Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-28
From the Ohio State Journal.
A STAKEHOLDER IN MISSOURI DEFEND
ING FREE WHITE LABOR.

Tho Missouri Democrat publishes in full the
speech Of Gen. James B. Gardenhire, delivered IN c
the Missouri House Of Representatives. on Wednes-
d,y evening, Oct. %, in defence of the Jefferson
Civ Land Cnmpany, of which he is President, the c
Right Of Emigration. and OF Political ana heNGi
gipus Freedom. Mr.. 6. is q stakeholder VINO re
sides ia the centre Of the State, and was the can
didate Of the Union Democracy for supreme
Judge.
The Missouri Democrat ~recites the occasion
which called out this speech. as follows, Gen.
Gardenhire and q number Of his neighbors, have
very recently purchased a large amount OF real es,
tate in and about Jefferson City, with the design OF
improving their private fortunes; and with a uesire
to build up the city which is the capital OF the
State. they projected o plan for building a univer-
sity, and inviting from abroad an industrious pop
ulation, thus making it a seat of learning and a
site for manufactures and the industrial arts. Inc
negotiations into which Gen. Gardenhire ana ms
neighbors entered for carrying forward this iaud-
able purpose, were entirely legal, so far as their
personal objects are concerned, and hlghiy com
mendable, so far as regards the public objects
which they purpose.
In these necociations-the General not having
the fea- OF the anti party before his eyes
entered into an agreement to donate q poruon VI
their land to the northern Methodists. for the esiao'
lishment of a university and even went SO lar as
to invite the skilled laborers from the Norih 10
come to Missouri, and assist in building mp It's cap
ital. for so doing the anti Benton nul.ihers OF tne
State undertook TO uenounce tHe ceHerai "n~ Hs
associates as abolitiOnists, and as attempting 10
abo!itionize the State. Jim Green, the Senator,
made n speech ut the capitol, in which he attacked
the scheme. The Governor leveied his denuncia,
tions in his messgs, and several OF their prcmineh'
men including one OF their recent converts maue
spcechcs against it. Under these circumstances
Gen. Gardenhire conceiving that HIS private inter
ests, as we'll as q great and important pubic poll
cy was assaulted, determined to speak In defense
and accordingly delivered the speech which we
now lay before our readers. Ills po"erlnl auu
convincing arguments fell with such effect upon
his audience tina. the %nullifers, unable to answer
determined to resort to bullying and bragadoclo'-
They called an Indignation meeting to be held las
Friday week, in the hall Of the house OF Represent
atives. The Meeting was called for the people o
Cole county aud Jefferson City,
On the Ecening Of Friday, the meeting organic
ed. a committee was appointed and reported reso
lutions, deaouncing Gen. Gardenhire's speech a
a6olitioaiSm, and declaring that its delivery was
dissertation Of the Hall Of tie House of represent
%atiVes. Gardenhire replied to the speakers wh'
sustained these resolutions. in q tone OF hauShti.
defiance. telling them if these resolutions were SUP
mitted to The people Of Cole county who wer
then in the hall, they would be rejected by q iarg
majority, and he dared them to take the vote upo,
them. The nuliiIiers finding themselves In a minor
ty, moved TO adjourn to Monday night, The motto
was carried. On Monday the people of Gale cour
ty Ieassembled in the same place, and the feeiin
was so strongly and decidedly in favor Of GardeI
hire that the secretary Of the meeting pockete
the resolutions, and took himself of. Allen /
Richardson then took the floor, and stated that III
secretary. finding himself in the minority, In
made way with the resolutions, and the gang
nuliifers did not d are TO come TO a vote. lie the
offered resolutions approving the course OF Gel
Gardenhire and bis friends.
The chairman Of the meeting, being a tool of I'll
nullifers, managed to prevent a vote being take
on Mr.. Richardsnon's resolution, but eVerybod
g present admitted that the nulliters and negr
worshipers were completely overthrown and route
Never was there such a complete ~omh {
the n~u,iiers. or q more com plete triumph OF thos
who desire the progress and advancement OF Ih
State.
We understand that Gen. Gardenhire has aske
"a from the Legislature an act OF Incorporation to
his land company and for the university, whic
il ia proposed. to found at the seat Of governmer
of our State, and that the anti Benton %nulliders il
tend to defeat these measures, because it is bold
stated that the object of these ac,s is to invite en-
igration from the north, and to place the universit
under the charge OF the Northern Methodists "
shall sec whether these nulifers have the courae
to carry out their principles; we shall see wheth'
they dare prescribe Protestants on account
their religion. and whether they dare take groun
against the immigration Of free white men, becauc
they come from the north. We think their cou
age will fail them.
Ell The battle for the rights OF free white labor
Missouri. as will be seen, continues with unabate
yigor. The National Democracy" or nullife
VI nf Missouri, take the same position that their al
& les do in Ohio. Any man who dares to utt
the opinions Of Jefferson and the early fathers
ss repndiated and stlgmatized. We are glad to o
- .serve that the Union democracy OF Missouri exbi
il no signs Of succombing to the nullifers.
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