Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-31

We re1d IN the Cleveland HeFdUt tuAt Wv
Chase came forward and was received with ire
mendOus applause Waiting afew moments
for the excitement to subside, he commenced
as follows:
"Fellow-citizens: few hours ago was sit
ting in my office Mt Columbus, not expecting to
meet YOU here to-day. But having received
summons to attend this meeting, | felt that it
was INV duty to be here, and have therefore
come have not come to speak to you words
OF excitement nor to urge you to anything that
you may hereafter have occasion to regret. In
every jnncture there are two courses open for
adoption-the right and the wrong
''rhe American people have tho power IN
their own hands, through the ballot-boX, to
proceed in lawful manner to repeal bad law,
and il necessary to reform law makers and law
breakers You can do it all, and therefore it is
rot necessary to resort to any course OF action
that we cannot at all times carry out In proper
manner What is the state of this case? Men
who we all know and honor, aIe incarcerated in
yonder Jail for doing what they believed TO be
right and what not one man IN ten thousand
can place his hand on his heart and say is not
morally right. This is great wrong, but what
IS the true method of redress? We must look
lat our own government in the proper light. 1t
is a sovereign state, one of seyerli states forming
IA general confederation. 1t exists under n fed
erai government and under a state government
Now the federal court may do wrong, as even
state government may do wrong, but 1t Is
government that ourselves have made. If
ii dues wrong, We must turn out the members
of that government and put in men who will
conform to the wishes of the people who elected
them So with our state government. If state
officers fail to do their duty, let them he dis
missed and proper men put in their places.
''Thc federal court, in prosecuting and pun
iShiug our ncarccratCd friends, is acting under
the provisions Of the Fugitive Slave act. What
IS our redress! In the first place, it is to de-
iend them, as they have been defended, ably
and cIoquently before the court where they arc
indicted Some persons claim that the law IL
self is unconstitutional. If improperly made,
as claimed, it is no law, and every step taken
under it is n nulIity. The proper course under
this impression is TO apply to our own tribunals
for relief
will not argue the constitutionality of that
law. / was present at its passage and believed
then, as believe now, that act TO Toe more
symbol of practical sovereignty of the slave
states over the free States than a means of re-
clanation Of fugitive slaves.
1.-THE case of our incarcerated friends has
been brought before the courtS OF the state;
these courts have a perfect right to carry their
DEGREES into action.
IL do not wish to say, nor is it proper for
Won to say, what the decision nfOur court should
be in the case That is left for the members of
The court themselves to determine. 1t is mat
Ter between them, the people, and their God.
will only say what have frequently said before,
that as long as the State of Ohio remains
sovereignty, and as long as am her chief EX
ecutive the process OF her courts shall be exc
cutcd. The process of the United State courts
must not be Sighted or resisted but as long rs
represent the sovereignty of our State will
see that the process Of our state courts shall not
be intcrlercd with or resisted but shall be tly
enforced.
III the process of the United States Court is
Ii e
long we shall have chance to appoint some one
else to use the power of appointing United
States officials. We can reform the Judiciary,
TIE Presidency, and the Congress. The process
may possibly be too slow ID suit some ct our
more ardent friends here, hut 1t will be accom-
plishcd in due time. Tins much have said TO
you because, standing here MS Governor Of Ohio,
claim the rights of u man to speak just what
think. When am called on to act | will act"
Immense applausc]
Commenting upon this speech Of Gov. Chase,
the New York Times says:
His remarks were brief and sensible. Con-
curing with those who heard him IN dislike of
the Fugitive Law, he yet COunSclCd no fpTcibIe
resistance. On the contrary, his advice was 10
oppose it through the ballot box alcnc, by cleo
ting men to Congress and TO the Presidency
who would repeal it. lie did not even assa
lis constitutionahty, bnt lett that question to
The proper tribunals, Federal and Stale. For
l!lOsc WHO were iSlhts III lAii, NllhIu ll'e SOuIu
Of his voice, by reason of having resisted the
execution of that enactment, in obedience, as
tcy claimed to the dictates Of their conscienccS
the Governor had no word OF commcn,ation.-
On the contrary, the tenor of his speech was
e:ninently Law abiding. The Fugitive Slave
Law is no dOnbt as oj.ous 10 hiin it can be
TO any of his auditors but hc nevertheless re-
cognizes thc duty of all good citizens to refrain
from violence, and to abatc bad laws in law
fu manner.
THE Shoe and Leather RcporTer says of the
Boston market: "Business remains very quiet
$40 change of Importance having snpervened
since our last report. The stock Of desirable
goods for Summer wear is sold up close. The
New England trade has somewhat fallen of,
owing in part to dull weather, Tls trade has
been very satisfactory, and is nov the only bust
ness of any amount"
y WISE man will speak well Of his neighbor,
love his wife, and pay fpr his ncwspaper.-.Sy-
rac~se (N. " Journal.
TO pay for ones newspaper is wise. no doubt
And also to speak well OF ones ncghbor; but
whether it is wise, or even safe to love his ,cits,