Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-07-12
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EDWARDSVILLE, JULY 10, 1928.

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As Mr.. Smith has trvice fairly backed out q
the contest betrpeen him and ourselves, and as his
calling upon the people to pity him. is equivalent
to the cryof" Hoid! 'nough." rce do not feel our
sst,es bound 10 pursue the CONTROVERSY after his
thus cruing and backing out at each instance q
the renewal ofhis attacks. But the intimation in
his last baber, that .us ,n4st and shaH' disco,l-
tinus oar retorts upon him, sis truly Imaginable"
He has not yet "scre1ved his courage to the sticking
PLACE." although he has been long talkiug about
h.
By the mail carrier from Vandaha, we learn
that Col. JAMES KELLY, Cashier Of the State
Bank of Illinois, WAS killed on Thursday last,
in an affray with Mr.. Russell Bottsford.
"Ohinion A6road. Under this head
we have frequently allotted a considsra-
BILE portion of our columns, for the pnr-
pose Of apprizing our readers Of the
light in which the slave question in Iii
nois is viewed by our fellow citizens in
different parts of the Union.
Most of the extracts we have given,
it will have been observed, are from pa
pers Published in ,hosu statrs where
slavery is not tolerated; and as far as a
Just conclusion may be drawn from these,
it would appear that but one sentiment
prevails in that section Of our country.
The newspapers of the slaveholding
states are mostly silent on the subject.
Indeed, the Louisville Public Advertiser
appears alone, among the latter, dispos-
ed to encourage the project. We have
heretofore copied two articles from that
paper, upon this subject, the latter of
which appears to have been elected by
the observations on the FORMER, by cor
respondent Of ours, under the signature
of " LooKER-oN." The article to which
alIude, appeared in this paper Of the
slst ult. From the silence Of our cor
respondent, we are inclined to believe it
has not fallen under his observation, and
probably Will not, until he shall think it
too late to furnish a reply. For this
reason, we feel an obligation to make a
few remarks upon it ourselves.
The ground assumed by the Adver-
tiser is, that the introduction of slavery
into Illinois, is "a question OF POLICY,
and not one Of liberty or slavery" and
that while the introduction Of slaves into
this state would melioratc their con-
di,ion, it would not add one to the list in
bondage"
These are questions which lie at the
threshold of all discussion on the sub.
ject of the introduction Of slavery into
this state, and should, on that account
command the dispassionate consideration
fevery citizen interested.
Is this question Of policy, merely
| We think not, but believe it to be ques.
ton of Principle, both moral and hoHti
cal. If slavery had never been intro.
duced into the United States, although
it might have existed for centuries ir
other countries, and proposition were
now made for the frsttimc to introduc &C il
would the Advertiser assert, that such
proposition was one Of mere policy
and in no degree involving principle
We have too much respect, both for the
intelligence and candor Of the editor Of
that paper, to believe he would consider
that a mere question Of policy. The
American people, in deciding upon it.
would assume the responsibility to the