The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-10-29
An Earnest Appeal to Old Connec-
ticut-Letter from Truman Smith.
TO THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT.

briefly on the arising coujuncture of public af
fairs. The period is at hand when the Ameri-
can people must designate the citizen who is to
administer the Executive Department OF the
Government for theterm of four years from the
4th of March next. Who shall he be ? say,
unhcsitatingly, John e. Fremont. know him
intimately. pronounce him well qualified and
worthy of all confidence. His cause is that of
lofty, generous, patriotic and truly national
conservatism. There is no possible avenue open
for the restoration of the peace of the country
but by clcc;ing Colonel Fremont to the Presi-
dency.
1t is now certain that the adhcrents and pro-
moters of the mischievous-nay, wicked poll
cy of the present Administration will have a ma
jority in the two Houses of the next Congress
and should MIR, Buchanan be elected il may be
written down as certain that, within two years
from the 4th of March next, Kansas will he de-
ivered up to the Moloch of Slavery. She will
be brought into the Union Slave State.
Shall this he submitted to without a struggle
Shall we not rcbuke the monstrous pcrhdy of
repeating the Missouri Compromise Shall We
not chastsc the numbcrlcss on TRACES committed
in Kansas, Shall the elective franchise in that
unhappy Territory be violated with impunity
Shall Border Ruffians invade with the bowe-knifc
and revolver, and elect n spurious Legislature,
only to enact code Of laws more infamous, il
possible than the Border Ruffians themselves
Shall the Missouri River, one of the great high
ways OF the nation' be blocked up against the
lovers of Freedom, and be open only to the vo-
tlrleS OF slavery ohaii the army Oh the on,'e"
States be used only to Cypress the Free-State
settlers, 10 olsarm ana ulSperse ther ioices' anu
TO arrest ana hold thcm III CUSTODY as leiohs'iVr
no other crime than exercising the sacred right
of sell defence-what perpetrator Of robbery,
arson, rape, and even murder Not one
repeat, there is not hope for Kansas but ii
electing rcmont In James buchanan we snail
nave onIy an eiohghiion Oh rnhkili' cree anu
Wn1' an Nuih'n's'IutVn you save inc hcPuo-
Tic Desiues, NOT OH! Is hhhsas 10 DC sacilI-
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W. va = ~ w IN SNORT,
No. hoos r. ., INV "'is ~ Ve Drought uloer t"e
-. on lave r"wer' unless we n'ake
s''liu now ~ say ny me election Oh Vol ric-
mont ilther'o shnlt thou come anu Ho 'ui
ther' am no AOolitohst-he'er ""S-anu
never expect u pc am sh"Pl9 Il ,'oi-'A ,
s'onlst. take precisely the ground assulneu
by Thomas Jefferson ami Henry clay am
and ever have been, opposed to the unnecessary
~ w" ''.f'~
Houses of Congress, All my instincts are ma
tEonal am wiling to let slavery a'onc-L
VIII he content with ITS present ,lhits-Dut whei
It's southern Votares JON Northern deihasoguSs
to break up compromised violate Their ialth
business OF giving to Slavery an indefinite extern
sion, am on hand for resistance pay no
more ATTENTION 10 cue .,re9's o. u,suil'' , WIZ" I
wind hci;e,o ,horo is bomr cnoucb in cvory
Southern Stasc-and patriotic hands enough to
apply ito do ample justice to these traitors in
language and poltroons III heart and III con-
duft.
thromgbon. " " hn VG {,crs " o NC
peace upon the principle Of slavery extension.
Let Kansas be admitted as Free State, and let
us have practically the benefit of the Missouri
Do m ana VIII forgive me rePea.Il
South sHo in 1iootom "f al fn nI'e oud Nv t ,he
most unhnllowed means, subdue Kansas into
Slavery, ! shall resist the aggrcssions of the
Slave Power MS long as God allows me quarter
o' ra ieg 10 ; stanu On; nu ,,, .. ,,o .u.
THE rCrcrt ;nsi1nifcorI snSrS,,Ss Of "rI mr..
ponents IN Pcmasyirania Ideem of no moniert,
anu am Safi$ted trom late ond rciio1ie odrlccS
eAot me s,",,S 'ie s're l'S efef.ofGf ,"e ~ w.
DOUBT that our rood OF" old %gn" M w nTi
then, as ever, be true to herself and to those
great principles which lcat the foundation of
our Government TnrMAN SMITH.
D''e' u. Hew-i orA' vet 90 lo"o'
The election Of Jane. Buchanan
would be the unconditional surrender Of
the country to the demonstrations de.
mands of the men who are interested in
the price Of negroes Gov. Wise said
that Buchanan was nominated by the
Influence of Virginia, and that he was
dominated because he had been faithful.
more faithful than Calhoun even, to
the policy which would have doubled
tho price of negroes in Virginia. This
is MIR. Buchanan's merit, this is the
ground on which he was nominated, this
is the ground on which he is Supported.
and this is the ground on which. if be is
elected, he is bound to administer the
government.
To give the administration 10 Mr.
Buchanan is to give it the olicarchy of
a section it is 10 defeat the whole pur.
pose Of the government, as it was origi-
nally founded. and as ii was at first ad.