New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-25
vlss MEETING IN THE TABERNACLE
SPEECHES OF C NJ Clay AND cHArNcEY sHAFra r


SPEECHES OF C. H. CLAY AND CHAINCIY sHAFPlR.
Another immense mass cling Of Republicans va,
held last evening in the Tabernacle under the auspices
Of the Young Meus Fremont and Dayton Central
Union. For nearly an hour before the meeting CON-
menced continuous living stream poured into the old
building, and some time before half-past seven the
seats aisles and galleries filed. The front seas Of
the galleries principally occupied by ladies.
The meeting was called TO order by b. F. Maoierre,
President Of the Union who. after n few preliminary
remaks introduced the Hon. Casius VI. Clay of Ken
lucky Mr.. Clay was received with loud and prolonged
cheering When it had partially subsidized Mr. CLAY
ead
LlDIys AID GTyTLEsES: The principles of the
Republican party which stsnd here tonight to vlo-
duate have received no impetus from success 30 de
feat cam ~ weaken their power. regard tne present
Presid n'ial sue less question than that ~hch
aroused our fathers in 7C-separating from the Brit
ish crown that indeed II is but continuation OF that
struggle which JefersOn the great leader OF me Dem
ocratic party i0r-aw wa TO come on this peop-wnch
he in ali the Ofh- eneeedcns-hGseIft the draR-
er Of the Declaration Of Iudependence-did not dare
in bis old age TO meet leaving 1t to the younger ana
stronger priests who would comeaf'er him. IN his own
words 10 accomplish the revolution VII CD they hah
but begun In 776 II cannot be olsprn' ed that tins
oue4t0n ia above mere partZan success that 1t IN
voves not only measures but principles aod dsunct
civilization IApplause Ga one slde OF Inc wori1 are
n ld-Dorp advocates Of despotsm. the arbitrary
rle OF the few Over The many, appealing to th 'se old
ard worn out arguments Of force On the other SIDE
that great principle when was enuuclaied IN 100,
acknowledges es an individual without regard 10
ts antecedentS and acCOrds 10 him posllvn accord
ing 10 ms merit You of the Northern suites repre-
sent one idea II is that when the Constitution OF
l7s9 was framed all of these States, except perhaps
Na.sachus.ets were in the common phrase Slave
Stses But il i, aso true that these embyro principles
we're entirely di, tinct in l776 they arr now in
1876 You especially deecendhnts OF TIE fro-
testsnt Christians OF New Englan and Europe-the
follow era Of Knox and Luther and OF Calvin You car
III. ptoyour political orgtniz aon thereat idea OF Chris
tan liberty and bence when you framed the Constitution
in 1850 il cay for yon 10 throw oil that institution
which WIS foresn 10 yUur views in lI7b. and con-
formed your institutions he real aud true Democracy
as il now exists in the sixteen Free Stges Of this Union
I Loud cheers On the other hand, although the lead
Ing patriots and minds OF the South recognized, in
common with those of the North, msns equality in law
and 60 far as political institutions concerned yet
the great masses Of the Southern people did not
recognize and appreciate this great idea IL
was because tho Slave States beld no such
idea OF mans equality, as proclaimed BY the i'm
mortal found r. of that COnst utiOn that the Orma
ton of that Constitution was delayed They being
the desc Mounts of the British arstocracy they held
10 those ideas Of mans family prestige and worth in
consequence OF family. and not worth growing out of
merit. Hence although Jefferson, and Washington,
and Madison and those other leading in the >outh
proclaimed those ideas in common with your fathers
vet there still remains in the South this olIgarchctl
teaiure which never did acknowledge those great
features of human equality. Here then were two dis
tnct instituiions-one ogarchical appealing to force
aud the other republican, appealing ID the better seq
tments of mesknd for its sanction. need not say 10
that these principles are iDcompat bic with each
other Hence, therefore Notwithstanding there was
peace and truce proclaimed between these principles
and an acQnesCenee in the government, as If there
was ,tenH fraternity; yet there has been from the
beginning this conflict between them. going on, deep
ching and widening from l7S9 until now they
stand face to face in lo56, concndng for
tire supremacy IApplausel And thank God that it
is so. If ti- question is to be settled rs it must be-
tie sooner it is settled the better. Ii involves the
whole view Of this Southern institution Of Slavery;
because if IN Oligarchy be better than Republication
l., us accept il at once and spread it not only over
Kansas and Central North America and even to the
Pacific and the Canada line but let 1t also come home
and take it, place in the North ~ its JUS, right APP
rlause.l But on the contrary, ii Liberty i bcitoy
than Slavery as have abiding faith That 1t IL and
as YOU will decide that it is applaisel, then let
Liberty take possession OF The Government now
/ Loud cbeersl. know that there are n very large
class in every society who governed by their ma
teria INTEREST,". Mr. Webster in all his greatness OF
intellect and expansion Of sentiment Nentured To make
the assertion that government was formed fOi ue pro-
lection OF property. Not fathers IN loo; they
said that government ius tuted to protect life,
liberty and property. But Ter those who 80 fearful
that their material interests will be eopnrdized bv the
n aton of the Slavery question look at the tacts.
iced but state the condition of Southern society to
show YOU al once that far national development
concerned, might have seen - Prt0c1 that we can
not contend with the institutions of the North. There
are 3 900 persons who control tue wealth and govern
nent of the South holding 900 600 slaN es simply
of the colored race hut of all HUGS and compeHions-
from the black TO the slave OF rosy cheek aud blue
eyes So far these 3,JOO OtO are concerned what
ever We may say of the rest OF Southern society thlS
arstocracy stand in the place of kings dukes and mar
ouises-thus reversing the dcta of fathers in all
things political, social, moral, intellectual and ocouom
zeal; but whatever II may be, 1t Is not Democracy
n ond cbeersl But then there 5000 900 of SJuth
ern whites who arc subject TO The rule aud control Of
these 81 900 men, who influence their pnr-
suits character, and happiness Just TO the
came extent az they Influence the physical, mental anu
moral condition of the slave population. What then
has ths olgarcby done for thee 9U0oen OF persons
under their coDtIoll OF course II is the interest OF the
masters to Get the greatest amount OF labor from hoes
Sont whites and blacks, and u. II IS the naou OF
the masters TO be idle in their inaenton those un
der hem are also idle Then how eau material pros
perity be developed Then we have here j,'pooVo OF
men absolutely ignorant, and bOo0,MO comparatively
ignorant Here in the North, ON the contrary, you
have the common schools, the great elementary
basis of repubhcanlsnl. Here tho chld OF the
rich man and Of the poor mau meet on terms of
common equality and receive a hike education,
and whsteN er intellect talent genius the cnlld pos
sesses is brought out for the not only Of the man,
but of society Itself Whereas. in the South, they are
ignorant of all those powes. We have taken man aud
subjected him 10 our will while you have taken tle
elements steam. electricity and made them subject to
the powers of your will Now, gentlemen, when you
cone to reduce these general proportions TO practice,
Won will see the results exhibited IN our Southern
agriculture There is sparse population spread over
those immense territories; with il is thrftbss labor
sci. ntitjc principles unappled. In a word, they are
nrsupg that ~ stem OF agriculture which ID called the
SHINING system, which preys upon the fertility Of
TIE primitive virgin so. Ike the army worm, and
leaves fought but sterillty and desoaton De-
hind. This gentlemen. is lot the description Of
fsnstic heated BY extrs, ayance and welded 10 the
Gciittcripg gouera!ues" OF Revolutionary times
II sugb.,r / take the very head and front OF chiv