Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-15
THURSDAY, DEC. Is, 1865.

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/ OvEahAuLrxo THE REcoRp.-..The Free
Press Of this city, observation-disclosures
Nebraska paper, devoted to the interestsof
Franklin Pierce and Governor German, assert
ed a few days since that one Of the mottoes at
our editorial head was from the speech of a
Kansas-Nebraska man, (alluding to Henry
Clay We asked him to produce his evil
dence, whereupon he publishes other portions
Of Mr.. Clay's speech, in which that gentleman
says:
ssBut if you adopt the Missouri lire, and thus
intordict slavery north of that line, yeu doleg-
islate on the subject of slavery, and you legis-
late for its restriction, without q corresponding
equivalent Of Regulation south OF that line for its
admission; for insist that il there be legislation
interdicting slavery north of the line, then the
principles Of equality would require that there be
legislation admitting slavery south of that line."
Any school boy knew the position Of Henry
Clay OIL this subject, long before the shining
light from the Free Press threw its glimmering
beams on the benghted world. Mr.. Clay did
not wish Congress to legislate on the subject
of Slavery, but if one portion Of territory then
free was TO be kept free, he claimed the South
had a right to do what it pleased with the other
portion; on this ground the Compromise was
made. Immediately after uttering the above,
he gave utteranceto the language in the extract
of his speech at the head of our paper, and
yet, to put forever at rest this Slavery agitation,
he did vote to extend Slavery south Of the line,
and by this very act, according to the argument
of the erudite and historical scholar Of the Free
Press, he was not Kansas Nebraska man,
for he voted to extend Slavery into territory then
free, while the modern Douglas doctrine is to
break solemn compacts and then leave the mat
ter to the decision Of the people! Further
along Mr.. Clay remarks: a~
Still, if there be majority who are for inter-
dieting slavery north of the line, there ought to
be a majority, if justice is-done to the South, to
admit slavery south ofthe line. And If there be
a majority to accomplish both of these purposes,
although cannot concur in their action, shall
be one of the last to create any disturbance
shalt be one of the first to acquiesee in that leg
islation, although it is contrary to my own judg
ment and to my own conscience.
Now, because Henry Clay acquiesced in the
Compromise Of 1920 and even voted for it to
settle the slavery agitation, to say that he would
have voted to repeal that bill, and open the ag-
itation of slavery anew, is to libel his memory.
He neuer ,Uould haze uoted to haze pulled do,cn
the fabric Which had stood for thirty gears and
| in which he took part in erecting, and if he
never would have done this, he never would
have become Kansas and Nebraska man.
Put that in your pipe, Mr.. Modern Democra-
cy and smoke it! Had he been alive when
Douglas introduced his infamous Nebraska
bill, he would have kicked him out of the halls
of Congress into the sixth sphere Of oblivion,
where not even the Devils damned could have
reached him. Lucky is it for the 'liltle giant"
that glorious old Harry sleeps.
We have placed his language at the head Of
our paper. 1t shall remain there. 1t was ut
tered by him, and were he alive to-day, he
would re-echo the sentiment
81 hare said that aever could cote for ii
myself, and Irepeat that neuer can, and ,aeuer
yiu Uote, and nc earthly posoer wiN evcr make me
vote, to spread slavery oUsf territory ~here does
not erist.
Read it, pale-faced doughface read it, and
then let its ghost haunt you through the long
hours of your wilful ignorance.
1--WE never yet saw or heard of a northern
Democrat Editor who advocated the extension
Of slavery to free territory, neither has the
Times. Free Press.
EGJ@ Beg your pardon, sir; We have. Eve.
ry northern editor who defended the Nebraska
bill, and upholds the violation of the Missouri
Compromise, virtually, if not directly advocates
measures to make territory consecrated 10 Free
dom, slave territory, and in doing this, they adj
vocate the extension Of slavery Kansas and
Nebraska were set apart by mutual agree
ment on the part Of the North and the South,
to be toreuer free, but so soon as the Missouri
Compromise was removed, their freedom was
gone. Who is responsible? Northern dough-
face statesmen and Northern doughface editors.
From the very moment the Nebraska Bill
passed, slavery was planted in Kansas, and the
South are determined to fight the battle there,
and they intend to fight it on the ground, that
Congress, by annuling the Missouri Compro-
mise, legistated slavery into that Tsrritory!-
Howe By restoring law justifying slavery,
that existed prior to the passage of the Com
promise. Let the question come up whether
the South have the right to hold slaves in Kan
sas, and it will not be carried to the Legislature
for decision, but to the Supreme Court of the
United States, and then the decision will be
given in favor Of the South, no matter what
may be the popular WILL And all this comes
from the advocacy of the popular sovereignty
doctrine now being so beautifully illustrated in
Kansas, and which has been so earnestly ad-
vocated by northern Democratic editors. 1913
| DEDICATION OF THE FoRr ST. CHuRcH
DErRoIr.-We learn from the Detroit e e.
ming Tribune that this Church was dedicated
on the 18th ult. The Tribune says -" The
sermon WITS preached by Rev., H. NeiIl. the
pastor of the church, from the last clause Of
the eleventh verse Of the third chapter Of Ezra
And they praised the Lord because the
foundation Of the house Of the Lord was laid IS
The Tribune adds" Without exaggeration,
we may truly say, it was one Of the most fin
ished and eloquent sermons which its author
has ever presented his hearers in this city. /,
was singularly delicious in ssyle, alluson treat