Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-20
Renewal Of the Missouri Prohibition.

" Ohio, d,licered June 13, 1855, al The
Assembly Buildings, Philadelphia.
| Reported for The sandusky Register.l
Mr. PRESIDENT | feel much embar.
rassed when retlec, that rise to repre-.
sen, the view, Of the mighty West on
this vexed question Of Slavery now un.
der discussion. would TO God that
some gentleman more competent to the
task had undertaken it. Gentlemen
from other States have shown a strong
disposition to discuss party politics in
this debate. With the dirty details Of
party politics we have nothing 10 do IN
Ohio. Our principles arc patriotic and
pure, our purposes high and holy The
gentlemen who preceded me have all
mistaken the policy of the founders of
the Republic. They rever intended to
tolerate slavery or even to be responsible
for its existence With the trainers OF
the Constitution Freedom was the rule
Slavery the exception; Freedom national
/ Slavery sectional. But those patriotic
gentlemen from the South are desirous
OF changing the rule so as TO make Sla.
very national aud Freedom sectional to
extend over ictr,.orv now free the soul
wl'hertns, God .dishonorlng curse OF hn-
maa Slavery. We. on he other hand
ate deslr"us Of sustaining the policy Of
our foreiathers-a BbIe.based. law-lov.
ing. liberty built policy. And here we
take issue. The honorable gentleman
from North Carolina. pointing to me,
tanatngty says: You OF the North re.
fused To extend the Missouri Compromise
tine to the Pacific when we offered ii Ia
you To this | repIy, we did so refuse.
aud lor ihs reason: We are desrous OF
exeGdsag the arena ef Freedom, instead
nj The curse 81 humsn bondage. The
honorable gentlemen from Tenaesee and
Alabam, have said that We OF the North
we're generally opposed To the establish
meat OF that Missouri COMPROMISE lIae
\, ihe tne the compact MAS catered Iata,
III ls20. "On what ptetext can YOU
base your opposition To Its repeal y In
answer to the gentleman, | say tha, the
ts'"pie OF the Moth rtrr opposed to the
/ establishment at that tune, and tut this
obvious reason: |, vas a base >nrten-
der oi territory 10 Slavery that had been
b, the God of Nature and our laws con-
seetated to Freedom. I AT thus mo-
a.e,,t, instead oi the Voice Of Freedom
ascending to Heaven IN ardent prayers
Tor the perpetuiiy OF tins Union. thou
sands OF human benss were ciankin.
the chains OF ah,ect Slavery ,hese--
Those men who were IN Cong'ess tom
the North and voted ior this Comprom-
Ise. lie iorgotten some where-thcir uIem-
ores having pet,shed with them. So
have We sent those who voted tor ,ts re-
peal to their political graves, TO be re-
mcmbered no more by as except III the
long living annals OF intamy. The gen'
tleman over the way asks me 10 reconcile
tha, position will, Sir. The tern
tory Of the South acquitted by virtue oi
tia, contract is already niggered Yes,
nigsercd all over The crack Of the
divers lash Ito the disgrace of human.
" be saldl Is this day heard on It's every
acre The voice OF Freedom Is not
heard there, but Slavery. dark and
damnlng, curses that otherwise beautiful
country. having sufficient territory to
make an empire Of freemen. That Is
The reason we oppose It's repeal and now
ask ior lis restofat,on. We canuot re-
lcall slavery there now-'tis too late, II
We could place that territory IN the
same situation It was in lS2O. there
would no trouble from our State about
the repeal OF the Missouri res,rntion.-
No. we would, like men, enter the are-
ia and fight manlully the battles OF tree
dom. Yes. SIR, We would see that
Freedom. our inheritance, was not turn
ed TO strangers and our homes to alens,
aud Liberty lett desolate in the Land oi
our foreia,hers. But the dark aud
damning deed is done; aud regarding
the rights OF the States under the Con.
s,itution we cauno, change It now. AMI
aow, after our submission for thiny-tour
years 20 tina, 'niqu,ty, you come forward
aud inilict tins renewed outrage upon
US. You say, at is true north oi thai
line was set apart by solemn compact to
Freedom; but the contract was uncon'
st,ut'onai, and consequently null and
void" care not from what point you
view 1t; you have taken under that con
tract and OF course are bound by It
You now come to US whiningly and say
This contract is void do not attempt to
enforce it, Suppose you give your note
10 friend for one hundred dollars bor'
rowed on the Sabbathday and afterward
to avoid the payment, set up for defense
that the note was given Oh Sunday and
consequently void, and You would moi
pay it. In wha, igh, do you suppose all
honorable men would view its In no
other light than as consumna,e villains
unworthy the confidence OF all honorable
men. In this l,gh. Ohio and the teemine
millions Of the mighty West, whom
feebly represent here. view you. gentle.
men, in relation 10 this kansas.Nebraska
ini4ui,y! l appeal to Representatives
from the South, in the name OF all that
is honor able-in the name OF God. to be
once Influenced BY the pure prompt'ngs