Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-01

te!, hon. y. .. carpenter, JACOB ETnrlck,
ESQ.,, Rev. John G. Fee, Rev. VIM. Geer,
Rev. David Craig, DR.. Geo. L. Weed, Da-
vid Sinsabaugh, Esq.
EVENING SESSION.
Convention met at o'clock. Prayer
by the Rev. Anson Smyth. Mr.. Giddings
concluded his remarks. He referred to the
degradation of the popular mind before
slavery. 1t was the besetting sin of the
nation to bow in submission 10 this power,
and its want of manhood to resist its de-
mands. Mr.. Webster declared that it was
the duty of the people to submit to the
fugitive law, and the people followed; and
now it is proclaimed by the Supreme
Court that the black men have no rights
that white men are bound to respect. The
people are responsible at the bar of God
tor the maintainance of their rights. Nei-
ther Mr.. Webster nor Buchanan could JUS
tify them there. We have seen the SEN
timent of our own State subdued to until
now it was preached that it is our duty
to seize men and return them to bond
age.
Why do we not assert equal manhood
with the slave powerl Slavery says;
'hands off; slavery is ours; we will main
tain it," If we say TO our public men, if
you degra3e us we will degrade you, they
will stand up as boldly for freedom. He
had some experience in that. The popu-
lar mind will always be governed by truth
and justice. If ministers and public men
will stand up for these, the people will al
ways sustain them. The county of Lo-
rain had firmly maintained the right of
the people. They had indicted the kid
nappers, and if they had not been volun-
tarily released, he firmly believed they
would now be in the Ohio Penitentiary.-
He was charged with going too far when
be declared that he would resist slave
catcher with force; but there is point be-
yond which forbearance ceases to be vir-
tue or christian duty.
When the questions was put to him on
the floor of Congress, be mad said that
slave had the right 10 relieve himself of
bondage at whatever cost, and bv any
means. He had no right to yield himself
and his posterity to slavery. Christianity
forbids. He would hot needlessly risk
life, but whenever be could prevent the re-
turn of fugitive slave 10 slavery he would
at the peril OF life. He was called fanat-
ic, and admitted it. He had lived to see
wonderful progress in popular sentiment.
Ten years ago be was the sole representa-
tive in Congress of the opposition to sla-
very. Now 1t had almost got the control
of the nation. This convention would be
assailed as abolition, but no one would
dare take issue squarely with their resolu-
tions. These were inpregnable.
He stated that four or five years ago he
went to Bloomington, ILL.,, where he had
an appointment to speak. The Wings
begged him to desist. His sentiments
would ruin the party. A Democrat, one
of their best speakers and most notorious
blackguards, came there to use him up
He persisted in attending the meeting, al
though the Wings deserted it SO that it
had to 60 on without an organization
His opponent was there. He proposed
joint discussion, and that each should an
swer freely the question of the other as to
his principles. This was accepted by his
opponent who came forward. Mr.. G. then
declared his principles, that all men, were
endowed with certain inalienable rights,
among which were life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. He demanded if his
opponent admitted that. He refused to
answer. Failing in this he said he would
make one more effort to draw him out
He believed governments were fomed to
maintain these rights, and demanded if
his opponent concealed that. This also,
he refused to answer, and the audience
raised such shout against him that after
Mr.. g. was through bis opponent devoted
his entire effort to quarreling with them.
This would be the case with these resolu-
tions. No man in Ohio will dare deny
their principles before an audience. We
now have the means to bring these doc
trines before the popular mind in all parts
of the State. The press is open to them,
or nearly so. $4,000 voters in the State
will refuse to vote for any one who is un-
sound on these principles.
He had been accused of iniuring the
Republic party. He was bound to no par
ty except as it sustained truth and justice.
That party bad lost moral power by its
course on this question. Men in it had
said catch the fugitive. This convention
is not asked 10 interfere with politics, but
as Christians we have no right to deny
Gods law and mans rights. The idea of
separating politics from religion is hersy,
Atheism. If you deny the law of Christ,
"whatever ye would that others do to you
do ye also unto them," how can you stand
before Coda Men who can separate their
politics from their religion have little of
one and nothing to brag on of the othar.
Clergymen are bound TO use their infu-
ence always for Gods law and mans
rights
He had been bitterly assailed by the
democratic press because he said that the
kidnappers should have been hanged. He
would say his Intervention saved them and
the United States Judge and Jurors from
hanging; and standing here to-day, he Lad
doubts whether he had done his duty
Civil war was waged against for or five
hundred men on the Reserve to carry them
back to slavery. Jurors to indict Jurors to
convict, were selected by the Marshal, so
as TO insure an Indictment and prescribed
verdict. 1t was nothing less than con.
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