The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-25
letter from a Straight Democrat.

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1--WE, fhe undersiened, voters Q
Hancock county, Ohio. in view Q
The insimaticn made BY the Presi
dent OF the United Ststes, in hi
message, that by an act Of Congress
end by the laws oi the States, to b.
hereafter enacted, many of the ne
eroes, held as slaves, may be set a
liberty, and fearing that they m a,
wander into Ohio, mwch N the'de
rimeDt Of the white inhabitants O
our State, and especially to thos,
who have to depend upon their Ia
Dor to support themselves ard fam
ilies - v-
We, therefore, respectfully asl
your honorable body to pass a Law
so atiipgent in its provisions as to
tally to prohibit sny negroes Iron
immiRrating into. settling, or hold
ing property. in Ohio. "a
- ! adress you on tho subgik brc,,
! want to reech, Republikins. De
mocrasy is ell rite on this qpestion
ltepphlikins 10 not, therfour them,
the IL ime after. ] knm Q briul
sibuert not righteous men to repent
ans. -, =. "A ...f.- s..
There is now fifteen nigeers, men
wimen and children, or ruther, mail
femail and yung, in Finlay. ant
Yesterday, sputhcr arove. lam be-
koming alarmed, fur ef ,bay iucres,
al this rate. in suthin over sixi,
yeres they'll hev q majority in the
town, and may, ef thay git meme
enuf, tirranize over US, even ez We
air tirranizin over them. The dan
ger is imminent I! Alreddy our poo.
white inhabitans is out oi employ
ment TO msik room fur that nigger
--evcn now our shops and facterie,
is full nv that Niger, to the grea,
detriment Nv white inhabitant who
hez family to support, and oul
county lpfrmry 10 full Nv hun.
] imploar the peep,l to wake up.
Let us hold a mass meetin 10 talk
this subgik into consider ashun, and
thet b'sness may be expedited,
perpose the passig nv a series Nv
preamble end resolushens su,hin
like the follerin, to-wit, viz:
Wareas, we vew with alarm the
sckshun Nv the Presydent Nv the u
:, in recommendin tho imejit eman.
sipsshun Nv the slaves nv owr mis-
gided euihrin brethren. and his ev-
ident intenshun NV kolonising on
on 10 Ohio, and the heit on en- in
II ankok county. and
Wareas, in the event Nv this imi
grashun owr iellO townman Levi
q. Flenner and u'hers hooz families
depend upon ,hare labor fur supper,
wood be thrOde Owt nv employment,
and
Wareas, wen you Civ . man q
hoss you sir obloegcd TO also make
him . present Nv O. silver PLATED
harness and Q $500 buggy, so ei W.
lot the niger live here We sir ia
duty bound to let him vote, and tt
marry him of hand. and
Waress, wen this stait nv affarei
ariv our pore stAit will DO no fiji
plais for men Nv edjucashun and re.
fntmeDt, and
Wareas, any man hevin the intel.
lex Nv hrass mounted ia ckass
/ in esily acc lllct the 2 raisis want
never intendid to liv together, and
Wsreas. we see in the fuiur much
rubb.e arisin out Nv this compliks-
sion, and
Wsress, beiD in the majority we
tin do .z wo rlese, and tz the mig
,er siut no vote he cant help hisself
herefore 10 it
Resolved. that the crude, IN deo.
lorized afiikan. is a disgustin obj,k
Resolved. that this venshun,
ven il hex its feet washed, smells
wester ner the sfrikan in his nor :.
nal* condisnun. and is thair4 his
uperior. -,.r.. ....
Resolved. the niygcrs be drnv
mt Nv Finley. ,'t
Resolved, that sech property ez
ha may hev akkumulated be con.
istiknted and the proseeds applide
0 the folIorin purposes, TO wit viz
Iamely:
l. Pament nv tho bills NV the
asst Dimekratik centrul komitte.
. Pament of the diseptercsted
'atriots ~ cirkslated the sbuv peti
hun. .H
8. The balei z 10 rename in nj
,anz to be used next ortum fer per.
itrkel l%rpusses.
Resolved. that the Republicans
vino oppose these rest rlu,ions oil
san.er marry nigger.
Resolved, that DR.. Carlin in rent.
n q part nv his bildin to 2 atrikens
i,z struck q bio at the very founda
huns nv sosiety.
Resolved, that in that artikle Nv
he constitoosbun that reeds "all
nen air crested iree an ,Iuil." The
y nrds "ceptin niggers,' ehood be
sidid too wunst. 81"
fello whites, arouS a! The inem,
% onto us Our hHrtbs is in dan
scr Wen we i,cv biggcr fer jude
.-niggers .ur ,eechets-niggers in
uipgers rule aud con
lrole sosiety, then will you remein-
ber this warhin
ArOWse to Wunet