M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-29
GEN. CAss' GREAT SPEECH

GEN. CAsS' GREAT SPEECH.
What he says 20 the Ride ReligiOnists
s--What he thinks of Slavery and
Seward.
We only give an abstract Of his conclu.
ding remarks;
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the bill 10 authorize the people of the Ter
ritory of Kansas 10 form constitution and
State government, preparatory to their ad.
mission into the Union when they have the
requisite population.
MIR. CASS continued his remarks which
he commenced yesterday, stating that the re-
cent troubles which had occurred in Kansas
had not in the least weakened his faith
in the great doctrine of the right Of
man to govern himself. AS long as hu-
man nature was fsllible. mis- tnkes and error
in judgment might be expected to occur
but the soundness Of the general principle
was not thereby impaired. He spoke in
terms of Just commentator of the everlas-
ting agitation of the slavery question, which
has ouadrenialIy renewed with increased vic.
lence on the eve Of every successive presi-
Dental election. He said that he had as lit
tie charity for those who were engaged ir
this crusade as he had sympathy with tht
movement itself. The South, said he, doe
not meddle with the social system Of tht
North; they pursue the even tenor of thell
way; and II the North will follow their ex
ample, and not meddle with the social insti
! tutions of the South, we shall be the happies
, and most contended, as we are this day tn
freest, nation on the face Of the globe. HI
then proceeded to allude to those who be
lieved in the "higher lava rule ol actor
that ovenules and overrides the constitution
and the laws of the land; and, in this con
nexion, he quoted from the recent speech 0
a member Of the House of the Representatives
in which slavery in the United States is pro
nounced unconstitutional, and therefore un
lawful. This assestion was not confined t
the Territory of the District of Columbia
over which Congress has jurisdiction, but i
was broad assertion, making war upon tina
institution as it exists at this day in oul
sister States. AT the time when the abo
litionists were disavowing any purpose Of in
terfereing with slavery in the States, here
was member Of Congress from one Of thu
largest States Of this Union declaring tina
the holding of slaves within the United
States was unlawful and unconstitutiUna
and it was to be feared that he spoke the
sentiments of zoo many Of his constituents
He had also declared That "the con stitution
both, in spirit and in express terms, repudi-
a tes slavery, and bars its existence within
the United States" and, further, tive are
struggling to drive slavery out Of the land :"
mr.. Z. Quoted these extacts 10 show the
fallacy Of the assertion that there was NJ
intention on the part of anti-savery mer
to medde with slvery in the southern States
for lie believed that there were hundreds o
thousands Of men in the United States at thil
very moment who were striving to accom-
plish that very object. These dangerous
doctrines were, now daily disseminated, in
high places as well as in low places; theJ
were addressed to FASHIONS more easily ex
cited than allayed; and no man could fai
to see where they would lead the people,
The spirit Of fanaticism was awakening, be
fore which the guarantees Of the constitu
ton were swept away as easily as marks Of
the sand are obliteraied by the incoming
tides Of the ocean. This spirit was encour
. a ged by men who were prolessedly servant
Of the Most High, and ministers at His alter
while they were doing that which had di
rect tendency 10 paralyze the conscienc
and lead men TO disregard their moral obli
cations. He alluded to the disgracefu
, scene which recently occurred at New Have I
when Gods house and Gods holy day wer
desecrated by attempts to arouse the ferc
passions of men, instead ofquieting and re
, Staining them and said that such seen
|, was not 10 be contemplated without wonde
and almost with awe. The temple at Jerl
salem was descreated by being occupied
money-changers, and the SAVIOR had drive
: them out saying sit is written,my house sha
be called The house Of prayer; but ye hay