Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-07-29
Refreshing BOldness,

There Is grandeur IN The bold manly
uncompromising course of Frank P. Blair
in Missouri. He is now on the stump
through his district discussing the questions
of the day side by side with the Democrat
ic and Know Nothing candidates, and he
marches right up to the slavery issue fear
ess and faithful TO the Free Labor inter-
ests of the North. In discussing the ques-
tion of emancipation in Missouri, he, the
other day on the stump spoke thus:
All the States at one time tolerated
slavery. Massachusetts came in as free
State under the constitution. John Jay
in New York, and Benjamin Franklin in
Pennsylvania, accomplished the emancipa-
tion of slaves in those States on the ground
of interest l would like to hear of any
man in that day denouncing Jay and
Franklin as Abolitionists. Why he would
have descended into infamy. And now
what are the results of this policy of eman-
cipation in New Yoak and ennsylvania.
New York was behind Pennsylvania.
Virginia was the first State in the Union.
But when New York stripped the fetters
from her limbs, she out-ran her competi-
tors. Who should be thanked for this 3
Mr.. Jay or those who opposed his policy
Had Virginia adopted the advice of Madi-
son, of Jefferson, of Geo. Mason, and of
many others of her gifted sons what would
have been the result. With the finest
fields to be found on the round earth
with mountains crammed full of ore-with
fine harbors upon her sea coast, containing
within her limits every element necessary
for great and prosperous State-with a
mild and healthy climate abounding in nat
ural scenery unsurpassed for its magnif-
cence, what what should be her position?
In the face of all these facts shall we be
denounced for advocating the policy ofsuch
men as l nave nameda If we believe
emancipation will be conducive to the
growth, development and prosperity of the
State We should labor 10 achieve it do
not believe in sitting still and doing moth
ing. Believing it will benefit the condi-
ton of those who by the benefcence of our
laws are made citizens with US in the en-
joyment of this princely heritage, believing
something should be done which shall
place Missouri on the line of PROCESS, and
in the work of rapid deve opment, no ter
ror, no threat, no epithet, can deter me
from marching right straight to the mark
for the accomplishment of the glory and
and prosperity of this State which love,
and Of this people who have so generously
supported me- Look at Iowa-the other
day Wilderness naked prairie-now
she almost outstrips Missouri, and in the
next Congress will send as many represen-
tatives as Missouri. Will you furnish me
clue to this prosperity Why, it is in
the vast superiority of white labor over
forced labor, and believing this l shall not
stand here and cry out, 'Don't agitate,"
'Don't agitate" In all the States where
emancipation has taken effect it has been
on the after born. No one has vested
right in property not in existence. On
that principal we could never emancipate,
but we have the right to say that all born
after certain date shall be free, and be-
sides we can legislate them out of the
State, so that we can have homogeneous
white population.