Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-11-08
Wsskly Stats Sentinel.
The True Issue.

that viii control the destiny Of this glorious 1
Union. The Issue will be, shall slavery be- I
come Natiosalized, and become 4 fixed fact
in our Union, OF shall. it be Sectional, and the |
time honored compaet-the Missouri. Com |
promise-be restored. As n matter Of course, |
a party holding on to the time hOnOrcd prin-
ciples Of Jefferson, Clay and Webster, as the
present Republican party Of our State at this
time docs, we have taken the ground for the
restoration OF the Missouri Compromise, and
shall sustain the position advocated by Henry
Clay in 1920 and '2l, in the House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United States.-BOone
County Pioneer.
The article of which the above ex-
tract is part displays few pecularities, TO
one or two of which we will give moments
notice.
In the first place, it may be of some bene-
ft to the editor Of the Pioneer to suggest that
he displays but little knowledge of the d.
rection of the Fusion current, when he says
that the issue in the contest of Fyly-Sir win
be made upon the restoration Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise. This ,gil not be the case.
The Abolition wing Of the Fusion party de-
sire TO compromise on the question of Slavery.
The legitimate predecessors of that wing
never respected the Missouri Compromise !;
they violated it within year of its passage,
and have attempted its evasion since that
time on hundred occasions. The Conser-
vstiye wing OF Fusionism, on the contrary,
are utterly indifferent to the question of the
restoration Of the Compromise, and, in fact
profess friendship Cor the principle vindica-
tel in the passage of the Kansas Nebraska
act THY viii make no issue on the resto-
ration of an obsolete humbug. While the
one wing viii attempt a declaration Of eter-
nal resistance to the admission Of Slave States
into the Confederacy, the Others will seek the
adoption Of National platform, and plough
with strange heifers for an issue on what the
Know Nothings are pleased falsely to
term AnseTicahisDl. Thus it will be seen
that, no matter which Of the two great wings
of Fnsionisin are in the end to become as
eendant, the puerile question OF the restora
ton of the Missouri Compromise will not be
brought to an issue between the parties.
One other point The party holding on
to the time honored principles of JEFFERSON
Clay and WEBsTER'' IS not "the present (sc
called Republican party in our State."--
THOMAS JEfFERsoS was not Know-Nothing
The new party-the Democratic party-or-
ganized with him as leader, abont the be-
ginning Of the present century, defeated Fed
eralism upon the very issues which the mis-
named Americans of this day are preparing
tomake in the coming contest In mis- frs
Annual Message, delivered on the Sth o
December, 1901, Mr.. JEFFERSON, anon.
other words Of wisdom, said - canno
omit recommending reyisal Of the laws OF
the subject Of Naturalization. Considering
the ordinary chances Of human life, denil
Of citizenship under fourteen years ~ a de
NAL to great portion Of those who ask il
and controls policy pursued from thei
first settlement by many Of these States. an,
still believed of consequence to their pros
perity. And shall we refuse the unhappy fu
gitiyes from distress that hospitality whic
the sayages Of the wilderness extended I
our fathers arriving in this land Shall OF
pressed humanity find no asylum on tli
globe? The Constitution, indeed, has wisel
provided that, for admission for certain OF
fees Of important trust, residence shall b
required sufficient TO develop character an,
design. But might not the general characte
arl capabilities of citizen be safely com
nnnicated TO every one manifesting ION
f3e purpose Of embarking his life and for
tune permanently with ours"
Whathaye Know Nothing, 1.-The misname,
Americans, the fictitious followers Of tn
fathers Of Democracy, the bogus Republi
cans Of the day, to say to JEFFEEsoN's Ian
guage on the subject of Naturalizatioug MI
JEFFERSON was no Abolit5onist In many G
his correspondence he compared Slavery to
seef which we had by the ears, and whic
We could not hold with safety nor let go les
it deyour us. He distinctly declared that h
was not opposed TO the extension of the inst
tuition. That extending the area of Shaver
made not a single man slave that was nc
aslaye-that by spreading the slaves over
larger area OF country their condition was anne
liorated, and that he could sec no possible oil
lection to the establishment of addition.
slave States. lie also declared opposition /
the Missouri Compromise. 1t established
line, on one side of which principle was I
be considered right, while on the other side III
same principle was to DC regarded as perm
cious. He was opposed to it because tn
very fact would engender feeling betwee
the people of the two great sections of tn
Enion-wonld create breach between then
which every new agitation would open wider
until the two were utterly sundered.
With this history before them, we hav
editors around US sufficiently insane to asser
that they, the advocates of the Missouri Com
promise. Abolitionists and Know Nothings
are yet the followers OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
Such assertions are disgrace to truth and al
outrage upon the memory of a great man an,
true patriot
With HENRY CLAY aud DANIEL WEBSTER
names polluted by the manner in which the,
are nowadays associated with the most per
nieicus ofprinciPles,as partizan we have Ia,
nothing to lie. aud at this time will have bu
little 70 say. Suffice it that neither Of then
was an advocate OF the Missouri Compro
mise, aud that neither have ever uttered
syllable that countenanced orembodied sin
gle sentiment OF Abolitionism or Know Moth
ingism.
Politics in Nebraska.
The Council Bluff = Bugle, of late date
speaks as follows Of the condition Of poI,ics
affairs in the Territory OF Nebraska:
Politics. in Nebraska. are, as usual. as