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This McGregOr. Who sgued these proceed
: Tags as Chairman Of the Central Committee. is
the man Who introduced the Wsynssburyh
resolutions. dsuOuncing slavery as q withsring
eurse-Ihs very man who wrote the article
Shieh have read. denouneing. in such strong
terms, the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise.
George W. Beldsn The Senatorial nominee
for that district, made speeches in secOrdsnee
NTH that resolution, to my certain knowledge.
sprinkIed, Of course. with little talk about
Know Nothingism. Nov. this sams George
w. Belden represented tbs 18th Congressional
district n the Cincinnati Convention; and We
are informed 10 the proceedings Ofthat Con-
veution, voted for Buchauvn on every ballot
K. ]. Atkinson, third Auditor OF the Treasury.
} also made a speech advocating thai resolution
I ard denOunciug slavery.
Now, gentlemen. you can appropriate these
: facts. Take them, aud make the most you can
: out Of them. You will find that those men in
: 1865 stood upon precisely the same platform
: tbSt the Republican party now stands on-s
! Igainst the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
: ag Aiust The extension Of slavery, and in favor
n ofrestrictiOg il, R MIA 7
= Now. sir Isay, that up to the time OF the
y passage Of The Kansas Nebraska Bill, the Dem
n ocraLic party Of Ohio were strongly opposed e
r the repeal of tNs Missouri Compromise. And
n after its passage, large number Of those Dem
1t ocrsls remained Off the same opinion, and are
= nov Republicans, but others we're postmasterF
&C and Of course they changed; others were edi.
E. tors with small amount Of printing, and they
" changed others were marshals and district
ID altorneys--they were bound to change, and .
iy course did, They turned about and became
the friends Of thai bill. and Of course they ex
o. pected ths rest of US to turn about too The
fe. supposed that all they had to do was to Civ
he the order, fright about face" and we shoul
ell turn about; but, somehow or other, about eigt
,es ty thousand Democrats in oho did not undel
,e. stand the word, and keep going right ahead.
nd I have letter here from Mr. Buchanan,
", l848, upon the Missouri Compromise, which
'ct shall publish in part, showing him in favor {
NJ that measure then, and that be did not believ
tn it unconstitutional
li- "In conclusion. desire TO reterste and r.
ng affirm every sentiment contained in my Burl
Of county letter cling to the Missouri Compr'
ka mise with greater tenaCity than ever, and y
m firmly believe that it will be adopted by Coz
hat gress. Yours. very respectfully,
rec JAMS BUCHANAN,
ext "T. Sanford, Esq"
The Ohio State Democrat, afler the passal
,ti- oftbe Kansas Nebraska bill, had a leader
his their paper, Disappearing of the bill, which
lis part | will read ts<
Cd. "NeJraska Bill passed The House THE a
ubt CRY and heated contest has been closed IN 20
ton gress. The Nebraska bill, in form WIN
leir frankuess, consistency, and love OF countr
'di- compes US to say is repugnant to our sense
right, has passed the House Of Representative
his and will doubtless soon become law. v
{ is had hoped that the bill would have been SO
J is meuded as to have given less excuse for co
inued agitation by Aboli.ionists; I; but regre
as are uuavailing, and we submit, hoping tn
to thele will be more Of popular sovereignty d
I'VE yeloped in the Territories than we nre enaIle
on, to find in the bill as it passed the House.
las Zone good resnlt, at least has come OF tn
reopening Of the slavery agitation. The after
Te. tion Of the public has been called to this inte
q. esting region and immense numbers OF hard
m. freemen will pour into the new Territories th
he moment they are organized. The popular SOY
rts ereiguty may assert and maintain Its suprem'
Of cy, despite any clogs in the bill. The indic'
- tons now are, that the emigratonto Nebrasl
and Kansas viii be almost without preeeden
mt and that the echoes OF the late agitation W
a. scarcely have passed away, before the Peop
or Of those Territories will have formed Constit
on lions, aud demanded admission into Che Unic
y, as sovereign States" -.st ~. +, ..-.
te And these cautions against Aholtionisl
ID may warn us against the efforts Of The Abol
A, tionsts to make capital out Of this measure.
rs Now, sir. during the time in which this Kar
sas and Nebraska bin was under consideration
a. we held meetings ia almost every town in Ii
e, State Of Ohio, which were attended by men
a allparties /; and we made war upon this meas
be are indiscrIminately, disregarding all formt
r party predilections. We denounced the friend
es of the repeal aseoyenanL- breakers Violators
in p6shisd faith. !; dishonoriug the memories
'al their fathers; and as unworthy Of public cont
ly dence. The only Ironblews had, was in fnC
ing language sufficiently strong 20 express ou
ng indignation. ! But as soon as the bill passet
It. the Democratic leaders. with the servilily {
re slaves. bowed their pecks for the yoke Of th
o. Administration, and denounced all others wh
he did not do likewise. All these Democrats wer