Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-28
THO nrmncrnl,s old story.

The Democraps old story.
Judge Ranney's organ here, as the best it
could do in the tight place the candidate is put
by the truth Of history as vindicated by the
MahOning Index Of Nov. l, 1851, iepeats ita
own former explanation of what Judge r.. did
say at the Garfield meeting of 1850 on the sub
iect Of the Fugitive Slave Act, and with flour.
ish of black letter proneuncesit it "another false
hood nailed" The Democrat goes further, and
asserts that the Mahoning Index was not DemN
ocraiic at that time, but admits that 'it was es-
tablished as Democratic paper, but il turned
Abolition" Now this admission only makes
the it the tighter for Judge Rannoy, for his de-
nunciaton of the Fugitive Slave Act was 81
bold, strong, and defiant, as to make perfectly
exultant an Editor described by the Democrat
as then and now, "a rampant, bitter, unrelent.
ing AboiL;onist." The meeting was held Sept.
3Oth, and just hear how this rampant, bitter
and unrelonting Abolitionist," Of Den ocratic
antecedents, exalls Ond gloiifes his brother
Democratic Abolitionist Ranney, IN his Index
of the very next day:
Next upon the forum was called, by the uni.
ted voice of the meeting, Rufus T.. Ranney, Of
Tumbull, distinguished delegate to make our
Constitution one of the brightest minds in
Ohio, and an old Democrat and nothing else in
politics. He exposed not only the INFAMOUS MAN.
NER IN whieh the bill ioas rushed through The
House under the gag rule ofthe southern and IN
famous oppresSorS, but IN scATHINo AND BLIs-
TERING CURSES, denounced The whole bill as UN.
C0NSTITUTlONAL(D and the msCREANTs
lcho assisted in It's inception and passage by Their
BOtes, on fleeing ichen God and their duty required
their aid IN behalf of liberty and the rights Of
blood and iite as unworthy Of 0ur regard-aS UN.
WORTHY OF OUR SUFFRAGE -ROlo or hereafter.
1t is worthy of remark to say, that it did the
souls of the Democracy good to hear the noble
and fearless RANNEY dCnOuRce in has chaSie and
sarcastic style, this outrageous and pestiterous
bill! Yes all were ready to, and did endorse,
every word uttered by him on the occasion,
feeling of truth that although the apostates
from freedom for the sake of office had sought
TO sell us and our children to the infamous slave
power of this nation, yet that we had in our
midst men Of strong vigorous minds--meu WHO
could not be made. for the sake of office, or
public plumber to help to approve of the nfa-
nous bill-men who would stand by the free
men of the North, and aid us all to battle for
the right, and for the overthrow, not only of
this pestilential law, but for the political death
of every son of Belial who aided in the procTea-
tion of this bill of unmitgated infamy
Didn't the rampant, bitter, aud unrelenting
Abolitionist" feel goodl Yea, yerily, and with
great cause. zone of the brightest minds in
Ohio, and an old Democrat and nothing else
in politics !" had jumped upon his Anti Fugi-
tive Slave Act platform, and in "scathing and
blistering curses" had denounced ''tho whole bill
as UNCONSTITUTIONAL lie put the
glad tdings of great joy to Democratic Aboli
tionists on record in his Index, and Judge Ran
ney, knowing the literal truth Of that record,
suffered the Index 10 circulate it far and wide,
without word of contradiction through the
Index or any Democratic press of the Reserve
He acquicsced in the position assigned him on
the Fugitive Slave Act by the Index, for it was
then the position of Judge Wilson, Gov. Wood
the Plain Dealer, Ohio Statesman, and the lead
ing Democrats and Democratic press of the
State. Could the editorials of that day written
by the present editor of the Democrat be cx-
with the Democratic press of Ohio-wo doubt
not the language of the rampant, bitte' and
unrelenting Abolilonist" of the Index, would
pale before the Flood of his "scathing and
blistering" denunciation of the Fugitive Slave
Act 1t was the fashion of the Ohio Democ-
racy then, for Northern Democratic "apostatcs
from freedom for the sake of office" had not,
as now, so generally to the Slave Power
GsBent the prapnant bfnges ~ tho knee
That thrift may follow iawning."
Judge Bnchard also denounced the Act, the
Index says, "ike an old Jeffersonian Demo- |
srat." On "sOber, second thought" the ex-
Supreme Judge, who was ambitious of further
,fficial prelerment, backed down. According
% the National Democrat he wrote a commu,
lication TO the Trumbull Democrat of Nov
llth, ''contradicting the charge" Did the
noble and fearless Ranneyl" Not at all. He
ct the "lie," az the Democrat now calls it, of
"a lying Abolition sheet" run and be glorified
he State and Union over, relying ON stump
ipeeches sin Trumbull, Mahoning, and other
,Ounties," as claimed by his special home Or
gan, "to prevent the Democracy from being
carried off in the wild goose chase against this
aw" The Democrats bosh and nothing else
This is not the first attempt of the National
Democrat to falsifY contemporaneous history
IN its own mere ipse dirt. 1t attempted the
ame service for Judge Wilson in regard to
he famous Cleveland Anti-Fugitiye Slave Act
esolutions. Il made similar denials and ex-
'lanations, bu. the files of the Democratic
herman paper of this city, not only proved
udge Wilson's active participation in the
Meeting to DO fixed fact, but that he used the
act when Democratic candidate for Congress
o wheedle to his support Anti Fugitive Act
ierman voters
Your old story, neighbor Democrat, won't do
} be repeated. To call the editor of the In
aX in 1850 "a rampant, bitter, unrelenting Alb.
litionist," is to place "the noble and fearless
Sanney" in the same category at that remark
bic political period Better own up-plead
he statute Of limitations-or even the baby
et-for Judge Ranney from the stump excuses
imself for his Democratic heterodoxy of those
ayS, by the plea that he roas then a Uery young
lan!
Sunday enforcement In Piusburgh.
There is stringent law in Pennsylvania
gainst any sort Of Sunday work 1t extends,