Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-25
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The Cleveland PlaiRdea er and the Shaies.
H.Lz open In full CRY upon the heels Of Cover
nor Chase. II Is appropriate for them. Their
/ instincts teach them who Is the most formida-
I bic opponent Of the counterfeit Democracy,
which they are endeayorng TO pass off for
genuine.
The Statesman after having denounced Gov.
Chase as the most ultra Of the ultras-as an
AboiitiOnist OF the EXTREMIST sehuol-now
turns round and accuses him of having " with
supple facility adaRed himself to the notions of
Gov Corwin," and /" surrendcring without re-
sistance to the OSmprOmise indicated By him. -
We will not say that the Statesman knew bet
ter; for we are inclined to the charitable sup
position that It's editors never made themselves
well enough acquainted with the real position
OF the GoSrnor to be able to speak with any
reasonable approach to accuracy. Gov. Chase
stands now Just as he has always stood, Tyr the
standardization Of sllvery and the overthrow
Of the Slave Power, and dgGiRSf any spread of
the former or increase Of the latter by the Ad-
mission OF Slave States or otherwise. At
Goodale Park Mr.. Corwin agreed with Governor
Chase that Slavery can have no legal existence
outside Of Slave States; and Governor Chase
did not tsdoubt then, nor does he doubt now,
that agreement here must lead 10 agreement
Throughout
The PlqiadsaleT says that " in the great Ne
hraska fight Governor Case put himself forward
rs the champion Of Congressional Sovereignty
against the Peoples right to rule" This Is
simply false. In.that fight Gov. Chase resisted
the repeal Of the Missouri Prohibition OF Slave
" north of $3.50, which prohibition he assert
ed and proved was no impediment but support
to the genuine SOyEREIGNrY OF The PEOPLE
and he maintained the right Of the People to
exclude Slavery and 10 elect their own Gov
ernor, Judges, and other officers, against the
speeches and votes of Mr.. Douglas and his
slaveholding allies-in other words he main
tained true Popular Sovereignty against cheat
and sham.
The PlGEHleGler also says 'His famous man
ifesto, with forged names and false facts which
he stole time 10 publish by abusing the conf
dence and courtesy Of Senator Douglas is not
forgotten" It Is true that the appeal which
Gov Chase and his political friends issued
against the opening Of Nebraska and Kansas to
slavery by the repeal of the Missouri prohibi-
tion is not forgotten, nor is It likely to be; and
this is the only truth in the P,aiAdedler's state
ment. All the rest was charged by Senator
Douglas at the time; and all was completely
refuted and disProved upon the spot, and so
thorough that we do not believe that Senator
Douglas himself would now renew the charge.
GOy- Chase, we are Wen assured goes 10 Hi
nois with no sentiment of personal hostility to
Judge Douglas. The differences between the
tvo Senators were settled before the former
left the Senate He goes at the earnest request
of the Illinois Republican State Central Con-
mittee, to aid by speech the side of Freedom in
contest which involves principles Of Perma-
nent national importance, Just as Governor
Wise and Vice President Breckenridge aid by
letter the cause Of slavery in the same con-
test. Whatever others may do. Gov. Chase, We
are certain, will contend neither for nor against
men as men, but only as the representatives Of
principles which he regards as salutary or dam
gerous-Stafe Journal