Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-24
WHOLE NO. 72S.'

3. IF the law was Unconstitutional in what re-
spect7 isdv
4. If rot in favor of the law, whether he would
he in favor of any otherH a 't sew
! s. Whether he was in favor Of tho law passed
by the last General Assembly, refusing to negroes
and mulattoes the privilege of votiDgf
i lie presumed Mr.. Dennison was in favor Of some
shades Of African voting. lie wanted to know
how black q man must bo to te excluded. He
wanted to know whether man who vas part AT
rican could be a whole titizen. -l ta'f
i II he excluded race at all, he would be iu fa-
vor of excluding oil grades Of it. lie would not
) offer reward f5t aiialgaGia,on by giving the mu-
f latto rights not granted to the pure blood. He
> would offer no premium for the raising Of shch
stoct as that.
: Judge Ranney concluded his speech by an allu
sion to the big meeting a. Cleveland during the
Oberlin trials, at which Gov. Chase was present;
T who, while he counseed them to violate no law
said if they would get the warrant Of the Supreme
Court of Ohio, he would see that the deosioh
*ds rstpcttod. The speaker believed it was the
settled purpose OF the Republican leaders by some
such indirect entirely nullify the Fugitive
Slave Law. .7l sa3
Mr.. Dennison. in bis reply. said: L
In regard to Judge Ranney's first question in re-
lation to the Fugitive Slave Law he would repeat
what he said at Tiin, to wit that odious as he re-
garded the law, yet while it stood unrepesled upon
the statute book, be would obey it, should it be-
come his duty to take any action in regard to it.
but really the Governor of Ohio had nothing to do
with it,
! Mr.. Dennisoh continued: II am in favor OF the
repeal of the Fugitive Slave law (applause):
regard it as insult to the people of Ohio. Re
peal this law and you leave that Of '9S in full force,
but would at least so amend II that no man
shoud be deprived of his liberty without trial by
jury. If Kentucky will not give me thy horse,
should he chance to be stolen and carried ID that
State, without trial by jury, why should a MAD
be deprived of his liberty on less formality p
There are just as many honest men to sit on d jury
in Ohio, as in Kentucky, and citizen Of our State
is just as safe juror the trial of man for his
liberty. as Kentuckian is on the trial Of the own
ership of horse" l1-I
In reply to the African voting, MIR. Dennisoh
said he did not regard this as question of color,
but question of admixture Of blood. But away
with all this trihng- am opposed to the law. I
am opposed to any Interpretation Of the word
white, except it be judicial interpretation. lam
just it u.s. without Legislative Interpretation or
amendment on this question. tIod
In reply to Judge Ranney's illusions to the
views of Giddings and Corwin, Mr. Dennison said
+ i am 43 years of age-have been all my life q
; pretty hard-working man. and have formed opin:
ions all these subjects for myself. don't 60 to
Gddings any other man for my opinions. The
Democrats however, are not in the habit Of talking
in this way.
AS be had answered Judge Ranney's questiona
he would 60 on to answer another. Yesterday be
asked me tauntiugly-'Sir, what are Republican
prihciples2 had no opportunity to reply then.
but will do it now. Our Republican principles are
set forth in the Philadelphia platform, and are as
follows:
lst That Slavery is purely local Institution
that has existence outside Of the Stats ftherB
it is protected by positive law.
ID. That all the Territories of the United States
except where Slavery exists by positive law, land
there now such, Louisiana and Florids
having become States) arc free territory.
Sd. That the Government of the United Stated
waa formed to promote Freedom and not Slavery.
These are the doctrines of the Republican party.
and you will fnd them all proclaimed in the Dee
laration of Independence.
But we say more than that. We say that Slave.
ry is great political and social evl-a violation
of all natural right. That it exists not by right;
but by force. That il is stupehdous wrongs
great evil that should be extirpated whenever il
can be done consistently with the vested rights 81
the holders OF slaves in the slave States. Such
were the views of Washington, and of Jefetsouij
and other great men of their day.
! don't believe much in Democratic doctrine.
but still, when find it coinciding with the right
we may well quote it. At the Democratic 9Th OF
January Convention, held at Columbus in 184S, d
resolution was passed, setting out as follows:
Resolved, That the people of Ohio look upon the
institution of Slavery as an evil, and as uhfavot-
able to the development Of free institutions. 90.
But I hold in my hand another Democratic aui
thority--a letter written by r. p. Ranney 20 b: Z!
Hoffman, in l84S. 1t is as follows:
wAHRss, Sept. 30, fs4s,
i am in favor of maintaining tho ffesdon
of the Territories Of New MEXICO and California id
their whole extent, and utterly opposed to author
ziug Slavery or involuntary servitude Of any kind
within them, or to any compromise which shall
doom any part of them to the curses Of human
bondage. / do not stop to state oil the ressons
which bring me to this conclusion. Shfice II To
say, the maintaining of their freedom Is, ID fhy
Judgment, due to humanity, to republican bfinc:
Piles, to our character and interests as people, 10
Mexico, and above oil, to the poor Of our own and
other lands who shall 20 there to find homes for
themselves and their families and who would tS
beggared and disgraced by the contact Of Slave is'
! Dor.
*'1* -
No question Is better settled 10 this country thai
that Slavery exists in q State by virtue oi ioosi
law. 1t is clear that it no more exist 10 Ter
ritory without sdch law, than man can breathe
! - Ennnraaa a TarrifnIlxL