Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-04-23

that question.
1t was upon this declaration he
stood when ] made that speech. |
give you the extract, in his own words,
to show. that | did him no injustice.
On the 18th day Of January, he had
coca sion to define his position again;
and, in the mean time. his "Jack-bone'
having been strengthened by the in
tluence of some of his southern sup
port ers, he was worked up to the
point OF declaring. that congress
has no constitutional over either to
legislate slavery into, or exclude it
from, a Territory j..
On one day. during the present
session, he tells us, ''ifJthe Missouri
compromise line can be restored. he
would most certainly be in favor of
! its restoration:' and on another day,
rluring the same session, he tells us
lthat the whole thing is unconstitu.
tomb. --that Congressh as mo power
to exclude slavery r. Still, if he
GoU7d, he rould restore this uncon-
stitutional restriction! | leave it to
I his admirers anIsupporters to recon
Gle hnI harmonic these declarations;
| frdcly admit my incapacity.
But he gets further downs South
Fthalll 90. (tor he. is a fast traYeler
when he does start.) He SAYS -
Neither has the TERRITORIAL Legisla-
ture, IN my Judgment, any right to
legi$late upon that snhid let, except so
tar as may be necessary to protect the
citizens Of the Territory i'm the enjoy
,ment of their property This is the
sextr enc ground Of the fre-eateTs. |
believe that, under the powers CON
terred by the organic act Of Kansas
and Nebraska, ito regulate their own
domestic concerns" they may either
establish or prohibit sla very, just as
they think proper. II
Again: lie SAYS in h is last speech,
in answer to the interrogatory, wheth-
er he believed the Wilmot provise
constitutional p .> \
/ Il was not7a member Of the Congress
.of 1850, and have never been called on TO
either affirm or deny NE tonSt.tutionoliy
yMe WGntot propt&0." n = MY
political existence commenced sincet Mut
food; and Aaving neyer taken any p"bfic
position. I am wiHing, IN all .frdnkRess
and candor. 10 ito 50 nor =
will show you that his memory Is
as ollfrious as his sudden conversion
is murre'ous. This same HENRY M,
FILLER. or the 18th Of August, lS49,
wrote a letter to b. +. SAxToN-a lta-
ter from which the following arc ex-
tracts: Y
You state in your letter, that tle
FREE SOHERS will hoIl u convention
ut Hyde Parke, on The 3UIh instant
Thclc i3a pretty strong probability that
will BE- in the field for Canal Commissioner,
and il would certainly AID MY PROSPECT
VERY MATERIALLY to receive xoAr.
NATION FROM YOUR PARTY" T."
He had not then: tn is holy horror
of a will hunt after office" denoun.
ced by his brethren in Philadelphia.
Oh, no! 1t would "refy materially
oiH his prospects" to get a nomina
ton from regular Free Soil conren-
ton; and as it would aid those pros
poets. he wanted it; and had good
reas sons TO give why he should have
it. Hear him:
~ am in taeor Of FREE SOIL, free
speech, free labor. and fire. e men; BEING
A WILMOT PROVISO MAN UP TO
THE HUB, AND UTTERLY. OP.-
POSED TO THE EXTENSION OF
SLAVERY i" -"
: He was up to the IIJ' N IN FREE
SOIL when he. wanted a Frec-Soil
nomination; and Ihave never heard
of his PRlZlNG OUT. until he wan
ted the votes of sound national men
for the spcakership. He goes'on:
"THe matter wM require prudent man
agemeaa; md / kn0w Of no man who can
.accomplisA ii better than yourself. Hwould
be bad policy 10 attempt i wiHout a eertaipty
Of suceess. Consult With our mutual
friends, Hackley and Johnson, and write
me soon. "Yours truly, ~.. ,:.
HENRY NJ. FULLER"
Thus it appears, that on the 18th
day of August, 1s49. he was a Evil
MOT PROVISO MAN UP TO THE
.HUB,"Hand on the 18th day Of JAN
uary. 1856, he declares "that he nee-
er took any public position on the
suIjectof slaeery"--that his '.poIit-
cal erisfence commenced since that
food"N ] will comment no further
on this letter! ~ . ~
Mr.. FULLER became candidate for
Canal Commissioner, and, while a
candidate, made speeches = among
others one in Allegheny City, reported
in the Pittsburg Gazette, then q Wing
paper, and then supporting Mr.. Full
LER. In that speech, published at the
time. and uncontradicted, Mr.. FuL.
LER says: = ..,s' &.
"Let the people Of the South talk a.
thew nlaase slonery p1s a dark and dam