Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-03


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ship. shall never ceaseln my humble way,to IN
coEsEzntdispla Eforthone condemnation thePso.
pie Ohio and Of the nation the base ingratitude,
the wsttoR disregard Of law, and the frenzied IA
Of tRose. .Hhph aye dragged the fair name
bf, t0hio into contempt and contumely. Let
these foul birds Ut homo have their necks wrung,
and then Ohio may speak to her sister States Of
the border with the accents OF peace; and then
and then only, can she call aloud, with emphs-
sis, to the South 10 halt in their mad march out
of our Onion.
When 4 came here this session, found
ambng the Virginians and KentuckiaDs an ex-
cited feeling against Ohio. Why1 Simply be-
caIse few feloDs were not sent back to their
Ststes fs,Nbt that But because II left their
boadets utterly unprotected the. impslpable
shield o. the law--at the mercy Of abolition
marspdefs and slave thieves: ohiowas city OF
refuge foF ecoundrels, aud what cared they for
their crimes and their consequences! -
Kentlcky Ia so unfortunate -as 10 have 10 her
midst Sl70, 900 900 in slsge' pfoperty. Her
Governor says she Is losing IL, at the rate Of
$500, ,0005pe annum. ! think if be could keep
q conductor of the U. G, r. r.. for a year even
through my district, he would. perhaps double
thb estimate. / was told last fall, by o respect,
able Republican above Columbus that there ay,
erAgede through his neiehborhood at least elk
runaway slaves per week, helped along by COM
bihations Of men, making loss alone OF some
D0,UpD per annum to somebody.
The fugitive slave law has been enforced In
Southern Ohio,a the risk Of life in all cases,
but it has been enforced, In the Northern Dis
trict it has rarely, ,ifs ever, been enforced II
attempted, it was resisted with the fury of mad
men and mobs Hundreds of slaves escapeauc
oessfnlly from the border States, aud get to Can,
ada and the Reserve. Mr.. Pugh was greatly mis-
taken when he said by way of soothing the South,
that not s loo, 900 worth OF slaves ever escaped.
The South know better Organised bodies ex-
let, In the North, to resist the enforcement ol
the Fugitive Slave law, and am informed, BY
one who knows, that at Iberia there are 10 mus
kets in store Tor such purposes, with, U. B,
brandsson themst Where did they COMB FROM
Whole counties are enlisted topreyent arrests,
and we know that Giddngs recommends pi-
rates fate to every Marshal who shall attempt
ts enforcement. What, With Republican con-
ventops denouncing the Fugitive law; Repub
lican judges sustained for overruling it, public
officers mobbed In its execution; we cannot won
der that the South, on our own border, require
some guarantees for their protection. Suppose
throughout our own borders, and enter into ma
ehinations to burn the capitals, destroy the manu-
factories, and sink the ships Of the Northern
States-would these incendiary proceedings be
regarded as neighherly and consistent with the
fraternal sentiments, which should ever be cher.
ished by one portion Of the Union towards an
other2' Would they excite no emotion 2. Occa-
sion no manifestations of dissatisfaction, nor lead
to any acts Of retaliatory violence7 But the
supposed case falls far short OF the actual one,
in most essential circumstance. tn no con-
tingeney could these capitals, manpfactories and
ships, rise in rebellion and massacre the iuhabi-
tants Of the Northern States. ......... ~.
Virginia has, like Kentucky, over one-third
of all she possesses in this same property. II
Is guaranteed, at least By their own State laws,
Those laws protect it in various ways. They
punish its stealing. They punish murder and
insurrec.ion among slaves. These are the
means of civil government for the protection Of
society, and Of property and person. From the
peculiar nature ofths property, IL has excited
not 80 much the cupidity, nor the humanity OF
others; but the ambitious designs OF fsuAtica!
demagogues, who inaaming public passion, have
inveighed against il and have made murder and
even treason respectable, 10 secure its escape
and demolition. The Parker programme of the
New Yea Tribune, taught he right to sisy
and steal, in pursuance Of the fell parpose Of
destroying this property. In the border States
| of Maryland, Missouri, Virginia AID heziaeky
alone are hundreds OF millions Of dollars worth
Of property of this kind. Each Of these S;Ets;
have laws to guard il: Ba; suppose the gaiisl
who break these laws escape 70 Ohio or q
Iowa-what them Our fathers provided thai
which Judge Mclean asserts was zine qas nor
to the formation Of the Constitution. In the
second section of the " art Of the Constitu-
ton, they unequivoealIy set forth not only q
mode of recapture for their slaves; but fcI
slave slealers and other criminals, q means oi
extEaditon. In the execution Of this compact
lies the protection 70 these milliops. Is il then
an idle grievance which Virginia and Kentucky
have preferred? To say nothing now of fugi-
tiyes from labor, or personal libertybills, or un
necessary slavery agitation, but only to look at
this one Ques.;on-is il a complaint of light and
transcicnt personal and fro side safety, when
millions Of property are are at stalker These
complaints demand answer, as they called for
oatechism. The effect of the action of the Re
publican governors Of Ohio and Iowa has been to
shield murder, treason and slave larceny. No
other conclusion can be drawn from the facts.
affirm that the surroundings also justify the
inference of Gov Letcher, that those executives
vamped up frivolous pretexts for noa delivery.
with intent to avoid the execution of the Law
and the Constitution. Were there ever palmer
ccses2 The Cor sttution in its Cd section. ~
Art. puts the duty down in unmistakable Ian
gusge: "a person charged IN ANY STATE, 10Th
treason, felony or OTHER cRIsr, iOhO sRaH fee
&c. ..'........ ...'..' ..7r.7ss b. 80.
It would seem to be enough, that an Ohio
Executive had proof that the fugitive was
charged in the State Of Virginia and Kentucky,
with crime. But No! The higher law sur
mounted the Constitution, and murder and lsrce-
ny received immunity and even apotheosis at the
hands of Northern Governors And am to cit
here a representative Of the United States,
sworn to support its Constitution, while these
complaints are made and hold my toqgue--fcr
the honor Of my State! Her honor Is to wipe
out these stains of treaohery Her honor is 70
clear the State House Of these trucking seryi--
tors before Black Power. Her honor is to bo
rid Of William Dennision, who, however amia-
BILE and courteous as q man, has allowed his
amiability to be distorted into bad faith, and
his pourtesy ss man, to be tarnished BY his
want of Executive comfy. These sre 10 times
to mince matters. i speak plainly Let me
analyze these cases; and the pretexts of these
Executives, 60 long as these pretexts however
flimsy arc not understood, so long will theee
complaints remain unredressed. | wish every
Democratic paper in Ohio would make them
known. viii take the esaes in the order Of
time. ~s .,--....-....,., ,--s5ia-s lst-- l sG
Shortly after his Inauguration, Gov. Letcher,
understanding that Barclay Coppc, one Of the
John Brown marauders; was at bis mothers 10
Iowa, issued his reputation to the Governor of
Iowa. This magistrate followed up his fulsome
inaugural laudation of John Brown, by q refusal
10 deliver. -.... -
lst Because the Notary before whom the
affidavit was taken, did not use q seal, but a