New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-13


Mr.. Fillmore has written another letter TO the
South, with leading article Of his Buffalo Com
mercial annexed, both setting forth his opposition
10 any attempt TO restore the Missouri line. We
give these documents place in our columns to-day,
and solicit for them the earnest consideration Of
our readers.
There is always "a lion in the way" in the ap-
prehension of trimming, notwithstanding poll
ticians, whenever they are required TO unite IN an
act of Justice to the North Whatever Slavery
gains, no matter how wrongfuy, is gained forever
that Unsuitable NAV knows no dsgorging. So
with the placement of the Missouri line-it was
"an act of folly" Mr.. Fillmore says, but there
is now no help for it.
Why not Suppose it TO be true that we cannot
ia terms restore the Missouri Compact, is it reason
able that the Free States should tamely acquiesce
in the reputation of all its stpuations favorable to
Freedom after it had been completely executed 80
far rs it conduces to the spread and power of Sav
eryl This is the precise state of the question The
South proposed 10 the North: "Let Missouri come
Unto the Union asa Slave State, and We agree
with you that there shall be no more Slave Terri.
"tory or Slave Sta'es north west of that State"
That was the offer of the South in which nearly or
quite all her Representatives in Congress united,
ond to which small minority of the
Northern Representatives reluctantly assented.
Fourteen Members from the Free States united
with seventy six from the Slave States in carrying
this compact through the House, over eighty-seven
Members from the Free States who stood out
into tha mir a
Slave State and by virtue Of this compact Arkan'
sas, Florida, Texas, have since been admitted as
Slave States. But when we came to organize
Kansas ard Nebraska, the bargain was coOly re-
pudiated by the Slave States and their Northern
allies, and the Slavery Restriction taken off. Aud
for this Mr. Fillmore tells us there is now no help
we must grin and bear it.
We cannot see the matter in this light. When
Douglas or Toombs tells us" The Missouri Re-
" strction was wrong, therefore We overthrow it,
we perceive logical coherency as well as manly
audacty in their position. But when Mr.. Fillmore
says-"The Missouri Restriction right
" should have been mantained-but il is repealed
" and you must submit, We cannot help reply
ing" If the wronged aud defrauded COM nit their
cause 70 such faint hearted or cold hearted cham
"pions as you, they will always be kept out, or
I" sold out of their rights. But we will not aban-
don the hope that in more faithful or courageous
hands they may yet reclaim what YOU admit to
"be their righteous due
Suppose it TO be true, as Mr.. Fillmore assumes,
that the Missouri line cannot be directly reestab-
lished-which Is Ia suppose that the Fillmore
Americans in the next Senate will vote against re-
storing it-what then We say, the substantial
end contemplated may be attsined BY admitting
Kansas es State rndtr her present (Topeka) Free
Constitution. That secures Kansas to Free Labor
and virtually shields Nebraska from the introduce
ton of Slavcry-by giving her Free State on the
South as well as on the East, and cutting off the
approaches of Slavery.
Why does not Mr. Fillmore look this remedy in
the face He has found time since his return from
Europe to descant ON the awful consequences Of
tlectmg Fremont and Dayton, to save the Union
repeatedly, aud to tell the country that the Missouri
line cannot be restored and why not. Why has
he never yet said one word about the admission Of
Free Kansas under her present Constitution
There che IL, trampled under the feet of Border
RUfhans, with Federal fupctionares and Or agoons
to aid them, when the simple assent of the senate
to the Admission bill which has already passed the
House will settle all the difficulty. And if the Fill.
more men and sod Wings" in the Senate will Just
cooperate, lat Admission Can be carried.
And why should il not The report of the House
lnNs tigatng Committee establishes hey ond doubt.
On the reluctant evidence OF Pro-Slayery men as
well us on the willing testimony OF Free State men,
that the pretended Les'sa;ure which met at Shaw.
nee Mission was an audaciOus iraGd-that It's cleo.
ton was plotted il Missouri and carried BY Missouri
bowie.hnivcs, pistols, ntoaces and vcte'-that five
thousand residents Of Missouri yo'ed al us election
and only one thousand citizens Of Kansasthat two
thirds Of tie legal voters OF Kansas were driven
from the polls--and that had the election beea
iairly he'd, the FIec-Sta;e men would have had a
deeided majority in the Legislature. Thus the soie
reason why our Free-Siate movement is pro-
l(ULcpI lYr,p,llar and ia o.