The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-12-15
Aholition--Its Eariy Character and
uiSt0ry tn OhiU. nud Causes of IT'S
ln,renSC in the Fee states.
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| ln,renSc in The Fee states.
tfem he CtcDuaG GG,,u,.l
There is much apprehension everywhere ~ this
particular tlmc, a To the nature OF Aho iunu priuc.
pies IN the Free Statcs People in the South can
no, understand why there should bc ALulni,rsts in
the North unless they intend to interfere with their
institutions; aud many in the North have formed the
same judgment OF all AlUNtioujSs. A reference tu
the history ot Abolition societies in Ohiu-thcir op-
Jets and princpc,-wculd throw some ligh, on thi.
subject while some recollection Of the conduct ot
the South, in few particulars, will probably explain
why Abolition has, of late wears, assumed new Us,
pect aud become more violent aud aggressive agaiHsi
lSlaVer,.
THAT there should be more opponents " SLAYER, in
Ohio at an early period, than IN other States to
be expected She the first State organized out
Icfthc northwest territory. Whic' ~ the ordinance
lin lisI, had been forever consecraed to freedom
his prohibition Of slavery brought very MANY Alto
ItionstS, or Oprreuts uf slavery, into On mmcdi.
aic'N after tho iicncuto in the territory Ii,
fact, too which my kn wlcdgc the rarlN settlers
enables me to stHtchat the most thorough and s'3un,
chest All litiouiss were from the slave Stntcs-Nir
ginia, kcntucky, North and South Carolina. and
Georgia Three OF the strongest Aboliuouistl H.,
The Convention which iutmrd the first Constitution
of Ohio, were natives Ut Virginia raised aud cduca.
ted there; aud am certain that the mVst active alO
IlitiOniSts with whom acquainted M to nhou:
1856, were natives of slave States About the time
last referred totherc occurred some things to increase
Abolition aud gradually to change its ShIractSr 10
these viii hereafter advert.
Until about thi, timr however. tie object Of Aho
ttonsts in Ohio wuN slmply, FIRST, To- prevent the
kidnapping OF irsc cOlored people; and, secondly "a,
see that such saves we've bruug lit into this state
by their masters consent and contrary to the law
Sias well as thc Constitution aud laws uf ohio were
informed OF their liberty, aud secured its attainment
lndcr the Fugitive Law nj 1903 there only grew ul,
abuses which ultimately made II but cover for more
k mapping, asd this abuse also came unjcr the cog.
hknace OF these earl, abolition societies 1t is known
tha the law ~ 1893 nSihcr required affidavit war
rant, but in terms authorized tac seizure OF ryiuvcs
from service, provided they lie taken before Judge
or JuSuce ;anu the owners claim cSabu ~ proof
hCtors said Judge Justice; but 1t did not tuQuir
that 1t should lie the nearest, or any other srvcuN
dtsghdttd d. aud under pretcucc OF carving tuvm he
fore the District Judge vi Dhiu, they were often rUn
on without proof or trial. To pre,cnt these wrongs
was ahotHCf OtQett OF the carry abolition societies.
The! were fCqucnt and the prnclp actors IN them
were persons kno~nor strongly suspected, 10 lie id.
J naplcrs. Another profitable negro business was
carried on IN the following manner: A company was
i"rihcd ahd one or more OF their number was sent 10
slave state There they would inform slaves that
"y escaping 10 such place in ohio they might Sc
cure their reedVm. No soonor than the slaves
would thus make their escape than large reward
would be oAcred for thvir apprehension. and these
advert 81 mcnts forwarded to hcir cumrads in Ohio
would at once shabc th TO soIEe the ruuaways and
get tue reward rms was Il pruutihlU business and
carried on without oangcr ct detection. One assoti.
aIloh OF this kind dyiG,d ST. 200 each member in
one year and the remurse of conscience one o the
nuhner, when on his death bod, gave these facts. No
do"ht but many others existed, ana thrir dtpr,d,-
tiohS we've all Charged most uulusty TO abultuuiss
though their sole object was to make money ont ui
saves. kidnapping, too, was II part of their lltS-
ness ana was carried more successfully b, aid OF
numerous advertisements tor slaves, which they car
ried with them. and by hich they did not hesitate to
selhr ana carry oil, i'll many instances Coorcd per
SoN hhuWn TO be rec. To prevent all these WrOaE+,
the early abolition societies were lormcd wasIey-
tr member OF amy, but frequently gave counsel to
dlcren assoc intions Ot the kIndUud thus became ia
nliar with their objects and the wrongs which the,
aimed redress.
! The first slave set free in Ohio, on the ground Of
his being brought to this State by his masters con
sent. was one Figara native OF SAN Domingo. who
h"u been brought away in the revolution OF that is
| land. Ills master brought him to krutuckcy--
to Cincinnati as barbvr-aud the late Hon. Thomas
Norris. ever the advocate OF liberty aud freedom.
wh" mad Just begun the practice Of law in tho Miami
country sued out writ OF hgjrdS cOrcUS returnibc
before III" late Thomas runlcvS first ,Sdng jud ge
OF the 'iami Court OF Common Pleas. This was ns
early as stt aud the law thsn laid down as rec
ognzcd by Lord Mansfield in tho Summeriic cid ease
and the slave who touched uhic soil. with hi, mas
tsrs consent, was thereby tree. In tho LANGUAGE OF
COwpcr
Slaves touch our coun ry, and their shacLes fall"
| THIS continued for twenty Years to he the unques
TONED lay: M!t reeeni decslns---n the -. Nourtr
standing rs LAWYERS have adopted tie adUpt ell
in the ease OF FigaIa and similar dccs ous have been
made in Save states In kentucky. at an early day
Ii was decided that master who TOOK his slaves to
free State TO remain and settle there, freed them
Though they afterwards returned with him TO Ken
tuckv. In Louisiana like decisions have been made
though it is probnbe that GiAerent wodid now
be made. Ii tbs Free states have become more in
Tolerant of Slavery, the Slave States have riyitGd it
chains more closely. Both have progressed, but u
opposite directions until the North ana South hayr
got widely apart that there ia now Itte union il
Church or State.
have seen this opposition growing in extent
intensity for many years. The irrrpressibi eoLet
commenced ith the murder Of LorClov At AiiOn, il
1856; the muhpng aud destruction of the lhilanthru
pist at CincnusIi, was another scene in this thcl
new conflict. aud it has been growing more Volcn
ever since. The causes OF tnis Increase of yiuleuc
on tia part OF the North are easily explained BE
sides such OF violence, in thousands o! in,tanr
Northern men have been seized, m Ubhed anu abused
in every possible way. often mardered, o. tbs pre-
tense of their being Ab"iition,ts, and that wuhon
uroot or trial, In 1855 perhaps, punIiciy actred
led sgeut OF Massachusetts. Judge iIoRr--a scholar,
; gentleman, ard IA Christau--~n' m"bbed in Charles
ION =. g.. while on public business ard his life oni
saved tv the pr, of his wife and Gtughtcr 500
after another, whose name | DO not rccollrci, wa
Iimui,oned, il that gallant state on charge OF al
clifton. in some form, ana there kept for years. Il
death came to his rescue. oniy three wears ago,
Mr.. BrSdy, Hn accomplished school teacher, vi
mopbcd, ia Lexington. and irlvcn"ut OF the state
1 aud shortly before thiu, two or three men, as Wa
' boasted Ia Louisville paper. were driven into tn
Kentucky river and drowned They were htande
with the name of Abotionists, aud that ehdl Z,
whether true false, WAS Justification No iurth,
notice was taken OF this mnrlrr. might fiji PAGE
with svch cases, occurring all over thr South The
have numbered more than thousands within tho la
A twenty -h,u years and they are increasing almO
= daily. since commenced this sketch, | found II
= lulIowicg case which cut out oithe columns OF n
. Enquirer, of Cincinnati:
"LrSCn LAw--An AbOlitouiSt, calling him Sc
It r. A. sayo, was taken mp nj Bamberg. ;, C., on Il
~ 10th inst. Tor being too Tree III the expression OF h
opinion, and his head shaved on one side, and 60
Of tar and feathers applied To him; he vast then rod
!, N "a rail bt yund the limits of the village
- Norman ia his senses, can believe thnt lone ma
u woul expose himself in the midst o. southern Stat
e by avowrns any Abolition sentiments The charge
only preteXt for the outrage. ana in nine cases OF
r. ten this has been of all those who have bee
;. thus InobDed or mprdered as ADolltiunists. The
men all had their friends in the North, and hy t,
wrongs heaped upon their aeighbor1 or relatives h
q thcm-clNes have become ultra Abo.Ii"ns.s an
8 thus far ard wide have deem Disseminated IL hatrS
f. of Slavery deeply seated, that confess tht bon
T. in ONO had 40 conception OF its Intensity N
john Browns case at iiarpcrs Ferry brongatlt on
r. If John Brown Wa --as believe he Was not
he ou sht 10 he hung. Whatever lac the evils
Slavery, no man in tue North has any riEit, by Il
"A laws OF God or man inerere, farther tan To be