The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-01

submitted on this Hoor two wears ago
when said that - ...
"l exempt, with pleasure from any svc~ psng dc
nunciatiOns which may maze, thousands i ,goo'
and true mcn who lind themselves born to tn, y IN
heritance, and whose whole lite gives assuranc, u
the world that their hearts better than the sys
tom. mtrust class Of men In any society ~ gov e
crnncut with absolute power over servile race,
and bad men will not only use il and abuse IT, as
shall show but BY their camorous cry Of danger
to the State will perpetrato and give sat c,ion N
outragcS that good and true men will DO powerless
to prevent. II il not that southern men and slave
holders are worse than other men, but because
they are no better that it is unsafe, IL il were not
IN itself an indctensbc wrong to intrust them with
absolute power over any part Of the human race
sir, the origin and authority for all the
domnion man of right Possesses in this
world comes direct from the Father OF all,
and has been so recognized, not only by the
great English commen ntator, hut by the law
givors of every civilized nation on earth.
There is no right outside Of his authority,
much less i'll violation of il.
The great epic poet OF England writes
lie gave us only over beast, fish, and fowl,
Dominion absolute that right we hold
by his donation but man over man ..
lie made not lord such title TO himself
Rcserying, human left from human free"
ask the indulgence of tho House while
! read n few extracts from the writings OF
the great men of tho past, which will sut.
flee TO show how slavery was regarded by
them:
"Shycry is system Of the most complete in.
justice. - Plato. a." u.Lr.N .. "rI .s.
Slavery is a system outraged and robbery" -
Socrates.
eternal justice is the basis OF all human laws
Whatever is just is ALSO the true law nor car
this true law be abrogated by any written enact
mcnts. ' 'r.r. uaHf
"if there be such power in the decrees ant
commands OF fools, that the nature of things il
changed NY their votes, why do they not decree tina
what is bad and pernicious shall be regarded a,
good and wholesome, or why, II the law can make
"'Iho,1 who have made pernclous and unlus
! decrecs have made anything rather than laws. -
Cicero. 'a
The law which supports slavery and opposes
liberty must nee ssarly be condemned as cruel, fd
every feeling OF human nature advocates liberty
slavery is introduced ny human wckedness, bu
i"od advocates liberty by the nature which he ha'
implanted IN the breast OF every man: forte'cre.
- neither capu'ity nor conuect can, oy h'
plain law ol nature and reason, reduce the paren
t9a S.atp ol slavery NAeh Jess can 'hey rsdue'
! the Offspring
lno PRIMARY ann o' sVciU'y - 70 pro.eg' ho,'iu III
uas IN the enjoyment OF those absolute rights whol
were vested IN 'nGm mem ny the 'hmutAole M Avs OF na
tlrc. Hence 1t follows that the first and prime enc
of human laws is 10 maintain those absolute right
/ OF lpuiiiuGh't, ---..
! II ANY hnNlah ~" Shal requus ub W coWn'
cs'me, arc oonnu 70 trahsHress Una! huihnn Jaw
or ciSe We must olenu DOM the ha'uraI anu uNihe'
! DtnrE"'ne'
"N nat the Parliament doth shall be holden 20
! ra"%ht Whenever shai enact that whleh Is con
nerl to the rlEhIs OF NATURE -kor1 epFe'
! "The essciice OF oil tde Is JUSTICE. What i
notJhsuce is not law, and what is not law ough
not 10 be ohcyed = hompde".
>, y" man - py nature 'ne property Oh sno'her
| The fights OF na'Nre WuSt bo soiAe NAY iorielte'
| heln'' '"o! can ~ |us''y 'aAeh AWAY D'' '0"''
! A"n. .H..
! IF y0u have the right to make ano'her man
! slave. he has the right to make you slave. --Dr
| Pt!.".
"lt is injustice To permit slavery TO remain
single honr."-Pih,
dAmerican slavery is the vilest that ever saw III
sun; il constitutes the sum Of all villainies. -
.johp Iic,i,y
Man can not have property in mAn. SLAYER
is nuisance, To DE put down, not compromise
with, aud e te aSsa,lSd Wi,h0uI cessation an
Without uIctcy, by every blow that can be levele
ut the monster. ..
Ireland and lrishmen should be foremost
seeking to effect the emancipation of mankind.
The Americans alleged that they ha
not Ncrpntrat9d the crinc, that OF enslaving tl
bapkS,l but Inherited from England. This, how
ever was still paltry apology for America, wh'
asserting liberty for herself, still used the bran
and lash against others. - Dan. u ConnsH.
Z" In regard to a regulation of slavery, my d.
testation of its existence induces me to know n
such Ihiag as apegnlation of robbery, or restrit
ton Of murder. Personal freedom is right o
which he who deprivcs fellow-creature is erin
nal in so depriving him, and he who withholds
no less criminal in Withholding. g.--Chufss Jam
For. t".-
80 would never have drawn my sword in Il
cause Of America, if ! could have conceived th
thereby was founding land Of slavery."--Lo n
yoa., '. fl'IE...
:" | never mean, unless some particular oircun
tarccs should compel me " il, to possess anoth'
slave by purchase, II being among my hrst wish'
to sec some plan adopted by which slavery in tn
country can be abolished by law.
"But there is but one proper and eiectnai moo
by which II can be accomplished, and that is by L
yi;,atiye authority and this, ap far a. my sutfrii
! Sill go, shall never be wanting. - Washington.
The abolition oil domestic slavery Is tne Reea
est o9eGt o. ucsIre an i; 'esg ,h" eGS ;nSan.
u,,l'PP''' snn ~.
'It is wrong to admit into the Constitution Il
idea of property in man,"honroe. ......
" Is it not surprising that at tme when the rgh
Of humanity are defined ana % anuersood S YIN hd p,
g'Si o, srch eu ags snJ such country. we find M
r protesting religion the most mild, humane, ge
| lie, and generous, adopting such principle as r
, pugnant to humanity as it is Inconsistent W!
the hiDie ana destructive " hoerN' - f'"'
H..ry, oorr no;thor tho head nor the heart
,b,, ,"eo from she North Who rises here 70 defel
} slavery upon principle, Randolph.
! The sacred rights of mankind are not to
/ rummaged for among old parehiments ana mus
records, lhey are w,i,ua, @ as s,,sn m, h ,Sn Ssnd
: ;,,oif nd can never he erased or obscur
hv Ln,Han mower, - AIesauder Homiltoo.