Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-31
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lne,iy. absconded from Tennessee with IN
abandoned woman, taking with him his
wife's jewslry, their little child, and FIVE
negroes which were the separate property of
his wife. He took the negroes to Virginia
and sold them, and then went to Cleveland,
Ohio, with his pnrhmour. At the instance of
Mrs. Kennedy the Governor Of Tennessee is
sued q requisitibn upon Governor Dennison,
of Ohio, for the arrest and delivery of Ken
nedy as afngitive from justice. The requi-
sition was presented to Governor Dennison,
who, after deliberation, refused to issue his
warrant for the arrest on the ground that the
laws Of Ohio do not recognize property in
slaves and therefore 1t was no CT ine to steal
them.
This statement is copied into the Cincin-
matt Gazette, which, assuming il TO be cor
rect, describes il as a call Of Gov. Harris on
Gov. Dennison to adopt the theory "Thst
shareholders could take their peculiar pro-
perty into any of the States and hold it
there;n and, on this statement Of the facts,
the Gazette fully justifes Gov. Dennison.
We might inquire what good, either moral,
material, or legal, has been accomplished by
this refusal7 Is there any principle of free
dom established by furnishing sanctuary in
Ohio for knayes who run slaves from their
owners and sell them into slavery in
another State7 Is there any principle
of law or of state-rights vindicated
A woman has been robbed by her hus-
band, and Gov. Dennison spreads the aegis
of the sovereignty of Ohio over the robber.
If he had embeEzled any other property,
Gov, Dennison would have delivered him up
promptly; but he stole men and sold them
into slavery, and man-stealing, it seems is to
find a sanctuary in Ohio. How long is it
since it became Republican virtue? By our
refusal to carry out this requirement of State
comfy, rascal who las robbed his wife Of
her patrimony to waste on his paramour, and
has aggravated the robbery by stealing men
and selling them into slavery, is shielded
from justice by the sovereignty of the Repub-
lican State of Ohio. This seems to be the
great moral effect of the action of Gov. Dem
nison. -sr.f-r f-r..-fr
The Gazette lays down the law to sustain
Governor Den nison, as follows; r
"Now, we have always distinctly under
stood that the Constitution made special pro-
vision as a thing out of rule and contrary to
the natural and legal order of things ioithout
such exceptional stipulation, so far as the
Free States are concerned, that fugitive slaves
should, in all the States, be delivered up to
be returned to their masters. But that very
provision clearly implies that such property
is not and can not be recognized as such in
the Free States. Even another bred Scott
decision could never establish or enforce So
odious doctrine. What the precedents are
ifeny there be, in cases like this demand upon
Governor Dennison. we hre not prepared t.
say. Thai slaves are not property, however
by our laws, we know. Such being the fact
we do not see how slave-stealing is 10 be re
cognized by our authorities as punishable"
Where so very loose case is to'be de
Tended, it is natural that legal principle
should be loose. In the first place the pro
vision for the rendition of fugitives from jus
tice is sufficient to cover this case, and tha
is neither "A thing out of rule, nor contrary
to the usual order of things" but indispensa
BILE to the execution of justice. Nor is it nee
essary in this case to deny to the States tn,
largest discretion due to sovereignty, in de
Gliding whether crime has been committe,
by the person who is formally required to b
delivered up. Whether the laws of Obi
recognize property in slayesor not the offens
charged was crime. If the slaves wer
property, it was crime; according to Obi
laws if persons, still more crime. n q
The provision for the rendition of fugitive
has nothing TO do with the case, but the Ga
2ette totally misstates that. II is not "a thin
out of rule and contrary to the natural an
legal order Of things" at ALL but indispensab
TO the legal protection of rights, even
slavery did not exist 1t is that "No perso
held to service or labor in one State, undt
the laws thereof escaping into another, sha
in consequence of any law or regulatio
therein be discharged from such service, bl
shall be delivered up" &c. f5.e.s.
The Gazstte says, 'That very provision
clearly implies that such property is not, ar
can not be, recognized as such in the fir,
States" 1t would be difficult for any boo
else to see this Implication. The provisiC
declares that claim to service shall not
lost by the transfer TO another State. VIII
is the right TO the service and labor Of the
gitive If it iscproperty, the Constitute
recognizes ''such property in the free Stat
If not property, what is IL? Suppose the t
gitive to be an escaped apprentice, would I
right to his labor be property If not, whit
Yet the provision Of the Constitution NAL
no difference between persons owing servi
1t does not mention slaves. Oh 's-f'
As we said before, the provision for
rendition of fugitives has nothing to do wi
the case; butbefore the Gazette discussesth
it might be well to see what it is. AS appei
by the statement which the Gazette aecep
and ON which it defends the action of G.
Dennison, crime was committed in Tenn
see, as repulsiye TO our moral sense as
theirs, and our State protects the criminal
ground which 10 our moral sense only aggl
vates the crime.
THB Republicans Of Lancaster, Ohio, ha
requested T. d. Jones to execute bust
Mr.. Lincoln This is very enthusiastic
the part Of the Republicans Of Lancaster, a
very complimentary to Mr.. Jones, but it "
appear much better if the Republicans
Lancaster will accompany their complime
with enough subscriptions 70 a cost of [