The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-18

them s that whilst the southern congressman expressed
the opinion, they declared at the same time that they
we're proslayery men whilst the New Hampshire demo
Gratis accompanied the expression Of their opinion with the
declaration that they not advocates Of slavery Of
ts extension They 0ers for the blu because is principle
right and their opinion was that it would not result in
establishing slavery the State Of Kansas alleged By
the abolitionissi but Of them iHtiHated that h,
oad haze opposed The II e opinion as % is Pyae-
teal result had been different.
1t comrs then, simply to this the Enigsnety 10 the
exuberance OF is candor and fairness seeks TO fix the
charge OF unsoundness northern democrats because they
did not avow themselves pro-slavey and advocates Of
the Kansas bill pro-sayery measure, and lodges
against them the false 'impuaton that they regarded
and advocated it only measure of freedom" To
tain this allegation the Lgsnor quotes three extracts
from New Hampshire papers One of them is an editorial
from the Lancaster Coos Democrat and the other two from
the speeches of Mr. Woodbury. Mr. Hibbard made du-
ring the We have read them carefully and we
affirm that not one Of them contains ntimaton that
the Kansas bill ought to be regarded and supported only
as measure of freedom. Each of them sustans the
bill because the principle Of lsauig the question to Tie people
right II we had not already extended this article to
such length, would reproduce all three of the
tracts that readers might whether it is the Lci-
geneer or the Union that portrays facts suit its
views, and thus misleads its readers We WILL however
publish of the extracts and that the which the
Lgeaeer says it kept "he best for the last" II is
an extract from speech of Harry Hibbard Dalton
and by this the Others be judged and the issue be-
tween the egsncsr and Union be decided 1t is as fol-
lows:
Mr. Hubbard discussed the State issues presented in this
campaign with his usual ability He then took up the sla
very question: and discussed it in all its phases
and In manner which could not fail to carry conviction of
the sincerity of the speaker and with array of facts og
cal arguments and sound views that could
not fail to convince all fair minded persons presentall
whose minds capable of receiving and approaching the
uh-that the acts of the President and the democratic
party were just and that present position upon the a
very questionable leaving the whole matter with the peo
pls-s undenaby correct the only just fair and proper
mode of settlement; and that by that Of treating the
question, II ts rendered al~,ost certain that Rood Of acs
territory ~M hereafter apply for adssioa he Uaos. We
commend this speech to the people of Dalton They
look at every way Wow from every point Of sight and
they will be the better satisfied Of its truth and oandor The
meeting entirely satisfactory to the democracy of Dali
ton and after hestating somewhat account Of the fail
ures of the two last have concluded to set Dalton
down reliable for democratic representative the 18th
and fair democratic majority on the State ticket"
The result is clearly this that the aboitousts and
knownohings appealed to tho known sentiments or
southern think preudices of northern against
slavery by charging that the Kansas bill prosavery
measure and conendng that it's practical effect would be
to make Kansas a slave State The democrats advocated
the bill neither prosavery ant-slavery MEASURE
but which rghfully left the question the people,
aud they contended that their opinion the practical effect
would be in accordance with the known northern feeling
The aboitonsts denounced and opposed the BILL although
the democrats thought would result in finally excluding
slavery from Kansas The democrats supported the bill
although the abolitionsts thought it would make Kansas
a slave State.