acting
under tho provisions of the Fugitive Slave
Act. What is our redress In tho fret
place, 1t is to defund them, us thuy have
been defended. ably aud eIuqucntly before
tho court where thoy arc injected Som,
persons claim that tho law itself is uncnn
EtitutiOnal. II Improperly madc,as claimed
1t Is no law, and every stop taken under Il
nanuIlity. Tho proper course under thi.
Impression is to apply to our own tribunal,
for relief
do not wish to say. nor is it proper fDr
you to say what tho decision Of our Court
should DO in tho case. That is left fu.' thc
Inembors of the court themselves to deter.
minc. IL is a matter between them, the
people and their God | viii only say what
l have frequently said before. that no .ong
a. tho State OF Onio remains suycrojgury, y,
and as lOug as | am her chef Exrcutiyothr
process of her courts shall be executed -
Tho process of tho United States Courts
must not be slightUd or resisted, bat us long
MS ! represent tho sOveroguty of our State,
l Will see thnt tho process of our State
Courts shall not bo interierel with or resist
"d, but shall DO fully enforced
II the prOcess of tho United States Court
is obnoxious to usGt it DO remembered that
before long We shall have II chance to ap
point some one else to use The power of ap.
pointing United States officials. We car
reform tho Judiciary, tho Presidency, ant
the Congress. Tho process may possibly b,
100 slow to suit some of our moro arden
friends hero, but it viii he accomplished ii
duo time. Thus much | have said to 80,
because, standing hero MS Governor of Ohio
l claim tho rights of II man to speak jus
what think. When am called on to ac
will act. Immense applause
nU, u. 10 God", 60 pGac'"D,y TO WORK Lot us
n,Gr' s.,,,' ~ ioG,uaa ;a, i,o' Us no' W us
and wbateyrr TIM, Jccision % na, Lc Ic, :,
do our duty For tbo noanr ] at,,yr y al III roo,
with tho people. They can through tn
ballot-box, regulate all things. Lot us So
that We execute that power properly. So
that right aud faithful men arc sent to Con
gresS. 30 sure to send President to Wash
inston who will truly represent tao wishr
"i the people md who will SEQ that tho Con
shtuliOn bo tho security aud guaranty 0
liberty, not tho prop OF stlvorr."
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horses al the AIaieConVehton they recent
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build a platform They had to cnGors,
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"e'o'o'e oe reau' ike All uou uShI"ce reso
iu'lohS OF the present day, both Tor anC
against him, to suit tastes and locations
On the slave trade they were equally
lnnbln l.ul;n.,