Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16

echoed that the Compromise Measnres Of 1850
should not be fnal, and insisted that they would
open the question afresh, and did 20, by repesl.
( ing tho Missouri Compromise, and trying 10
force slavery upon Kansas when thcv did this.
say, my fellow citizens, with my original op.
| position TO the Comp omise Measures Of 1850 as
nseiy as efer felt no obligation 10 stand god.
Iasner ior them any longer. ! said, II the South
VIII again agitute this queston-will come in
70 the Free States with clubs in their hands,
Ior the purpose Of forcing this institution Of
slavery upon the territories, then shall repu-
diale the Compromise Measures, and / shall
take my club IN my hand to d fend freedom in
we territories TO the extent Of my sbility, and
tbis aBtin pledge myself to do, God being nv
Judge. This is my position. Bot my friend says
70 me- why, sif, you are a disciple Of Clay. How
~ the Wofld can yOu do the memory Of Clav the
injustice Of rorudiatiug this great work Of his
these Olnprnmiso measures" Sir, whom Clay
aeisnded these Oompromise maasurcs, there was
~ D,e1 scott decision to carry slavery toto the
territories by the naked tTm Of the Constitution
when Clay advocated these compromise
measure'' no did SO most distinctly unon the
principle that slavery did not exist ia lie Terrto
RES and that there was no power that could Car
~ II th'fe. lie argued only that inasruch as
eavery did not exist IN tho territories. and there
was no power TO carry il there. that therefore
there was no neeessitysfor a prohibitorv prayiso
lnIthe territorial bills Of Utah d New Me<be
thought then and | think nov that CLAY and
Webster made sad mistake here, and had
the manhood TO say so in the Senate of
ONO, by Offering resolutions, saving that
the people of Ohio did not concur in these
comPro nise measures But [ want to know
why Judge Rauncy, aud these latter day Demo
cratic saints, crowd now so fast to the grivs.of
that patriotic old kentucki IN to shed prniten
tial tears upon his ashes.
Sir, i WAS my mission then to defend CLAY. and
their mission to sander aud vlCy bin I had
then 10 defend him against the very mon ,vho ara
now trying to drive me out Of the od CLAW church
Slr, deny the right Of Senator Douglas or any of
tnese re1tlemen 10 parade the memory OF Air
Clay before me IN behalf OF any doctrine they
may adv lcate, and 10 opposition TO any doctrine
may adv cat. Sir, / am proud TO say, as Clay
said, elOquently said, bravey said on the floor of
OF the Senate OF The Uuited States that there IL no
power 10 The universe to induce me TO plant slave.
fy Where Il does mo- now exist Ii This Mr. Clay
was oe-tainly right aud 10 this rejlice To follow
him But " ia any Thing else he made mistake
ihisis no reason why lshal make like mistake
II he was 50 far alarmed b. the d5cotdaut elements
otthat time as 10 make any concession 10 thispo
OF the south, let il be my privilege to do him the
Justice Of repairing that fault 10 the best of nv
ability. Why II Mr.. Clay could stand here tn.day
IN the mid i Of this 'arge assembly and hear JUDGE
hanny dc ending him, he Wolld -ay "Whatevrr be
your por ioses, OF motives, prefer to be defended
by my friend, my boy Denuson, who knew
me in the best days Of my lie" My friend Judge
Ranney has told ynu-and am very sorry have
occupied all my time-that he did not agree with
his letter 10 Judge Hoffman written in Sept 1913
nave bat i've minutes aud will therefore read on.
ly brief extract or two
Neither Congress ror territorial Lerislatuie.
IN my opinion, possess the power to establish sa.
very. IL ca only be done by the people when ad-
mhteo As Slate, under the general principles OF
The Constitution have no doubt Of the power
OF COngtss TO erect q territorial government or
to provide for the prohibition Of slavery within
the territory. And am Ia favor Of aud would
support such prohibition"
rnat's good Republican doctrine lie saws fur
tger. that he would never consent that our fiag
should ever float over another foot of slave terri
tory That's good Republican doctrine now Bat
my friend Judge Rauuey told me a few DAYS ago.
that when be wrote this letter, he was only very
Young man, aud could not he expected to take 80
sound aud mprtht nsye views Of great state uur,.
uonss ~ after lie had had more experience He
was young thtn-ony "a. UaughtCr) He was
then only Candslate for Congress; two wears af-
tcrwards he Ouly occupied a seat in the Slate Con
suluiional Convention, and one year after that he
WAS only elected TO The Supreme Bench Of your
State. lie prays YOU therefore not to enter iudr-
ment against him on account Of his cxtreme youth
L. struck me then that he had better reverse the
wheel OF time ard 90 back 10 his youth, when ho
was the advocate of human freedom--of the pfin-
Declaration OF American Independence.
Sir, wnen he proclaimed that doctrine, be
proclaimed what was the doctrine of the DEM
ocratic party of Ohio and Of the whig
party of Ohio, and il was only because the demo
cratic party deliberately aud wantonly violated the
principles set forth in that letter. became Iecrca
70 the Cunstituiun aud TO freedom that this re-
publican party grew up into the great triumphant
tnd glorious crganiZltiun which it now is and to
growth which promises to increase every year
nnl II shall take possession ofand cObrnl the Fed
tral Government, as it now possesses and controls
the State Governments ia nearly all the fee
North.
No my fellow citizens, all we ask Is TO give ia
The old doctrines Of Jefferson, Washington and
Madison. Don't intcrpolAie the Constitution with
your new iangled doctrines. Go back To your
g. lonlli, Judge Ran ey; drink Of the cup y0u then
lra1k OF; advocate anew the principles YOU then
adVocatedi become once more true t6 the nobility
~ manhood you then displayed; break OF from The
narty which is seeRng to suljugato you and all
he people OF the Republic; aud yon will find that
'hese good old ways Will he all ways Of pleasant.
hess and peace to you az they were To your faith
ersi that these true principles Of liberty ana Justice
VIII be productive now Of the SAME great and good
esulls which they bore to the men OF the Revolu.
tlou. -~~0
hy time Is up, my fellow citizens, aud | am
greatly obliged TO you for your attention
Mr. DenDisOn sat down amid the most cnthusi-
tic cheers Of the vast concourse. lie was frequently
interrupted with cheers and applause, until no TO
queBted that he might be heard in silence.