Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-19

Important speeoh-Demooraoy Of 1850.

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Important speech Democracy of 1880
The Hou. A. II. Stephens, Of Georgia, was
the leader on the Democratic side Of the House,
ia the last Congress lie is one Of the abest
men Of the party, and belongs to the more
moderate and conservative school Of Southern
Statesmen He has represented the Augusta
District for many years, and on taking recess
from public life, Mr.. S recently addressed
large ooncourse Of his fellow citizens at Au-
gusta, on political topics, pact, present and fu-
ture What he said becomes important from
the fact that it undoubtedly presents, substan-
tally, the slavery platform upon which the
nominees Of the Charleston Convention will be
placed. and between which positions and those
Of the Republican party the people Of the Uni-
ted States will have to determine at the next
Presidential election. His speech Is a calm
review Of the sectional struggle in which he
bas been a prominent partcipator and Mr.
Stephens arrives at the conclusion that the ex
tension and perpetuatitn Of slavery is the true
solution OF the negro problem He states that
negro slavery is but in its infancy that the in.
stitution is stronger now than It was sixteen
years ago that nothing has improved like ii
that it is firm end secure in its position that
the great principle to be carried out is its eTpan.
sion and that it is getting stronger, and will
continue to get stronger, whether in the Union
or out of IT, As one Of the most important
political documents Of the day, we copy from
Mr.. stephens speech several paragraphs, as
reported by the Augusta Constilutionalst,
which, though bref, are sufficiently explicit Of
the meaning Of the whole We commend them
to the attention of our readers.
THE ANNEXATION oF TEXAs-FoUR SLAVE STATES
SECURED.
'He alluded to his come elton with the an.
nexatiou OF Tcxas--one OF the most mOmentous
questions, and the first which he had ever met
with II was a fiery ordeal, for he then stood
J" upoeitions to his friends, but sense OF duty
impe ed him to adopt the course he did. The
s,,.vl history Of this Subject has never been
, written. The annexation of Texas secured
Z four slave y .ates to tue Union. Without claim
ing any honor for himself, he stated that the
resolutions that passed the Senate, were drawn
L up by himself and Brown, OF Tennessee; anJ
4 that Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. Tyler never saw
@ them until they were IN print.
EXTENSION or sLAvkRY-rHE SOUTH VICTORIOUS
! "A greater and fearful crisis arose that was
{ the question of the power OF Congress over the
, erntoties-whcther new slave states should
be admitted; or wh,th the South should new
err expand or enlarge; whether our institutions
should be starved out; whether the south should
submit to degradation. lie would not give the
history of those times but simply say, in regard
c to the part he took, Il is past-whal lac dtd is
, dune-buJ whether right or wrong, the recO
r s made up. The South Is successful. She ask
p ed nothing wrong from the North ana got only
a what WAS rght."
4 roR 1itE UNIoN ONLY so Lone 40 rHG suurI
TRIuNPHe.
4 lie was perfectly willing to remain in tn
~ Union; but simply said stay the hand of op
= preston. AS much as he loved and admire,
3 the Union, the South was TO be hemmed an
Z hcdged in, he was for res stance; sooner thai
y submit to practical or theoretical questions q
e wrong he was tor resistance lie believed
f. truth would triumph; all the South wants is dc
y csion, union, patriotism; he believed in the
power and omnpotence of truth and wOlld AL
lor nothing wrong, The great principle to b'
/ carried out is eXpanson-lhe right of the peo
l. pie Of the South to 20 TO the Territories will
d their slave property, protected by the consttu
e ton ON platform OF equal right"
6 WHAT VICTORIES THE SOUTH HAS GAINED --sLA
r. VERY IN THE TERRITORIES
o The question was fully settled as a princi
D. pie, that Congress should make no disorlmin
10 alton in regard to sectional rights in the terri
D.. tories but that the people Of each territory
when about to form a Constitution US q State
should decide for themselves whether the
q should come iuto the Union as free OF say
II State.
is The Missouri Compromise doctrine th
r. Texas doctrine, the Territorial doctrine Of Rufu
of King in 1917, have all been abandoned. In th
"A admission of this principle it was not triump
Of the South, but triumph Of ijustlce, truth an
N right The settlement was fully up TO the de
10 mands of the south. She never asks but 10
I'd what is right The principle ID now settle
that Congress shall abstain from all legislatio
d. on the subject Of slavery in the Territo'ic
NJ whether as To tho North or the Southland th
territories are now open to oil sections, al
have the privilege of adopting slavery or not, 0
% the people may choose when they come to forI
IL a constitution.
NC UE Is FOR A SLAVE CODE.