Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-07-11

oitls Ol llie balk OF lle state Oh SnllcSsce,
Knoxville; the Ban!, at Huntsville, Alabama y
and the Bank Of Vincennes, are no longer re
caiyable at the land Office in this town.
The success of the slavemongers of the
southern and western states, at the last session
Haacongress, in resisting the efforts made to ar
- Ii the progress of slavery in the territories of
the United States, so elated them that they
conceived the design of introducing that abo-
mination into states from which, by their funda-
mental laws, it had been excluded. Accor-
dinghy, as soon as the question relative to slave
~ in Missouri had been determined, plan was
formed at the City of Washington for the pur-
pose of calling aconvention to authorize the I'M
portation of slaves into the state Of Illinois; and
to obtain an indirect expression of the sent-
ments of the people, Mr.. KANE was put in
nomination as candidate for representative
Il congress.
The sources from whence this information 10
t.esived are various, but all furnishing premises
from which to draw the same conclusions; and
we are persuaded that it would be direlection
Of duty in US, any longer to withhold from the
people Of this state the Vaccinations OF those
who would entail upon them participation in
their mseries and their crimes.
In the outline of this plan, measures were
in train to give direction to the public OPT
r,ion, by engaging in their cause as many otthe
PRESSES of the state as practicable, and by es-
tablshing others at such places as should be
deemed necessary.
An interest in the Illinois Gazette, publish
ed at Shawneetown, was 10 have been pur-
chased by John MLean, Esq. our former re-
preventative in congress. The subsequent ap-
pointlnent of this gentleman to the land Office
1t yandalia, either precluded the purchase,
or superceded his services in the capacity OF
an editor. The interest Of Mr.. Kimmel i'll that
Daper has since been transferred to Mr..
flames Hall whetherin accordance with the
views Of this party, we arc not informed: but
an unfavorable inference may be drawn from
AN article in the last number of the Gazette re-
ceived at this Office, in which disparity is
made between this state and the states OF Ken
lucky and Missouri, by the great advantage
which the latter have over the former, from
the Privilege Of holding s1ausS.
Thenext step to have beentaken, was an at
tempt upon the editors of the Illinois Intelli'
gencer. This paper was to have been gained,
by Offering sufficient inducements to the editors
to espouse the cause Of slavery A respectfor
the honor of the profession would not permit
us for a moment to hesitate in believing that
the proposition would meet that contempt
which the baseness and moral turpitude OF the
intlignity would justify. We are still OF the
same opinion: but we cannot refrain from an
expression of surprize at an intimation given
in that paper of the LIST instant, that the edi-
tors have no wish to take,a part in the con-
.cressional election! The Inteiligengcr has
heretofore beenthe firm and Jealous supporter
of Mr. Cook and now, in an article commend
ing HIS CoHuuSl, Tic hi'h'ae@ ''iehi "N"eN. I!
To conclude the arrangements, after having
enlisted the presses at Shawneetown and kas-
1zaskia in their cause, it was deemed necessary
10 setup new one at this place, to combat
the principles advocated by the Spectator; and
Joseph M. Street, Esq. of Shawneetown, was
chosen as the person most proper to place at
head of the establishment.
A.political missionary from Kentucky, in the
service of this party, arrived in this state in
May last, and has resided in this town several
weeks 1t is understood that any further pro-
gress in the execution of this project will de-
pend upon the character of his report.
FOR THE SPECTATOR. ,