Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-10-07
SAMUEL yINTON.


During the latter part Of Mr.. Monroc's
Administration, prcjtcI was SET on foot in
Congress. BY The SGu,h. for the removal Of
the Creek, Choc,aw, and some olher tribes
Of Indiuns. which then inhabited the inferior
portions Of Georgia and Alabama. 10 the
northwest terri,ory, embracing that portion
which is nuw included in the 0onrishing
State of Iowa, and stretching wenI,o The
Rocky Mountains.
|, was proposed TO Sc, apnrr this vast do
main for exclusive and permanent occuPa'
lion BY the Indian tribes, and, us n COM
mcnccmen,, those Indians owning lands
and living in the saVeholdns States were 10
be removed lhi,her first.
On frs, view, The scheme appeared
plausible. and was favorably received by
Congress. /, was strongly urged by Mr..
Calhoun, with all The ability AMI eloquence
of which he was mastel. and also by very
many distinguished gentlemen in the coun
ellis Of The nation.
As thai as al a time when there was COM
paraiivcly iule sectional animosity existing
between The North and the South. the one
grave objection 10 the scheme was M. urged
or probably thought Of by statesmen IN
their arguments pro and con in the incipi'
en-. stages Of discussion. The main oIjec'
lion thus los. sigh, Of by the opponents OF
The proposition, all minor objections were
easily overcome, and The friends Of The bill
were Sanguinc Of its passage,
A,ihis juncIure a member from Ohio arose
and claimed the auen.lon Of the house
With bold and fearless eloquence, such as
the cause Of freedom always inspires in the
bosoms of lis faithful advocates, tho, mem
Der proceeded to urmask The covert designs
Of the South in urging this scheme. Ih'
great objection to the measure, which ha'
bern overlooked by all Others, he set lor'l
in bcldest array. With undaunled fearless
ness, he charged home upon Mr.. Calhoun
and his aiders and abeuors in The scheme
,ha, their secret intent was TO uPproPria!
. r-.---:,o~r. tn the Indian
forever. because il was northern territory
free territory well knowing that al som
day, not far distant, This territory would b
carved up into STATES therefore, they woul
people ii with lndians-Southern Indians
TO prcven, this consumu,ion.
: 1t was enough. The scheme was ur
masked. It's southern advocates quailcd BE-
fore the exposure. It's feeble opposers iror
the Norh admiued that they had not though
of that objection. The bill was defeated
The arguments OF that member from Ohio
, then comparatively unknown, had given it
fatal blow.
That member was SAMUEL F. VINTON
the Wing candidate for Governor Of Ohio
Here was battle fought and vic'or.
won for Freedom, such as Mr. Giddings
with all his hnastsh achievements in he
behalf, has never been able TO accomplish
Here was tangible triumph by The friend
Of free labor over The minions Of slavery
Had The South succeeded in her designs
where would have been The young and pros
porous State of Iowa, which was a part o
the territory thus to be ceded 10 the Indians
Lost to Freedom and Free Labor forever.
WHIGs remember this. and when yo
hear your candida,e for Governor charge
] with being pro.savery bunker, with n
!. sympalhies for freedom, throw the lie bac
: into the teeth of those who make the charg,