New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-24
ADDRESS OF THE HON. TRUMAN SMITH
TO THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT.


FfILOw-CITIzESs Permit NE 10 adore. YOU brief
" or the existing conuncture Of public affair. The
period il at band when the American people must De-
gnate the citizen who il To administer the Executive
department If the government for the term Il four
wears rom the ih Of March next. Who shall he be !
I say unhesiatngly joins C. FREMosT. know him
intimately. pronounce bin well qualified and worthy
Of all confidence. His cause i that Of lofty gener
Gus patriotic and truly national conservatism There
il no possible open for the restoration OF the
peace Of the country but BY eecng Col. Fremont to
the Presidency.
II now certain that the sdherents and promoters Of
TIE mischievous-nsy. wicked-poiicy OF the present
Administration will haVe majority In the two Houses
OF the next Congress; and should Mr.. Buchanan be
elected il may be written down az certain mat within
two year. from the 4th OF March next. Kansas will be
delivered M TO the Noloch OF Slavery. Size will be
brought into the Union Slave State Shall this be
submitted to without Struggle! Shall we not rebuke
the monstrous perfdy OF repeating the Missouri Com
promise Shall we not chast se the numoerless out
raoes committed in Kansas Shall the elective fran
cbise in that unhappy Territory be violated with mpu
nity Shall Border Rufiians inv ade with the DO VIE
knife and revolver. and elect spurious Legislature
only TO enact code OF laws more infamous possible
than the Border Ruffians Themselves Shall the Mis-
sour River one OF the great highways of the nation
b. blocked ID az against the lovers OF Freedom, and
be open only TO the votaries Of Slavery Shall the
army of the United States be used only to oppres the
settlers to dsarm and disperse their forces
and 10 arrest and hold them in custody elons for
other crime than exercising the sacred right of self
defense1 What Border Rutian has been arrested -
what perpetrator of robbery, arson rape. and even
murder Not one ] repeat, there is not hope for
Kansas but in electing Fremont. InJemes Buchanan
shall have only al elongation Of Franklin Pierce
and what an administration! God save the Republic =
Besides not only is Kansas TO be sacrificed, but our
government Is to be converted into engine for the
propagandism OF Slavery over this continent
Depend upon IT, the subjugatOn Of Kansas l. not o.
be the last Of outrages. Even now. preparation has
been made for the introduction Of Slavery into Mica
no b,,ia ~ tpar ID
b. annexed. IL short, at 10 remote day - be
brought under The iron hoo Of the Slave Power unless
we make stand now and say by the election of Col
Fremont Hitherto shalt thou come. and no further
j am Northumberland was, and never expect 4"
be- | nm simply non. extensiOnlst. take precisely
the ground assumed by Thomas Jefferson and Henry
Clay au and ever have been, opposed :" the un-
necessary introduction of this exciting topic into the
two Houses of Congress. All my instincts are ma
tional am willing to let Slavery alone-t 1t will he
content with s present hits-but when its Southern
yotaries ioin Northern demagogues to break up com
promsfs 10 violate their faith pightcd three times over
and to embark in the business Of giving tn Slavery an
indefinite extension am on hand Orrcsistance. lpay
nO more attention to the threats Of dsunion which come
up from the South than de- 10 the lille wind ! be-
eye there il hemp enough in every Southern State
and patriotic hands enough to apply ito do ample
Justice TO these traitors in language and poroons IN
heart and in conduct.
want peace peace in Congress and peace through
out borders-but there can be no peace upon the
principle Of Slavery extension. Let Kansas be admit
ted as Free State. and let US have practically the
benefit Of the Missouri Compromise, and will forgive
the repeal will be content but now give notice
that if the South shall in violation of all faith, and by
the most unhallowed means subdue Kansas into
Slavery shall resist the aggressions of the Slave
Power as long God allows me quarter Of leg to
stand on.
Fellow citizens, do your duty at the polls The re-
cent insig pican successes of opponents in Penn
sylyania deem of no moment and am satisfied from
late and reliable advices that that State will give its
electoral vote in November for Fremont and Dayton.
will not doubt that good old Common wealth will
then as ever be true to herself and TO tho'e great
principles which lie at the foundation of cur Govern
meDt. Truman SNiTH'
Neg. lo,k Oct. Is, 1856.