Demoine courier., 1855-12-27
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a, D..n GA tas Question 0i tiic BAL
! 81 6lttrgsb, - nr 9ubiisir i letter FRO,
= agc!7 ! Bar. tbt dis,iip uished Joul
5stst OF icrDer years; no siIll pre-
refFes unsbated interest ia public uue 4
irhs Mr.. Blair, a southern man b,
btfai aud resience. REPRESENTING q no
pi7 thougii we tsar, not a. numerou
class IN he slave /, sfsies, 3 whom IN,
iriends OF homin lIberJ IN oil paris %
afie Uuion shoutd hold IN honor. Hi,
~'.iiec'ioas I'm Htifs grea, sqpuee,lon of tn,
da, are snt'lsd to r.specs,rD not, only OF
account oi hts Mdepen .an.. uprgh
character. his long experience and hi,
acknowledged ability, but. beyond tina,
by ii'eir is1eraiiiy. wisdom and forecast
} The grea, obJect Of those who tiesirs
10 make our country in reality wha. i
II ~ name, the fresslon the fare of IN.
earth, Is 10 prevent The e~xtension of Ella.
very. that frriiinl soures OF discard. 10
whsch Mr.. Blair Justly arribu,es GU,
. dangerous political di~ssensioHs,
as these quarrels became more ~virulen,
with ever, advantage Obtained by ,he
ifretids OF slavery, The check should be
sppsied al the earliest moment. He
is tor treating this great evil as YOU
wouid Q pesnisace-confining il within
The limits of Tho spot oil which il has ia
Ken possession, ard suffering /. 10 in.
saoe no new quarier. Within these
limits like the plague or small pox, j,
ma enuure us appointed time; beyond
them. nshocld never be permitted 10
PASS inis, as Mr.. Blair shows, was
the policy OF .hs fuunders OF on, poiis,.
Cal ins:isu.ons; a policy %ear!ie- than the
constr ation, aud continued under il, Oil
. new Schooi Of p~oiiacaf philosophers
sd the county as,ray. BY restoring
that good Old policy, We shall obey the
dictates mel onsy OF the most enlarged
liberaiity, but OF the safest conser yausm
There are many who are in favor of
placing tae controversy which agits,es
the country upon The question whether
we shai! admit Into the Union any State
which presents itself with a constitution
legatizing slavery. Tina, ia not The
question al present, IL uiay 0 be q
OUT siio,, for many years 10 come; and il
the .,eopis of The tree ssases do their
duisf--ii .Rey act w,lt unan.mit,,, firm
hess aid wisdon-H Is a qnea,toa
1hicii vii probably never come up.-
ilet slavery ~ excluded from ,fe terfi
tories. a< Nashlng,un ana Jefferson de-
sired & SHOULD be, sgd here ~ no dsn
ger tRai aus OF them Hai ask 10 oe AZ
United wttn ii cuaeltutiUt tuiesalng sia-
vey. Let tne l1.aas communicates wotrh
are To iuEm tGyure states. while in their
pafi!age, be sfaInea up III me saysthey
should go, the way marked on, for item
bY he wlses, and bes! men whom our
counSfy.eSet saw, and there is no dan
ger b ia 'aen maturity they will wlsh
;. ite ,pteseat questionable great prac.
t.csl question q lHe mgmeut-is whelh
er ~sfasesy shaii be allowed 10 overlox
iaIo nae terntori-s. = IL not ihers ye,
orvifit has eussged. u has entered ,imId
is, anJ Ia iear-t. exrsts orty IN 81 iIr,-
.ance-n- IL aoi y ysI essabl,sbsd We
'hast fRatlt aat-sssuiut ". aud effect
'uailv uinst We exclude RON those re
gfins al winch u has noi taken posses
-fon. ant drive 1t from ttoat into which
Il has, passiaiiy ntruded sIns terruo
rl,s are a mighty Geld on which 10 10. be
iougat he grea, balie OF. liberty. AL
:utore contests shopld Go postponed 10
this argent. Unavoidable, immnient one.
On ,ee question of resisting the ex,en
slonof SLAVERY. there are many who a
VITA US and would ~zeaiously &C,
with Us, from whom we could not hone
co. pefa ION in the attempt to exclude
iraRf che Untnn a state which has a!rsa-
~ adopied ihe inslii0a non Of s,ayefv.-
We shnatd conieHt against. the admis
zion OF . new state under siich circum
stances. with a smaller party and with
less caance.oi success than We can bow
against The Introduction Of sla
eery tote the te~rrturies II is our we
d % IN Ike the patty of freedom as
arii as form 1able as possible. and
"a bring forward no premature ISSUES
ihai are iikeiy TO make IL less -aumer
os ,hatg give our enemies the adtan-
taee Of a new ground from which 70 as
sati us In deeitng With q confiagra,inn5
10 great city, We do aot s~as,e The
ineaus OF ex'ingaishing IL on the boiid-
isgs ~h,ch are already a glowing coal
from tie foundation, 10 HE roof; we s.rve
10 prevent The flames from selzing on
the neaghbarng hcusos. liz sfates
when has { .sirealy Incorporated me in,
oil slasesy ilao their cons,ilu-
ses evil a aiready beyond remedy.
rhs work We have tor DO, must be done
bslore the mlsehief has grown To that
hopeless a,seaalds.-N X. Evening
in a. iasdest onng enn,kman az a
dignss parry putnshe. following. coaun-
irun:--~Nhs are mos, Win ,afiurkies
pabyrst Mo- rs:2jx. The mJdeG