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70 iorm four more States in her territory
This IN time, will be done: and where is the
eounlsrPOise IN the North or West? One State
may be formed in Oregon. one west Of Iowa
and Missouri, and north Of Wisconsin aud To-
wa and all the free territory that is inhabited
Is exhausted. Upper California We ought. and
IN all probability, win have, And il should be
Tree. Besiles other considerations, 1t is FAR
better adapted 70 the pursuits Of Northern men
than to slave labor. Then. Why exclude free
lAbOrf Admit the slave, and you sxpsl the
free labOrSr; for ii is folly 10 think that our
Northern men win emigrAte TO the mOsG inyi-
ing country in the world. where they know
they viii be compelled To labor aide By side
with the slave"
"NoW, sir, d0eI not this fOrsshadoW, what
will come 70, pass, unless the initiative steps
are taken to prevent III Gould there be
stronger argument To show the necessity Of our
declaring firm and unehangeable determine
ton tsmely to submit to the Introduction Of
Slavery into any territory that may be sequi-
redP'
II this authority does not satisfy my friends
on the opposite side Of the House Of the true
position Of tie Democratic party at that time,
| will adduee other proof For | take the po-
sition, sir, that then tho Democratic party was
sound on the slavery question. but since has
aPOstatized. / tell you that the Democrats Of
that day did not Intend TO occupy doubtful
positions upon that subject, We intsndsd
that il should be understood that we were op.
posed to Slavery going into any Of this vast
empire that We had acquired from Mexico. and
we meant what we said. There was no troub-
leamong ourselves then, We we're all sound D.
on the subject Of slavery, That was DemOc-
raOy atthAt time and accepted as such By the
Democrats and il is Democracy now.
Mr.. WRIGHT. With the permission Of
the gentleman, want to ask him one question.
II the Democratic party were SO unanimous in
l047 and 1913 in favor Of the Wilmot PrOvi-
So | want to know what parry il was that do
feated that measure.
Mr.. LETTER. thank thee for that word.
II was the trsachery Of the leaders Of the Dem.
OcFatc party to itS principles that did il,
Mr.. WRIGHT. Win my friend allow me to
PROFOUND another question 7
Mr.. LETTER. Oh. certainly.
Mr.. WRIGHT. The question / want to ask
is this: Whether the Democratic party. at the
time the gentlemen alludes to. or at any other
time, ever proposed to introduce SLAYER, In to
any Territory Of the United States. VIII the
gentlemen let me take the resolution he has
just read
Mr.. Letter. 1.-THE gentleman wants to
give an exposition Of the principles of the Dem
Ocratic party. I win lend him my notes tO-mOr-
row evening for that purpose. Great laughter,
Mr.. WRIGHT. But want t, correct the
gentleman. The resolutions he has read do
not meet the point at all.
Nr. LETTER. Then il 10 my misfortune /:
but I claim they do:
Mr.. WRIGHT. | call the attention of the
gentleman 10 the fact that the resolutions he
has read-and presume all the others are Of
the same impOrt-ars simply against the intro.
ductiOn Of slavery into the Territories. Now.
the Democratic party has never claimed the
power to introduce slavery into the Terrific
ries.
Mr. LETTER. 1.-THE Democratic party new.
er claimed tue power to legislate slavery into
the Territories directly, they now claim Il indi-
rectly to the South, and deny It to the North,
and are at this time making speeches there, de
claring in emphatic language that Kansas shall
be free. I see BY the papers that one Of thsiu
great stuHpers In Ohio william GrOsebeck, Ol
Cincinnati is for Freedom for Kansas, and
for that reason supports Buchanan.
Intend to be Is brief as possible. have :
resolution. passed On the eth Of January. I84s,
BY the radical Democracy Of Ohio. believe
that Sam Nedary was member Of the COnven.
tion, and great many other Democrats. Il
was full CONVENTIONAL parts Of the Stats
being. represented. Il is as follows:
"ThAs the people Of Ohio nov. as they have
always dons look upon the Institution Of slave.
~ in any part Of The UhiOn as an evil. and un.
iayorahle y the full Development Of the spIri
and prscsisAl benefits Of free Institutions enc
that. entertaining the sentiment. they viii ct al
times fssiis TO be their duty 20 use ell pOwel
clearly given By the terms Of the national CON
pact 10 prevent lie increase. to mitigate. and &
nally 70 eradicate The evil.
i "Rssolved. That the Democracy Of Ohio d
as the sane time fully recognise the dOcIrIn
held BY ths early fathers Of the Republio. an
sliIl maintained BY the Democratic party in q
the States. that to each State belongs the rigt
to adopt and modify it's own municipal laws