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| 'hVee VI NOhRfeks he wa
airAid DR.. Olds had gone asTay from the good
old doctrines Of Jefferson and the Fathers;lbat
be had fallen from grace. He read Jefferson Z
terrible deHuneiation Of slavery, where he said
he lrembled when he remembered that God is
Just, DC. These were the senhmens OfJeffer-
con and Washington, and Frankln. They
were the sentiments oflhe Nation ia their times
How sadly had olds, and the majority in the
present Congress, fallen from their high stan
dard
lie then reviewed the statements Of olds
that !be North had violated the compromise
of 1890. o!ds had said that the great excite.
ment and alarm was, when the Constitution Of
Missouri was offered in 1891, and thai JeiIer-
sOnthen said it came upon the country like the
alarm Of fre-bel! at night He read JelFer-
sons letter, which was dated in 1920, and not
in l8al,as 0lds had represented, showing that
he had attempted deception on that point.
What is compromise A settlement OF
differences Of opinion. This difference about
the subject Of slavery was settled, compromi-
sed, by the agreement Of 1890 that slavery
should not exist north Of Sc deg. 80 min.
He read from the documents showing that
John Q. Adams and others opposed the ad-
mission OF Arkansas, because Of the clause in
its constitution prohibiting the future emancipa.
ton Of slaves. The majority Of northern men
in Congress voted for the admission of that
State. Il ... 20 r.t.
He then read from the journals Of the Senate
of Ohio, showing that 0ds had voted 10 ex-
clude slavery from Oregon, and from all terri
tory that we then had or that we might hereaf-
ter obtain; Such was the unanimous opinion
Of the Legislature and the people at that time.
In l848, 0lds voted to exclude slavery from all
territory we might obtain from Mexico. When
Mr.. Burns Of Richland, proposed to leave this
question TO vote Of the people of the terrific
ries, 0lds voted against this amendment. In
| 1747, Olds voted to extend the ordinance of
1887 to all territory we might acquire from
Mexico, and yet the mass of it was south of
SO deg. 80 min. He also showed up the posi-
| tion of Olds in Congress when he was interro-
gated by Campbell on these subjects, where
in 0lds had declared that by no act ofhis, ,sho'd
slavery every go to the territories now free
The review Of Olds' past record was searching
and showed him upin no enviable light before
the people: -.
In reference to the question whether Oregon s part
Of the Louisiana purchase, Mr. G. read from speech OF
Mr. Burt Of South Carolina, in Congress- wherein he
said the merest tyro ought to know that the comprO-
mise confined to the Louisiana territory, and that
| Oregon is not part of that purchase Judge Thur
man. then in Congress, also declared that Oregon was
1 .k.fkI
desired to extend the line Of 96 degrees 80 minutes
westward, so as to authorize slavery the Pacific
| South of it. ...
He then read from the speech of Senator AtchisOn.
Of Missouri and commented upon with much severity
This Senator declared the entire action Of the govern
ment from the beginning, in restricting Slavery hadbe.n
wrong .- .. ... .fea
The first great error was in 1887, making the North
West territory free The second in 1920. But,
he said it was evident that this compromise could not
now be repealed and so far Slavery was concerned
the Kansas territory might as well be organized now
hereafter. This speech was made in 1858. .......
In ls47 Missouri passed resolutions recognizing the
line Of SO deg 80 min and instrucng their Congress-
men to respect it in all future territories And yet in
the face of all these facts told that the North has
diaregarded this compromise and that in substance
repealed by the compromise Of 1850 .-
He said it nothing to the credit of Ods Slavery
was not established in Kansas He had voted to throw
|
stricton they did much to introduce it. By repeating
laws against horse stealing we would open wide the
doors for that evil II he should throw down the bars
that led into corn field, when drove of hogs stood
in the road ready to go in, he would not be guitess
though the owner of the field should afterwards succeed
in keeping them out. judas lscaTiOt betrayed his
Lord and Master for thirty pieces of silver but the
Lold overruled the act for good and for the advance
ment of his cause and Kingdom but no thanks to Judas
for that If Yankee enterprise and zeal for the
of freedom kept Slavery out Of Kansas no thanks to
0lds and the South for it. . .r.
He asked if 0lds would vote to admit Utah as a
state with clause in its Constitution authorizing po-
lygamyH That evil was cursing the people with its de-
basng centiOusness and fast sappng the foundation
Of their morals, Young had 40 wives, and the lesser
lights in proportion. Shall extend the principle to
them and let them in with this great CRYING evil? He
thought t should not be done.
He spoke of the effects Of this non-inererence doc
trine, as applied to the evils of the old would.
Shall tyranny always be left to grappe with freedom,
without restraint Upon this subject he spoke eloquent
y, and to the point lie was charged with being an
Abotionist If to follow the doctrines and opinions OF
Jefferson and Washington and the greet and good men
of the Republic, made him an Aboli!ionist then he was
contented to wear the name. He thanked Ged he was
one If these mems views were the exponants of that
faith He preferred them TO the new light Of Douglas
and AtchnsOn and the modern propagandss of saver
His peroration was earnest and eloquent review OF
the ground upon which the parties of the day stand
and in defence Of the Of human freedom. He was
heartily cheered by the audience when he took his seat
This the only manifestation of the kind during the
/ debate ~
DR.. OLDS' REJ0INDER.
0ldS had f teen minutes to reioin: lie felt
that the current was against him; that he had a
heavy load to roll off, or he was crushed. He
rose, greatly excited and started off with a
full head of steam, and on his squealDg tone Of
voice. He said: Galloway had not met his posi-
tions he had not shown an instance where the
North had respected the Compromise of 1890.
When Benton was Democrat, Mr.. Gallo
way hated and opposed him, but as soon as he
turned Federalist, and uttered Federal views
and advocated Federal doctrines on the slavery
question, he, at once became a faVorite and
good authority. He admitted he had acted,
spoken, and voted heretofore. on the subject OF
slavery and slave extension, as Galloway had
/ chormad RnL in 1850 nv the MASSAGE of the