Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-04

souri, Compromise, and called upon all the
powers on earth and below-and wherever it
imagined its influence to extend-tO assist
them in procuring the redress Of that "perli-
dy," its editors stated privately that it was to
be regarded as the greatest measure for the .
cause of freedom that "the world had wit
messed since the redemption of mankind by /
Christi
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 a year and half ago, viz: that /.
the principle of the Nebraska Law would I
make Kansas as well as Nebraska free State, /
the agitators deem it bad policy to reconstruct
barrier which would embarraSs them in OPP
Grating to create free States South of lat. So.
SO. Consequently they are coming over to
our position like sheep. So we arc likely 10
find ourselves very soon, if we are not already,
side by side with the AbOlitiOniSts, Free
Sellers, &c, in OPPOSING THE RESTORATION
of he Missouri Compromise. We deeply re-
greet the conjunction-but are not prepared TO
abandon our position merely because the
AbOltiOnists have come over to our side. 1t
is strong argument against us, we admit.
Some of the evidences of the change of
policy aforesaid, are to be found in the char
acter of the resolutions adopted by the recent
Republican Conventions. We noticed at the
time, in n short editorial, the significant fact
that the resolutions Of the Republican meet
ing at the Broadway Tabernacle, last week,
were silent on the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise.
So likewise were the resolutions Of the On
ondaga Republican Convention held last
ha CIafr,, MF
Briggs, declared at the outset, that he was
opposed to the restoration OF the Missouri
line. The Detroit Free Press notices tAc
same omissions in the resolutions of Repub-
lican meeting held few days ago at kala-
mazoo in that State. The real Simons OF
Massachusetts, at the Republican Convention
held at Worcester last week, are not only ST.
lent rs to any purpose to agitate for the resto-
ration of the Missouri Compromise. but they
: very distinctly Indicate an unwillingness to
have it restored. In their address to the peo-
, pie of Massachusetts, they say:
: GAS To the territories and future States, We
r know no geographical limits. We desire to see
all the future States free, north and south. Sc
y cure free States at the southwest, and this viii
:, be no longer geographical ISSUE Had our an
q cestors been true in 1920, there would have beer
" free States at the south. Had this generation
!, been true, there would have been free States n
the south. There may yet be free States a
l. the south, il We are true hereafter The Mis-
l. souri, Compromise made freedom and SLAYER,
geographical distinctions. That Is now re
e pealed. We accept The issue rhieh that repeo
is forces upon ns-slavery or freedom everywhere
o. HeneetoTfh recognise no geographical line. Gu
motto is, no north, no south-freedcm for al
" the territories. No new States but free State:
re north SOUTH
In like manner the y. Y. Tribune, in il
issue of yesterday, says
"There are some outside of the Organiza
ut ton, but very few even pretending TO favor i
= who talk of a restoration Of the Missouri Con
promise line as its great object. We kRoD n
D. reason tciy that line should be reestabiishef.
no its origin, it was forced upon the free State
=. against their deepest convictions and energet
W struggles, by a combination of the all bu
he unanimous South, with few Doughfaccs frol
10 the North
- The Courier and Enquirer of the SINE dat
" not having been initiated, it should seem, I'M
r. the new tactics of the party, thus lets off i
re- pop-gun, like the few last shots of a regimen
~ of militia.
=, "The honest and conservative mon Of bo
20 sections Of the country, must take the matter
hand and settle oil existing difficulties, by sin
ply restoring the Missouri Compromise, and a
herring to the honorary obligations which it in
70 posed upon the honest and honorable and p
as triotic citizens Of this great Republic"
les And it calls upon its yoke fellows to 10
i'm in sustaining for the Presidency in 1856,
Northern man who is pledged to that gre
to measure. No, Mr.. Courier, that idea is ia
ys becoming obsolete. The Missouri Compr
nd mise not only will not be restored, but it
IS not probable that any party worth namin
or will advocate its restoration in 1856. III
he indications are, that the principles of the n
braSka Law will soon be aSsented 10 on
BIZ hands; that in short, the vexed question
I'D slavery in the Territories will soon be settle
nd by common consent, on that basis. True, Il
ms, Abolitionists and CO. have not abandonC
VI their ultimate purpose, but they have shi(tC
It'll their ground. Henceforth they take the
stand on the broad, sweeping platform Of IN
,se new States but free States So that, il IA
of sas, or any other Territory, should prese
herself for admission into the Union with
he Constitution tOlerating slavery she is for tn
nv reason to be excluded, however satisfaction
cir her Constitution may be in other respects
We here record the prediction that this ne
To- position Of the Abolition Republicans vi
er prove as untenable as the other; and in sho
m, that if any Territory shall, Lg tie free u,o
X struetei action Of her legal Uoters, frame Co
cir stitntion tolerating slavery within her limit
no and with it apply for admission into the Unio
,r- she will be received.