Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-05-19
NUMBER II.

but 1t is not an open question. and cannot be
opened without breach Of faith and the de-
structon Of the peace Of the county.
IT'S UNFAIR TO THE soRrH
Sir the question has been decided The
free States are against this bill and 1t is an i'll
return FOR their past generous conduct TO en-
deavor to force itupon them. They have been
not only just, but magnanimous TO the slave
States What was the condition ofthe slave
States thirty years ago in relation 10 the use
Of the soil within their limits? Declared of
great part Of its use an Indian population
covering more or less Of almost every slave
State, ard preventing the expansion Of its
population What is il now? All relieved.
The Indians all gone; their lands are brought
under the dominion of the white man and
the area of slave population and slave cult
vation greatly incrcased---to the extent Of a
third or fourth ofits soil in some Of the States
How was this done? Certainly by the help
of free State votes, tfor ii could not have
been done withou. them) by the help Of
their votes in procuring the appropriation and
ratifying the treaties which the removal of
the Indians required. Missouri got her fine
southwest quarter relieved by these means
The same votes gave US the Platte country -
Seven fine counties are added to the State
and that by altering the compromise line to
include it, and actually converting that fine
region from free soil TO slave soil. Northern
votes enabled it to be done; Northern votes
altered above an hundred miles of the com
promise line for our benefit, upon our request
and will never be ungrateful to the North
for it, nor requite it by breach of the line to
their prejudice. And how did we obtain the
northern votes which were necessary for all
these measures-the appropriations and treat
les for all these Indian removals, and for that
alteration Of the compromise line which gave
us the beautiful country? How did the
Missouri delegation of that day--the mos'
amimable and talented DR.. Linn and myself
in the Senate, and Gen. Ashley in the House
how did we obtain that great boon for our
State? Did we get these votes BY belch
ing abolitonsm against the Notrh? No
i, no. we got them by appealing to the justice
and the fraternal feeling of our Northeri
. brethren, and to which we have never ap
=, pealed once in vain. Who, in the last hare
: trial to get the Cherokees out of Georgia
gave us fourteen affirmative votes to balanc,
r seven negatives from the South, and saveC
: the treaty by one vote. And |, who was part,
- of these transactions, accustomed to solici
= Northern votes, and express thanks for them
= VII not now return them evil for good BY
: attempting to deprive them of their share o
= a compromise which we imposed upon them
: NOBODY WANTS IT TO PASS AT THE SOUTH.
t II is now four months since this move
i ment for the abrogation of the Missouri Com
: pomi Sc commenced in this Congress.
}. began without memorial, without peti
e ton. without a request from human being
d 1t has labored long and hard in the halls an
If to this hour there is not petition for it fror
c the class of States for whose benefit th
e movement professed 10 have been madel-
J. not word in its favor from the smae:
5, public meeting or private assemblage of an
slave State. This is the response of the Sout
J. to this boon, rendered TO it by the Norther
If members, under Northern President.
e is the response of silence-more emphat
e than words-and worthy of especial note
is this debate. Il argues well for the harmon
:? of the Union, and goes 20 show, what
a fact has been often feen,) that the troub
1t of the country come from uneasy politician
Of its safety from the tranquil masses.