New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-22
SPEECH OF CASSIUS NJ. CLAY, ESQ, AT
CONVICTION, KY.
"OsAwATOMIE BROWNS" CASE CONSIDERED
THE RESULTS OF SLAVERY.
From The Cincinnati Gazette.

"OSAWAT0MIE BROWNS CASE CONSlDEkED-
THE RESULTS OF SLAVERY.
From The Cincinnati Gaseae.
Cassius NJ. Clay, esq, having addressed the people
of Covington and Newport we present full report
Of his remarks
As the speaker took the stand, some person on the
edge of the crowd called in loud voice, Osswa-
omie Brown" Mr. Clay said:
Yes, will tell you something about Osawatonie
Brown before am done. A voice, "Thank you'll
If some people in this section of the country don't
mend their manners, they will make great many
more Osawatome Browns than there are. Laughter
and APPLAUSE
SUSPICIOUS SIGNS.
GENTLEMEN OF CoyISGTON - FELLOW. CITIZENS:
When last had the honor 10 address you from this
platform the privilege asked OF me, II being my
appointrnent bv portion of the Democratic party OF
Covington that they should reply on that OCCASION
You remember that, most certainly Sad 1, All
though you are not in the habit OF asking us to reply
10 YOUR orators ON such occasion, it is Just such
thing as have always asked you TO do have al
WAYS challenged your party and your men, from the
greatest TO the lowest to reply to what say on any
OCCASION So far from considering IL an intrusion,
shall be happy have any of your distinguished men,
Mr.. Stevenson or Mr.. Harris, who is here
tonight, TO reply TO me on thus occasion.
What was the result L don't know upon
what authority have it, but was told that instead OF
coming here and awaiting themselves OF courteous
invitation, they drummed mp the party and got man
Of the party which boasts the name OF Democrat to go
there TO keep them from hearing what had 10 say.
Is hot that so
Mr. Ilarris-I never heard Of that.
Mr.. Clay-Men of COvington, IS not that so
4 Voice-That is So
Mr. Clayton all know that il is 40. Well, now,
gentlemen that looks little suspicious. You Osawa-
tonne Brown over there, what do YOU say Laughter
and applause II little suspicious, TO say the
least OF it, Your orators little broken down.
spavned-hey conld not come up To the scratch-they
pofu alaf time as we SAY Kentucky.
You all know that am a plain man, ana when get
an audience before me, want to talk right TO Them
without any "hfalutin," and they say II Csss. Clay
has anything 10 say he Will talk PLAIN out ana some
times too plainly for his own good
Now men OF COvlngtOn, these are no times Tor lllu-
sons. Let every man understand upon what principles
he stands let every understand with what allure
ments he is connected; let every man understand IN
what direction he is going. Why, gentlemen IN ord-
nary transactions you will not trust a man 10 do the
least thing so far pecunary matters are concerned
without knowing his anteccdeDt; hrs affiliations his
assOciniinns his character; what hls intention are;
where he il going lead you what he IL gong 10 do
with your business. And shall t be said that among the
only people earth processing TO be entirely Tree
Democratic Republican, care not-educated people
exercising the right OF ballot or the rpa roce vote chOos
ing your own representatives - follow bndly men
who cry 10 here and 10 there without knowing what
manner of men they l speak 70 tae humbesi
laborer tonight; the that built this shelter to
cover US; that hung these hooks; that bring the food
10 il for our use. Are these questions mysterious
that You cannot understand them Are you, late in
the dav as il 49, when threats Of violence come upon
us 70 close our mouths are you willing now 70 listen
and find if there be any issue between us worthy Of
the consideration of the people, yet, but God only
knows how long, free.
TWENTY To ONE.
According 10 the last census there are IN Kentucky
abont twenty men 20 one STAKEHOLDER. There i bni
one stakeholder and twenty men, women, and children
that own no slaves. That is big differences but look
at your census and YOU will see whist II says. Yet
Cass Clay is a sedtiOus man; Cas-. Clay ~ an amb-
tiOus man; Cas-. Clay is bloody maii-dont listen to
BIN. Whose interest | advocating Men, II
We're advocating the interests of man 10 thetweniy
he would stand by me-wOud he moi should be
good fellow, at least in his eve whatever might be
in the ewes OF others. Would he not be my Trend,
whoever else might denounca me Well, if i don't
advocate that interest whose interest do advocate
whose interest do | defend in whose interest do
ieopardize again and again my good name and char
aeier, and, L might almost SAY, nay Life iseitl vi
course as am not in favor with the must be the
Their twenty. Under which king II must be one or
he other. / am, therefore for the great people OF
kentucky-the twenty 20 ones for the eight hundred
sagainst the forty-thnse thousand
Gentlemen have been in the habit on sueB occasions
Of ndugngin general assertions, andinthe asertiono
general principles; have attempted to avoid speaking
of myself have avoided speaking Of the prospects
Of nv party be Il small large, ont of the ciae,
concentrating your minds upon general principles
But the times have 20 be such that You must SHOW
US to 20 little into personal explanations and II
should seem to be "a little egotstca This occasion,
you must allow Il, because can appeal TO the great