The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-09-13


~ in opposing the annexation of Texas
When elected to the United States Senate
in 1851, you sat nearly eight months in that
body, speechlese in respect to the Fugitive
Slave bill, eliciting strong remonstrances
against your protracted silence, seeing that
as tho successor Of Mr.. Webster, your elec.
ton was regarded as an important gain iu
the cause Of impartial freedom. Your ST.
lence was the more inexplicable, and fur
nished just cause for uneasiness, because, in
aspeech made by ysu before going to Wash
ington, you said: .Tha subject will no,
admit Of postponement or hesita ton. It il
the subject Of subjects, From this time for.
ward it will be entertained BY Congress; i,
day; it cannot be passed over or forgotten
We demand, first and foremost
the instant repeal of the Fugitive Slave BILL ?
You took your seat in the Senate, December
l, 1851; it was not until the 9th Of July,
1852, that you rose to advocate that repeal,
apologetically profacing your remarks by
saying: "Had attempted this duty at an
earlier day, it might have been said that as
newcomer and inexperienced in this
scene, without deliberation, hastily, rashly,
recklessly, pushed this question before the
country" Surely, no true friend of hlman
ity would have made such ding, and the
possible sneers of it's enemies were not de-
serving moments consideration. Besides,
the discussion had been going on through
out the land ever since the passage of the
Fugitive Slave bill, 30 that 70 talk Of "pusb-
ing the question" upon the public attention
was misapplicstion Of language. .. ID.
Nevertheless, once putting your hand 10
the pillow, you did not look back; once break
ing the painful silence, you have not ceased
to speak, with great boldness and rare elo-
quence, for the complete entranchisement of
the colored race; nor have failed to stand
by you through evil report and through
good report, cheering you on, and both in
public and in private vindicating you from
the unjust attacks of your pro-slavery ira
ducers. Ny reference to the early days Of
anti-slavery trial 10 not 10 tear from your
brow one Of the lsurels with which It 10 50
hsnorsbly bound; but.when-to make your
Influence potential with the colored electors
to secure their votes for Mr.. Grceley-Nr.
Greeley's organ, the Tribune, untruthfully
proclaims you TO have been "the foremost
enemy Of human slavery, when Abolition
ist' was term of reproach from one end Of
the country 10 the other"-"the best and
wiscst friend of the freedmen in the trying
years since apcipatlon"--"loved and
trsuted by the colered race above all other
men in America"-justicer requires that the
deception should be exposed, and the whole
truth told. In nothing Of courage and vigi-
lance, of zeal and fidelity in securing equal
rights for the colored race, has your respect
cd co-Senator, Henry Wilson, been outstrip-
ped BY you; and no member Of Congress has
done more for them. Nay, long before you
were seen or known in opposition to slave
ry, he was actively engaged in the noble
strife under the banner Of immediate and
unconditional emancipation. During thir-
ty-six years of public life he has made the
freedoms Of the race, 90 long peeled and trod-
den down, paramount to all other political
confederation. Instead Of persistently
sh unning anti slavery meetings, he was a
frequent attendant upon them, and freely
participated in their proceedings Now that
he has been deservedly nominsted by the
Republican party for the Vice Presidency
Of the United States, and if elected msy pos
sibly, in the turn Of events, be the acting
President, il should be matter Of pride and
gratitude on the part Of colored voters to
give him their united suffrsges. As he il q
Massachusetts, Senator like yourself, has
been warm personal friend and faithful
coadjutor, aad stood up undauutedly in
your defense when bloody violsuce sought
your life, | think it is discreditable 10 you
that you have not only evinccd no satisfac-
ton with the choice Of the Republican party
in this particular, but have treated it as IN
worthy of recognition. To make this slight
the more noticeable, you have taken the
pains to eulogize his political rival for the
Vice Presidency, Gratz Brown, as one whom
you "have known for years as a most deter
mined Abolitionistr' 1t is an immensely
exaggerated claim. Put a hundred men
- int
Wilson into the other, for anti-slavery ser.
vices rendered, and for reliable friendship
for our coloted population, and tley would
violently kick the beam. There is no COM
parison TO be made between these candi
dates as 10 trustworthiness or meritorioui
character. The nomination Of one SO openly
pronounced on all the leading reformatory
movements Of the age as Henry Wilson is
crushing reply to the hollow charge that tn,
Republican party is without mission ant
siven over 10 corruption.
Having at last decided 10 support Mr.
Greeley why did you lingcr 50 long, j.
view Of his extraordinary virtues and ad
mirable Presidential qualifications yo'
naturally proceed to MAKE the most Of him
l. He was born to poverty" 30 wer
millions besides. What thenf Does Charlie
ing been born to compstencef 2. He edu
Gated himself in q printing Office" Thou
sands of others have done the same thing
Is it any reason why they sboul,
be put into the Presidential chairf 8. "H
started with nothing but industry and
character" An everyday occurrence in al
parts of the country. 4. Always beneii
cent with the poor" Is that rare trait
and worthy Of grave confederation in de
termiuipg who shall be the next President
S. "An honesty which no suspicion ha
touched" There is nothing peculiar in this
| In tho ordinary dealings of business life
No doubt, Mr.. Greeley is honest; he vii
neither cheat nor pick your pocket But il
his political management he has been, an
continues to be, far from upright, substitu
ting low expediency for unswerving r.cti
tude. The great American compromises
Henry Clay, living and dying, was alike hi
| idol and model. He does not ind it difiicu
to believe that the end sanctifies the meaui
| To adhere to a fixed principle OF right, com
what NAV, he regards as fanaticism I
sacrifice it for present attainable sdvantag
| is, in his opinion, statesmanship. In th
treatment Of public affairs he is unreliable
and without vision or judgment. The late!
exhibition Of his slipperress 10 seen in b
highprotection dodge at Cincinnati TO recoi
ci,e free traders 70 his nomination. Hesesn
j to be quite destitute Of moral ssnsibility AN
when occasion favors can easily be dupe
He sees no good reason why frs and gul
powder should always remain at varianc
or why light and darkness should new
coalesce. Il is only for Southern disloysl
70 put Oh the guiss of patriotism to be Il
cepted rs proof of repentance and regens
alton. The adversary, when dressed rs ,
angel OF light, is not to be repulsed or su
pected, but it viii be Christian act toshal
hands with him, whether over "bloot
cbssm" or tho bottomless pitt his clam
fer universal amnesty, and for tot
oblivion of the causes and consequences
the late dreadful war, il directly in the
terest of another Southern rebellion; ~
should he be our next President. a he n
repeatedly proclaimed his belief in the ris
! Of secession, if agreed Upon BY e controlli
sectional majority, ths5e il reason for
, aravest appreh ehensions + to what may tral