Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-21

cd, without shadow of evidence word of truth.
As 10 free soil party never could see the neces-
sIty. In fact any reason, IT. | never belonged
TO any political party hut the democratic party, and
never voted other ticket hut the regular demo-
cratic ticket. Can 1T" say as much More he
cannot say, and pr badly not quite That IL ne can
not say as much, let him erase his vain efforts to
awaken party prJIdioe "n this question and IT ne
honestly desires Ia promote truth and right action IN
his discussions. Jet him conne himself 10 the merits
OF the points Issue Was tlic author OF the ordl
nance Of 1877 an Gb'aitiHist! Was John Quincy
Albums ; Was James Madison Was Silas Wright,
and all others ct like faith aud ace. who opposed the
extension Of slavery into free territory, in their day
Are Thomas II. Benton Henry Clay and all the SEN
aiors from the free States. with exceptions,
AboiOnisis! Both the Senators from this State are
in favor If extending the principles of the ordinance
of 1857 over all cur FIRE territories Are they,
therefore, AbutioUisisi Hardyi
1T" is captious. 1t is pity he could not get
along without bald assertions, unsupported by facts.
He asserts that the free soil party is local party
with one idea" 1t is pity that doctors shOuld dis
agree, hut have it from Senator Fooie that Thomas
II. Benton is the person, who has presumed in the
bosom of of the large saue States Of The Union
to decaim ercey against slavery. and TO give forth
all tie encOura cement, which u SOutherner and
STAKEHOLDER he had it in his power to supply to the
enemies Of our institution north Of Mason aud Dix
ons line. This is the Democratic leader who has
Democratic ranks of the North, who but for him and
has GccTSed teachingS-woUld have stood firmly and
fearessy in the non-iniervention doctrines of the
nOwned Nicholson letter. This is the language of
one slaveholding Senator from slave State, applied
TO another, during the present session OF Congress.
Ii is doubtless exaggerafion. for reasonable
man believes that Mr.. Benton is the cause of the
stand taken by the free States against the extension
Of slavery into Oregon, and the territory acquired
from Mexico. But it proves, beyond all cavil, that
reesOiism is moi local sectional confined to the
free States, if proof were wanting in plain mat
Ter Of fact. And to the slang" about one
dea," that is equally without the slightest founda-
ton, aud may be set down blackguardism when
applied to the free soil doctrines.
Under this view Of the subject which it seems tc
be impossible to gninsoy, it is difficult understand
what good motive an intelligent politician in free
State could have in denouncing " freesoism," as
aboitionism
My freesoilism is contained in my article TO which
T." objects and there was no occasion for him Il
conjure mp the ghosts of the very tyranis who
surrounded by starving Millions" or the rawlings Of
some monomaniac abolitionisi. 10 bewilder an(
Brighten old hunkerism aiias Conservatism. with
My freesollsm makes part of lie. creed OF the de-
mocracy Of every free State in the Union who are
the constant habit of procaiming ii in all suitable
ways and on all suitable occasions and it is approved
by many democrats in the slave States also. The
. time has gone by, trust when the cry of mad dog
on this question will brighten The grown up chill
dren. And for the prJudices " that look so for
midable TO I" IT, | throw them 10 the winds,
worthy the nge, and the free and intelligent peopl,
Of these United States. And as to" ggiiation," thu
is the present work of oUr Southern brethren"
we must meet it in the free States as best we can.
INDIANA.