Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-03-19
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From the Ohio STATE journal
NEBRASKA and LECOMPTON
1854 and S6S.

1854 and 1858.
While the Statesman and kindred prints,
are urging the antagonism of Lccompton to
Democracy, we think it well to remind our
readers Of the danger, chat, after all, they
may fall back into submission 10 tho very
despotism which now seeks to force Lecomp-
ton upon them. The opposition to the Ne
braska bill was hardly less unanimous in
the North, than is opposition to the Lc
compton bill now, and that the forcing
through Congress Of the former was great
or practical wrong than the forcing through
Of the latter, all can SEQ. The repeal of
the Missouri prohibition denied tho funda-
mental doctrine of Democracy, that the nat
ural rights of men are equal, and derived
from the Creator himself By raising slave
ry to an equality with Freedom, as an ele-
. ment in the organization of new States, it
violated sacred compact, sanctioned by
origin, by consent, and by time, and it de-
voted a new Territory to intestine strifes, to
foreign invasions, to lcentious rapinc, and
murderous outrage, rs the theatre of con-
test between people struggling to estab-
lish free institutions, and tho agents and in
struments of the Slave power including the
Federal Government, determined to force
upon them slave institutions.
The Locompton Bill is intended to con.
summate the purpose of the Nebraska act
by establishingslavery in the territory conse-
Grated to freedom by the Missouri Prohibi-
ton. But thanks to the indomitable spirit
Of the free State men in Kansas-thanks to
the good GoD who has no attribute which
takes sides with the propagandists of Slave
ry, it seems now impossible that Slavery
shall be established in Kansas. If the LIE
compton bill shall pass Congress, the Kan
sas Legislature and State officers elected BY
a decided majority on the 4th of January
will undoubtedly take possession of tn,
State Government. Those State officers
and a large majority of the Legislature ar,
free State men, elected expressly for tn
purpose of preventing the Lecompton Con
stitution from being imposed on an unwi
ling people.
To accomplish tho purpose Of their ele'
ton, no way seemed so plain as that of o
ganizing the State Government under Ii
constitution, hateful as it is, and then pas
ing an act calling convention to remodt
it, by framing and submitting to tho pee
pie new constitution. This new constitu
. ton will no moro require any sanction fror
Congress than did the new constitution {
Ohio. 1t will be in force from the momer
it is adopted by the people; and the whol
thing-organization, form of convcntio
BILL election of members of constitution
framing, and adoption of tho new constit'
ton, and organization of government undo
it, can be accomplished in three months.-
We do not stop now to discuss the varior
objections to this proceeding. We ha'
considered them carefully, and are satisfic
that they amount to nothing.
These things being SO, it is as clear
MONDAY that tho passage of the Lecom
ton bill will be less evil than was the r
peal of the Missouri prohibition. The fc
mer will indeed be a'great wrong, but
will be barren. The latter was gre
wrong, and was prolific Of other wrongs,
The former will stand blackening mon
ment of infamy; the latter is fouuta
poisoned at its source, flowing on and c
and carrying everywhere disease and deaf
And now let us compare the practic
consequences of the two measures upon p
liticians and parties, and party organization
In 1854 the so-called Democratic pross
Ohio was as unanimous against Nebraska
it is now against Lecompton. Lot us refre
Democratic memories with few quotation
On the Sd Of February, 1854, the Chi
cothe Advertiser uttered itself in this wis
"This bill will undoubtedly open up the whole subj
Of slavery agitaona thing much to be deprecated
one, although net Hnetured with anything approximate
Free Soilisn zoe hcre desire TO TlSKERiNo %
the Missouri Compromise. II olive branch viii
tranquzed in its day, violently and angry exclt;d p
lie sentiment IT SHOULD De HELD SACRED in conside
tion of this fact"
And again in the same article:
ain the Baltimore Platform-a Platform we have alw
Approved-we given to understand that tho Der
cratic party pledged itself to opposition Of al slay
agitation. Yet sooner ia the public pulse made
exhibit healthy tone, than the ground work is again
for agitation on grand scale II does seem that SO
men are endowed with every virtue but common
And thus spoke the Dayton Emp
about the same time.
s'If the doctrine of the Missouri Compromise was &
for Oregon in 1s4s il II good for Nebraska In 1854. vi
compromise Is fairly entered into, and 1t has &C
to he regarded settlement Of much vexed quesii
wish TO see II adhered to faithfully aud honorably
0na such Is not the case, compromises become nuty.
their enactment solemn farce. What the fate Of Ju
syel Douglas bill may be not apo to says but
the s soo that S ass not not CO.. T
the doctrine Of the Missouri Compromise.
And the Ironton Shirt of The Times