The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-01-11
RhnlY tn Mr. Rnsa-


ductions, is full of gross errors, which should
not pass unnoticed. We think tho writer
aims at fairness and cSBjor, but, like all
men who attempt to sustain bad cause
| reason aud pervcrt history. His lofty trib.
ute TO the Cotton States for thcir observance
of all tboir moral and Constitutional obli-
gators, sounds strangely enough when we
consider the events of the past fow years.
Ii is worry evident that Slavery, aud not the
Constitution, has always bccn the para
mount law with those who arc now seeking
to destroy tho Union; and that tho desire
to uatiouaizc, extend and perpetuAto that
system has stronger hold upcn their
hearts than religion or patriotism. How
can Mr.. Rose, with all tho facilities for as.
certaining tho truth which his position af.
fords, pay such o tribute TO. his section :
The Constitution guarantees to the citizens
of each State all the privileges and immu.
dom of speech and OF tho press; ; aud that
90 person shalt bo deprived of life, liberty
or property without due process of law
but what arc tbcso .guarantccs-what have
thoy ever bcen-in the eyes OF the slave
holders, as opposed to their peculiar inter.
ests A Reign of Terror exists to-day, in
tho Southern States, putting all rights in
jeopardy but tho rights of tho task master
They" THE Scccssionists says Mr.. Rose,
"hayo never voted for q President, whose
avowod principles, and those of his party.
woro tho destruction of the interests and
lives of any portion of tho country he was
to govern" We wonder if he has not read
tho lato Message Of Gov. Brown, of his own
State, Recommending tho outlawry of North
ern men, in fragrant disregard both OF the
Golden Rule" and the Constitution This
delicate fling at tho people of tho North
betrays ignorance of their principles or a
disposition to misroprcscnt them. Perhaps,
former. Nowhere, except in tho writings
and speeches of tho onomics of the Republi-
can party, con ho find any authority for
his unworthy insinuation.
We did not anticipate that Mr.. Rose
would fall back upon tho morris of Old Vir
ginia, 10 justify his assertion that tho South
were the FIRST to prevent tho importation of
slaves, or wo might have been moro guarded
n our language. Wo supposed no was
boasting of bs own immediate secton--tho
Seeding South-the Cotton South--which
has novor boon fully identified with Virginia.
Wo admit that Virginia. in her bottor days,
and oven until within q comparatively re-
cont period, was an abolition State. We
admit, too, that most If not oil of tho origi.
adopted constitutional or statutory pro.
hibitions of tho Slave Trade. which NAV
still remain. But of what avail are such
prohibitions on paper, in States whoro an
adverse public sentiment prevails Mr..
Rose himself is knowing to tho violation OF
the Georgia prohibition onco within tho last
thirty ycars. How may times il has been
violated hc may not know. Ifany reliance
is to be placed upon newspaper statements.
(and they cannot all be falso) the laws pro.
hibiting tho Slave Trade have boen re.
pcatodly violated with inpuniiy.
Mr.. Rose thinks tho re.oponing of tho
Slave Trado "a very unpopular doctrine
only suited to q few reckless individuals
IIo should remember that it is yet in Its in.
fancy. Secession was once au unpopular
doctrine, and Slavery itself has not always
been regarded as divine institution. even
at tho South, Tunes and mon change, and
one stop in tho wrong direction leads tc
another, until what was onco though. to be
criminal is Vowed with tho utmost compla
ccncy. Reason aud conscience at first no
volt at crimo, but "patont continuance il
wrong doing will, in time. conquer them
Tho transition from Socossionist TO {
Slave Trader is much moro natural ant
oasy than from Unipnist to n Sccessionist
Cheap negroes and dosiro TO spread the
! peculiar institution ovor tho whole Cont
nent, would soon make tho Slave Trade
popular. Ten years ago, Mr.. Rose revor
cncod the Union as no did his Bible. but, il
the service of Slavery. no has already re-
nounced tho ono, and may finally renounct
tho o,her A sluvoholding Southern Con
fcderacy would never realize tho high OK
pectations of its friends without the Slav,
Trade. Evon Mr. Stephens, who is one o
tho nblest and most conservative mon II
Georgia. aud by no means "reckless in
diydual," has spoken quito favorabIy of IT,
Tho effort Of Mr., Rose to cast all tn,
odum of tho Slave Trade upon tho North
is perfectly pueriIe, and shows to what strait
a man may be driven in attempting to pal
iato wrong. We havo admitted that th
importation of African slaves has boon car
ried on chiefly, if not wholly, in Northorl
ships Tho reason is obvious; Slavery de
strOys tho commerce of tho South, an,
makes them dependent upon the North 70
ships in which to import Tho victims of thoi
oppression. Is this o matter of which
proud SouthoruGr should boast IL is to
truo that wo have men at tho North, VIII
, ,ln not ecruplo to traffic in the Divine imog,
. Those arc our "Horthorn mon with Soutf
orn principles" whose votes nud iu1uenC