The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

Prity and patriotism 1T wHfbe oBsefI
| ed from the reading of 1thise Petiti6l
that in the first reason AassigAedJ b
William 'Stedfnah IL Co, 5thatn the
held the lsa1nel dootfineeTenT at tlia
fiihe'as that held by tho iffsargentsEi
theilate rebellion, vik's that the reIatib
which the.os States tbccupfea DIT
then Union was entirely sc0taIedfy,
Eaffd-one 'zv1sfch the sEstates adflse a.izsl,
Ito terminate at: their 1Ipleasurel nCal
any aone doubt, in view oef these doesl
jnents, who iwefeIthe dmeni that 10
'longJ long years Mei,e sowing. theIset,
from which the! country has reptssuel
a harvest of Fuin.2It AndMilk7the ueo
pie who have ever cherished HleiEnfel
bequeafhed toIus hJsthepattiotie fofh
ers of the Revolution besfo w9.fheir1sitf
frages upoluthe men iiNhogtiius laboret
for its observation-disclosures liUf iii nj
to theifeGbrd 80 noiio9toIq sft
To the General assembly ofzhe iiSttz
.Uog lQhiosi ar tSesaqfes Ggao Keaae O
4RelTefS2esataf{}HeS, f2sa eoa9veRssddy ,zn, d,
The q4Inldfler undersigned, legal voters a4t
qtthPferSSffoyer 9tPf the age of fifteen years
residents ut oa Of the le,e counties mite pf Portag'
and Stark @ earnestly nest Rr4Ys yy9g tn eFl
a eqnyentito|nIl on Of the RsPlFfI,o RsoPleFfI Of OHIO. t.
concert measures for effaet ting a speedy
and PEAGESfABLE SECESSION Of O
this ,t4h}i State from the Union, for OF, some s5
or cYr ali Of the, following, reasons go
BE Because cay the State IF, 0ohio with
the the Uni9qn rjq9n iiSSf il e973Fttqr,gY and Free
State cannot ann be XSoqflqllptarily oeiatsd
" with siaYe, States, on the, hep principle ileii
that that a State, as well asa man, is known
BY the company 2eqr pa it keeps aAdi there
fore fore Qfhiio, QfhiiIo, keeping, company with the
Southern = fdt!sr IS States, Is gesponsi6ze fo1
Fli their slavery, SLAYER and while in the Union m
with the Slave States, is bp byp means mIaeanisHof Hof
that Xsry ya e8hnssf0R ne fS Sad o IL aAS3S
Besansets 5 etsfbE fbEg sSg5Hta sSgoRHtaihuHERmg biHm di4 ii Ike
Union, the 2i6Bo6V pIes69pdis7 pes9dif7 GfPot Of thhYfs hhY
State are throWihf2g 4Ge2Ii liz sIiefd 6ft62M their
respectabilityy over s69656 ssoiaGtHh99if3h ssoiaGtHh99i III
as as 9scf9e5ef{ f{f112 ff01m2 the e9ff5ei ffei
5uke due fol ii Horrible ie ieerimssg,i11 ssgi19o On 4fte
principle fat p5aeti go9g 9gzl1fAtH Wl1fAtHh
that fiati68hf fdiat6 PIG 1s q 5fe 5529i rel g
pectable thah a and d'f That haaiai fi r.
5uke that woaid be esffslf9 ffelff9 if Fl 4peFFmiffteed e. fitted
. come down I'll the head heads 1ddf9 st Three Three
hundred tRoGsand,' W7ouldo Be bIee iasSaa ts6iagaa
tsddy if taken t6H from Elf irHti o1lde&fs 1ld&H
md divided among two milfona fllIiiG na'and ana
hree' hundred thohsahntd.s Ill iiid :ntn1
49, Because the people H65Ffftm " ftms 8 stdte
re bound to express i'll the p STRONGEST It 81
manner possible, tReiir9 abh6drei{ceh 3Hd hfdai{ eh 6f 6f
he crimes of these Is1a7eKofd6rso. !adi8ff !adi8ff
1 bear +; the ppsftt3y99l mpost sy9l emn 4 h
heir If is power not not only against the erim-
nal nals W5ho commit then tahlemaa and d. in no WAY
an an they al make stthis, abb horrenee 50
manifest, lnne and az ,El this ,,i!e testimony 50, en-
i halle fI and nd startling, as, bX saying m to
hese S lFP crlmFPinaEs ahss sf9pd f9l by Y9gpEseIYs
e9me n0t gReaf pp1sd#fs1ll ,d# #f1b4 hqye 4n n3tbE7 S&E
= e 20 3Y 3Wlfh YPqqiail qqiailooes ct 4q4aK aid
Jus + Because t tlbHat Pe9ple of IF Qhie (hlFe a can
otf faf remain Ffh in .the,IU1pq the Union 2 eYsa qT a
bgass4 'ng1e s4oHy, l,;, only IS in compliance With
ne agreement, ep whfifeh they have made
, aid the STAKEHOLDER, and which they
olemnly and by oath pat hIa.l .Flsnew to them
very 'f4 year. they Pay p9I, PimlfhppW hin ppWsB
ae general 1fl government as apremiinn
9E eyerE slave he Is shall All kFifdnap, 81 ma breed
hold hold only as they make their soil
Is hunting ground, iand thrust. bach
ITO the bell Of RlavsEyz whence he has,
'eapeda his r4naWaK, victims. and, on4,
rs theyFpledg e1otbesmsslyss to5pea,,s
le leaHden ,affathe intee the 4ritalss ,of
ll9se Peor victims i til which, in the agony
: their 9If despair, they resist theirs mas.
rs and rise to assert their liberty. - Il
5-3 IBecaqse this Upiena was iformedI
I the express Parp ose .af keepi1g,ass
ives all who 20. then tn 4yege glaKesJt that
ieX5 tshonld be tAuso and O that then
ofE;ffhheen olfE;fhheen STATES should ehelPie1 keep
eems ems were WE made spd4Le the Tes;Ys re8ditiensd
the { Mon 9 ThegFaBeliSs 5conditienB4
'yy. The The klrpig0n pig ensequently 7restal
'on, on, slavery. li aSjfs corner stone: fThe1
slaves constitute the bond
lich iel binds nd7Fs it teget44ffsY YnJt ispemep,4d
With nth their the blood. s. Its mighty fabric j ]
government I'm lis .EeaFeed. .pneen, ittAleiFk
9ngledl limbs and bE9kenn bodies,I
d therefore the people. Of Ohio call7 Ms
t be pqgtnela in the zUnjen witho1t1'(
ing Hg3e 3eshhargeable, befarefthei world and T.!
fore HeaYenMiith. being bein slayehQlder h
s1faYeoWrersi .9TEfo9inoo TO zr9tiGdII
3oil Because bad, it 1ot3baen bfog the ri
li2pl lil22pl slavery oulav vloBg since haYsbs
n 4 dead. dead. 5sT Tbs Hniea ilhas lheemdles E9
me means Fa of P keepingg, n
Inlto9Wbni It has has beenr that oKhieA r4as j
seq oltdfo7m the, subject condition, il. !
hfffhl hhffl y iayhas,P humble sqpPliants at, i
.fo'7aqtion Of the III Uaiiaenn to q.itspresnl y y
growth Of kingly psMer Sr banghtEJ j
dee; # has been shat which, has ins 3
lsed the number jof it its y gyiieeftims in from y
'opifq eyer 8 lt94p Q9p Q9p }Qp and "
70 as part of tht thhet kl1nipp tffhas, done ,Ii