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

Washington what we're to be the institutions
Of Massachusetts,. They thought they could
be united without taking the responsibility Of
watching each other. They too remembered
the important maxim, "mind your own busi-
ness Let us mind our own business and
see that we make Ohio what she is destined
TO be, the brightest star in the constellation
OF the Union. Let us mind Ohio aud believe
that other States will mind themselves. Let
US rely upon the belief that AS light and
knowledge increases it will not be lost on the
rest Of mankindj and let us come to the con-
cusion that each separate psltical commune
" has the right TO govern itself in respect TO
Its own internal affairs, andlet us abide in the
confidence that when she does so act, she will
act as well as we can for her.
My friends, | wish | could impress upon
you, how exceeding important It is for you to
bear in mind that you should keep the laws
Of the United States inviolate. If you en-
courage for q single moment the idea Of null
/ ifcation, consider whether other States may
not follow your example, and mullify other
provisions until at length oil the Constitution
will be entirely set at naught We
cannot am sure, be too careful
that the laws should he fully and
fairly executed. IL they are not right--make
them better But in respect to this provis-
Aou VI lut AuueAlluAluu luI tlt ItuulAlOu OF
fugitive slaves, il devolves on Congress to see
that il is fairly and honestly carried
out. My friend says he is In favor
Of jury trial He knows that no
jury trial has been allowed in these cases
In this respect the law Of 855 does not
differ from the law Of 1893. 1t is but a pre-
liminary question that is settled by this law,
and the slave is entitled to a jury trial in the
State where he lives. But | do not propose
to enter into this question at length The
real question at issue is not wheth-
er this law shall be amended, but
whether, when the officers of the United
States are actingunder law Of Com
gress, declared by the proper authorities
to be constitutional, they can be resisted
with impunity by people OF the State of Ohio,
and still Ohio maintain her character. Ii
Ohio assumes that position, sht takes the po-
sition Of a nullfying State, that refuses to
discharge her duties. 1t all comes to tho
same question at length. The Supreme Court
/ of the United States has been constituted the
1 sole arbiter in all questions relating to the
J Federal Constitution. And then another pro-
/ vision Of the Constitution of the United
| States declares that that Constitution shall
| be the supreme law Of the land, anything in
! the constitution or laws Of any State to the
| contrary Notwithstanding.
Judge Ranneys time having expired, he
sat down amid great and prolonged cheers.
/ Mr.. DENNIsoN then said
! MY FELLOW CITIZENS: Lot me eongrsiulate the
/ gentleman that be has rendered Justice to DAY 10
| my friend Gov Chase. NV friend has heeu in the
habit Ia all the discussions have before had with
him, of referring to the 10 tsrs Of Gov. Chase to
! Mr. Bresn but to dsy is the Arst time that he
! has ever acquitted that gentleman Of any wrong
in writing that letter Now, sir. l want to ask the
gentleman why he has introduced that letter At all
| Why has he uniformly brought the name of Gov
| Chase before tho country in connection with that
letter he wrote to Mr.. Broslin, if Gov. Chase in
! tended no wrongy If there were no wrong in it,
then | pray you why should GOV. Chases name
| be there at allg am glad that the gentleman has
returning sense Of justice to Gov. Chase
! and that he has acquitted him Of any wrong or
| participation in plGnder Of the Treasury by John
! &. Breslin. This gentleman has also come before
you as the apolOgist Of Mr.. Morgan, tho Auditor of
! State. Sir, did say one word about Mr. Morgan
| haYe denounced the want of fidelity in that
/ officer when he was the Auditor of State and
denouuce him now. | charge that when he
was the Auditor o. State and President of the
Acting Board Of Fund COmmi siOners as early
| as June 1850, that he knew that Mr.. Bresli1
| was mis-. s.a1propriatng the public monies, and
that Gov. Medill knew tho same thing, and
| yet, instead of proclaimiDg that fact to the co,
/ pie of the State-instead of Gov Medill dty-
/ ing him from ciiico, as Gov Chase drove Git.
| son from office, these gentlemen supported Mr.
| Breslin, and they united with him upon the
same ticket for election TO their several offices
in October, 1853. That instead of proclaimiug
his want of Cilcial fidelity, they proclaimed him
| to the people of the State as worthy of their
confidence and thereby sought to continue
Bres.in in office two years longer, whereby, in-
stead Of taking five or six hundred thousand
| d liars Of the peoples money, he would have
had the opportunity of adding three or four hun
ded thousand. But, says the gentleman, "yau
were Trustee OF Mr. Bliss, why did vou not
proclaim the fact of his delalcalon 7" SirAIr
Bliss was charged with being a deiaulter in the
sum Of S65, 0, and the whole sum was pad
over to MIR Brcslin by the checks OF the parties
interested to Mr.. B:esliB's entire satisfaction,
and there the matter resting, returned he Sc
curities The difference in these cases is that
every Wing paid over TO tie treasury every dol.
| lar charged against him. while every Demo.
crat implicated in the affair, is in default at
this time to part or tho VIII lls Of the amount
charged as paid to them by John G. Breslin.
Well my fellow citizens, the gentleman says
| referred TO these motlers of history for the
| purpose Of asking why we should not 90 back to
/ the old system Of depOsite. Now we don't pro
| pose to do that at ali, The Republican law
only r,quires that there should be always such
an amount of security az make any loss impos
sible, aud makes any failure on the part OF the
/ Treasurer to eKerci8e duo VIGILANCE an act of
ombezz'ement, punishable 10y imprisonment la
your State PententiaTy,
Now, sir, to the question in which the gen.
! tlCman wants 10 know whether agree with Mr..
| Gddings or with Mr. Corwn in regard TO
/ certain correspondence between Mr. Giddinps
and Mir. Plumb. Well, Mr.. Corwin was rcpor-
tod or Iatherm STeportcd should say, as haV.
ing said that men have no inherent rights Mr.
Plumb asks Mr. Gildngs il that wns Repuhli-
can doctrine. Mr. Giddings says; mo" II
Mr. Corwin soid that he did not utter Republi
can doctrines" Now, sir, Mr.. Corwin never
said that at al and say, as Mr. GidJiDgs Gays,
that such is not Republicaa doctrine-and il
| Mr. Corwin had said so, he would not have ut,
| tered Republican doctrine. All men have Ger
tBin inalienable rights, and the better to pre-
serve them is the grand object of the organiE
alton of the R,publican party. And if Mr.,
Corwin had been correctly reported, lac would
have said just that thing,
ID is for the yindicaliOn of thess Tighls that
your party has been organ1ed, and !. is BECAUSE
the Democratic party practically denies these
rights, by endcayoring 10 extend Slavery and
by surrendering to the power Of the South all
the interests of freedom that we OF this State and
of all the Free States belonging to the Republic,
deuonpce that party as untruttwory in regard TO
the great and sacred rights of freedom The
gentleman wants to know whether l am in
favor of sustaining the Fugitive SlaYe Act |
have repeatedly said, and still cay, that whip |
regard it is an 0dious anJunjust law, while !
denounced 1t in the Senate from my seat
as a Senator Of Ohio Whila / then believed
and still believe that it was conceived by
Mason, Of krgi in, as an insult To