The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-09-16

which may hereafter be formed out Of the
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RESOLVED, That we have room enough for
freemen; we desire no political connection
with the mixed population of Mexico, and
abjure all foreign territorial acquisitions what
ever, by force of arms; and especially do we
abhor the waste of the blood and treasure OF
freemen to propagate the odious institution
of Slavery upon soil now free, and that we
will still exert, as we have hitherto exerted,
every effort in our power to prevent the con-
summation of snch schemes SO injurious to
our national character and fatal to our hither-
to glorious Union"
So much for the publicly expressed senti-
mcnts of the Clay Wings of this State 1874
and lS4S.
Let us call your attention to the eloquent
declarations of our great leader as recently
as 1850, and at the time the Compromise
Measures were under discussion in the Senate.
In his speech OF February 5th, he used the
following emphatic language. We entreat
you to note its application to the state of
things now existing in Kansas, where civil
war is actually raging between the reckless
propagandists of slavery and the unohending
Free state settlers;
"But (said Mr.. Clay) if, unhappily, we
should be involved in war, in civil war, be-
tween the two parts of this confederacy, in
which the effort upon the one side should be
to restrain the introduction of slavery into
the new territories, and upon the other side
to force its introduction there, what a specta-
Gle should we present to the astonishment of
p,ot,lxipA off, not 10 20 ,;o.
but, l must say it, though / trust it will be
understood to be said with no design to ex-
cite feeling--a war to propagate wrongs in
the Territories thus acquired from Mexico
1t would be a war in which we should have
sympathies--no good wishes; in which all
mankind would be against us; in which our
own history itself would be against us; for,
from the commencement of the revolution
down to the present time, we have constant
ly reproached our British ancestors for the in
PRODUCTION of slavery into this country"
And upon another occasion, 81 repeat that
never can, never will vote, and no earth
ly power will make me vote to spread slavery
over territory where it does not exist"
1t is well known that Mr.. Webster was al
so strenuosly opposed to the extension of
slavery, and that he withdrew from Tyler's
cabinet for the sole reason that that treacher-
Gus President sought to employ his great tai
ents in the efforts to extend it.
Is it not sacrilege to the memories Of Clay
and Webster to pretend as the sixty-nine
Buchanan Wings have done, in their cap
peal to the Wings of Michigan" that if they
were living they would countenance the mon
strous nolicv which pinrca no,u cursuos ond
which Buchanan has pledged himself to con-
tinuel And still these fastidious pretenders
to Whigism, in order to make their theme
effective, have the boldness to attempt to
steal the very colors they have deserted!
We cannot take leave of them, because
they have not as is we'll known, for years
past, professed or acted out Wing principles.
The gentleman who heads the list opposed
Gen. Taylor and voted for Gen. Cass. "From
one learn aH."