The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-01-18

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The following u bid { ||se & "a cbaracssF
and service q Hon. Henry NJ FulIsr, one u the
|caadidat "a Speaker Of the House q Repre-
HOY. HexnY Il, FuLLrn. IT 4 pratended
that the democrasci Ii che true and nm nation-
lal partyo the co 1ntfy; and that 81 onld be
withdrawing from the national "a I'LL upon
which the democratic members Of Congress
Their plea is d he is . ireesoiIer' which thew
pronounce to be equivalent to an abolitionisf.
4 Mr.. Fuller is not q freesoiler, buta naffonal
man. Hemade the following declaration Of
his principles In the House OF Representatives
during dlscu2 ion on the 10Th instant:
~ said thnt The difficulty which lies at the
lfoun14tion Of all our troubles. here is the one
1 question ofslayery.s desire to declare hero
that / am opposed 10 its present or future acita-
ton, and for the reason that, in my humble
Judgment, no possible good can result from it;
that its discussion mere must result as it has al
ways heretofore. done, n evil and in mischief =
4, II creating popular discomfort, individual dis
trust, sectional alienation and di{1Sjol. desire
: to leave the question Of slavery just where the
J Constitution has leftit, Applause with the
J people who tolerate it, who determine, control
and regulate for themselves. Renewed APP
plause. Twill not NEEDLE or interfere with it.
tvould r. =.
be aneYil lit Is their cvil;ifit be blessing, it
is their blessing. make no aggressions upon
the rights or feelings Of any man or of any Sec
ton, nor viii submit to any invasion of mine.
4 Applause.
# Wthregard to the past Legislation of Con.
: gross there Is no difference of opinion l am
frank to say that j supported the compromise
measures of 1850, aud had held seat here
should have opposed he legislation of the las
. Congress; and, for the very reason that an
q opposed to any further agitation because sucl
agitation can do no good, am willing that tn,
past should bury its own dead. desire to unit
o with my fellow-citizens every where in patri
b otto effort to bring back this country to tina
,e state of good feeling and social harmony hcl
j, once existed, and which ought never to hav
~ been disturbed. believe there can be no doub
nj as regards my sentiments upon this subject
IN IT, however, there be any, am willing to stan
tie in this grand inquisition andsubmit myse
:. to the grand inquisltor. laughter and ar
y plause.
e. Mr.. Sherman. Would you be willing to Al
to low the institution Of slavery to obtain an az
ry vantage or gain ascendency BY reason of th
= repeal of the Missouri compromise?
~ Mr.. Fuller. respectfully answer that wi
ny leave it to til, people-to the people who to
or crate it.. | say distinctly that il Kansas u
ed sents herself Tor admission, shall vof@ fhe
H. admission without refereoe1 for
Il. was a. llef he woslio repeal tn
-er Kansas-Nebraska act so far as ielated to Il
Missouri compromise, to witch he replied
to the negative, as he would do nothing to cortil
ms the agitation on the subject OF slavery los
ms il these sentiments of Mr.. Fuller do nat consl
re- tute him national man, we do not know CT
Of meaning Of the term. Tie democrats If Il
me Housewife not, noweyer, support him, althoua
es- they profess to be of the natlonal party. The
ro- adhere to Col Richardson, who is every inch
RI frcesoiler, and who was the cause Of admittir
ls- foreigners to vote in Kansas and Nebraska wit
iii. out naturalization.
G.. That he Is Free s Jleris proved from II
au- fact, that he defended the Kansas ebfaska b
lily in Illinois, upon the. ground that it was fr
en- soil measure, and would forever exclude Slava
sta from extending into the territories. Th
Try was the subject he had insview. Senator Dou
cn, las and the President took similar grounds.
dc yet th y are recognized as genuine Democra,
AN and the party Affects to consider hem nation
re- men, whilst they reject Mr.. Fuller because
en- would have voted against the repeal Of the Nj
es- souri, Compromise; adheres tosthe Compr omis
md of 1880; and would have all agtatjlln on Il
to subject Of Slavery discontinued. Such is D
the mocratic consistency: 1t can support Fir
ace Sellers in the highesto Offices. and elect q Nj
fm Soiler Speaker Of the House Of r representative
ian but cannot touch gentleman who apows n
Of tonal sentiments, and would have the Cons
tuition and Union preserved inviolate. The
eat Abolitonsts. at The very moment tl,at thew 4
her ,sino their utmost l1rfs &, tn, M,
The ination of Frecsoiler Cor the Presidency, al
hat the election t,f ue,,tls,,an 81 ha anne mi
sIul pies. as Speaker Of the House. ~
o-sl II the Democracy be in reality national pf
of Fly, why dothe members of the House contin
'ea- to adhereto man who is not national in |
ac-I views ,,r nr;ncnlas and roae. NJ E,iIor
ln's knows sno North no South, no East, no West
De- they were sincere in their declarations, th
ger would unite in making Nh Fuller Speaker
of Ebnff thew look moro "a taat 10 cnuutss.
.sh more IS ,reo ian ~ L,
ca fplace and power. They repudiate p6rty bas
uc- upon American and national principles. aida
nee here to one which ia in favor of giving foreo
erst the coatrol Of the country. The result
sIe their naanmuverDg willprobably be, to pla
Tug an avowed instead OF concealed, abolition
~ in the chair; and then they viii raise the d
~ end cry against the AMERICAN members for
~, = act which they themselves perpetrated AS
zig the American members going over to susts