The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-10-30
Address Of the Hon. Truman smith.

IL the Peopke IF Connecticut:
/ Fellow Citizens: Permit me to address yeu
briefly on the existing conjunction OF public
, affairs. The period is at hand when the
American people must designate the citizen
Who is to administer the Executive department
OF the gosernment for The term Of four years
from the 4th of March next. Who shall he
be? say, unhesitatingfy. John c. Fremont.
| know him intimately. | pronounce him We'll
qualified and worthy OF all confidence. His
cause Is that OF lofty, generous, patriotic
and truly national conservatism There is
no possible avenue open Tor the restoration of
the peace Of our country but by clecting Col.
Fremont to the Presidency.
1t is now certain that the adherents and
promoters of the mischievous-nay, wicked
policy Of the present Administration, VIII
/ have a majority in the two Houses OF the next
Congress; and should Mr.. Buchanan be ei-
ecled, it may be written down as certain that,
within two years from the 4lh Of March next
Kansas viii be delivered up to the Moloch Of
Slavery. Size Will be brought into the Union
Slave iS,ate Shall this be submitted 10
, withouta struggle? Shall we not rebuke the
monstrous perhdy of repeating the Missouri
Compromised Shall We not otcIastise the num-
berlesS outrage committed in Kansas? Shall
the elective franchise in tha. unhappy terri
tory be violated with itnpuuity? Shall Border
Rutfians invade with the bowie -knie and re-
yoyer, and elect spurious Legislature. only
to euact "a code oi laws u:oTe infamous, if
possible, than the Border Ruffians themselves?
Shall the Missouri River, one of the great
highways of the nation, be blocked up as
against the lovers OF Freedom. and be open
only 10 the yotaries of Slavery? Shall the
army OF the United States be used only to
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dIspefse their lOrces and to arrest and hold
them in custody as telons, for no other crime
than exercising the sacred II sht ol self defense?
w hat Border Rufiian has been arrested? =
what perpetrator of robbery, arson, rape and
even murder? Not one l repeat there is
nota hope in Kansas, butin electing Fremont
In James buchanan we shall have only an
elonga.ion Of Franklin Pierce, and what
administration God save the Republic,
Besides, not only is Kansas To be sacrificed,
bu our government is TO be converted into an
engine for the propagandlsm Of Slavery over
this continent.
Depend upon it, the subju,ation of Kansas
Is not to be the last of outrases. Even now,
preparation has been made for the introduc
tion OF Slavery into Nicaragua. and ere long
the whole OF Central America is 10 be- annexed
In short, We are at no remote day to be brought
less we make a stand now aud say by the eec-
ton at Col Fremont, Hitherto shalt thou
come, and no further" | am no Abolition
ist--never was, and never expect to be.
am simply non -extentionist. | take pre-
cisely tbs same ground assumed by Thomas
Jefferson and Henry Clay. | am. and have
ever been opposed to the unnecessary intro
duction of this exciting topic into the two
Houses OF Congress. All my instincts are
national; am willing to let Slavery alone--if
II viii be content with its present Emits-but
when its Southern votaries join Northern
demagogues to break up compromises, to
Violate their faith plighted three times over,
and embark in the business OF giving Slavery
an indefinite extension, | am hand for re-
sistance | pay no more attention to the
threats Of disunion which come up from The
South, than do TO the idle wind | believe
there is hemp enough in every Southern State
and patriotic hands enough to apply it 10
do ample Justice to these traitors IN angua,e,
and poltroonS III heart and in conduct.
Iwant peace-peace in Congress. and peace
throughout our borders-but there can be no
peace upon the principle of Slavery extension.
Let Kansas be admitted as a Tree State, aud
let Us have practically the benefit of the Ms
souri Compromise, and | will forgive tie re-
peal--i will be content: bat | now give notice
that il the South shall in violation of all faith
and by the most unhalowed means, subdue
Kansas into Slavery, l shall resist the aggres-
>ions Of the Slave power as long as God allows
me quarter Of leg to stand on.
Fellow-citizens, do your duty at the polls.
The recent insignificant success of our op-
poneatS in PENNSYLVANIA, | deem of no mo-
m.nt, Hai am satisfied from late aud reliable
alvices. Ira, that State VIII live its Electoral!
vose in November for Fremont and Dayton.
[ VIII uot doubt tha. our good old Common
"e4',h viii then, as ever. be tyle 10 herself
ana u hose great prineirle7 which lie a: the
'ougLa,inn Of our Government
TRUMAN SMITH.
Ns,e York. Oct %, 1896,