The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-01

giving. as II does. the power Of aAe Judges to
the Commissioners under This act.
Who does nei see 10 ali these unriehteons
accusations and perseeutfons the doom of this
law2 He remembered the statereut of the
Plain Drdkpr OF few years ago which said
that the origin Of this law was Internal and III
must he repealed whether Constitutional or
not Bat ir was never intended by this clause
which permits slavery in the land, that it was
E to spread further than the States in which Il
then existed, ard had they believed otherwise.
the Constitution would never have been en-
acted.
act IN accordance with their consclences and
their duty between themselves and their God
The great remedy is in the people themselves
at the ballot box. Elect men with backbone
who will stand up for their rights. no matter
what forces are arrayed sgainst them. See
10 1t, too, what President you elect again.
Let such man be selected as will do as yon
desire-a man Who will represent the people
in the spirit of freedom and right and admin
lister the Constitution of our fathers, the Sc
eurer OF liberty and not the prop of slavery.
have said just what feel and think. just
what will live by. and just what I viii die
BY Go on and be faithful to your charge
do yonr duty to yourselves. your country and
your God.
Gov. Chase was frequently interrupted BY
cheers aud applause
Judge Hitchcock of Lake county, was next
introduced.
Little Lake was represented here to-day by
men with true hearts, and be stood there bnt
moment to represent those true men. We
stand here to consult about those men who
are arrested and punished without Law. They
could apreal 10 the State Courts for redress
and feel con6dene that they would do their du
ty according 10 the hest Of their ability.
10 relation to the resolutions passed iD this
town years ago and which were lately thrown
like bomb shell into yonder Court, he wonld
simply say that what District Attorney Beld
en- bad said about their authenticity was
wholly false. Those resolutions expressed The
speakers mind then and be had the same mind
now. 8 ttie5s.
Hon o. p. BRowK, of Portage county, said he
was one Of the most fanatical men upon thil
faDaticai Western Reserve In yonder pile
there is pure despotism. II makes no differ
ence whether you call the tyrants Nicholas ol
Belden. whether you call the despot the Cza
of all the Russias, or Wilson. This law in
fan GUS corrupt, and devilish as the Fugitive
Slave Law is, il is yet white and pure com
pared with the persons who have executed
this law in yonder building It is Federalism
which 6nes one man 81 for killing man. ane
another is fined $500 and long imprisonment
for helping man keep and save his life. Z
trust if the Federal Power is ever to make al
issue and test the fact whether we will execni,
our laws, let them test it now. They know
not how soon the smouIdering volcano be
meath them may burst under their rotten car
cases. We are ready for the question =
Don't let them put off this question one mo
meDt for our convenience, and say TO yon il
cor rclusion, stand firm By the eternal land
marks which enr fathers have planted. AM
your names she'll be handed down when thos
poor miserable oficeholders shall be forgot
ten. [Cheers Il ag &.
Many other gentlemen spoke, but our limit
compel US to bring this compilation to clos
in preparing which we have made use of tn
excellent and voluminons report in the Lead
er-which paper closes its spirited account il
|. the words following: e.f
After the close of the public exercises, th
Oherlin and Wellington bands went to tn,
JAIL aud being admitted into the yard, playe,
a number of inspiriting times for the speeja
benefit of their brethreniin bonds. Alarg,
concourse of people gathered upon the sheds
stones and fences near by to see and hear tn
proceedings. and greeted the prisoners and tn
musicians with cheers as
The number OF persons present upon th'
3 square to listen 10 the speakers was at the low
est estimate, from, 10 900 TO $4,000 From
the speakerie stand an almost unbroken Sc,
of heads. covered the space all over that sec
tion of the Park from the fountain to the fen
ces. The trees fences. windows. and steps Il
the Custom Horse were crowded with inter
ested spectators, the whole forming coDgre
cation. eqnal TO several Fourth of July cele
bratious With this exception, that here th,
feeling that called the vast crowd together wa
a deep and strong love of liberty, and not
fire cracker and fire work effervescence
was an earnest and working day-a day to b.
marked as an epoch-a day to inspire the at
tendants with zeal and stern enthusiasm TO
God and the right. The calm and un6inch
ing eye, tone and word of Gov. Chase, tn
earnest FIRE of Judge Spanlding, the sarcasm
and fearless denunciation Of Garter, the hu
morous and open thursts of Tilden, the clario
rallying notes, the earnest expostulation AM
laundering anathemas of Giddings, aud tn
bold, manly, energetic counsels of Hitchcock
Root, nelano, Brown. Mahan Vance. an
Wade, all these will not soou be forgotten b,
the participants in he events of the Mass Con
vention of May Path, 1859. We have had
good meeting. one that we may be proud of a
the gathering of the clans of Independent
freemen aHd as such. let Us sound its prais
abroad rEE-Y IN