Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-24
Charges against the
EslHck ReDublicuus.

Mr. Duval, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Federal Relations, in his able re-
port to the House of Representatives of
Arkansas, thus charges the Black Repub.
licans:
l. They advocate-The prohibition, as
well as the abolition, of slavery, by Con-
grcss, in the Territories, the common
property, and purchased by the common
blood and treasure Of the citizens of oil
the States. .
2 The abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
8. The prohibition Of the slave-trade
between the States.
4. The repeal of the fugitive slave law.
5. The rem odeling of the courts of the
United States, that majority of Black
Republicans may be placed upon the
bench, and the Constitution interpreted to
suit themselves.
, 6. The equality Of tho negro with the
white man.
7 The irrcprcssibo conflict doctrine,
that there will always be struggle be-
tween the North and the South--freC
States and slave States-and that this
Union must become all free or all slave.
s. They oppose the admission of any
more slave States into this Union.
o. They have in the States of Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
sets, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa, by Legislative
enactments, nullifed the fugitive slave
law passed by Congress in pursuance o
provisions of the Federal Constitution
10. They have extended to the free ne
grocs the right of suffrage in the States
of New York. New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and O6io
II. They have assisted the fugitive tc
escape from his master.
H. They introduced in the House 0
Representatives in Congress, at the las
session, a resolution to abolish SLAYER,
throughout the Union, and it receive,
sixty Black Republican votes.
Is. They passed at the Same session
through the same House, bill to repea
the laws of the Territory of New Mexico
which protect slavery.
II. They passed an act in the Terri
torial Legislature Of Nebraska, prohibit
ing slavery in that Territory, and it wa
only prevented from becoming a law b,
a veto Of the Governor,
Is. They passed an act in the Terrific
rial Legislature Of Kansas, prohibitin!
slavery in that Territory, and the sam
was vetoed by the Governor, and they re
passed it over his veto.
lG. Sixty-two members Of Congress
and other prominent members of tina
party, have endorsed the Infamous Help
er book. which counsels the commission
Of the most infamous crimes, such a
= murder and nsurrection by our slaves.
II. They added insult to injury by at
tempting to elect Sherman, an endorse
Of that book, to the office Of Speaker c
the House Of Representatives in Congres,
18 They have furnished us with
practical illustration of their theory
q the raid of John Brown, and the butcher
u of portion of the citizens of Virgini,
i and when the well-merited punishment
= death was inflicted upon him for the hig
: crimes of treason, murder, and incitin
II slaves to insurrection, they tolled bell
IT held meetings, and pronounced him
martyr.
'e 10. They have refused on account
'r their hostility, to surrender fugitives fro
y justice upon the requisitions of Governo
l. of Southern States.
j 90, They have sent cmmissaries in
'e our midst TO destroy our property and il
= citing our slaves to insurrection.
L 81, They have denounced the Consi
'e tuition and the Union, and promulgated
'S "higher law
" %. And, to crown all, they ha
10 elected Abraham Lincoln and IlanniI
:, IIamlin, to the Presidency and vi
u Presidency of the United States.