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

he slave trade shonld be opened And vet they
tell us that we Northern men are the only ones
who do not obey the law. Note the difference and
the malice that is heaped upon the just meu who
at Obern aud Wellington Did what honor them
for doing, aud what they could not but do II they
were men. Can such Government live long
Il Is no longer question whether the Africans
shall be slaves, but shall we Northern Anglo-sax
on men be slaves These men are put into prison
at Cleveland for taking away slave from man
who was engaged IN hunting negroes upon shares
Why Judas IscariOt was gentleman compared
felioio feeling in the Court for this man Many Of
nv old associates-n0, not associates, thank God,
my acqunnlances have agreed with the President
upon the slavery question. The only question ask
ed them is--nOt whether you are Democrat or
Wbiq but will you stCdl-wil you hunt niPgerSl
II you will, you area geutleman-i not, you are
cursed Black Republican Laughter IL Il a
dignined business for such a great party as the
Courts Of the United States to 60 forth in a Cruz
SADIE to persecute the four millions OF slavesi What
DO you think Of their Judges who allow you TO
trample upon them aud hew them down Sir, Il
is the Ineanest and most heartess the most dam
nabe sentiment that was ever uttered that "black
men have no rights which white men are bound to
respect
iiut sir. these coored men with their abused aud
despised bodies yet stand erect in Gods own image
and on one side stands the decree Of the Almighty
God that they are men, aud on the other the de-
cree OF poor, miserable, despcablo Justice fancy
that they are things. VIII the decision OF this Inn
beetle old man prevail against the other ] tell You
nav, and it shall not be always as it is now. II
there is anything despise on Gods earth more
than any other, it is he who will take to himself
rights and privileges which he denies to the mean
est OF Gods creatures.
Ohio to-day is not a free State. Her sovereignty
Is hewn down, aud she stands to day under
the direction Of a corrupt administration You
have been under corrupt rule ever since the days Of
good old General Taylor who died before he had
entirely conquered the pro-slaVery tyrants
You have sen what has trdnspired around you
have cOuuseed TO peace and order, for ii we can
restrain our indignation long enough we shall yet
by reason Of these things be enabled to take posses
sion Of all departments OF Government. IL but
adds TO our power as party IL Is knoWn At
AZ .hngton, as here that the people OF tue Wes-
,,,a, D. serve are in advance of all other parts Of
- o,,,nt,, IA the love and principles OF human
gia,,y aHJ tbo. devices of low aud cunning prose
cntio1s are simnly TO 30 aggravate you that you
may commit some hasty Nc's mat may ,nllltale
against you But bide your tln' anu III u"e S'"-
sou, you shal reap your reward .,ut :,
The administration parry have show,'d thelr de
termined purpose TO combine all the powe. OF tue
country iu the President, by their bankrupt ,""
the increase Of the standing army, aud thirty mil
lions bill These tend to destroy State rights aud
establish as complete a despotism as now prevails
in Russia There is now only one release and Que
barrier to this increasing usurpation. That is the
strong and manly arm oil the Republican party
You have heard from the COnrt OF this district that
when process has issued rom tbs Federal Court
of the State, person has right even to ask the
simp le question why do you take this citizen of
Obio ~ The great writ OF Habeas Corpus which
frru old time nas been all powerful, is now to be
played wit b ~ child plays with top. Sir, my
Father went through the revolution to help secure
this guardian, ahd chlsed may Oe pe'OIe sulleu
der il. (Applat1se)
The Democratic party enOOrse the resolutions OF
l79S.g but venture to say that not twenty Dem
ocrats in Ohio know just What those resolutions
are. The Democratic papers endorse them but
don't send the documents ont to the people 10 lei
them read for themselves.
Under the old Sediton law SHOULD be liable Tor
what have said to be plastered all over with in-
dctments from head to foot for speaking diSie
spccliully Of the Presdeutl aud the heads OF tue
departments, for the greater the truth, the greater
tle libel (GTeat laughter)
What is the remedy for these evils l invoke
the sovereign power of the State OF Ohio TO protect
her citizens. l invoke the remedy adopted
and advised by good old Thomas Jefferson aud
other noble Statesmen, Let us abide our time
but lot Us be sure that we interpose the grand
guardian of State rights between US and the ag'
| gression OF Federal Power.
1 honor the State Of Wisconsin for her bold
| stand aud l trust the time has come when the no
bic State Of Ohio will 20 on in the case now be
o. q, aud stand unyieldng upon the platform
Sla, e rights until the infamous Fugitive Slave
Tavy . hall he blolted out of the Statute books
uplau, o.) have no fears of the people Of this
Sat- Tb. will not bow tamely to the oppressor
6cot and -ou have heard that a writ of llabeai
Cor,ns has ice. \ granted in the case Of bushnell
and fTangston hope and expect that our Rep
pii,,' iJos viii boldly stand up for their right
and bniirg Mace the \ 1vereignty of the state as
protection 10 those VIII have been unjusty en-
saVed. a.. t.,;,,,. ,...
n1Tv ha Low nu' st 1tims tey fall aud Liber
shall vet be yindieat, though me Heaoe"' sha'
faH
Mr. WADE closed amid CT eat and hearty applause
His remarks were bold and strong, and cCunler
part Of those bold utterances when he mas Hp
and again hurled AT the pro slave. y denagogueS
Washington. With his portly form and his deel
clear voice. ringing loud and long the Clarion .'o''
OF Liberty, he was every inch man We have
given but amere skeleton of his remarks.
The Committee on delegates to the State COnyen.
tion reported the following names, which were
adopted: s. S. Abbott, Painesville. f. Canning
ham, Madison H. Lorey, WilIoughby,
The Committee on resolutions reported the fol
lowing, which were adopted
WHEREAS The doctrine of the Republican par
ty is the doctrine OF the Declaration Of lndapen-
dence and Constitution of the United States There
fore,
ReSOlDed, That we reasseTt and reafrm the
principles Of the Declaration of Independence and
the true construction of the United States as being
the political platform OF the Republican party.
RcSOlDed, That the Federal Union is a Union o.
Independent States for certain well defined pur-
poses aud that all power not clearly delegated tC
the Federal Government remains with the States
and by them must be maintained at all hazards
After votes Of thanks to the speakers, the Con
yention adjourned.