Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-01-12

mode IN which the statements of receipts and ex-
penditures BY the several Institutions shall be
made.
All the official Reports, directed BY law to be
printed prior to the meeting of the General Assem-
bly except those of the Attorney General and the
Commissioned Common Schools, delayed by the
remissness ofcomty and local officers, have been
more promptly made than IN any previous year;
and ali, except that of the Auditor ct State, which
is in the hands of the printer, have been printed
q and a are IRE ready to be laid before you. They viii
be transmitted to each house without delay.
1t becomes my duty to lay before you, in COM
pliance with the request of the Governor of New
York, the Concurrent Resolutions of the Senate
and Assembly of that State eondemning the At
rican Slave Trade, and protesting against the re-
opening of that inhuman trafc. The people of
Ohio, without distinction ofparty, and almost with
out individual exceptions, unite in reprobation of
the traffic and its revival.
With these resolutions, / also trasmit for your
information, copies of letters addressed by the Gov
ernor of Virginia to the President of the United
States andto myself. and Of my reply to that ad
dressed to me.
doubt not gentlemen, that I expressed
your own sentiments, as we'll as those of
our common constituents, when declared
my conviction that it is the duty of the Ex.
eentive authorities of Ohio to exercise what
ever power the law may vest them for their
suppression of unlawful combinations against
the peace and salty of other members of the
Federal Union; and that the people of Ohio,
while they will suffer no invasion of their
own territory, will eountenance no invasion
to the territory of other States: but expect
ing from them the fulfilment of every con-
stitutional obligation, will require of their
own authorities the prompt performance of
reciprocal duties.
While we viii not disayow just admiration
of noble qualities BY whomsoeyer displayed,
we must not the less, but rather the more,
earnestly condemn all inroads into States,
not merely at peace with US but united to us
by the bonds of political union, and all at
temps to excite within their borders, SER
vile Instructions, necessarily tending to in
volve the country in the calamities OF. civil,
as we'll as seTvile war.
That spirit ofdistrust and alienation has
arisen within the country, it were idle to
deny. That It is not shared, in any great
degree. by the masses in either section, is,
7 trust. equally true. The people desire
Union and Concord; not Discord and Dis
nn;on-
Claiming no absoIute exemption fro m
Name in behalf of the free States. we cannot
dm;t their liability To excIu siye censure.
In reneated instances. without pretence of
Eiusti6catiou. the territory of Ohio has been
cIandestineiv entered. and peacful iuhabi-
tonts Cn;lty ofno crime Iut color. have been
crneliv k;an.nned- the Fugitive Slave Act.
necessar;Iv renupnvnt to public sentiment,
and bej;eyed, Nv large majority to be un.
const;tpt;onal IN some Of its conspicuous pro-
vis;nns ifnot in ito origin. has been executed
within her limits with circumstances of aggra-
vation which could NOT fail tn excite the
deenest feeling. and cases have not been
wanting where her citizens. travelling on law
ful business in Slave States ON mere suspicion
of obnox,ous sentiments have been subjected
to espionage and indignation to arrest and
imnr;sonment To these Darticular causes
i e ein:s... ~ sdda5 t~ tho c.neral
Vi conpiaint nuS' oe auu.u ~ ~
grievance of the repeal OF the missouri FRO
hibition manifestinp the determination of q
-, ,,,o;a-;t,. - ths .,.vo-hoIdinp class tn
iai &c n,eJoii't y, sne 90
extend Slavery throughout lhe Nauonai ier-
ritories,
Notwitbstandino these causes ofcomplaint
To" .ns -. IL;
ana IN connuea. eApe.sstaoa :aas y, ene 49,
information and juster sentiments the people
nTnh;a hsvs h.id Fast to the Constitution
and the Union. They have respected an the
rights of all the States and OF al the citizens
oftbo Stoto. They bava newer resisted with
;,leesl force even the execution of the Fupi-
.ies@, ioioo o.Ss 'nS 80 -,
i've Slave ACT oy 1eoeral omcers ac.uS uu-
der legal warrants.
Ob;o hos utfarad No panaca of disunion
when the American people have seen tit to
A.. ...,o., - H. Eodor,1 C.uorn
ment to citizens OF the political views than
those of a majority of her citizens, No
h., o;,;,ans Of othar St.to~;iI exc;ta ;n ber
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any sentiments save tnoSe OF sorrow anu
repro baton They will not move her from
ber conrse She will neither disso,ve fhe
r.. aat g. %. S;S..I,,.:a~,
by others.
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VIII resist the extension 81 slavery; confirmed IN
!ne princlpes OF the Oons.lSueion, sne VIII Oppose
Oh aer & sns VIII aofaS me 9nion'
f.et ns hone that @ood connsei may VET nreyaiI.
that differ ence NAV be Composed by n return to the