Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-30
From the Buffalo Commsreial Advertiser ]

Ills tplnlon that IL Is UnWlSe t(
"Agitate" the Subject of the
Missouri Compromise.
BUFFALO. n Y. Sept %. 1856.
Your tavors Of the 25ih inst. have JUS
come to hand, and furnish additional evi.
dence that am constantly misrepresentet
both North ano South. In the North am
charged with being a Pro- Slavery man
seeking to extend Slavery over Free Terri
tory, and in the South am accused of be-
ing an Abolitionist. But am neither, and
as have invariably reia,ed to give any
pledges, other than such as might be infer
red from my known character and previous
official conduct, have not answered TO the
public any of these charges. II after ali 1
haze done, and all the sacrifice 1 haze made to
maintain the constitutional ri 9hts Of The South,
she stiA distrusts me, then can only sag, that
1 hope she may find one more just and more
fearless and seLfsacrjfcing than haze been.
and that ,rhen found, she may show her grdti-
tude by her confidence. And SO Of the North
if after all have done to maintain. her
rights and advance her inter-
ests, she distrusts me, hope she may find
one more Dorthy cf her confidence, and besto,0
ii accordinqly. | shall have no regrets for
myself IN either case. | am only anxious
that the country should be well governed ,
and that this unfortunate sectional conrc-
yersy between the North and the South
should be settled, and iraternal feeling re-
stored. But apprehend that the difficulty
is, that the extremes on each side want a
President favoring their own peculiar views
as against their opponents. | cannot con-
sent to be such a candidate for either side.
| am for the whole Union, North and South.
East and West, and if my countryInen will
not accept me on these conditions, shall
not complain.
The enclosed article, copied into the
Richmond Wig from the Buffalo CONNER
cial, speaks my sentiments on the Missouri
Compromise. 1t may or may not suit you r
but have no one thing for the
South and another for the North, and there
fore send it.
In conclusion, permit me to express my
sincere thanks fc- the kind interest you have
10 my success as the candidate of
the Union remember your lamented
brother we'll. and was proud to call him my
friend. wish his valuable life could have
been spared to aid US in this struggle to save
our country.
With sentiments of respect, am truly
and sincerely yours,
MILLARD FILLMORE.
P. ST. write In haste, without time to
copy or correct.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Sept. IL.
OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
As the duties ola statesman are not pre-.
cisely those of debating club, it always
tries the patience of practical men to see
efforts wasted in discussions from which
nothing can possibly result. In greet and
critical conJunctures especially, a states
man will study to discover the measures best
adapted to meeting existing exi xigencies. and
he will not lend himself to the promotion OF
any scheme. whatever its intrins ic excel
lence may be, for single moment after he
is satisfied he has no chance of success -
Like a wise physician. he will keep himself
accurately informed of the progress of the
disease, and the condition of the patient,
and will mol in sist that medicine shall be
adm Mustered to-day because it would have
the maiady had it been taken ten
days ago. lis his business to deal with
the disease in its present st,ge, and if the
patient refuse to take the medicine which is
best in itself, he must not, therefore, suffer
him to die while he is wasting time in vain
efforts to conquer his obstinacy. II he re-
fuse the best medicine, he must give him
the best he can get him to take
We notice that several conservative Jour-
mails in the South have lately advocated tn e
of the Missouri Compromise as
the most suitable remedy for the present un-
b Apply and distracted condition of the coun-
try. Could the South see the error " hich was
iD its repeal, land voluntarily come
forwards lor its restoration, it would at once
end all controversy, but this we conceive to
be morally imposs ible. Therefore we can
not forbear TO remark that ice consider the
discussion Of tais question at this tune IS un-
,oise and iI-timed. The subject which now
absorbs public attention is the approaching
Pres sidential election, and we cannot see
that the restoration of the N ssouri Com
promise is d question which the National
Executive will ever, in his official capacity
be called to consider. The Missouri Com
promise line was estab lished by the act Of
Congress; it was repealed by an act of Con-
gress; and il it is ever restored, it requires an
act of Congress to rel nstate it. If the ques-
tion Of Its restoration is of any Importance
in the Pres ident ial election, it must be be.
cause there is Likelihood, or at least pos.
sibIli,y, that Congress would pass an act
Tor that purpose, which will be submitted to
the President for his approval. II it is GER
tain beforehand, that no such act will ever
csne before the President, the whole ques-
lion is frivolous and idle, or at least has no
per'inence to the Presidential election.
We suppose it will not be conUoverted
ting the Compromise, it will be prior to the
passage of an act admitting Kanses into the
Union as State. Subsequent to that
event its restoration would amount to nuth-
ing. Tor line two-;oid reason that Congress
has no Constitutional power to control the
domestic institutions o. State, and that
even il it possess, d the power, lis exercise
would be ether idle or impossible; idle il
Kansas shou ID come in as Free State
impossible it she should come IN as Slave
State, for the same majority which admitted
her as such would prevent the restoration
The whole questi IN, then, SO far as it ,has
any bearing on the Presidential election
reduces itself 10 this. Whether there is
any possibility that such an act c,n be pas.
sed beture Kansas is ripe Tor admission as
State! II the negative can be cemcnstrat
ed, tnen ali agitation OF the subject is futile