Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-03-12
Catenhisms.

| Catechisms.
The Democrat is anxious to. know
whether we a,e i~nffayor Of a restoration
of the Missouri Compromise and begs us
to answer the question.
Almost a year ago. we put the follow
ting question to that paper, which Still re,
mains unanswered.
The fifth resolution Of the Baltimore
Democrptic Convention, reads as fol-
lows.
Resolced that the Democratic party
will resist all attempts at renewing in
Congress, or out of il, the agitation of
the Slavery question under whatever
shape or color il may be made.
Now viii the Democrat inform its
readers and the public whether the DEM
ocratic members in Congress did, or did
not, almost to a man vote for the pas
sage of the Kansas Nebraska bill, and
thus force this question upon us; by
breaking down all compromises. jb@i
This is a plain question, and admits of
a plain answer. Whenever the Demo
crat answers u question, we are ready
TO answer it. a1tE W1t
Extracts from a Letter from Kansas.
Gentlemen Il send you the follow ing
extract, because I know that there are
some good, honest men in the Free Soil
ranks, who are moro than half inclined
to believe that The assertions made by
the DsnaocTdt, of our town, and other ADJ
ministraiion papers, to the effect that
there has been no invasion Of the Terri
tory by the Missouri rpfians, &c; and
that there had been no force used by the
same, TO prevent the ~peaceable and con-
stitulional enjoyment Q fthe elective fran
chise; but that those articles, published
by the Tribune and other Free Soil pa
pers relating to those difficulties have no
foundation of truth in them, but are de-
signed solely for political effect, to insist
in forcing on Congress the convictions Of
the necessity of taking immediate meas
ures to make of that Territory a free
State. Knowing. as 1 said before, thai
some doubt prevails in the minds of
some, inregard to the truth of these state. Z
ments, 1 herein furnish you with an ex-
act copy of an extract of a letter received
BY me from my brother, who Travelled
leisurely through Missouri and Kansas,
stopping frequently for several days at
a time, and by figuring indifferently was
undoubtedly, enabled to get at the true
state of matters, from both parties. lie
" In coming through Mo-, l met with
the most gsptlemanly treatment, but still
that did not in the least, in M view,
lessen the evils of slavery. They were
apparent in everything. Missourians,
OF them, boosted IN my presence
Of going over at the time the first Ter
ritorial election, taking the ballot box
from the damned Free State men, and
not allowing them 10 vote. They do not
any of them pretend to deny it, and
hey boosted farther that they elected
D
heir " citizens TO the legislature, and
The members in turn appointed men to
office in the Territory who were and are
still residents of Missouri. These are the
law and order men, that Pierce says
shall be sustained and their laws en-
forced, and the administration papers
never give a true statement Of the case
out in their evasions and misrepresenta-
ions, are heaping insult andinjury upon
he settlers of Kansas. l find upon in
JURY in the Territory that the reports as
given by the Tribune are true TO the let
rr. There has never been the first act
If aggression on the part of the Free
State men," A. II. A.