True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-26
MISSOURI POLITICS.


MISSOURI POLITICS.
So much has been said Of the oSlrlnn
of The rival guberuaorial candidates IN
the Sane Of Missouri, upon the question
of emancipation, that it may be well to
know exactly how they do stand. Tile
Republicans have, undesignedly we sup
pose, given currency to an erroneous I'M
p,.sslon. that Rollins The amalgamallon
candidate during The late canvass. was IN
favor Of speedy. emancl alton "t 'he
slaves of the State. while Stewart, the
Democratic candidate, was IN favor "i a
rr.s,>t.nt ad errnce 10 the former Stale
pollcy upon that question. We believe
the lac, is, that the lalIer owns no slaves,
while the former does. THIS IN lsell is
pretty strong evidence hat Rollins does
NJ, entertain any very earnest desire Tor
immediate emancipation. But as the real
truth may appear, t al" emancipation
was moi question in the campaign, t"
the extent that is generally Believed
,houuh Rollins was doubtless supported
by the people of 'he State PROCESSING
hose views, and that he was not The rep
resen,atve of such p hey, we make the
following extract from one Of his speech
es;
These are my opinions, my friends
| hide Them from no one. | d" not WISH
to war with man, however, because he
differs with me upon the subject a."
mt wish TO war with a man because lie Is
an emancipat,onis,. Tha. is the better
and the wIsesl policy. Ny opinion ls'
tina, in consequence Of the agitation that
sucb question will awaken in the State,
and in consequence Of the fact that we
occupy high northern aIitud" here IN
consequence of the fact that the d'spropor-
lion between the white and black races is
becoming gara'er and greater; aud Of The
ract tina, in course of llme-in ten TWEEN
" or fl,y years, most probably,-it will
b4come the interest Of The slave holder
himself to STAY the current OF slave pop
ula,ion in the State Of Missouri, 'hat II is
better 10 do without this insliIu'lon; |
cav ,ba, in consequence Of all these laws,
and considerations and causes now oper'
atinr, it would be best to let the question
alone.
He also proclaimed himself in favor oI
inviting emigration from all quarters I"
the country, and that if in the course o.
events it should appear. that it was ne
longer the interest Of The people ol lh'
State of Missouri to continue il as slave
State, he was in favor Of "leting 1t 60.
Thus it will be seen, that he simply la
yors the submission of The question tt
the d termination Of time and the permit
ting future events to decide a mater which
he thinks at present had "best be le
alone"
That thisis an advance upon the ear
ier stale of things in that Stale, IS true
and il is such al one as must prove mos
gratifying to every northern man.
The victory Of Rollins over his oppo
nrn, in Missouri is to be traced to til
, combined action, at the poles, of the A
t mericans and the Benlonian Democracy
against the Blue Lodges, or loc9fOcO DE-
mocracy, but Republicanism, proper, "a
, not an element in the co test. We Al
E sorry TO he compelled from the facts of tn
, case 10 make this confession, but we al
4 convinced from observation. that the onl
, thing to be gained in politics bv the mil
: re presentation of facts is the injury of
o COED cause, and the destruction Of u
D moral constitution.