Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-23
Gov. COrWiM.

The Columbus meeting Mt Goodale s
Park was thronged one, and Gov. Cor
win mads one of his inimitable speeches.
The State Journal gives a sketch of the
speech, and says: 1t will be seen that he
endorses fully the doctrines and principles
advocated by the Republicans, and holds
it to be the right and duty of Congress to
prohibit the extension of slavery into the
Territories. He spoke nearly two hours,
and held the undivided attention of the
large audience until he concluded.
Mr.. Corwin discussed the Tariff question
at length. He contended that tariff was
unfavorable to slave labor, and would build
up free labor at the North. The fight
began on the tariff question. Thirty years
ago was begun what was ended in the
English swindle. He had seen the birth
of this feliow-and he hoped to be in at
the death. ..
1t had been predicted, and the Democ-
racy were fairly warned in ls46: "Just so
shure as you repeal the tariff of AS you
will bring about commercial revulsion."
They repealed the tariff. Every year our
imports increased, while our exports re-
manned nearly the same. Our imports
are of fancy articles, Which may cost i'm
mencse sums. You may hang thousands
of dollars around the neck of one of our
ladies-but you can't stuff more than a
pound Of bread day into the pockets of
the Liverpool ladies, however low their
tariff may be.
The Democrats are terribly alarmed at
the smell of bank notes. Stick one under
their eyes and they snort like the devil at
the smell of certain burning herbs. But
when the workings of free trade have
emptied the treasury, notes are issued.
Hammond says We of the North bor-
rowed abollionism from Washington and
Jefferson at the South. He says the South
can rule the North, and through the North,
the world. 1t seems too true. There was
no such place as free territory on the face
of the earth. The Judiciary, was on the
side of slavery. The Dred Scott decision
carried slavery any and everywhere. You
might legislate horses, jackasses or thieves
out of Kansas; you might say no man
should carry ten thousand rattlesnakes there
aud turn them loose on the premises; but
you couldn't legislate slavery out.
The country was warned against the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromis. But the
President wanted it repealed, and he must
be sustained. Douglas wanted it repealed,
for he wanted to be President. 1t was re-
naalad Civil war ansued ....t .-.
1t was the Democracy who wanted this
done. The effects followed in regular sue
cession. 1t was the last bitter drop which
made the cup overflow, and now be was
thankful man had been found to look a
President of his own party in the face, and
do according to the dictates of his own
conscience, regardless of consequences. II
showed pluck and he liked Douglas for it.
[Cheers.
In the course of his speech he said. He
was driven into the Republican ranks as
matter of conscience. He believed in every
article of their creed. His doctrines had
always corresponded with theirs. They
were the doctrines of Clay STAKEHOLDER
He had heard him make the declaration
''No earthly power shall ever make me
vote, to carry slavery into Territory where
it does not exist"
He had heard Judge Thurman make
speech for the Proviso against slavery in
the Oregon bill i'll ls4s. William Allen
spoke in favor of the same Proviso. Polk
signed the bill containing it. This was
good Wing doctrine then.
"By the way" said Mr.. Corwin, turning
to Gov. Chase who sat behind him on
the platform, "Geo. E. Pugh says sold
out the Wing party to Gov. Chase, have
not received the consideration yet. Please
fork over"
Gov. Chase, laughing heartily, gave bis
hand to Corwin, and the crowd cheered.
Mr.. C. proceeded. He had opposed the
war with Mexico on the ground that its
object was the acquisition of slave territory.
He knew the South would claim the right
to take slaves tc territory acquired from
Mexico. He was in favor of inserting tho
Wilmot Proviso in the Treaty itself. The
first controversy happened in secret session
on this point.
He believed in the full power of Con-
gress over the territories. Didn't believe
in squatter sovereignty. Nobody ever
doubted the power Of Congress over terri
tories till somebody wanted to be President
in '4S and so this ambitious and consider
ate old gentleman wrote the Nicholson
letter. He thought he had got up a plan
by which he could ride North and South too.
For his own part, as a matter of private
belief, and not a part of his confession of
faith as Republican, he thought when
State was ready to come IN, and hod power
from Congress to make constitution, they
might ordain that slavery might or might
not exist, and Congress was bound to grant
them this power. But this was no part of
the Republican platform, and he did not
think the question would ever arise. No
territory would ever apply for admission
with constitution authorizing or estab
fishing slavery.
Mr.. c. spoke of the threats of dissolu-
ton of the Union. 1t was all bosh. He
had seen the Union dissolved three times
in one session of Congress. There were
few mad-cap men at the South who would
be willing if they had the power to dissolve
the Union. But were there no ropes for
such traitors? Let it be understood that
the men wants TO dissolve the Union wants
a rope around his neck, and we will have
no more of this. He would be in favor of
appropriating public money sufficient to
buy a rope for every such man-that he
mi ght wear it around his neck while he
LII - .al.a a NTH him WHEN ha died