American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-09
Thursduy JIornis,s. Aug. o 1888

Tnarsd.1y JIornss,s. Aug. ., 1855
Hox. S. P. CHAaE.-We present to our
reaiers to-day an outline OF the speech OF
the Hon. S. P. euAsa;at the Republican
Mass Meeting on Monday last. Every op- !
pOnsnt of the present corrupt AdmInistra-
ton will read il with interest;
HON. S. P. oHAsE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Chase. after happy allusion 70 the
kind manner in which his appearance was
wsleoaed. SAID that in the South, where
there we're won ierful developments of ma
turs an freaks. sometimes besides natural
ones, thero was once Il negro 0aby horn
with strange bumps upon is head, AMI
with cloven feet an oher ThonslroSi les;
SO. perhaps. they had expected 10 see some
such wonder TO- day. Tor he had been called
woolly head an abolitionist. AMI every
ching that was repul,ive, They could now
look at him aud see if his personal appear
ance gave any conn enance to any Of these
ISLANDERS.
ne stood before them tia representative
ofA platform of principles olmed by a
Convention as fair. as honest. as open AMI
candid as any that ever assembled in Ohio.
aud that Convention had fun opportunity
to krow his history and his principles =
But these were not sIanlerS against him 70
much as Rgainst their cause. He STOOL
there that day precisely where jtlf'rsuJ,
and Madison snl Washington stoo in thc
4 th L,.lr
had become reproach in America TO he 4
lover Of freedom,
In regard to the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, in no respect either by word
or act. woull he trench upon any of is
provisions.
In regari to sbis great Union, of which
Ohio was so distinguished member, h,
hai always, ,i-lt that ii there was any on,
thiag great an magnificent above others
and wIfch promised glorious results, i
WAS the continuance OF that Union. Ill
felt as he hal sal in the Sena'e, that W.
were in the habit Of looking at il as at th,
blua arch OF the Heaveus--as somelhin!
that never coull decay or fall. He beiev
ei no parricidal hand would ever BE- foun,
in OHIO, raised for is destruction. He lie
sired that il shoul continue forevcytr tn
guardian Of our domestic repose. and tia
l. sholI /, with the powers delegated By tn
Colsti.u,ion. remain 10 y compIsh th
great purposes for which il was fotmed--
should endure for the perpetuity and ad
vancemcn, of human llbcry.
These were his general principles, bu
they desired at this time something NOR
particular He would give it,
The Convention by which he was nom
mated had declared its opposition to tl'
extension of slavery. II de>ired TO pre-
vent the admission Of moro slave sta'cs an,
thus arrest the increase OF the slave power
On tbis question Ills was all he hnd to ask
Tho territory outside the present Slay
States was all lie proposed to interior
with.
Within State limits every State has th
ordering Of its domestic institutions rs
might SEQ fit, We hail no control over th
people of Kentucky in this respect.
they chose TO have slavery and welhougl
i. wrong. we had right 10 think so, and t
say 50, hNt no moTa .risht tn inseriers VI II
" JAan with tEeir laws for the establish
mcntof State Banks or any other Sta;
Laws.
The phtform on which he stood, wa
this, "that Slavery was local in its charac
ter and dependant on the municipal law c
the country where it was established. -
This was the language of Judge McL4ar
Hs WAS no almirer Of the insliluton-l
had never known but few who were. l.
held that outside the State limits there WI
no power 10 establish slavery. That its e
tahllshment ;here, was u wrong, especial
iu territory. free by our laws and by Il
laws Of the country from which IL WAS o
tanned
Hs thon read from = book printed
1893, extracts from the speeches OF NJ
Finrknty lawyer, ora or, senator az
ambassador of his day --icliyercd in Il
Legislature OF Maryland. Oae of these {.
tracts enumeraing The evils Of slavery M
the inconsistency of retaining it in Mar
Land, closes with the sentence: I'm Il
nano OF God, should We not attempt
wipe away Ibis sligmai" Ha read fro
Mr.. Pinekn'y's speeches. because he ga
vore TO thescnimcnts of the great men
MS tliuHi OF tlVuINi pt OeHtTSo1, OF vas
iny.on. Another Of these extracts WI
"Wneleiore should wo contiue censure
or ances.ors--ghey scattered tho seed
siwgry-we promote ia growth--we e
large, lnvi Ioraie aud confirm il" Jolft
son hid said there was nothing so "dear
his heart rs universal emancipation"
Those were tho sentiments OF the people
that tmo-the filing period. Now 4
the fruit thai has been brought ior,h.
H. thrn alladed 10 Mr. Jeifrrson'S pl
forex luliny slavery from all the terIii
rias Mr.. Je.Icr.on had been ,houghl
b. man OF some senSe although on Il
subjecE she Democracy OF our day differ
VITA him y he believed il possible, III
pojwriy might af.er all pronounce N
Jefferson, as great man. rs Frnkl
Pearre or Stephen A Douglas.
fais plan OF Mr.. Jefferson. had majc
ily OF TWO 10 one of the States rrpreseute
anl three to one OF the delegates preSel
bat failed because 1t could not conn
with the constitutional provision, viii
required all the States 10 he represented =.
Ii 80 absent member from New Jersey, h
been present on that day, the subject
slavery would have been settled forever.
ThFee years afer when convention n
10 frRtna "A Cnnaii ,ulion the Slave sin