The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-09-20

t is invOlyed-thc very question on the Othe
e side of which they were hotly arrayed cnl
: a few years ago? Then SEWARD and WEBB
s and the whole pbalanx of fanatics, eulOgize
t Gen. TAYLOR for recommending the apllica
E ton to new territories of the very principl
Y they now are resolved, at the hazard of c
t vii war, shall not be applied to territorial OF
5 ganizations. Gen. TAYLoRs policy wa
r thus stated by the New York Courier ar
1 Enquirer, in 1850, and all know how ear
t hestly SEwAED Co. rallied to TAYLOR
support on that question. This was pending
the CompI omSe measures of 1850;
: What is the precise point in controver
sy? The North insists upon positive legis
lntIon p'ectudtny slavery. The South in
: sistS upon positive legislation 7ecognizin.
slavery, either in terms or by silence. Her,
is the wound Gen. Taylor recommend
that 'ongress let the matter entirely atone
urd tcare tie people themselves to tegisiat
upon tie neatter 10 Suit Memseloes. Gen
la, Tor does not deign to disclose the opera
; ton by which the evil will be cured III
proposes 10 resort TO tie Jun,iamental J,rinci
pie u reDubtieanisns the right Of the peoDL
to gocen themselves. In this he takes ground
concidcnt with that Of the South in 1917
when Mr.. Calhoun asserted the right Of the
inhabitants OF the territories to lust such
Se'feovernmcnt aS the President PROPOSES
TO give them. Is this doing poti ina, /,
there IN thus no remedy for the eva? l.
there any man, any party, or any section,
which can justly complain of this policy
Does 1t violate the ri.h's or disregard the
interests uf any secton? .And IS not tie
Pri"cipie on arhich d IS Jqsei, toiieh qires 10
IS strength and ritaiity tie pfincipie that
TIE peopte ct eCery coD,Daqaity hare a 7iqht
10 nuke Meir otr6 tOcal ia,rs-onc arAich
o"ght to cvn.nannd Tie dsse1,t ct ere,y secti0a.
ami cf erery citizen ct tbs reluJjic."
I Thus, III 1890. This Back Republican lead
cr OF to-day In-!>tci that the principle OF
the kau.as-N eb.a ka bal was worthy of the
support oi n.l, Of every party aud section,
as 1t was fundamental principle Of repub-
liranlSin-a principle which ROW lac threat
ems to overthrow by force OF arms
The close alliance OF SEwAkD, WFED K
/ Co. with the TAYLOR Adm,ui~r,a;ion-the
tact that they gave It, 10 a great extent its
shape and diret tIoir-was well VI drrstood
! then, AMI cannot be tIuthiul,y denied now
Then the Back Ecpub.ican chiefs declared
+ the Kansas Nebraska doctrine all that WAS
desirable; and. at the " hig National Con-
:ention Of lco2, it was unanimously en-
dO'sed. Now, at all hazards they resist il.
they resolved TO resist IT. They formed as-
sOcIations at " Nashington aud an MaSsaChu-
sets 10 ihwart is legitimate Operatiun-
l ey have pushed forward their exciting
operations, one after another, until they have
al Last organized sectional parry tor the
PTvsi"ency. They caused paiiIZan com
inittce 10 MAKE report based SCRAP
TOO, Il collections of Abolition u!iSSta;,-
n-tt<, and uHiound,d ruuor> set atluat by
hired Abolition lettOr-writerS. They have
rt:sIsted IN jusiiiying the inhuman butcher
les and mutation OF dead bodies at O>sa-
watarnie They have threatened resistance
to ine constituted authorities ard the laws
Of tie land. lney have raised funds, arms,
ammunition, and men to invade peaceful
T.rr.,ory. Aud whilst the soldiers OF tie
United states were exposed on the DISTANT
Hou;Iers Of Oregon and Washington Terri
tories to al the prIvac'ons and dangers Of a
war with savascs, and that, too, in defence
,i Iacn. women and children threatened with
the Indian Iumshawk and sCoiping.knilc-
whilst those remote settlements oi our Kim
dred and friends were threatened with cX-
,luCtiuu, they have oh.tinat.iy wI'htle!d the
NECESSARY supplies 10 keep tlosc troops in
the nc.d. They have voted, as q party IN
Congress, To leave the settlements OF " ash
!ngtun aud Oregon prey To the mcrciiess
savage, unless the government would weld
II Their bchcsts and turn loose Upon Kansas
the Ossawatanie murdercrs-,hose Gcnds
"lo stole al midnight upon unprotected "a
mI les, dragged fathers, sons and husbands
from their beds, aud despite the tears aud
prayers of Their wives and mothers, first
butchcrcd them in old blood, and then niu-
tIlated their bleeding co. pses. They itave
now urged renewal Of the bloody st:itr,
Il
Li !, and then s,outiy determined that neither
a regular nor n m.lIta cOmpan, should be
( left to resist the aimed invauers.
l. II too much tnrn to charge upon the
Fremont leaders determination to Iuaucu-
rate civil war, IN order to create pOiiiical.X
citcintnt out of which 10 manufacture party
capital, Such trea>onabl. means are Won thy
of the trcasoaab.e end at which tucV aIIn-
tAr dissolution of the Union aud the over
throw OF the Constitution. They have been
long at their work. Their Hg gher Law"
doctrines lead directly TO anarchy, and as a
ncccssaIy consequence, TO civil war and un-
restrained RIGHTEOUSNESS Ii every han,
implied by ianaticism, misled by sophis,ry,
or stimulated by criminal passions, Is to be
the sole pledge OF the obligatory force OF
CONSTITUTIONS and Congressional or State
statutes, Then no organized Government or
Society is possible. Moral and civil chaos
are Inevitable. 1t has remained, however,
for the Back Republican leaders TO attempt
a practical application OF such monstIouS
her.si,s. Ii Is i'll vain for them to skulh
the responsibility OF their doctrines anu OF
then acts. The wrongs CoInin ttcu 10y others,
if any such have bcei perpotrat,d, ailoid 40
justification Tor the last scenes IN kansas.
nor the course of their friends in Congress.
q L. S,,f
of which must first be met 10y the constitu-
tiOna authorities IN enforcing the laws and
REFRESHING civil strife and the others me>t
be decided at the ballot boxes. Inc honest
but deudcd rank and I'll. of the Fremont
party mest now sc, the desperate lengths to
which that movement Is pr, pared 10 go, and
the desperate means 10 winch il is Wiling 10
resort.
Every dictate CT patriotism and duty calls
for The overthrow oi that dangerous party,
and for the political annIhiatiUn of its re,k
less CataiiHes. Let This bc the last time, i'll
An"rican history, when aspiring dcma-
gOgues ShsE dare To strike at the Union aud
Constltution-to urge revo utiVnary inca
surcs in the HalS of Congress, incItc civil
war in any portion Ct the land, or justify
anarchy and lawlessness, VIOLENCE ana blood
shed. Such verdict is demanded now, AS
will seal forever the doom of such traitors
Every honest citizen must contribute to the
overthrow of the treason and the piescrva-
ton Of the Union.
FILLMORE Mo-EMENT.-The friends of Mr..
Fillmore have organized ciub in this city.
A paper devoted to the "good of the order"
will, we understand, be issued in few days
This movement among the "old liners" has
caused considerable emotion in c,,ain ere