Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-05-29
GEN. CAss, GREAT SPECIE.
What He Says to the Rife Rehgionist-What
He thinks Of Slavery and Seward.

we only give an aUSudCl VI us SonCiuulnS
remarks.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the bill 10 authorize HE people OF the terrific.
Ty Of Kansas 10 form a -~cOnsliiu lion and State
government, preparatory TO theiI admission into
the Union when they have the requisite pop,
'ulatioI.
Mr.. CasS continued his remarks which he
commenced yesterday, stating that the recent
troubles which had occurred in Kansas had not
in the least weakened his faith in The great
doctrine Of The right OF man 10 govern himself.
As long as human nature was fallible;miS,akeS
and errors in Judgement might be expected to
occur, but the soundnesS ofthe general prin-
ciple was not thereby impaired. He spoke in
,iterms OF just condemnation Of the everlasting
- agitation of the slavery question, which has
quadrenialiy renewed with increased vio-
lence on the eve of every successive preSi-
dental election. He said he had as 1.-THE
charity for those who were engaged in this cru
SADIE as he had sl mpathy with the movement
itself. The South, SAID he, does not NEEDLE
with the social system of The North; they pur-
sue the even tenor of their ways and if the
North will follow their example, and not med
die with the cial institutions Of the South,
we shall be the ~happiest and most contented,
as we are this day the freest, nation on the
face Of the globe. H, then proceeded 10 al
lude 10 those who believed in the t'higher
law rule o~tacton that o%verrules and over
rides the constitution and the " OF 1.-THE land;
and, in this connection, he quoted from the
recent speech of a member Of The House OF
representatives, in VIII ich slavery in the Uni
ted States is pronounced unconstitutional, and
therefore unlawful. This assertion was not
confined to the Territory Of the District OF
., Nnl,,n,hta ~ vnbiab Hon,raes- hoe turic1tr-
tion, but it was a broad assertion, making war
upon that institution as it exists a; this day in
our sister States. At the time when the Alb
clifton lists were disavowing any purpose of in.
~terfering with slavery in The States, here was
q member of Congress from one Of the largest
States of this Union declaring that the hold
ing Of slaves within the United States was I'M
lawful aud unconstitutional, and ii was 10 be
feared that he spoke The sentiments OF loo ma
ny Of his constituents. He had also declared
that "tle Constitution, both in spirit and in
express terms, repudiates slavery, and bars lis
existence within the United States" and,
further, Owe are struggling 10 drive slavery
out Of the land" Mr.. G. quoted these ex-
tracts 10 show the ~fallacy Of the assertion that
there was no intention on the part of an;i'sla-
very men 10 NEEDLE with slavery in the South
ern Stales; for he believed that there is hum
dreds Of thousands Of men in the United States
at this very momen who were striving TO &C.
rcomplish that very object. These DANCE rOus
doctrines were now daily disseminated, III
high places as well as in low places; they
were addressed to passions more easily excited
than ailayed; and no man could fail TO see
where they would lead the people. The Sfir-
it of lanaticism was awakening, before which
the guarantees of the Constitution were swept
away as easily as marks in the sands are OBJ
liberated by the incoming tides Of The ocean.-
This spirit was encouraged by men who were
professedly servants OF the Most High, and
ministers al His altar, while they were doing
that which had q direct tendency 10 paralyze
the conscience and lead men 10 disregard lheir
moral obligations. He alluded TO the disgrace
full scene which recently occurred al New
Haven, when Gods house and Gods holy day
were desecrated By attempts TO arouse the
fierce passions Of men, instead Of quoting and
restraining them; and said that such a scence
was not to be contemplated with wonder and
almost with awe. The temple az Jerusalem
was desecrated by being occupied by money
changers, aud the Savior had driven them out,
saying: at is written, my house shall be call
ed the house OF prayer: but ye have made it a
den Of thieves" But The house Of God in
our day was devoted not to money. changers,
but to the purposes Of an armory; and the
clersynen themselves became the gatherers
and distributors Of weapons, not Christian
weapons, but carnal weapons-not weapons oil
spiritual warfare, but those designed FOR muir
derous purposes. This was in disregard OIL
the teaching OF Christ and his apostles, who
taught that he who takes the sword shall per-
yish by the swo.d. Mr.. G. was OF the opinion
that the faithful teaching and preaching o.
of the Gospel of jesus Christ was WORK
enough for any man and the conduct o.
some OF these clergymen had done more in
jury to The cause OF religion than NoltaiTe Of
Hume, or the sneers and malign influences o
any other infdel had ever done. But il wa
q consolaiary proof of its divine origin, tina
religion survives, not only the attacts Of opel
enemies, but the indescretion, if not some
thing worse, of some of its p~roleSsed friends.
Mr.. G. believed slavery was O misfortune
for any county; but it came 10 US as an inner
itance, and how it was 10 be got nd OF wa
only known to Him who holds the deStinles o
nations, OF as individuals, in the hollow 6
His hand. One thing was clear-that thu
question should be left 10 the Slaveholdlnl
States themselves, as they were the partIe
imme diately Interested. If 1t was in his powe
tomorrow to emancipate every slave in thu
United State, he would not do it, because b.
believed it would be followed by convulSion
at which the wisest statesman SHOULD paus'
and hesitate. He expressed the conviction
that The poverty stricken masses in Europe, VIII
lie down in sorrow and get up in despair
were worse off than the slaves in this country
''All Right all Round.
The spicy little ClepelGrdr gives the fol-
lowing amusing report of the Fusion delegate
Convention lately held at gainesville:
ALL RIGHT.-The hotels we're thronged las
night with delegates and outsiders 10 the Re,