Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-30
Mr.. Fillmore 1.-The Missouri Compromise.

We published last week the following article from
the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser on the sub ect OF
the restoration of the Missouri Compromise. We
Law il before readers again to-day. IL came 10
as under the frank Of Mr. Fillmore hinsselG and
may therefore, be confidently and implicitly accept
ed as the expression Of his own views and opinions
on the question to which it relates We have also
other reasons for knowing that this article fully and
frankly defines Mr.. Filmore's position. This is
enough for us. 1t is entirely and perfectly satisic
tory II will prove satisfactory to every candid man
of eeery party in the South. In short it will be
tishctory to conservatives and patriots in all see
tons of the Union. As for ourselves we have
err for a moment doubted that such his position
we have known the fact for months past; and We
have proclaimed IL over aud over again, the South
ern people But whoever has heretofore entertained,
or still entertans, doubts touching his views to
the restoration OF the Missouri Compromise, may
now bansIi them from their minds forever. They
can ask for nothing msre-they want nothing more.
The idea of the restoration of the Missouri Com.
promise a. the calm and cogent reasoning Of the
tcle FROM the 4dcertiser clearly demonStr ates is
absnrdity-a numbug-a miserable abstraction con
tnuay harped upon by the Southern Democracy
only TO frighten Southern men from their proprety.
1t Is an utter impossibility. The thing cannot he
done Why, then, disturb ourselves about 1t: Why
distress ourselves and make q perpetual fuss over
that which never. never happen. Is there any
n'non sense, any reason, any patriotism in such
courser
In the first place, what party, what individual,
North South desires restoration Of the Missouri
Compromise There may, to be sure, be few in
d,vduas who desire it, but what party does: Is it
the DemOcratcf Why, they have declared against
it. and make their opposition to its restoration the
only issue and their only battlecry in the present
canvass Is it the Fillmore partyy Not at all for
no public and no press of the party, with here
and there exception, either in the North in the
South, intimate any wish purpose Of the sort
The Fillmore party, then, out and out opposed To
any and all attempts any and all agitation having
that object in view Next and last is the Black Re-
publican party in favor OF a restoration of the Mis-
souri, COMPROMISED We answer unhesitatngly Ill
as not Its organs and its orators all proclaim. a.
with one voice that they desire no such thing
What said Mr.. Speaker BaGks-oRe of the foremost
ablest hregdest and most reckless leaders OF the
Fremont and Black Republican party-in his speech
before the merchants of New York, on Thursday
evening last Here is the remedy which, IN beha
Of himself ana &c ths M sask ReRpSGRe paTV
souri, Compromise aud the enactment OF the Kansas
Nebraska bill Speaking of that repeal, he says -
" For this we have remedy. speak for that por.
ton OF the Northern people, in another part OF the
conicderacy, with whom | associated and not
Tor you. The question is not that we shall egis.
late against the South upon the question Of slave
cry Ii is that shall legisate upon the aues.
90 ton Of the Fugitive Slave Law. We don't raise
" tue question whether, in the future extension Of
q" our territory, slavery shall be prohibited or no
We abandon all these questions and we stand III.
Gin -;,;.
49, which gave peace to the country in 1920, and that
which secured the peace of the country in 1850
ought TO be made good by the Government of the
"United States with the consent of the American
people. That is all ask-no more no less no
better aud no worse-that the spirit of the acts ,l
1920 aud 1850 shall be made good in 1886 nv rho
American people Of the South let me say. as well
as the North, in the place of the CONFEDERATION
" murder and civil war that now prevail in Kansas
TO do thus no legislation is regHired and IL is not
necessary that the halls Of C0agrsss GouH b,
"dgriH OPened 10 agitatiOH. We desire the cleo
ton Of President Of the United States with sim
"Pe views and determined will, who will exert the
Influence OF the Government in that portion of the
territory Of the United States and dLioo the peo.
"Ple Of this country TO sette the question Of sLaee.
"rg FOR Themselves there. we ask no more than
TINS and when we have succeeded in the Prssiden-
tia election before US in tine grace of God we
shall and will succeed aud the fact is proclaimed
- that Fremont is elected, Kanses will be again re-
. stored TO freedom WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACT or rpr
Z" INTERFERENCE oF THE HAND OF GoyERNNESr ry Any
WAY So much, gentlemen for the remedy in re-
gard 90 Kansas that we propose" There is the
emphatic aud explicit language Of one Of the head
men Of the Fremont aud Black Republican purity Of
the North Is there in that language the relnotest
squirting towards desire for the repeal Of the Kan
sas-Nebrska act ami the restoration Of the Missouri
COMPROMISED Not the slightest On the contrary
Mr.. Speaker Banks, for and in behalf Of the whole
fremont party, expressly disclaims any wish or par,
pose TO disturb the Kansas Nebraska bill And dine
all three Of the great political parties of the country
are by the declarations Of their statesmen and tr
organs committed against the restoration Of tho
Missouri Compromise. What absurdity. then -b,,
amazing stupidity, for anybody. anywhere ~ 10
nanliestng the least concern lest the Kan.a, Ne.
braska act will DO repealed, when no party and mn
considerable number Of persons, 10 either section of
the conlederacy, wants it repealed
But suppose both the Fillmore and the Pre,o,r,
parties do desire TO restore the Missouri Cornpro
mise suppose they combine for that purpose f.
~ not evident that such question can have no prsc
teal bearing on the Presidential election for the rc,
son that long, long before a bill could possibly Il.
passed Tor its rePoa-which would take three or our
years from the present time to constitute Senate in
favor Of such ropeais II not evident we say. that
long before such bill could be passed, even il IN,
Fillmore aud Fremont parties united to effect il pas
sage that the whole question would be disposed Of
anG settled, finally and forever, by the admission o.
kanas a. State, either slave or freeY But we viii
not argue this branch Of the subject further. but re-
Ger the reader to the article below from the BuTsl,
Commeoeiat Adrertiser, which makes the who,
matter a. plain - daylight and which expresses Mr.
Filmore's views fully and completely. We invok,
our readers to peruse u calmly, attentively and in
spirit Of candor, and then say whether any and al
aPprchensions as 20 the repeal Of the Kansas-Ne
bra>ka bin are not utterly groundless, silly an,
childish Here u is let everybody reed study an,
srlerf ano, IL f,r hitnu.lf.