The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-02-14
The Niger Agitntors.

The business Of thsOhio Legislature seems
TO be much retarded by tbe Everlasting rig
GET" Locofoco olfactories are 60 sensitive
in tlispertcuar that /! isimpossible for them
10 maintain q respectable equilibrium. When
,be ptfoic resolutions were up before the
Legislature, pledging Ohio to stand by the
Union, the locofocos made an Intellectual ef-
frt TO have The odious S,rttenden Compru-
mise tagged on TO the narrative" in order
to get drive at the Niger When Virginia
invited Ohio TO send commissioner TO Wash
ipgton, certain Republicans--rather weak in
the knees--endeavored to take the appointing
power out Of the hands Of the Governor, for
fear the irrepressible niger would not be
piop1rly represented This, Of course, suit
ed the locos exactly, and they gave il their
undivided supprt. However, this scheme
failed, when the latter tried to have the
Crttenden resolutions adopted as the basis
Of instructions to The Commissioners. Ohio
having promised aid, if ne cesfary, to protect
the Union, IT was altogether consistent to
have the military forces Of the State organ
lied, and a measure was introduced TO that
effect. The locos al once saw the mig ser and
"an attempt TO further ilrtate the South"
and they pounccd upon it .botfooted. The
South may steal Federal guns, forts, arsenas
and money, and organize military companies,
but we mustn't say word or etr, for fear
of firing the Sou hern heart Then came
the question Of repeating the laws conflicting
with the Constitution, and some Of the locos
caught the nigger right by the hair ofthe head
in the second section Of the claw to prevent
kidnapping in Ohio" We have already no.
iced The anti amalgama.ion law, passed for
the spacial henett of the locos, and several
other matters wherein the one prominent idea
of the nigger was set forth and we are not
at all surprised, therefore, that the Republi.
cans are growing tired Of the constant ngta
ton thus forced upon them. In this regard
Mr. Collins resolutions, which we tuhjoin,
will be hailed as needed relief
Rrsor,d ls That until, through the action Of said
Convention oi Commissioners nr in some other authora-
ycmauncr, IL Is ascertancd what measures and enact
mants dcmlndad by or will be likely to be satsacto
ry TO tue complaining States it Is cXpcdicnt and proper
to delay all further LEGISLATION upon the sub hcc slavery
and the claims and points of difference between the free
aud slave States growing uutof the same.
R.soir0 ID. That SO soon MS are distinctly inform
cd by the prucecngso said convention or otherwise
what legslnyc action is demanded hy, will probably
be satisfactory to said complaining Stltssor any ortheu
the same should be promptly had, IL consistent with thr
interests and honor of the State OF Ohio and the
people thereof.
The asecessionists at Washington are ter
libly enraSed by the result of the late Vr
ginia election, and declare "Yirgil ia aboli
ticniaed." large majority of Unjol men
were elected to the S;ate convention, but
there are still fears as to the fac Of the OLD
Dominion, owing to the fact thtta majority
OF these ran ON the ultimatum OF the Crll,en-
den proposition to be adopted by the 4th of
March. Ii this is rejected then they are for
accession The troublp with the spceSsiunist s