Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-24
"To All Whom It Nav Concern -

Sept, contains full report of the speech
made in Congress on the 6th'of June, by
the Hon. S. S, Cox, under the head of
.' Emancipation and Its Results, and to
this report We are indebted for the folio
wing:
Mr.. Cox had been discussing the Col
onization Scheme, with its enormous cost
and its ultimate civil wars and destruc-
ton of the transplanted race, when he
asked
" What then, do you propose to do with
them Do you propose to let them go from
the South, redeemed and regenerated as you
say, into your Free States of the North Oh,
no, you contemplate no such condition as that
for them. You exclude them as you would a
leper from your States.
Mr. BINGHAM. Allow me to remind the
gentleman that hisremarBs- are too general,
that be does injustice to a majority Ofthe Free
States Of this Union. A large majority Of
them do not exclude any African from them
"Mr MALLORY. ask the gentleman from
OhioH he is willing to throw open the doors
Of that great and noble State--the rich fruit
fal, and productive State to the three millions
Of slaves that may be liberated by these
emancipation and confscation bils2
g Nj. BRGHaa. Its doors are open now.
Mr. WIoKLlFFE When did you repeal the
law prohibiting them
Mr. BINGHAM. As soon as we turned the
Democratic party out of power. [Laughter.]
The recorded laughter must, of course,
be accepted as evidence of a successful
hit-at least, on the part of his laughing
compeers. If Mr.. WicklifFc had been IA
miliar with our legislative history, he
could have shown that Mr.. Bingham drew
on his own fancy for the facts, and that
he was by much too arrogant in taking
credit to his party for the repeal of the
laws IN question ~
The Black Laws, Sc. called, had ex-
listed giaoe tbebeginning of the year 1904,
and at the time of their faal repeal in
184s, were the very Oldest laws upon our
Statute Book, Many efforts had been
made to repeal them, so far as introdu-
cling bills went, but they never met with
any success. These laws we're not a pro
hibition of their settling in the State, but
imposed many disabilities Tin case they
did so requiring them to bring free pa
pers and to give bond for their good be-
havior, and providing for their support
in case they should prove unable to sup
port themselves. They remained with
out material change in their provisions
until 1889, when the Legislature passed
a Law, on the application of Kentucky,
providing remedies for the rendition of
fugitive slaves. This law was passed by
a Democratic Legislature, but not exclu-
sively by Democratic votes. H'was
just and benign law, giving the Claim
ant the aid of process, and the decision
Of a court to enforce his claim; and, also,
safeguards against abuse. The
Supreme Court Of the United States had
not then decided, as they did afterwards,
(and, perhaps erroucOusly,) in the Prigg
case, that such Legislation by the States
was unconstitutional Partly for that de-
cision, and partly for little party ven
geaace towards Kentucky for the part
she took in the great Clay Convention at
Dayton in 1912, the law was repealed by
another Democratic Legislature in July,
1913. So matters stood until the mem
orable session of 1859 9,when Mr. Chase's
Liberty Party had achieved its long COW
eted object, Balance Of Power. The
Democratic section had gone into the
State House before daylight on Monday
morning and organized under B. F. Lett
or as Speaker. The Wing section came
along a few hours later, and organized
under Mr.. Holcombe as Speaker. Mr.
R. P, Spaulding, one of the present cap
tains of anti-slavery, and Mr.. SamI Ne
dary, the "wheel horse of Democracy,
had proclaimed a dissolution Of Govern
lnent and appointed " Committee Of
Public Safety ;" and for three solemn
weeks this solemn nonsense was perpe-
trated, while Mr.. Chase's party, in the
persons Of Townshend and Morse, were
driving bargains with both sides for the
spOiIs; profering the control to both in
turn, and choosing that which offered
best. There were two contested seats
from Hamilton county, and the disposal
Of these would determine the control of
the House. Finally, it was agreed that
the Democratic claimants (Pugh and
Pierce should be admitted and the Dem
ocratic party have control that then Mr..
Chase should be elected to the Senate Of
the United States that the Democrats
should have two Supreme Judges and
some other small change; and that the