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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
TUT IHe I lOHeer,
To the Public. tl'
AuDlroR's2 OFFTcE, Up. SANDUsKY,
| ll.t a h4HsSept.. goth. / 856. 4

b AUDITOR s OFFTcE, Up. SANDUsKY,)
i | jiad q b9dsSept., goth, ,al856.
|: The Vindicator, of March 28th last
called my attention to the subject Of q
statementiin relation to the expenditures
in. building the, Court House. Also, the
last Pioneer is asking the reason why the
present Auditor does not give report O
the whole matter, &c1 The reason is
this The Auditorris entirely under the
control of the Commissioners, and the nu
merods petitioners heretofore asking ar
investigation, petitioned directly to the
Commissioners on the subject; and just
so soon as they shall orderJme to make q
report, | will do so, and without charge
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
E9A iconventionadof "40id Lin

+ EFoA iConventionadof -"10id Line
Wings" met in Baltimore lastweek, and
nominated Millard Fillmore for President
and that eminent Wig, Andrew Jackson
Donelson for Vice President The mem
bers Of this Convention represented only
themselves and their action will not
control dozen votes in any State in the
Union.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Meetings at Sycamore and Carey.

We regret that these meetings. occur
on the same day-next Saturday. AS
it seemed impossible 10 change the
time of either, we hope the Republicans
of the county will divide forces, and at
tend both. At both places, no doubt,
there will be large and spirited gather
ings. ....,.s ......,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

"TF r AM ELECTED 70 THE
HIGH OFFICEdFoR WHICH YOUR
PARTIALLY HAS NOMINATED
Mel WILL ENDEAVOR TO ADJ
MINISTER THE GOVERNMENT &C.
CORD1NG TO THE TRUE Spirit
OF THE CONSTITUTION AS 1T
WAS UNDERSTOOD HiBYlsa THE
GREAT MEN WHO FRAMED AND
ADOPTED 1T; AND IN t1SUCH "A
WAY AS, TO, PRESERVE. BOTH
LIBERTY AND THE UNION"
Col. Fremonts Speech al Aewc7 York. 7 -
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

w Last weeks VaWdicator publishes
the Cincinnati Platform without the
Pierce;enbdorsing b Si yI resolution dufs This re-
minds us of the play Of Hamlet, with
Hamlet omitted. Pierce dictated the
PLATFORM Buchanan doFetailed himself
thereiu; and issH no, longer James Blu,
chanan,' but simply a tail to the Pierce
head. asd odw dlgiro nsmT5sl 10 rodd9i
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

New ,YoRK, The Republicans Of the
Empire State have put in nomination an
excellent State Ticket, headed by Hon.
John A. King, of Long Island, son Of
Rufus King. for Governor. The Fre-
mont feeling in New York is intense, and
Freemuopnt's majority in the State will. not
be less than 10000.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTORS,

Districts. u3 ...r.
1st--JoHN B. STALLo, OF, Hamilton. Il
2d--RrcSaRD M. CoswfNE, OF Hamilton
3d--PErER oDL1N, of Montgomery. ial
4th-rJ AcoB s. CoNKnIS, of Shelby. o7i
5th-WrLLIAM TAYLOR, of Hancock. ID
6th--E. P. EVANS. of Adams. a,a, A7
7th--WrLLIAM Fl. P. DENNY, of Warren
9TH. R. HUBBELL. of Delaware.
9th-lRoBERr g. PENNrNeToN, OF Seneca
l0th---FRANcrs CLEVELAND, of Scioto. /
l1th--JoRN WEIGH. of Athens I9ivAl
l2th--DANIEL HUMPHREY, of Licking.
13th--HENRY D. COOKE, of Erie.
14thA2EuoENE PARDEE, of Wayne.
l5th--JoHN M. HoDGE,. Of Tuscarawas
16th--DAvrs GREEN, Of Washington.
l7th--MrLLER PENNINGTON, of Belmont
l8th-JoHN S, HERRIcK, of Portage, g
19th--AARoN Wilcox, of Lake. n ",
9Oth-JAMEs DuMAKs, Of Mahoning.
elst-AAMos E. aBUss, of Carroll
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Meeting at Mexico,

This was a splendid affair. About
1000 persons were present. and the
best Of feeling manifested. Hon. Wm
H. Gibson was there, and spoke fol
over an hour as only he can speak
Judge Carey also spoke.
:. That part Of the county will give q
good account of itself in October and
November. va 4''4.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Great Fremont Rally at Bellevue--s, ,OO(
Persons in attendance.

There was an immense rally of Ere
monters at Bellevue on Saturday last,
5000 persons turned out, and there
was speaking in English and German. u.
We learn from a gentleman of this
place who was at the Bellevue meeting
that there is much Fremont enthusiasm
in that region. There are no Fillmore
| men, and at the rate conventions are
being made. there will be few Buch.
aneers by November n hH-a oi heeia
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

B. H.. DAY, of 48 Beekman street, N.
York, has sent us a sheet containing ac-
curately engraved portraits of the three
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent Send him three cent stamp, and
net q ennv most naid.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

Buchanan under Oath Testifies that
Fremontis the Conqueror of California.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Of Tuesday
says: "We print, this morning, q docu-
ment of extraordinary interest, being no.
thing less than the testimony of James
Buchanan, relative to the exploits and in
tegrity Of John c. Fremont. Col. Ere
mont was arrested in London in 1852, for
! debts which be had contracted in his off
cial capacity as Governor of California,
and the Court of 'Exchequer appointed
Commission inthe United States to take
testimony in this case James Buchanan
was the first witness before this Commits
sion. At the time that Fremont was
bGovernor of California, Buchanan was
Secretary of State, and therefore, in the
best possible position to know the value of
[ Fremont's services. At the time he gave
the testimony which we print to-day, Mr..
Buchanan was in retirement at Wheat
land. u 1t will be seen that he testified that
FFremont's services were Every valuable, %
and that ''heiis better entitled to be called
the conqueror Of California than any 9TH
er man. Mr.. Buchanan said, under
oath, be it remarked, of the forage and
other necessaries for the the troops, pro-
cured by Fremont
Eaa "I do kmoaO that such supplies soere nee
essdry tor the forces under the command OF
The defendant, and that no appropriation
had been made By Congress to Qpayfor these
supplies.'. ~ t,,-T m ~. ~
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THE STATE ELECTION.
TUESDAY. october / 4th.

THERE'S dangerthat our State Election,
which occurs on the 4th of october r
only two weeks from next Tuesday-may
be neglected, -from-the eosershadowing In
terest which centres in the Presidential
contest.
We exhoit- our Republican friends OF
Wyandot to be up and doing in this. mat
ter. Not day is to be lost. The, enc
my are actively at work, and depend upon
IL, they will have out, their full strength
at the State election. We, rnust not BE-
caught mapping, Ei else We is, will assuredly
wake up apo 70 kneoE'lleesdge Of our fatal er
ror, when it is TOO late. -, 80, r..,
II you have not alresdy,a thorough or
gsnization in the various Townships ane
School DISTRICTS iet We enptarsesss enptress you to Sc
about the work forthwith. .ba,1 ,aao, -.
,pAs we ip this County have only Com
missioner to elect eelle at ths October election
"
many Of our Republican friends may con
slider il not worth while to give themselves
any concern ABOUT it ,i,isBElu But recollect, ws
have State Ticket in the field, and eve
ry vote will help tosyell the majority fol
that. Then there is our candidate, fol
Congress, who is ddsseBying of the active
support and the vote Of every friend q
Free Kansas and Free Men, He has
proved himself 9 faithful. full champion o
Freedom, and, we shall need 3 majority o
just such men in Congress to sustain the
Republican Administration Of Col. Ere
mont, Its, no time to send doughfaces
now. '''''' 49,
But, besides all this, the. result Of oul
State election, on the second Tuesday o.
October will have an immense-we bad
almost said a a i prepond Grating influence
on the Presidential election in November
Ohio is the third State in the Union. Lei
the Republican State Ticket be elected
| by such majority, as the, Republicans o.
Ohio can give and t virtually settles the
November contest in favor Of Fremont and
1s u D3Dnug1lps 3EARi6 915E u
]iPe ]iiPYeooF aoaF bad -9r9tp.lE .rs9d btu0o rs
+ Up, then, Republican,. !, to the work
But little over two weeks remains, and
there is much to Be done. Iowa, Maine
and Vermont spoke in thunder tones al
their qstabs elections. iDElsatD9das LET Us emulate
their the example On thssbil4th .Of October ron'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Anotber BoIter from Fillmore

Hon. EpbrsRimn' in Marsh, M1sash of New Jersey,
President of the N National Naltfionaf Convention that
nominated Fillmore and Donelson, has
come out for Fremont il m an able letter,
which we will publish next week. The
work goes bravely on
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
A Word from Antrim,

Meeting at Wyandot--Fremont Pole Raiis-
ang--Antrim Awake
EDITORS PIONEER According to pre-
yious notice, the friends of Fremont, Free
Kansas and Free Speech, assembled at
Wyandot, and manifested their zeal in
the glorious cause of Freedom by raising
a beautiful Ash Pole, l5O feet in length,
from the top of which floats Fremont
flag. After three hearty cheers for our
candidates, the crowd was entertained by
"a pointed speech on the issues of the day
by the Hon. P Bunker, of Marion. Ar
rangements were then made and officers
appointed for company of so horsemen
to attend the Mass Convention at Upper
Sandusky, on the 7th of October. Ad.
journed to meet Saturday Oct, 4th, tc
make further arrangements for the 7th
Look out for a clean saueep IN Antrim.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

~ ~"I recognize neither American. IN.
nor anti-American,I Wing, Democrat, or
abolition parties, in the approaching con-
test but simply a union. of the people
for Freedom to Kansas, and the arrest
ofslaVery extension. '----J Ohm G. Fremont. MON
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
FOUND,

On Sandusky Avenue. near the Court House.
neat Buggy Whip. The owner can get II oy
calling at this Office and paying for this notice.
Sept 25th. 1856.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

s lEW Several verbal and typographical
errors occurred in our last issue, from our
not having time to read the proof.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

R"s FREE LABOR. the natural capi,
tai which constitutes the real wealth oi
this great country, and creates that intel.
ligent power in the Masses, is alone to be
relied on as the bulwark ofFree Institu.
tions, ,"i--Fremonts Letter of acceptance.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

EF Our Philadelphia letter came one
day toolate for publication last!week.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
+; The Meeting on, the 7th,

H'e' iii The g Meeting on on the 7ths l1oa
1.-The indications are that we shall hal have
fine Demonstration eoTnstrFaiy lba here on the 7tlh ol
October. boWyyselb we lbeara aarafIr from various parts q
the C(Sogppnty Coy pnty that preparations ore being
made, ea,rq Let Let everybody in the county
men, women fgllslil and selhiilldrens turn out, and md
as many Fl from q gdlinnin adjoining eopntiss as can
make it copyepFiiespptta epFiiesppttai Oh, .s9iasdosm edl
anMessssrrs. Msssr SGaiBb SGaiBbsQnFu and Watson will posi-
lively be here, anadfi End the other distinguish
ed speakers, whom fgmfs the Committee have
invitfedd, are eonrfdenttllyy eonrf as1PGctedo noisss
The Committee 2phnI are IF d also endieaayoring
to secure cure the atteaa attendance Of that distin;
guished Den Democratic 1alrf E1aelmronter, gt DoNN oNN
PgATT. as,.o ,;.,
Again we say, come out, one and all.
Come N g'hg big wagons, in bsuggies, 0n horse. Sc
back, or on foot, i need be. Come with
music, and banners. All will be cordial.
"ly welcomed. - b.. ..,;.a,r,,fT -.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Col. Fremont.


"Is7haye an acquaintance with 1.-The
Colonel, and am SO fsvorably impress
ed with.him, that would as readily trust
him as any other Individual. HIS INrEG-
RIrY rs BEYOND sUsPrcIoK. ."-.7ohn C..
Calhoun. a Ioi g l5i H9ai 5Hg ii Gl
"Col. Fremont is young officer : oof
great merit-one who deserves we'll Of
his country for the bravery and ability
with which be discharged his important
and delicate duties in California. Dan
tel Webster.
"CoL Fremont exhibited a combina.
ton ot energy, promptitude, sagacity and
prudence, which indicates the highest ca.
pacity for civil and military command. -
That the country will do justice to hislvalL
uable;and distinguishediservices, / enter.
tain not the slightest doubt" Senator
Dir. '.''4 ~ 7''4'7
.c, I'D ie pla4isGdfH9 pgH iEgmfu
Col. Fremont, in; my opinion, is the
most meritorious American Of his age age now Il !,
In existence. "- Senator Alteh, Of Oh;o.
"I'regard COL Fremont as one Of the
mostlsuccessful and heroic officers in our
army-an army of which any nation might
be proud Senator Rusk. - .r.r7g
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

b. CHANGE OF TINE. Welsh q Lent's
Circus will perform here on the 7th, in.
stead Of the 18th Of October, as adver-
tised last week. ls5tga siI 10 s9i4ea d.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Wyandot County are re-.
quested to meet in conyeptiOn at Uppersan-
dusky. on the first day Of October next, at one
o'clock, P. M then and there to nominate a
candidate for Commissioner. n'a'o 'i''4
Byorder Of the Wyandot County Republican
Cantrall Committee, aioc9 aii 10 y9GEoisi
d-cv H.: =, JOSIAH SMITH. Sec,v. H.
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Wood, Wood!' '.~o .'
Two or three loads Of good Wood
wanted at this Office Immediately on sub
scfiption.: gn.dt T9dlo gnomg III o.1os
Notice to Subscribers.

This number is the commencement of
new volume of the Pioneer. Subscri-
berse willrememberour terms--one dollar
and half in advance, or two dollars if
not paid 10 advance. We hope all will
come forward within thenext two orthree
weeks and avail themselves of the ad-
aance terms.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

~-"I never owned one dollar in hu-
man flesh, and while reason holdsits sway
in my brain, never will. ,.,
love my wife with the most ardent
affection, but that wife must toll with her
own hands rather than own the 6rst dol
lar in human flesh. .""--JoHN g. FREMONT.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

ARrHUR's HOME MAeAzrNE.-Mr. Ar
thurs works are read and admired .wher-
ever the English language is spoken
His magazine is scarcely inferior to any
OF its older competitors and isirunning
an even race for public favor. The mum
Der for the coming meHttAh7is a great i'm
provement on any ofits predecessors: 1t
is afforded at the low price of $500 per
annum.t0 10 baa s,9JiE iii 2aigis5 bl
4 T. s. Arthur g. Co., 1o3 Walnut street,
Philadelphia g7 aii eoig4it89e ysr
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FOR CONGRESS,
COOPER X. WATSON,

FOR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
D. w. SW1GART, Of Crawford. ne
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THE New CHURCH HERALD. and Month
ly Rspository-A publication devoted to
the dissemination of the peculiar views Of
Emmanuel Swedenbourg; Edited and
Published by Revs. George Bush and
sabin Hough, at Philadelphia Terms,
$500 per annum. 3'1' a@aa' ..eo'
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HARPER, for October, is very inter,
esting number. 1t has three lengthy il
lustrated papers, to wit: Cooking Of
Men, t"t,Wild Life in Oregon" and
" Passages of Eastern Travel" The
comic illustrations are capital. and the
Drawer" as usual, is brimful Of wit
and side-s splitting anecdotes. Three dol
lars CANT be better invested than in sub
scribing for this magazine. r.,..s !.
il Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square,
New York. f.. .r.-,.. --.-.-,. .f-...
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Dunn's neutrality-suspicious.

=, Dunn's Misrepresentation. >.
!, The Buchaneer scenesshifters have
opened up a new view. 'AA At the outset OIL
the campaign, they inpddently denied
that slavery extension was an issue a,
all. Now they denonnce the Republican
members of Congress, for supporting
Dunn's Kansas Bill. which they: allege
was a slavery-extension measureae1 Blu
in this, as usual, they falsify, and imisrep
resent, and labor, to deceive, Had We
the room to spare, we would publish, tha
Bill entire, that. our readers might see its
provisions but il wouldzamake severa
columns Of our paper9d5 "oad y2i1
1t should be borne in mind that the
mischievous, ,Toombs- Douglas Bill had
just passed the Senate, and there wa:
danger of its passing theoHouse by a un
ion of the Buchanan and Fillmore mem
bers, when Mr., Dunn, 4 Fillmore man
brought forward his bill4 Under it, Kansa.
would certainly become Free State
1t proposed to restore the Missouri Com
promise. to sweep away way the the bogus laws sws
and to protect the freemenlof Kansas il
the exercise Of theirnjust rights 1t hae
a few Objectionable features, but the gooc
ones so decidedly 1overbalanced them
that the Republican a p,srnsnl members who wer'
a minority of the House, With, we be
lieve, single exception, voted for it a
the best thing they could do for suffer
ing Kansas. - =, :. "a a. - ~, 3 -
We believe their constituents will ap
prove theirricourse, and silence the de
nunciations and Misrepresentation o
these Locofoco demagogues. ",A
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

lGRAHAM's ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. -
This old favorite, for October, is prompt
lyon our table. Amid the multiplicity
of American magazines, none are more
popular than " Graham % The number
before us is an admirable one. 20 .''.'fio;
Watson & Co.,. Bulletin Buildings,
Philadelphia. '4~s''' . q y
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Republican State Nominations.

hepuDncan state mountainous. ri,
FOR, JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,
(SHoRr THRM}-OZIAS BOWEN, Of Marion
lLoSe Taxi 4JOSiAH7SCOTT, of Butler
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, 0j95l9
CHRISTOPHER P. WOLCOTT, .
ynash nc of Summit. o4l ad4m .
FOR -CoMMrssIoSER OF COMMON SCHOOLS,
ANS0N SMYTH, of Franklin sni
FOR MEMBER oFsBoARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JOHN WADDLE, of Ross. q %
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g The Ohio State Fair is now in pro-
press at Cleveland.
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THE BAN1sHED Son and other Stories Of
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ly esteemed one of the most popular OF
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LITERARY NOTICES.

The REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IT'S CAND1
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reformation in 1856, to defend freedom
of speech and OF the press, and to resist
the aaggressions OF the slave power. Il
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The best National Political Map of the
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-16
DR.. KANEs ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.

We are under obligations to DIR. Kane, for a
copy of his " Arctic Explorations" Had the
work no intrinsic merit, we should value it very
highly for the sake Of the chivaric and daring
man who has won for himself a conspicuous
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of Arctic explorators. But, apart from his
own personal claims upon our admiration, his
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10 every reader, and of observations and re-
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science. We have read both volumes, with
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this political crisis could not impair. In
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horrible priystions of the Arctic regions, as
high up nearly as the S0th degree of latitude,
We forgot, for time, the battle OF politics. No
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constitutional guarantees in relation to it; but
that, outside the slave States, it is legiti-
mate subject of Federal consideration and &C.
tion-that Congress has the right to prohibit
or admit Slavery in Territories.
The positions he took in the great speech on
his resolutions, were-that Slavery having been
prohibited by Mexican laws in the Territories
acquired from Mexico, they continued in force,
after their acquisition-that the Constitution
of the United States did not per Sc carry Sla-
very into those Territories-that the institu-
ton was moreover excluded thence by soil and
climate-that the Wilmot Proviso, although
not unconstitutional, was unnecessary-and
that no power on earth should ever constrain
him to vote to legislate Slavery into Territories
already free. His speech, in which all these
positions are maintained, is printed in the Ap-
pendix to the Congressional Globe, vol. xxi,
part l, PIP. ll9-l27. Two quotations will
suffice:
"The power, then, Mr.. President, in my
opinion-snd extend it to the introduction
as well as to the prohibition of Slavery in the
new Territories-does erist an Congress-"
"Page I'LL come now to the question as
to the extent Of the power. l think it is a
po,Oer adequate either to introduce or to &C.
clude Slavery"
The following extract Up. 1861 shows his
hostility to the extension of Slavery:
q" / repeat, that never can, and never will
vote, and no earthly power will ever make me
vote, to spread Slavery over territory where it
does not now exist"
Our correspondent finally asks, On what
grounds Mr.. Clay advocated the Missouri Com
promise. Mr.. Clay was Speaker of the House
when it passed, so that there is no speech of
his on record showing his reasons; but all who
know his policy, and have read the reasons on
which he urged the Compromise measures of
1850, will understand that he supported the
Missouri Compromise as a measure calculated
to restore peace and concord to the country,
and allay the agitation of the Slavery Cues
ton.
We think we have fully answered all the in
quiries of our subscriber.