Senator Fenton And The Propagation Of Slavery

We lm ve liofore remarked lliat ihe leaders ol' the Michigan Democrncy, liaving prent ex;iectntions from the election of (íen. Ca"f, are anxicuis to adapt ihe policy of the. party lo his views. To this end they are delennined to throw overboard ihe Wilmot Proviso. At tlieir lale Stale Convention the subject was not even bronehed ; but llie notninees are no doubt hoslile to ils adoption as a part of the partv principies. VVe have no fncts direcily proving this in the case of Jutlge Ransom; bat Senator Fenton must be reckoned among the Propagandist of Slavery. When the Mexican War Resolutions, introdoced by MeReynolds into the Legídature, were pending last winter, Mr. Lathrop, of Jnckson, offered the folio wing in the Senate : "Resolved, That in ihe opinión of this Lfg'slnture, neither Slavery nor Involuninry Sarvrtud, unless in punishnient of crime, of vvliich the pariy ihnll imve been dily convioted, ought to be pnrrnitted to pxist in any lerritory ac(]uired in the prosecution of war ; and Ihal titsr Senators be instructed, nnd ojr Represenlatives requesled, tn oppose bv their voles and ïnflunce, any nnd au measures serking to oufhorize, establish or continue Slavery or involuntary servitude therein." The fullowirig was the nrgalive vote : Alien, Bulctr, Busti, Cook, Bsnforth, FJdredge, FEN TON, Fitzgerald,Kibbee, Mavnnrd, Thurber. We do not see that any good apology can be made for Mr. Fenton and those who voted with h!m on this occasion. - The resolution proposed tlie estat)lishment of Freedom in the new territory on precisely the same bnsis ordained for tlie Norlhvvpst in 17S7. Wliat motive can be ningined for opposing a resolulion of this kind, unless it le a desire for the establishment of the great nalional curse over a territorv now free, or a willingness lo secm to be in favor of such extensión of slavery from the hope of pnlitical popularity, or the nossrssiou of sume paltiy office ? We woüld not do the least injustice lo Mr. Fenton ; but we ask what otlier motive can be reasönably assigned exr-ept the love of .slavery, or the desirc of popuWIty or emokiment ? And are these to he considered equivalent for the Liberty ol Millions? Bijt whatever miglit bo his motives, we hold Mr. Fenton responsible for his acts. 1 1 is guilt. in tlu:a voting agiinst the CQUe (f Frerdom, f mensiired by t!ie consequences of his vote fully cnri'ied ou', is far bryond ihtit of the cominon Slavcholder. He mei-ely Hoes as his üfiiglvbors do, and tnny hot.Obtiy believe that lie holds slave-; for their good. Mr. Fenlon's guilt s be)ond that of the ihorougli-bred slnvetrader. He finds human beings in slavery, and merelv acts as ngent in theirtrai Bfer from one person to anoiher. Mr. Fenton's guilt transcends thnt of tlie Slavery Propagandist? of the Calhoun and McDutTie School, inasmuch as lie was bom and educnted in a Free State. Nay, wr may go further, and truly say that Mr. Fentón'g crime agninsl human rights exceeds that of tlie regu ar black-hearted Slave Trader who kidnaps human beings in África, and sells thpm elsewhere. Do you nskvwhy? Because the African Slave Trader has more to gain by his wickedness than have iho legislativo enslavers of Michigan. A fortune made n one voyage is a slrong trmptation to liim ; while the Michigan politicians, in bowifig thus obseqniously to the Slave Power,can thereby obtain only n trifling reward. - The most active African tra der could enslave only n few thousands ; while onr Michigan Legislators, ns far as thir influence could go, would enclave unnunibered millions, thro'igh coming nyes ! This vo'.e of Mr. Fenton, in ts efTects., was positive in ihe highes' degree. The proposition of Mr. Lnthrop, if adopted, would have given the whole influence of the State In favor of free instituiions ; while Mr. Fenton, in opposing thi.-, gave his influence, and, as far as he could, that of the State, virtually in favor of the extensión of Slavery. True, Mr. Fenton and those who voted with him had not the power to doom milüons to a life-long servitude ; but they sliowcd their disposition too plainly to be mistaken. Tbink yon it s possible sucli could eer become truthfijl nnti-slavery men 1 Now, as we said beforp, vr have not the slightest wish to do injustice (o Mr. Fenton, and if he thinks we liave, he can mnke our columns the medium of explanaron to our readers. We, on our part, submit the cause to them, and candidly ask, whether a Michigan Senator who could vote against the cause of freedom as did Mr. Fenton, is deserving of the support of freomen íór a still higlier office ? Ought not everv fiiend of Treedom in the Democratie party to testify his abliorrence of such trenson to the caiise of humanity by indignantly erasing his name from the licket ? (UTIie Democrats linve nominated for Congi-fss, in plnce of Mr. Brndly, dec.ensed, Chares E. Stownrt, a lawyer of Kp.Iamnzoo. . . , ff?" 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