Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-01-30
Letter from lGr. C.eyer.

In ,he Iur'e Vi the nimt session GA the Is h
inst Mr.. Leslie having ihr iL~,r ir several
hours, To as gu his reasons iur v"l,n. Tor tD.
B.nirn, he alluded to a letter lr,m MIR. Gry,r,
Which w,s said to be then in the cIy. Mir.
Nr,cket! ttierenpon rose and read Irais. the Iet
Ter Tie following eXiracIs:
" laefc i, kmJ IN 30 axi,t aIuru,, the hI-s,
~ an paris ~ III; CuIon, .Ir..rNca al ",,"-
-. sac ca"'tauiion"l authority "a. .'"G',s'
~ !rssiate on ii.e III, It "i slavery! "nd, "a
t"unen Yen have n'' 'hq"tsd OF n'r u" t"'
.u,J ct II Ia due t" va ~ wei! rs I" IA! sell,
ga, "ho'ild ant"d"cc my opinion. Acre
Ire .HI, la, 10 L"t ueIoEs Congress p1NHcS
ANY cpn.IiluionI power l. establish "
pr .niult ,!a>eTl ei,hcr IA tir ieif!toGIc, ~ III"
D.,tIicl vi toiunhIa. Oi c.usr", co'ild mt
b. !uducei 10 c. operate Ia or a"u"te" ice any
such lcpie!IuVn; NnS, II the power 'M'tid l
should De n,ae t.a less oppose! 10 II, exsicIsn.
la my Judgment, 10 pIwcr, however i,i"inis
granted, ,n,nI be executed by lsgl.iaion
~h,ri can b, Of ~ benefit Ia tis govern u
or people VI: t.. Untei ) lln', and yn, cohil ct.
w,ti .iii iutrI .,,' .hd feelings al II iarS" n'In
Der vi the ,,s"pia All states al the Uun'h. e.
pecIalIy Where As e,,de'"j l. I" defeat any ""r
U, more Of The greet end, t,r N!Ich the Con-
et.tuliOil aNu N-uNcTiiIht'H dlii
established. And thi. is precisely the Iescrip
tam OF legi,lauua SO much pressed upoa Con-
eress Of late.
ho,n benefit none, not even the slave, for
here it does noth < Dat 10 coiiIo MIN IN sla-
very 10 a given district. 1t m.erI.cI> the nrw
Territories To both master and slave. uu!-ss ;iu
al.t,r wlll con,e.i 10 dIsnUiIe that rridliIa 10y
comforting IN Inn new master, and N HAT
ease III, slave >, at bcneii,tcl, while the ms
isr's right Is IMPAIRED.
BIT. w,ule su.., legislation c A Il, ~ gIni, II
j, fail Of positive evils. l. "'N'l' IN e""'"i .
tar ana threatens t. Sn3ver, 'it in'l u ''I', 81
fifteen States destroys the r"hil !anoc "I 'helr
penple Ut once, III the sccnrhy 1t iheIT ri",-
erly .nd the u,tIce nj the C-"-rd u'' c'"''is'''
.--ureaks up Inc harmony aud lr"nThh"y 81 l"e
Uunn-arrays one pnrti'a ~ hn''"''y u h""'"-
sr, AMI woulI en.rn,ual "r."! u" c'"!I Mar
and the dl.meln oermen: al the N'r'"s'c'
Every rejecting man, however a''f'e e" SD
VERY, az cunii!rn III 'ns op1nioi al "'' '''""'
II, OF Congress t, interfere, must Ia !, 4" |''J
r.,rlt ,x,cr,rrre all 'fectNe "'.'''"''1''"'' !.
inru.Araucr. unless lie i resolve! ol' ca" ""'
and II di.suIutlnn u: the l"i""'
The persevaring efforts 10 secure the passage
Of meta TO prohibit slavery III Tue territories a"'
sh,,lish i, in the District ol COLUMBIA, h!,'
r,r,t If Ia. last sc,siun OF Congress, II" "n-
think c.n doubt, tEat the success III 'h''e 81
f,rl> in either case, would hd'e been feSIfde
snd treated by several OF the s"'rs 1' Il" "ie'
declaration Of civil wari and The C"'"h' "h
ITS manifold blessings, would have persisted u
a conflict Of arms, My, II the questions ha
been lett open 10 agitation another year, IA
Union could not have withsi"D! the shack -
inately. better councils prev"utd 'ni "a
rairst u, all calilnilies Was arerted ny 10
M,.,ye Of the several b,ll, constituting VII
alrd the COMPROMISE; aud nov, my drhb'f"'
IA iiJn Is, that tie b VI security 40 ctny'"A
= . ,st the recurrence OF the intnin"rt per
w1ch we have 81 recently escaped, ~ t. ~
hni tia, Adjustment IN al IT. part 'ol p''
serve il iU>,,irtc.
Ar.rI,, thu o'm>ti # C.lnornta, al
i,s, vt n,,,r n.,rd.rIr-, bni The Is i'r ~
sh lr.,u 4 whh rtled He ,ir.e ''"ie D" T.
y. tr,ct "f oumh,', won't x ''' Tee" r.
u,.l, tcG',t ',l- u, ma, u r"n0'r''" wI'h u
uh-r c"-,,aeu'. Of '!s ~ jHfrm"'t ~ 1t
Lls assurance of ih.m passSgs yet as ",o
va, from tho besiunipg. sn uow' Snd enc