Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-08-04
.Indrc Rnr,Ier,s con.I.tencr.

A few days since the Nebraskaites Of
Richland County were assembled together
at Mansfield, by order Of the leaders, for
the purpose of being chatechised and in
structed in the new lenets lately incorporat-
ed into their creed. 1t has become neces-
sary for the success Of Slaveocratic doc
trnes, that the rank and fle Of the demo-
cratic party be bamboozlsd and made to
believes lie,---that Kansas and Nebraska
can never be made anything but free terri.
tory. How ardently they are laboriug for
that end we have from week to week been
showing.
Judge. Barley doubtless, thought be
could not be dung the party he labored in
a greater service, or southern Shareholders
a higher favor than TO lay aside the judi
cial ermine, and mount the rostrum to pro-
claim the Kansas and Nebraska bill glo-
rious triumph over the freedom of the new
territories to our South and West This
same judge, Tom W. Bartly in ls47 was an
anti sldpery man; 50 far did he 60 that he
declared he would "see TIE political elements
crMnble into dissolution, before he '0oald b.
overreached by southern redchery." In
his speech at Mansfield, he labored hard
and long to show why he had changed hil
course and became supporter Of Slave
holders and Slave institutions. To exhibit
the consistency Of this doughface and biz
political honesty we copy letter writer
by him to Hon. Mr.. Brinkerhoff, then the
democratic Representative in Congress from
the Rchland District 1t is to the point
and will explain ilsef:-
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 81, ls47.
DEAR SrR:-I discover that great efforts
are making in Congress 10 place two ol
three millions of dollars in the hands Of the
President, 10 use in efecting peace with
Mexico. For one, say that under no cir
cums;ances whatever would yield The
Wilmot Proviso. Ifsouthern territory is t
be purchased now, now is the time, anc
the only e6ectuaI time, TO say slacery o.
not SLavery am aware that some of ou
Democratic friends say that the question o
slavery ought not TO be drawn into this mat
ter | am sorry they are so blind or heed
less of the evident designs Of southern poll
ticians.
1t is time-high time that northern ant
| I 81, kn booI
winked by southern politicians and south
ern articles, and southern treachery. NJ
man of common sagacity, whose senses ar,
not deluded, can have any doubt about th,
design and the sole design of southern pol
iticians. If | were in Congress, | woulC
see the political elements crumbe into dis
solution, before would be oyerreached By
southern treachery. see some lick spittl'
resolutions adopted by Wilson Shannon, anC
some of his minions at st. Clairsyile Ohio
lately, got up no doubt, on some promis
from some quarter of another sop, such a
that political charlatan took on former oc
casion to betray his friends into the arms o
the Tyler party. These expressions o
opinion got up by influences at Washington
aIHouHt " uotHi1S' "Ouiu oustdis MI
Polk all lengths-but when it comes to thC
purchase of Mexican territory to come into
the Union, it cannot be said too soon tina
it is not the object or design of The only
truly free government in the world to ex
tend the domains Of slavery. Such 1 be
Iieye TO be the general feeling Of our OhiC
people, democrats as well as wings.
Ii Ohio is to be divided into two Judicia
circuits for the United States Courts, please
see without fail that the terms of the south
ern districts are fixed for the second Mon
day of May and the third Monday of No
vember. Any other arrangement will ere
ate difficulty in case of a division.
In haste, your friend
and oh't servant
[Signed] T.W. BARTLEY.