Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-27

not the case. The North had ever Deen OPP
posed to that Compromise-they had ever
voted against it, as he would show.
A majority of the northern members in the
Congress that passed it, voted against 1.-THE
vote was 20 for-and 90 against - the latter
being the entire northern vote.
In 1886 Arkansas applied for admission
and John Q. Adams offered an amendment
10 the bill refusing her admission, because
her Constitution provided for slavery. The |
amendment received 81 northern votes.
In 1647. when the territory of Oregon was
organized, the Wilmot Proviso was sought to 1
be applied to it. and Mr.. Burt offered an
amendment inasinuch as the territory all laid /
North of SO deg. 80. But there were 1l9
northern votes against the amendment. In
184S the same amendment was offered
passed the Senate, but was defeated in tho
House by northern votes.
On the 18th June, 1850, Mr.. Douglass Of
fered resolution to extend the Missouri
Compromise to all the territory acquired from
Mexico, lying South of SO. 80, but it ives de-
feated by northern votes.
This showed whether the declaration of
the Fusionists, that tho North wanted the
Missouri Compromise restored, was true.
This party which was now arrayed in such
hostility to the Democracy, was the party
which imported Abolition speakers from Mas
sachusetts-the State which refused to allow
the "Godlike" DANIEL WEBSTER the Use Of
Fanuel Hall in which to make speech
refused to the greatest statesman and purest
patriot of his age, that temple of Liberty
made sacred by his e!Oquence and dedicated
by his patriotism.
The Democratic party occupied the only
National ground upon this slavery question.
They were for leaving its settlement to the
people in the States and territories. This was
the doctrine of JEFFERSON, of MADISON, of
JACKSON. It was the only true position on
this question. 1t was charged by Fusionists
that the South were constantly aggreSsing
upon the North This was not the case. 1t
was the North which was the aggressor. At
the time Of the framing of the Constitution
there were twelve slave States and but one
free State. Now there were sixteen free
States and fifteen slave States. Did this look
like the South was aggressing upon the
North?
Mr.. q. continued his argument in mos
. mastery manner, scattering and dlssipating
t by his logical reasoning and unquestiOnablt
| proof. the assumptions OF Fusionism-show
: ing conclusively that the Fusion party wa
{ an Abolition organization, with AbOlitionist
a for its leaders, Abolitionists for its orators
7 Abolitionists for its editors, Abolitionists 70
s its candidates, and AbolitionistS for its mem
bers. Abolition soul, body and spirit.
n On Know Nothingism, he was plain an'
: truthful. He took the monster Sam by tn
t hair of the head aud held him up to the pub
T. lie gaze in all his deformity. He dissecte(
g him and gave his audience an anatomical
! history of his parts. He was outwardly
whited sepulchre-"inwardly filled with rot
tenness and dead mems bones''-a hideou
,r carcass, the sight Of which was disgusting t
every man who had love for his country
"a or q veneration for his God. The secret pro
# scriptive principles of the order were at wa
q with Republican institutions - they shoul
NJ not be received by the honest and tn
. good. Americans were distinguished for tn
% independence of their character = the Ope
q avowal of their sentiments. Should the
now forfeit their claims to these distinguish
ing features by burying themselves in tn
> lodges of Know Nothingism? Such a cours
= would be a sacrifice of American independ
, ence. He showed the deleterious effects c
secret organizations pOrtraying their evil
:, in glowing terms. He argued all his point
: most logically, and his deductions were cor
vincing to all who heard him..
MIR. b. is making his mark in the convasi
: He is bold, fearless and argumentativ
speaker-courteou to all and is winning
/ distinguished name among the gifted sons &
Indiana.
= troduced to the People. He rejoiced q
: again meeting his old friends and former con
q stituents on such an occasion as the present
What was it, he said, that on such an in
clement day as this, brought out to a publ
: meeting such a vast crowd ? Was it tn
questions of Banks and Tariffs, which ono
" excited the American people, or was it tina
. some great wrong had been perpetrated upol
: the Constitution and the laws of our country
u 1t was not the former The questions which
: divided the two great parties in 1874 AM
: 1852, were not now being asitated. The.
y had given was to neW questions. New prin
. cples had been proclaimed by the opponent
{ of Democracy, and new measures were bcin:
: sought to be foisted upon the American PEG
u pie. What were those measures? They wer
~ the measures embodied in the principles o
Know Nothingsm and Abolitionism. Me-
had laid aside the Constitution of their coun
try. They had associated themselves in tn
I, midnight councils of Know Nothingsm
II They had joined an order which made wa
d upon the Constitution, and sought, with ney
a and dangerous doctrines, to supplant the fire.
n institutions Of our country.
It The principles of this secret, midnight
: proscriptive order were instilled into tn
: minds and hearts of the unwary and the un
; suspecting; and they had been inveigle'
s into the Lodges under false pretences. The
u were there s1Oorn 10 perform that in secre
: which if done publicly would bring to thei
a cheeks the bushes of shame--would mantl
their brows with confusion and ignominy
: They were there taught to look with indil
a ference upon the Constitutional regard il
provisions binding only SO far as they fayore,