Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-09-28
Andrew esnart.

inferred that our present, Honorable, far seeing
and uneOmmOnly astute Congressman, TEO'r"
i best from the "events transpiring" before
his "eyes," to RIoHr ABOUT faee.upO the great
Nebraska fraud. and goes his whole length with
bis Southern allies. in favor Of Slavery aggres.
SIGN and extension. nd Is We stated in our
last. that the Slavery party al its Convention
thought iG wisdom on It's part, TO neither offer
nor adopt any resolutions upon the question Of
the day, nor did it adopt platform for their
candidate, Mr.. Stuart, 70 stani upon. But in /.
the course OfIime 'transpiring events" have so
passed "befOre" Mr.. stusrt,S ',eyes." and deep
Of discomfort have rumhled in his
ears, that HE, in bis wisdom has ''thOughl" it
best to make platform for kimselflO stand up
on. And poor man; We fear his platform is 50
rickety aud rotten iu its materials that before
he can get friends enough upon h,With himself.
that it, he and they, viii all go down with a
crash
But to settle ihe first point, as to the fact
Of Mr. Stuart changing front, upon this ques.
ION as well as the erection of a NEW PLATFORM
we give below an extract from his own paper,
the Steubenville Union, Of the 10th inst
ouR POSITION ON NEBRASKA.
Dsjointed portions OF some private conyersaton Of
ours have BY somO means gained circulation from which
nferences contrary 70 opr yewsrelaVe to the passage
of the Nebraska and Ksnsas bill are drawn. To prevent
further Misrepresentation is proper that our opinions
should appear in full in these columns.
We have sad that II slavery should not be introduced
into Kansas, the only territory =hare II was hoaght at
all probable it would gv, & GOOD would resultrOm
passage Of the Nebraska BILL It Is kIown thata prtion
Of the territory included in Kansas was formerly part
Of Texas By the articles of annexation il was stpu.
lated that this Territory, lying north of 36i deg If lat
tude should be exempted from slavery while agreed
that Texas should be divided into four Sate addition
to the then existing State and that these states
should come into the Union, with without slavery,
their constitutions should prescribe. In 1885, by the act
fixing the boundary of Texas all that part Of the terri
tory north Of 36f deg cut off, but the right to
ate the additional states was retained. These States
will therefore have the right Ia with slavery
the shall SO elect the articles of annexation are to
be carried out But congress having violated them so
far t could do So by placing nearly all that portion
OF the Territory OF Texas secured for free institutions un
Of slavery there no obligation resting upon the next
any succeeding congress to carry that portion Of
them designed for the benefit OF slave institutions
We think now--we thought precisely the reverse
when the Nebraska bill under discusson-we think
that the probabilities against Kansas becoming
a slavehOldng territory. And from these things we
draw our inferenees that the passage of the bill will yet
result In good for If slavery does not extend under 1t
we have got rid Of abiding by bad bargain bargain
that pledged US to four more slave Stateswithout any
other evil results than the bad feeling engendered be.
tween the people Of different portions Of the country
This being the state of the case, not In favor
Of restoring the slavery restriction unless contrary to
expectation Kansas should tolerate slavery and It's res
toraton become necessary prevent t. We would not
setit up because in doing SO necessarily patch Up
and make whole the articles Of annexation. and We
would be met by the argument that having done So we
bound in good faith to live up to them an submit
having four new slave States carved out Of Texas.
We think matters should rest for the present-that no
law should be passed until we see whether we do not
prevent slavery from spreading by emigration II we
do then take the advantage of the violation OF the bro
ken agreement aud when Texas applies for the privi
ege OF dividing herself into two States as she
must 10 under the constitution positively refuse our
unless IL Ia morally certain that the new States
will be free States.
We desire that our readers shall scan every
plank Of this NEW platform; turn it over and
ook at all the joints and laps of new plsnks,
and see il there is single plank for freedom.
But most especially do we call attention to the
third paragraph or plank in the new structure.
"WE THINK Now--wE THOUGHT PRECISELY TIE
REVERSE, WHEN THE NEBRASKA BILL WAS UNDER
DIscUssIoE--we think now that the prObabili-
ties are against Kansas becoming slave hold.
ing territory" Think Of Voters-Wby is it
this man has changed his GIANT mind upon this
all absorbing question? Because he finds the
And.Nebraska men are unwilling to support
him. And the Nebraskals were unwilling 10
vote for him, because OF his vets against the
Nebraska bill. Therefore Stuarl, poor soul,
was between tsOo fires What else could he do
to catch votes other than come out under the
Administration colors, viz the black flag of
Slavery. His vote against the bill was not one
ot principle, but simply vote catcher, and it
not answering the purpose, he easily had a
COMPLETE CHANGE wrought upon his mind for
the same reason. But his own declarations in
bis paper, DAY or two prior to the quotation
given already fixes it. Mr. Stuart says:
owe are Of those who THOUGHT that there
was probability of Kansas becoming Slave
State, but We are frank TO say that events tran.
spring before our eyes have WROUGHT A
COMPLETE CHANGE IN OUR MIND"
Then look at the fourth plank in Mr.. Stuart's
platform, by which he does not wish to reinstate
The Missouri restriction unless Slavery should
enler Kansas Oh, what Statesman like
view. Not to offer any resistance, until Slavery
10 in. And then--what ? Why interpose the
restrictive clause Would it not be well fer
Mr.. Stuart. that some Loco Neb raskal tell him
not TO lock the stable door after the horse is
s.clen 2 Look at the fifth and last plank-but
for want Of room We desist,
False Reports.