The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20

NEw PROGRAMME ron THE ABOLITION Par.
rY oP NEw loRK AND NEW ESsLASD--TuE
RrsToRArIoS OF TIE Missouri COMPROMISE
ABASDoSED.-Extractf from an article in the
New York Journal Of Commerce, Of the
25th
The secret of the game begins TO leak out.
The wires which worked the machinery, are
more and more visible Convinced of what
we told them year and half ago, viz,
thcprncplc of the Nebraska law would make
Kansas as well as Nebraska free state, tho
agta,ors deem It bad policy to reconstruct
a barrier which would embarraSs them in OPP
Grating to create free states south OF lat. 36
80. Consequently they are coming over to
our position like sheep. So we are likely
TO find ourselves very soon, if we are not
already, side by side with the abolitionists,
ireesoIlers, &c, in OPPOSING THE REsToRA-
rIoS ofhe Missouri Compromised. We deep.
ly regret the conjunctiun-but We are not
prepared TO abandon our positions merely
because the sbolitionlsts have come over 70
our side. ii is strong argument against
US, we admit. -,
Some Of the evidences Of the change of
Of policy aforesaid, are to be found in the
character Of the resolutions adopted by tht
recent republican conventions We noticed
at the time, IN short editorial, the signti-
cant fact that the resolutions of the repub-
lican meeting at the BrOalwayrabcrnaclc
last week were silent on the subject Of the
restoration of the Missouri compromise -
SO likewise were the resolutions Of the on
ondasa republican convention, held last
week at Syracuse. The chairman, Mr..
Briggs declared at the outset that he was
opposed 10 he restoration OF the Missouri
line. The Detroit Free Press notices the
same omission IN the resolutions Of repub-
lcan meeting held few days ago at Kali
amazoO, in that State. The real Simons Of
Massachusetts, at the republican convention
held at Worcester last week, are not only
silent as to any purpose to agitatc for the
restoration Of the Missouri compromise, bu.
they very distinctly indicate an unwilling
ness to have it restored. In their address
to the people Of Massachusetts,, they say:
"As to the territories and the future states,
we know no geographical limits. We desire
10 see all the future states free, north and
SOUTH Secure free states free states at the
southwest, and this Will be no longer ge-
ogritical issue. Had our ancestors been
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states at the south. Hal this generation
been true there would have been free states
at the south. There may yet be free states
at the south, if We are true hereafter. The
Missouri compromise made freedom and sla-
very geogrIphcal distinctions This is now
vepealed We accept the issue which that
repea! forces upon us-slavery or freedom
everywhere llenccforth we recognize no
geographical line. Our motto is, no north,
no south-freelom to all territories. No
new states but free states north and south
In Ike manner the new york Tribune, in
its issue Of yesterday, say
There arc some outside Of the new or.
ganization, bat very few even pretending to
favor II, who talk Of restoration Of the Mis-
sDuri comrom.se line as its great object
We know no reason why that should be re-
established In its origin, it was forced
upon the free states against their deepest
convictions and energetic struggles, by a
combination ol al. but unanimous south with
a few dougliaces Of the NORTH
The Courier and Enquirer of the same date
not having been initiated, it should seem
into the new tactics Of the party, thus let's
oil It's pop-gun like a few last shots of reg
iment Of MALTA:
"Ihc honest and conservative men of both
sections oithe country, must take the mat.
ter in hand and settle all existing difficulties
by simply restoring the Missouri camprolnisa
and adhcring to the honorary obi cations
which is imposed upon the honest, and hon.
orabe and patriotic citizens Of this great re.
public"