Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-12

Donniaon az Dayton tOuk plhce IN tne Aeth ~
efyat O'clock. on the s,h Il was arranged
that Judge Ranney should commence and spsak
for as much Of his two hours (the time allotted
10 eioh) as he saw iit---that Mr.. Denni'on should
follow occupying his entire time, and Judge
Ranncy should close, using the remainder ofhis
allotted two hours in doing SC.
JUDGE RANNEY sPEEcH
Judge Ranney commenced by apologizing for
himself, by saying that he had been out OF the
practice Of addressing public assemblies for a
number Of years and did not expect TO be able
to mako himself interesting. He had been Sc
lected, without any agency on his part, to re-
present the Democratic party in this contest,
and came there to day as the representative Of
the principles Of that party. Ills brother (Mr
Denn.sonl appeared as the representative OF the
Republican party, and each would present to
them the views Of their repective parties.
The principles Of the Democratic party were
clearly defined in the platform adopted at their
recent Convention at Columbus, but he should
enJeavor TO draw their attention to such points
as were at issue between the two parties.
One of the most important of these was con
nected with the State policy in keo ing the pub
lie money. The experience Of the last few
years had shown that this was of no small I'M
portance. The calamity Of the abstraction OF
half a million of dollars from the public Treas
ury would be a lesson lost If il did not teach
us some new policy in regard to the safe keep
ing and disbursements of the public moneys.
Mr.. Dennieon had announced himself in favor
Of returning 70 the policy Of the Act offered by
Alfred Kelly in 1856, of depositing the public
moneys with certain banks. The principle
advocated by the Democratic party, was that
- 4. 4 1s.k .,,f D..l.1
Treasury State or county, and that no person
should have the right to take the funds from the
Treasury for any private purpose under penalty
of a penitentiary otfenses
Jutlpe Ranney then went into history Of the
Bliss dciacation, and stated that Breslin had
given for the balance against him, notes paya'
bic in two years.
Mr.. Dennisou-You are mistaken. They
were payable on demand.
Judge Ranney-Yes, but accompanied with
an agreement that Che money was not to be paid
for two years, and it was not paid till that time.
(Laughter)
The taking Of these notes was the first error
in the official life of that much abused man,
John G. Bresn.
Judge Ranney then spoke at length Of Sena-
tor Chase letter recommending deposits to be
made in the City Bank Of Cincinnati, OF dePos.
its made with Ozias Bowen, etc A., ect
ON SLAVERY AND soUATTER SOVEREIGNTY.
These two great questions connected with
the State in her external relatons-her relations
with the Federal Government in regard to the
fact that domestic Slavery exists in some Of the
States and not in Others, and in regard to the
policy of the government towards the Territor-
les in regard TO this question. Squatter Sow
ereignty-tho great doctrine by which these
questions were solved, was no new doctrine
1t was the doctrine of the revolution. 1t was
founded both on principle and expediency. The
Democratic party would dissolve all connection
with any section that did not hold this doctrine
| This cut them loose from the Abolitionists (they
are Republicans now) of the North and the fire.
eaters of the South. On the other hand the
Republican party held that Congress has the
power and the right to abolish those two relics
| of harbarism, Slavery and Polygamy.
lie then gave long history of the origin OF
the Slave-trade ia the Colonies under the Brit
ish Government and then history OF the ac-
quisition of Louisiana.
He was not a very profound constitutional
LAWYER When he came into the world men
were not born constitutional lawyers as now
Now a boy of fifteen, especially II he lived
within thirty miles of Oberlin, would declare
without hesitation what was constitutional and
what not [Llughter.l
| lndL was lnb duNdhlh8N VI bSAhH bSAh IA
these latter days.
The speaker then pronounced high euogy
on Henry Clay-declared that Squatter Sover-
eignty was the great idea of his life, and read
from report Of his showing that he spoke of
it almost precisely as Mr. Douglas does now
Mr. Dennson, as Republican Elector, advo-
Gated the Compromise measures of Henry Clay
He desired that gentleman to tell HIM whether
he stood by those old prlnciples-the last that
ever hoated from the old Wing banner. He had
a right to ask this, because both Mr.. Dennison
and Gov COrwin claimed that they came legit-
imately to the Republicans from the old Wing
party.
He thought he knew OH the shores Of Lake
Erie what the Republican platform was, but
since he came down into Southern Ohio he
found he was as ignorant about it as the babe
unborn On Lake Erie they held-Giddlngs
helJ-that the Fugitive Slave law was uncOn-
stitution, subversiYe of all law and justice, and
that the man who would deliver up a fugitive
| deserved TO be hung at his own door, but here
in Southern Ohio, we have brother Corwin and
brother Dennison saying that we must raise an
extra crop of hemP-not to hang the man who
delivers up the fugitive, but viOlators of law on
the Reserve. [APplausel.
A lew days since he had seen letter from
Giddings to Plumb Plumb had asked il Corwin
was preaching Republicanism, and in this letter
Giddings replies, mo, no is preaching the
most peTniciOus heresy-a duTn'd sigh worse
than Democrats"
He wished to ask Mr.. DenDison the follow
ing questions:
Isl. Was the act of 1850, 1.-THE Fugitive
Slave Lawl a constitutional and valid enact
mentl
?. Whether he was in favor of obeying the
Law requiring fugitives to be given up!
g. Ii the law was unconstitutional in what
respect!
4. If not in favor of the law, whether he
would be in favor of any other!
s. Whether he was in favor of the law passed
by the last General Assembly, refusing to ne
groes and mulaltoes the privilege of Votingl
He presumed Mr.. Dennison was in favor Of
some shades of African voting. He wanted tC
know how black man must be to be excluded
He wanted to know whether u man who wal
part African could be a whole citizen.
If he excluded race at all he would be ir
favor of excluding all grades Of it. He wOulI
not offer reward for amalgamati1n by giving
the mulatto rights not granted to the pure blood
he would offer no premium for the raising o
such stock as that
Judge Ranny concluded his speech by an allu
sion to the big meeting at Cleveland during thu
Oberln trials, at which Gov. Chase was pres
ent, who, while be eounselled them to violate
T no law, said if they would get the warrant 0
the Supreme Court of Ohio. he would see tina
t the decision was respected The speaker be
lieved that it was the settled purpose of the Re
f publican leaders by some such indirect mean
, 20 entirely nuIiiy the Fugitive Slave Law.
= Mr. DENNIsON's sPEEoH HE ANSWERS JUDGH
RANNEY's QUESTIONS.
r Mr.. Dennison said he would commence hi
I remarks by answering the questions put TO hir