Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-23

Reported for the Lsa. 'er'
LAKE County CoNvENT1oN.- .'e Republicans
Of Lake county met at the Court Hous,a at Paines-
vile on Saturday last at O'Clock p. NJ. 20 nom
nate delegates to the State Convention and 20 hear
remarks from Hon. B. F. WADE and others
The meeting was organized by the election of r.
Hitchcock Chairman aud s. Il Loomis Secretary.
Committees on Resolutions aud nominations hav
ing beel appointed. Judge JoHN BARR Of Cleve-
land being present was called to the floor and made
short speech full of sound advice and thrilling
words He compared the present time with those
Of days gone by when the Democratic party had
been the party of the people and had had an eye
for the good Of the miss. lie referred TO the op-
pressions which hal been heaped upon the people
at different times by unjust rulers when they, being
too sorely aggreved had arisen in their might and
taken redress for their wrongs. Our reporter ar
lriving at the Court House just as the Judge was
CLOSING, we cannot give any full report His re-
marks were received with attention and applause
as words of truth and soberness' to be dgested
and thought upon.
Tue President remarked that he would not in
trOduce the Hon, B. +. WADE, for they all knew
him, but he had the pleasure of announcing that
they would hear from the author Of the sentiment
of Land for the landless and nggers for the
niggerles5"
Mr.. WADE was greeted with hearty applause and
spoi c as follows.
1t was customary for speakers to announce the
topics upon which hey would speak, but now
there is but one topic IL Uon which public men
expected to speak He took no pleasure in the
discussion Of this all i'm 7oraut subject but 1t is
not wise, because we dGnger staring us in the
face TO shrink from meeting It We cannot stare
II out OF sight; it must be met and grappled with
lie remembered distinctly when law years ago
both the great parties of the country freed TO re-
sis all agitation OF this subject in COngr, IS or out
OF It. But the question has its foundation L'eep In
the principles OF the American pc pie aud tha,' ag
gument could not be carried out. The quesu,1n
toW viii be discussed and will not down ut the
bidding Of any man or body of men 1t mast be
meI aud the evil OF slavery must be throtted or
our liberties will be OyerthroWn.
For a moment let US reour TO these topics and
see who II is that has constantly brought up this
ques ion and made It necessary that we should
grappc win it. He could so Lack to the annex
tion OF Texas and the Mexican War, which was
brought about by no party of his for the sole pur-
pose OF Strengthening anu perpeuating the in ,titu
liOn OF Slavery. But lie would only 90 back TO the
time when ne first entered the Senate ofthe U. s.
when these reso utlous to keep the matter quiet
were passed. But right after this agreement Mr.
Foote OF Miss introduced resolution touching
the Compromise Measure Of 1850 Now why
should he want TO revive the agitation upon this
very subject which his party bad agreed to dis
Cuss no more 1t was simply TO throw a fire
brand into ngress and to agitate for the purpose
OF agitation and nothing else. And who was 1t
that IN the very next year, brought in resOI IutiOn
TO repeal the Missouri Compromise aud keep up
the agitation. The Washington Union and
the Democratic Members of Congress them
selves kept up the agitation and tried to re.
peal tue Compromise. 10 was not the Wings
as has been charged, who introduced the re-
solution to repeal this Compromise. That reso-
luton was introduced in sly, underhanded mum
ner, uutl Mr.. Dixon, OF Kentucky boldly came
out and SAID that he was Tor tue repeal OF the Com
prOm measures, and introduced resolution to
that effect The Republicans, or those opposed 10
tue system of slavery, opposed and resisted all
such measures until having been struck and at
tackled, they rose up and agitated so far as to
defend their rights.
Icould show the base hypocrisy of this repeal
Of tue Compromise measures, by which the NOV
ers OF that measure claimed that il would leave the
question of slavery to be- settled by the inhabitants
OF the territory themselves. | appeal TO YOU if
there is q Democrat here, was not this pretence
that Of me sheep stealer, rather than that Of a
tar aud honorable statesman.
Well what was the next agitationl might go
on to tell Of the Kansas war, where the Missouri
ans, under shelterO this law, eudeavored to drive
out by brute force every man who had the man
hood to stand up for freedom.
The Free State men Of that territory framed O
Constitution for The government Of The territory,
but did Congress allow them to go in under that
Constitution which made il a free State The
President says that Kansas is much OF a slave
State as Carolina aud tells the Inhabitants Of the
territory that they shall take the Lecompton Con.
suIutOn or nothing. It shall be forced upon them
q auBt their Will. This the voice of the Presl-
dent my good Democratic friends, and that course
so anIi.American, tiRepublcan, and purely
dvspOtic, has blasted the name Of James Buchanan
forever THIS tyranny boiled down has brought
things TO such pass that every officer must bow
his neck aud accept the yoke.
The ID. ed scott Decision Is another instance Of
Democratic nou'agiaton. This negro was 50 old
that the laws Of almost all the Southern States
would not allow his master TO emanCpate him.
aud hence be was brought mp merely as a handle
to show the damuabe Doctrines OF the pro slavery
party. Dred Scott had lived for years IN a free
State: he sued for his eedom-hs master claimed
that he was of African descent aud hence had no
right to sue for his liberty he sayo that makes no
dherenCe-he had as much right TO sue as any
body The Supreme Court OF the United States
decided that because his ancestors were OF African
descent he had no right to sue IA that Court
What could they do iurtherl Yet they left the
question under DISCUSSION and read as a hOmy
on the duties Of good citizens to obey this law,
and the President says that the people must abide
byit,
old Democratic party. Time was when men
thought for themselves, bat times have changed and
parties have changed. The Democrats party
have hOisted into Office an old blue Federast, and
now be can hardly keep pace with the Infamous
requirements of bis party
But In this Effort OF tnat party 90 trample the
dhrough the influence Of wicked aud corrupt
JUDGES, Just as tyrants have done through all time.
Were not the murders IN Kansas committed und T
the name of Jaw aud order From the time OF
Pontius PLATE when he condemned the Saviour OF
the world, judicial authority has been perverted
aud subyerted to carry out the damning behests Of
tyrants.
And now we hear of men by platoons and com
pan IS brought up before corrupt Judges for no
crime save OF exercising a brOtherly sympathy
Criminals and felOns have ever had the right OF
trial by az Impartial jury, but is il not damumg
fact that these men il Cleveland have been tried
aud convicted by their political opponents 10 a
maui In this country We have never seen the like.
In no country since the days Of jeffrey, has the
like been seen ltls the first case in our country
of such Outrages, aud trust In God il will be the
last suppose parallel case had been n ed IN
the Southern Courts q the Court aud Jury b en-
packed With Abotonists, neither the Court or the
Editor who would Uphold such course, would be
for an hour safe from the fury OF the outraged
people Applause They would be drawn and
0uarered and am not prepare TO say they would
not have done right LGreat applause Not thai
1 advocate vi. lencei l am glad they have gone
according TO law, aud am GLAD that il has beeu
shown that we eau do aud suffer until we can
remedy our condition by tue laws
Look into the Southern papers ana see there
how the African slave trade Is openly advocated
and yet uOt hair Oi the heads Of those WiO thus
advise open violation OF law, has been hurt. The
Convention at Yicksburg has openly ayowed tha