The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-01
SUBSTANCE OF
FOURTH 8fJULE SPEECH
Dellveredin Portsmouth.
BYsJ. II. eREIGHroN.
TCoNeLUDED.


"Pride goeth before destruction aud
naughty spirit before fall" The Ma
tioos Of The Earth. are now asking what
is this war for. Has the Old Democrat
ic party, by refusing slave code given
sufficient oifsnee for such war. Has Mr..
Douglas the Northern leader Of the par
ty done anything taat was contrary 10
laws they helped TO make. Does The Re-
publican party.or the present Admnls-
Iration offer any thing bad enough to d.
vide this nation? Have they proposed
any new measures with regard TO slavery!
Are they asking toUhange the ConsIllu'
ton OF aws.n any way touching slavery.
Have they not declared more than hun
jred times and even printed it in their
platform, that they were opposed to inter
fering with slavery where it exists by
law? Did not The last Congress even at
ter the rebels had left, declare BY n strong
vote that the Constitution should be 80
amended as not 10 interfere with slavery
forever vi ere il now is--amd if they had
not separated From the Union ;his would
have been put into the Constitution this
is aremarkable vote Immediately after a
great Presidential electlon.) Which Of
their rights have been inflnged? Have
we refused TO deliverup ,heir slaves? and
il we have, is it possible that this great
nation is to be destroyed, because few
negroes are lost! But perhaps We are not
even 30 guilty,even Of that.
1t comes with very bad grace from
the Cotton States, border county in Viz.
ginia or Kentucky could speak with more
reason. That the Northern people have
great objection to tho Fugitive slave
law do not deny but this rises rather
from the cruel form Of the Law than the
more constitutional provision to reclaim
fasitives There is not such law,
think il the civilized world. 1t actually
offers br5c to tho Judge SO to decide
against the, fugitive and S5 the other way
aud then the witnesses are as good as Of
fcred a bribo, for they know that It it il
made out for the claimant, they get theil
foe from the United States Treasury !
not tho poor negro has nothing TO pay
And then the Martial is offered brib,
too in tho way Of fees the most disgrace
full that ever scandalzed statute book
The States that passed laws on this sul jec
did it generally with view to preven
the abuses Of this law and also 10 pre-
vent kidnapping under H. for no k wa
never better adapted for catching tis
than this law is for kidnapping free color
cd pGrsons-ani indeed in some inslan
ces dark skinned white persons have bee
taken BY it, lor when once the MARTA
takes charge OF negro white or bla;k tn
process 10 SO peculiar that it is almos
impossible to stay the proceedings. tn
people when the transaction takes plac
have about as mech to do with it as th
Austrians Neither Commissioner nor maj
shal nor plaintiff (pursuer l ought
say is at all responsible or can be 10 an
way reached by the people; the Comiui
sioner need not admit witnesses at all i'll
don't choose the pursuer is generally
man that was never seen before and W
never be seen again. lie has nothing
lose. Uncle Samspays all. What wou
the South say il we asked for such Ii
to got our horses that might go into the
State2 Ard yet am permitted TO sa
from actual observation, and undoubt
testimony, that this law has genera
been exscuted--evon where tho peoI
were we'll convinced Of fraud: such i
been theil respect for law that evoa Il
law has been Obcyed
There ia no question but more FREQ p(
pls have been kidnapped by it than r.
fugItiycs have bocn lost, because it "
resisted If wo had mind TO set up o
thing against another va could say n
tho musl cruel and murderous trca,mt
has been shown 10 tho South TO North'
white men on the verrlest susplclcn.
Douglas was imprisoned in Norfolk for
other crime tbAn teaching Sabbath.Sch
children Rev. Anthony Benly v
hung in Texas for no other crime ii
being a membor ol the Methodist Epis
pal Church.
or all people this side Dahoncy,tb
are the last that should oomplsln OF
non. observance Of law. But again.
ask what is their complaint? Ia il
cause Lincoln was elected? Well, who
er tho cause or the occasion, the peo
did it, and il il had been their candid
ths people Of the north would no IN
thought of rcbolling than OF revcrs
ths poles Of the earth. The truth isl
race Of gentlemen" saw public paIr
age about TO be reduced, and the gr
eye could not bear the sight. Like
tons Angel, who would DO first, or
bo at I'll ,--or like some Of the Ron
Generals, rather than fail Of the cons
ship, would see nation IN the agoric'
war. From their youth they have b
accustomed 10 rule and never submit.
now tho this groat aud happy nat
must be disgraoed and perhaps lose til
sands ofprecious lives. aud endure unt
suieriugs, these naughty treasury
tened. ''gent,emsn' must drive on,
hopingfor Presidents, and Cabinet
GERS. and foreign missions &c, ans,
that this war though commenced on
part of tho Soulh--is on tho part Of
North purely for existence. There is
demand made now as TO slavery
brings US 10 the question Of Compron
Surely no man with III, heart Of n
could have any other feelings, than
avert the horrors Of such war as I
all ought to bo done, that would not
ri6cs the National Union. but W
would we begin? viii the Democl
parIy acknowledge that they wror