The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-13
THE .JEFFERSoNfAN DEMOCRAT. -

against the peace and safety Of other mem-
bers Of the Federal Union; and that the poo
plo Of Ohio, whio they will suffer no inva-
sion Of their own territory, will counton-
anco no Invasion of the territory of other
states; but excepting from tbom tho fulfil
ment OF every constitutional obligation, will
require of their own authorities the prompt
performance of reciprocal duties.
Whilo we will not disavow just admira-
ton of noblo qualities, by whomsooyor dis
played, VIC must not the loss, bnt rather
the more, earnestly condemn all inroads in.
to States, not merely at peace with us, but
united to us by tho bonds Of political union,
and all attempts to excite within their bor-
ders servilo instructions, necessarily tond.
ing to involve the country in the calamities
Of civil, rs woll as servilc war.
That spirit Of distrust and alienation has
arisen in the country, it wero idle to deny.
That it is not shared, in any great degree,
by tho masses in oithor section, is, l trust,
cqnally true. The people dosire Union aud
Concord not Discord and Disunion.
Claiming no absolute exemption from
blame in behalf of tho FREQ States, VIC can
not admit their liability to exclusive censurc.
In repeated instances, without pretence of
JUST liCation, tho territory of Ohio has been
candcstinoly entered, and peaceful iuhab.
itants guilty of no crime but color, havo
boon cruelty kidnapped the Fugitive Slave
Act, necessarily repuguant to public senti.
ment, and beloved by large majority to
DO unconstitutional in some OF its conspic-
nous provisions, if not in its origin, has been
executed within her limits with crcumstan-
ces of aggravation which could not fail to
excite tho deepest fuoling; and cases have
not been wanting where her ctizons, travel
ing on lawful business in Slave States, on
nero suspicion of obnoxious sentiments,
havo been subjected to espionage and indig.
nity-to arrest and imprisonment. To
these particular causes of complaint must
be added tho general grievance of the re-
peal OF tho Missouri Prohibition, manifes-
ting the determination of largo majority
of the slavc.holding class to extend Slavery
throughout National Territories.
Notwithstanding these causes of com
plnnt, and in confident expectation of their
ultimate removal through tho influence Of
better information and juster sentiments,
tho people of Ohio have held fast to the
Constitution and to tho Union They have
ever respected all the rights of all tho States
and Of all tho citizeDs of tho States. They
havo never resisted with illegal force oven
tho execution of the Fugitive Slave Act by
Federal officers acting under legal warrants
Ohio has uttered no menace of disunion
when the American people havo seen fit to
entrust the powers of tho Federal Govern
ment to citizens Of other political viows than
those of majority of her citizens No
thro"ts OF dsnnion in similar contingency
by citizens o! other States will excite i'm ber
any sentiments save those of sorrow and
reptobation. They will not move her from
nor course. Sho will neither dissolve tiie
Union bcrseT nor consent to its dissolution
by others.
Faithful to tho covenant of tho Ordinance.
sho VIII resist tho CXtersion of Slavery; cou-
hrmed in tho principles Of the Constitution.
sho will oppose its natonalization; true to
tho faith in which her youth was nurtured.
and calm in the consciousness of her ma.
turcd strength. sho will abidu in the Union.
and, uudor the Constitution, maintain Lib
orty.
Let us hope that good counsols NAV yot
prevail that differences may bo composud
by return to the faith of tho Fathers. md
TO tho original policy of tho Republic; and
that our wlio!o country thus relieved from
existing causes of dissension, NAV onco
more present to the admiration of tb.
world the spectacle of great and prosper
Gus community of truly United States. pro
tected in their industry and defended in
their rights by the laws and impartial ad. .
ministration of State and Federal Govern.
ncnts. TO this end, at least let no efforts
Of ours DO wanting. S.P. CHASE
COLUMBUS, January 9, 1850.