Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-03-03
From the Ohio Statesmen.
MR.. HILLS AND THE WAYNE COUNTY
PETITIONS.

On yesterday Mr.. Hills presented the petitions
Of Some of his Republican friends in Wayne ooun-
ty, praying for the setting apart of a day of hu-
initiation, fasting and praying on behalf of the
Legislature, to atone for tho sin committed by that
body, in the act Of inviting the legislatures. OF
Kentucky and Tennessee to Chic, and then drink
wine with them at the expense Of the State. The
petitions, two in number, with some one hundred
and twenty or thirty names, of men I'm good
standing" in she party, were kicked out Of the
House, the Republicans Of that branch Of the As
sembly regarding it as a wicked and %profane in
suit for any body of citizens to suggest to them
that they ought TO pray! We regard the petition
es as pretty good judges of the wants and neces-
stiles Of Republican politicians, especially Of the
class that now have seats in the Legislature. The
Senate originated the resolution to invite the Ken
lucky and Tennessee Legislatures, and the same
body on Thursday last passed a bill, which if
it became a law Ito prevent slaveholding in
OhioD and the same gentlemen come here again,
on another invitation, IL the same capacity as
they cid this winter, and happen to have, as they
had then, their servants along, they must under
the law, il put in force, be consigned to the Peni
tertiary. If men who are guilty Of such gross in
consistency, such base hypocrisy, ough: not tC
fast and pray ard pray and fast, then it is very
difficult to determine who should. The petition
ers are cognizsnt of the wants of the members o.
their party-but the latter DO not appear to know
their own condition. They arc in the gall Of bit
terness and the bonds of iniquity, and like Eph
rain they are Joined to their idols. Mr.. Meyers
who heads one of the petitions, was, we are In
formed, a Republican candidate for Congress at
the last canvass, and Mr.. ABBEY, who headed the
other, was a Republican candidate for Treasurer
in Wayne county. These gentlemen and their
co-petitiOrefs, supposed, We apprehend, that there
was something in the great professions made by
the Republicans, for the maintenance Of the sacred
right of petition, but they will find that this is all
p~retence.. If it had been a petition from some
colored people, asking something that the Legis-
la'ure could not constitutionally grant, these Re.
publicans would have spent any amount of time
and money in discussing the question, and urging
the reception of the petitions. But as the petit
tions referred to came from white Republicans
cuuched to be sure in some unnecessarily
rough language, but still calling on our 'solOns'
to pray-they were rejected, We here print the
petitions for the information of the praying
Republicans of Ohio
10 the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the State of Ohio assembled I'VE, the undersign-
ed voters of Wayne county, pray your honorable
body to appoint a day of general fasting and pray
or, to atone for the sins you committed by appro-
prialing five thousand dollars for drunkenness and
debauchery. We look upon it as a monstrous in
consistency, a industrious stretch Of Legislative
power, for you SO uselessly to squauder toe peo'
pies money and lastly we look upon it as incOn-
sistent, hellish and dia5Ulical, and deserving the
Just indignation of an outraged people who were
faithfully promised reinforcement and reform.
JOHN ABEY,
and ll6 others.