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

policy; and we do not want voters and de-
chalmers % much as thinkers and reasoDers Il
is useless to wage war siout abstract rights or
10 quarrel and accuse each other Ofunsoundness
unless we get more AfricaDs'
now sLAvRRY HAS SPREAD UNDER DENocRAuc
RuLE --- WHEREVER ITS NATIONAL BANNeR
FLOATS THERE rs sLAvERY
When he entered Congress, The Missouri
Compromise excluded slavery FROM the Terrific.
riesi now IL Is not excluded from portion Of
land over which floats our national flag
He alluded " the anti slavery sentiment
which prevailed in Virginia in the early days
Of the Commonwealth; and argued that IL is
useless TO war against the progress OF events
Every restriction has been taken off Of slavery;
a fugitive slave law has been granted There
are more men at the North, to day, who believe
IA the social and moral condition Of slavery,
than when be went TO Congress.
rHe USioN, MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA ANN
CUBA.
can, he continued. depends upon ourselves
for the future With our constitutional rights
aud with the present prime ples Of policy, in his
judgment we are Just as safe, and even safer
than we ever were. We must remain united;
Il we are ever divided, our day of doom will
surely some. All nations when they cease to
grow begin TO die we should then endoavor to
expand and grow Central America and Mex
leo are all open TO us lie did not believe that
the country is large enough; but believes that
diversity Of Interests will strengthen the gov
ernment better than it all we're homogeneous.
He looks forward in the future to the acquisi-
tion Of Cuba; but was never ia favor Of paying
Spain much money Tor it--no, more than one
or two millions OF dollars.
"ll Cuba wants to come into the Union, he
would not ask Spaiu; but would be in favor of
repeating the neutrality laws, 90 as to give our
people a chance TO help her in her wish."
THE SLAVERY SENTIMENT sTRENerKNED.
Many had asked him what he thought OF
public sentiment on this question He would
reply that the institutions Of slavery is now
stronger than il was sixteen years ago, when he
entered Congress. kothing improved like it,
and it is now fixed, firm aud secure in its posi-
ton"
MR. STEPHENS BELIEVES IN A HIeHER Law
f" In his judgment, ours is the only govern.
ment consistent with nature. lie did not agree
! with some as to the manner of meeting our op.
| ponents; while many persons were offended and
astonished at the higher law doctrine Of Sew
ard, he believed himself in higher law. II,
believed in higher law of tho Creator, aud th,
Constitution must sustain and rest upon th
higher law. The opponents of slavery wer
endeavoring to make things equal (baek ant
white people, which the Creator had made un
equal Our opponents, then are wArrius
against principle, while we are warring fo
it,"
NEGRO SLAVERY ONCE OPPOSED BY All THl
PUBLIC MEN or THE SOUTH, BUT NOT UNDER
STOOD ny THAN,
"Negro slavery is but in It's intaocy--it is q
mere problem in our government; our fathers
didn't undcrotaud it.. grant that all the pub
lie men of the South we're once against il; bu
they didn't understand IT, It is for us to NEE
questions with the firmncss which they did
The problem is yet unsolved Ours not only j
the best, but the only government founded upO
the principles Of nature. Ii slavery is not Des
lor the African, aud doesn't increase his happi
nesr, il ought to be abolished IL il does, the
our institutions are founded in nature-wo al
) fulfilling our destiny, and we should stand npo
this higher law He wouldn't support Cor
stitution that was inconsistent with this high,
law of nature And until the leopard ca
/ change his spots, or the Ethiop his skim don
tell me, said he, that it is unlawful to hol
slaves" ..# t.f Iaa.