Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-04-06
Letter from Hon. Edward
Bates of Missouri.

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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATION.
With pleasure | will answer your CUES
tious. Before doing So allow Inc to glance
at the peculiar circumstances in which am
placed, and the strangeness of the fact that
|, a mere private man. am called upon to
, make avowals and explanations with any
view to take me from the shades Of private
life, and place me at the head of the Nation.
:, | came to this frontier in my youth and
settled in St. Louis when it was a mere vii
lage. All my manhood has been spent in
Missouri. and during all this time. | have
followed profession which lett my charac-
ter and conduct open to the observation Of
society, and while it has been INV constant
habit freely to express my opinion of public
measures and public men. the people of Mis-
souri,, of all parties will bear me witness
that have never ohtrusiyely thrust myself
forward in pursuit of official honors. have
held no political Office, and sought none for
more than twenty-five wears Under these
circumstances, l confess the qualification
which feel in receiving the recent NANTES
tations of the respect and confidence of my
fellow citizens. First. the opposition mem
bers of the Missouri Legislature declared
their preference for me as q candidate. Then
followed my nomination by a Convention
composed Of all the clements of the Oppose
ton i'll this State. And how. the Republic
cans of Missouri in their separate Genven-
ton just held in st. Louis have rcaffirmed
the nomination, and proposed, by their del
es""o' W Pieech, mt " t''e -ea.iohal N"h-
'eht'on' soon 70 NC hela a' lineage, as
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still am Maid md a,er,a;d far a life afla,
h,r and far wbotcycr al zcalons cHart and
natient a,rb;ng have icen all. To hosfa,y
IN s,nnort of a line If Governmental nal;cv
which I I..l;.y, ~ IL Ear tho ,r,s.,, a,,,j
permanent ,,.a3 of the country
No,s Gentlemen | nroeccd toansyor y,u-
mestians briefly indc,.d Int fully nl,;nly
and with all nossihl, frapkncs. and ia
this the more willingly because I boyo ~
ceived from indiv;duaIs many l,,t.rs-t,a
,nanv IN I've scnar,tcly .nswer,d-on5 ba,a
.,cn in many nrhlic journals articles D,,tin,,
nrc,cnt call. mon me for such a statement af
nv views
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ihhhi''Fits'
On tins SUBJECT, IN the States and IN the
Territories, | have no ne" opinions-no
opinions formed In relation 10 the prt~en,
array OF parties. am cocYal with the Mis-
souri, question OF lSl9-2o, having begun my
political lite IN the midst OF that struggle.
: At that time my position required me To
seek all the means ct knowledge within my
reach and to study the principles involved
with all the powers OF my mind, and ar
rived at the conclusions which no subsequent
events nav ih"u'''' A'' ne
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no epntio' oNct 'iiefe' he territories
Nnct"e' a 4"'iei - eoni" VI feH'c'o'
Puic":Sc I in eu!rSs anu ~. Tu''iui!ia"' nor
IN ''ie 7'a.'s i.e i''tio y, Is su-
PIc'ic o'ei ''ion'' anu '"e ->a'iohai r'Nerh-
iicn' MAJ .''e power - lFf'ii'. or ,or'ia si"-
yer. WITHIN '.'". .hv'i '.''li" I,'est 'ic"s,
! am oPlo'eu " '"e eAte"sioi VI slavery ana
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Tue uoNoFnllch' ought - u against Hs OK
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2D-DoES THE CONSTITUTION CARRY SLAVERY
INTO THE TERRIToRIEs?
answer no The constitution of the
United States does not carry Slavery into the
Territories With much more show of rca-
son NAV it he said that it carries Slavery in
to all the States But it does not carry
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