The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-05-20
VOLUME X. NO. 20.
u Sons OF Liberty :".-Remarks of Mr.
Giddings.

At the meeting OF tue lCOple IN jeUcTBOn q
on tho 9Th, favorable to immediate aud en' 4
~rgetic action in reference to the trials 4
pending before tho u s District Court Of :
Northern Ohio, for offences under tho Fugi' ,
tive Slavo Act, tho Hon, IosuUA Il. GlD' ,
ptNGs introduced a constitution for the
Order of tho " Sons of LbOrty revived. Of
of which ordor he gavo the following hiatori-
cnl skotcb
1t was important In times like the present
that wo should look to preccdcnts to the
action of our Revolutionary ancestors, men
isnmortalzed in history. their conduct
would furnish safe rules for us under like
circumstances, Thny passed through scenes
like these with which VIC arc now surround |
cd, similar in principle, but differing widely
!u degree l refer to tho Stamp ACT.
when an attempt was made to tax the colon /
lets by compelling the people to buy stamped
paper oc tho government. 1t was an en- J
croachment upon their rights of property
but bore no comparison 10 tho outrage
upon hhcrty, inflicted by this onactm' ut;
yet it was an encroachmOnt upon their
rights, an attempt to tax thom without pre-
mttinq thom to be represented ip ParIia-
mont. Tho Fugitive Lasltaxos Us for pur.
posos which We hold in abhororce. in utter
detostntion, Tho comPelliur. people of
Ashtabula county to pay tio expenses of
seEing aud Carrying slaves Ion Ohio to Vir-
gina and North CSrol' Ia, 10 thousand
times moro revoiuug than to pay tho same
amount to support Government in Cor
many. BhS this tax to carry back sIavos is
nothing coHnpo rod to that provision which
shocks csc sensibilities at seeing follow
Tnan rc5bPd of his liberty, ourselves com.
pcllcd TO aid in tho pcrpotration Of the crime,
sNsde to rivet the iron upon his limbs, and
nand him over to his tormeutors ond compel
him to drag out n miserable existence, o
thousand times moro horrible than duath
itself.
But our fathers would not submit to the
Stamp Act shall We submit to tho despOt-
isFa of this slave act Wo are greatly om
'bArrassed in opposing the obnoxious law
SO wcro they. There is u strong feeling, u
deep hostility to this act. A gentleman
from Portage county tho other day, told me
there wore two thousand mon ready to
march, or do any thing else to relieve the
prisoners at Cleveland, and put down this
insult to our moral sensibilitiGs and such
is tho case hero. and in all tho Counties of
tho Reserve. Tho popular heart swolls with
indignation, zach indiv idual feels and ex.
presses it; but this feeling avails little until
concentrated, united, and guided in some
~oll defined channel of operation.
Such WAS tho case in New England in
1855. Our fathers were excited and indig.
nant. They fOIt thoir rights were outraged.
Tho Stamp Act" had passed Jared In.
gersol Of Now Haven, happened at that time
TO be in London. Ho sought and obtained
the appointment OF stamp master. lie land
cd ut Boston on his return, and bore himse
as became superciliOus office holder. Soor
as ho had reached Now Haven, town meet
ing was called as has boen done here thi
evening. They passed resolutions request
l.. 81, L.,
and Wcathershed did tho same he refuse,
He probably felt as Judge Wilson. Attornc
General Belden, and Marshal johnson no
feel, that tho Government is on their sid
aud they hold the people in contempt. s
said Ingorsol. Our fathers saw tho noccss
ty OF uulon, of concentrating tho public IL
dlgnation, the same as feel it now.
TO effect that object Daggot and Thu
man aud other parties conceived and cstn
Iished tho order called Tho Sons Of Lii
orty." IL was composed of ardent Wings
they had no Tories among them. Fac
knew those who belonged to the order =
They consulted together aud actrd togctho
Comparatively few wero willing to unite M
thereby incur danger of treason undor Bri
ish law. Thank God we have no such tear
But goodly number united and 0ctcd.
Ingersol started from Now Haven to go
II irtiord at the coDvenng of tho l.ogisatuI
ha hn draw mar tn WastfinIi hn rnnt fn
mon rid,n, two ,broost onch hoIdina n AZ
nnv,v cnt from rho for.st n,oIod .nd loo
inc wbito II was one of the insisnia os !,
nrhior ,shich InaoraoI did not undors,,r
soon ,ftcr ho mat siy,oon o,h.rs riIino r
nhraast ooch With hio ,,ooI.d otoF I'll
ononcd N tho r;ght and I,tt and Inoor
,,pssod IN his w,y. Soon nC,or Lc mo, 6
hnnJreJ prcc.,IcI nv thr,o trnmno,ors n
,wo nfr,,ro il, r,;I;,nrv Lrns. Tho,, nnor
rirh, nnI Iof, Jnrcr,oI nasaoi nm 70
-, ,vhon ,hou whnnIod tboir Lorooo =
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,ni'Is, Thoo ,hev ballad a7J ordoroi h
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Usrs rss;on III. oGcs,"'.I 7 oil a,n;, ti'o
.jnrs of t;ovnrnmDnt amid In@nrsoI
,shiob ,hn I,,dor rn0nanTod 4, ,nr,,,
worthy or n "Son of Iihnrtv y" Ji.rs "a
Eorsr,mcnr" saiI hr Thn oeico ho,
,,os ,s,onishod Uo surnosod ,ha, f,o
oil man Who sat On thn throno a, was,,r
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