The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-05-08

slavery question THAN themselves, bQI not
the right Of the Palladium I.JeBersoaia7-
Our erttnghi9ted neigt Dor is getting very
particular, indeed, as TO who shall or shall
not read lectures 10 hun on his past ''abol-
ition" course We think he views the posi-
ton we have always occupied on the subject
Of slavery in wrong light and we feel 50
anxious TO convince him Of our uniform con
sistency, that We shall devote few sen
fences, to that particular subject
Last week, in order to prove our unfit
ness as a lecturer to him, lie alleges that we
not only supported Henry Clay, the great
father of the compromise; but also Fillmore,
who signed the Fugitive Slave blA, and Gen
Scott, who stood on the conn rornise measures
as ''fnality." We ackno vledgc Tire fat
Of supporting all these great men, either as
candidates for the Presidency or Vice Pres
idency but how "a sc facts arc to initiate
against us rs to the right Of trying to con-
vince our neighbor Of the error Of bis ways
is somewhat curious to US. Our support Of
Clay happened two years before the birth Of
these compromise measures therefore that
objection amounts TO nothing, and is rid;cu-
ious IN the extreme As u ihe 9'her s"'
grave objections, they do not apply; for
we have never condemned Alr. Fillmore
for signing that bill-believing he did
e&ac'iy ri6h' 10 tue premises N hot using
'he hineiy power OF 'iie VETO even 10 "e-
stroy the unjust Fugitive Slave Law. =
Na' oiie-ifa'i t"ie' mas AWAY oeel c"ii-
ueniieu a' = Laiiii''i' ny tue parry winch
pi"ceo MI L l-iniore III power az" 10 co'i-
man ~ MN loi iio "'li
H. uiiiess ne can S'lo" 'iia' Mt T. regarded
'ha' measure as MISREPRESENTATION We
S'l'Eoiioo zen. 7o''' ''''.''' We hi4e" iiiii'
70 nc a safe ana reliable fiie''a 70 his country
"h"' py MS eihii-eiit services III uihcs tilat
'Iied men SOULS had ehdeared hlnlsei
'fis country men 9ns "h"' we thohSnt' owed
MN oeot OF Gra'i'ao' 'iial ''nid be SHOWN
III no better way INA" y pfeie'Fi'l6 nun l'F
the hAceu'lve STATION, IN "eu q the NEON
pete''' ana iii'peeiie iIe''e---"e fei'dolated
mat "h'sihy issue i'iiG "SpA upon H. h'.'
orr heiShpor Is aware OF all tAis' and he
knows we are entirely competent to read
lectures to him. although he iec'a sore uii-
der the ntiicnon!
ioF fear our nc'sAooF haS fofS".fr"' the
manner N winch We te''e" The unjust IL
gitiNe o!aFe Dill k's lie very justly terms
1t himself we shall proceed - refresh his
memory BY aiindlnG TO what VIC dia say ana
do pfior to ana after rs passage On tie 22d
May, 1901 we said II mere should be 10
shnftlihS no"---ho con Pf''nise bet"eeA sid
very ana freedom he N"Hh owes II to
herself IN the emergency TO" represented
IN congress; 10 "dhe't "''fl "''''it'I'hS nm
ness TO the 'ts"f' ''-i''fhia should DC ad-
hAi''eo "s Si'e Is ''e'--' 9oi''''F "'''' alone
ii's'eao oi o'''r mac, ~ omnibus GA "ihch
10 carry AZ MAJ, - rs S''eIt
Ai'eF 'he unjust "sl'N' slave la"
"en' i'''o "Pci"'''''' III O,'o"'' ioo'' we
S'i' 'n". ''ie 1881 CLAUSE " ''io ''N'h sec
''o" u 'he ID" was ''''i's' 10 our I,'i',is'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0e'"uSe II "o'''sA'~ '''s'
VIII u ""of"s SN|PNS' anu '';c IeSeli uet'-
SION u '""sc he''Nil' a. 'li'e.iii'''' A"sti'l'is
u III 'ne VIC" VIC men 'o's q It. MAI
'"'J"', law '''ee'''"'!y oars AZ, process
issue" ~ any quit jung. magistrate o.
''her person "'',nS''''f' whenever a
ccft'hea'e ) 9r"'''o y Tie Sr'4lii'SS'oiicr to
INC o"he' 'l 'i' H''''''' .,S''Fff' that Is
Not only Earc we opposed the chief che
Of these compromises measures, for the main
,a;na,ce of which that raz,l,,-;,, - r,o,
-,
pt''ee was sP'e'"iis adopted tine unjust
Fugitive Law'') tut VIC recolIect signing
petition to Congress asking rs repeal, ard
arlif,r,rv the ,1r0r1reuf .la,eo,,