The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-05-28
GEN. oAss' GREAT SPEECH
What he says to the Rife Reli-
gionists--What he thinks q
Slavery and Seward.

We only give al Z Fsct oa tis conctp-
dirg remarks.
The Senate rrsnmed Ihe CONSIDERATION Of
The bill TO authorize the people Of the Ter
ritory Of Kansas 10 form constitution and
State Government. preparatory 20 lbrif ad'
rnissica irfo the Union when they have the
requisite population. f..
Mr.. CASS continued his remarks which
he commenced ycsterdsy. sta iug that the
recent troubles which had occurred IN Kan.
tas had iuot in he lteSt We-k,r'ed is faith
in the erea' du,rne of de rish OF man 10
govern him srlf As hong as human nature
WAS l'FlNbE, mistakes and errors In ipdg
mem might tr expected 10 occur. but the
soun,tnvss Of the gerpfal plise eiple was not
thereby impaired He spoke in terms oi
inst ;ond, nina ION Of the everlasting sgits
Iiod ~ he slavery question, which has
quadieria!iy renewed with increased vio-
hnce On Inv eve Of every successive presi.
,lrutial elcciitp. He said hat he had as
htle cha,ily ior those who were engaged
in Ibis crusade as he had sympathy with
the movement ITSELF The South, said he,
does not meddle With the social system of
the Nor1E; they pursue tie even tenor Of
her way and il the North would follow
theh example. and not meddle with the
social institutions OF the SoL h, we shall be
the haPpiest and most eontented, as ftrA are
this day the frees, na,i"n on the face OF ,he
obe. He then proceed toallude to those
who believed in the ''higher la""-a rule
OF acrionathat overrues and Oyerrides he
constitution and the laws Of the land and,
in this connection, he quoted from a recent
speech Of member Of The House OF Rep
fesentatives, in which slavery in the Uni
tedAStates Is pronounced Unconstitutional.
anaIherefore unlawful This assertion was
notcon fined to the Territory Of the District
of Columbia. over which Congress has ju
Iisdiction, but il was broad assertion, ma
king war upon that institution as it exists to.
This day in our sister States. At the time
when the abolitionists were disavCwing au;
purpose Of interfering with slavery in the
States. here was a member of Congress
from one Of the largest States in the Union
declaring that the holding of slaves within
the Uniied States was unlawful and uncon.l
s,tulional and il was TO be feared that be
spoke the sentiments Of too many Of his con.
stituents, He had also declared that "the
eonstiu ion, both in spirit, and in express
terms. repujis'es slavery, and bars IFS ex.
istence within the United States" and fur
ther, eve ale struggling to drive slavery
out Of tie land" Mr.. c quoted these ex
tracts TO Show he fallacy Of the assertion
that there was no intention or the part of
anti slavery men to me idle with slavery in
the southern States; for he believed that
there were bandreds Of thousands of men
in the United States at this very moment
who are striving to accomplish that very
object These dangerous doctrines were
row daily disseminated, in high places as
welf as in low places; they were addressed
10 passions more easily excited thanalayed; |
andre man could fiji to see where they
would lead the people. The spirit OF "a.
atheism, was awakening before which the
guarantees Of the constitution were swept
away as easily as marks on the sand are
obiiterated by the incoming tides Of the
ocean.a This spirit was encouraged BY men
whoSwere prcfessedly servants Of the Mos.
High. and ministers a. His alter, while
they were doing that which had a direct
tendency 70 p,ralize the conscience and lead
men todistegard their moral Obligations.
Hesalloaed 10 the disgracetul scene which
recently occurred At New Haven, when
Gods house and Gods holy day was des
ecrated by attempts to arouse the fierce
passions Of men, instead Of queting and
restraining them; and said that such ~
scene was not to be contemplated with won.
der, and almost with awe. The temple al.
jerusalem was desecrated by being occu
pied by money changers, and The Saviour.
had driven thcH cut saying, 1T il written
MY house shalt be called The house OF pray
stibut ye have made il den Of theves--''
But the house of God in our day was deyo.
ted not 70 money changers, but to the purs
poses Of an armory; and tie clergymen
themselves became the gatherers and dis
trlbutors OF weapons, not christian weapons
but carnal ~eapons-not weapons of spiri,
,dal warfare, but those designed for aur-
derc us purposes. This was in disregard Of
the teachlDgs tf Christ ard his apostles.
who taught thai he who takes the sword
shall peflsh by the sword. Mr. G. was OF
tie opinion that the faithful teaching and
piS"ShtHs VI tGC N0SptI VI OSSuS OLIISI " as
Y9tk enough for'ahy man; aud the conduct
0f sonae Of these clergymen. had done more
IpjlJY to the cause of religion than Voltare
q, Hume, or the sneers and malign inAu.
enees Of any other infdel had ever done.---
ilpt il was consolatary proof OF its divine
origin, that religion survives, not only the
attacks Of open enemies, but the indiscre
tion, il not something worse, Of some otis
pTeiessed friends. .e s9 s~ssa
Mr.. G believed slavery was misfoEtune,
torsny country; but il came to us a, an in
heri'ance. and how it was to be got rid sef
wasFonly known 10 Him who holds the des-
TIMES OF nations, of as individuals, in the
holloE Of His hand. One thing was clear
--thai the question should be left to the
siaTeaolding States themselves, as they
EefegLhe parties Immediately interested--
n At were in his power to morrow to eman
eipqie every slase in the United States he
would not doit, because he believed it we'd
be1ollowed by coRvulsions at which the
wisest Statesman should spaase and hesitate.
He expressed the conviction that the .pov.
trty-stficken masses liz Eurnpe. who lie
down IN sorrow and get up in despair, Reie
worse ST than The. slaves intbis oosniry ii
" ySs
a Shapes Rife Serm on.
The Albany Statesman has the following
lstter from the Rev. DR.. Schreecher.' da.
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