Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-20

plause that was almost terrific in its vehem-
ence, and twas sometime before the orator
was allowed to begin his address, which fills
nearly ten solid columns of the Tribune. Il
is the most telling speech of the campaign,
and has been issued as political tract for cir
culatiOn among the people. We present such
extracts as give some Of the points and pith
Of the scathing discourse.
DOUGLAS AND THE COMPROMISE.
In 1920 the Missouri Compromise was
framed as a sacred compact between the two
sections OF the Union. By virtue of that CON-
promise Missouri was admitted as a slave
State, and Arkansas as a slave State; and thus
the IRE e North, as one party to the compact,
paid down its price for the Slavery pruhibi-
tiOn north of36 deg. 30 min. Was Mr.. Doug
las ever heard to cypress any doubt as 10 Inc
constitutionality OF the Missouri Compromise
so long as it served TO augment the number
Of slave States2 It was TO him, as TO all
others, "sacred and inviolabIe compact '-as
sacred and inviolable as the constitution
itself; and be cursed the "ruthless hand
that would dare to break it down. When,
after the Mexican war, the territories ac-
quired for this Union were to be organized,
he was among the first and foremost who
advocated the extension of the Missouri line
across the whole continent What would
have been the resu of that measured In
the territories acquired from Mexico Slavery
was abolished and prohibited by local legisla-
ton, but the extension of the Missouri line
was calculated to admit Slavery into all that
part Of it which lies sonth OF SO deg. 30 min.
Mark well; So long as the Missouri COM
promise served 10 Introduce Slave States, he
did not dream Of its unconstitutionality.-
When, by the extension Ofthe Missouri line,
Free territory could be converted into Slave
territory, he found itso eminently convenient
so excellent an arrangement, that he not
only proposed to preserve it in its original
extent but to run it across the whole con
tinent to the shores of the Pacific ocean.
But now the time arrives when Tree States
are to grow up under the guarantees Of the
same Missouri compromise. A new light
dawRs upon Judge Douglas. He rises in the
Senate chamber and asserts that the territory
north Of the Missouri line can no longer be
exempted from slavery, because the exclusion
of slavery from 1.-THE very condition on
which Missouri was admitted as slave State
was at war with the fundamental principles
Of the Constitution. The same man who had
cursed as ruthless the hand that would violate
the BiIssOurr a. at ,,,,,,,
pact was beneficial to slavery, tore It down
with his own hands as soon as it was to serve
the interests Of free labor And he is the
truest " champion offreedo1nD % How wonder
iul a change At the time when be proposed
the extension Of the Missouri line to the
Pacific Ocean, be was. either convincedof the
unconstitutionality of that compromise, or
he was not. If ne was how could he con-
scientiously propose the extension and per-
petuation Ofa measure which he considered a
crime against the Constitution2 Were his
conscience and his convictions hushed into
silence by the interests ofslavery? Or, if he
was not, how did it come to pass that he be-
came so suddenly convinced Of that uneOn-
stitutionality the very moment that the pres
ervation and execution of that compromise
wouldhave advanced the interests Of free la
bor2 How did it happen that his conviction, !,
in all their promptand wonderful transforms
tions, always coincided so admirably with the
interests of slavery? This is indeed most
astonishing coincidence, and I leave it to your
sagacity 70 draw your conclusions.
DOUGLAS LEcoMPTOE DODGE.
After reviewing the history of the Kansas
iniquities, the orator continued
1t so happened that just about the time
when the Lecompton question was before Con
| gress Douglas term as a United States Sena-
tor was about to expire. He knew well thai
his popularity at home rested upon the popu.
lar belief that he really did work for the cause
Of free labor. How stupid must the mar
have been not to see that, saddled with the
Lecompton constitution, it would have beer
impossible for him to keep up that delusion
SO he assumed the mask OF an advocate o.
popular rights; coquetted with the Republi-
cans in order to disarmt them in their opposition
and went before the people OF Illinois as
candidate for reelection TO theSenate. What
right have to speak Of his assuming 9
mask2 have that right, if | can show thai
he threw it off As soon as his object wa:
| gained. -sst-
Review his acts in connection with tht
Kansas struggle. Slavery and free labor has
for years Waged their fierce war about tina
unfortunate territory with doubtful success
| Now, at last no sane man could any Longer
close his eyes against the fact that when The
-LeeOmptOn outrage was perperated, the free
/ state men outnumbered their opponents al
most ten to one. Their victory might be de-
layed, but was no longer doubtful How
] had Douglas acted 50 hong rs slavery had {
chance to gain the pr pOnderance. Need
remind you Of the unwaEering solicitude witt
which he defended the Bordef-ruffians; o
the ferceness with which he denounced tht
tree-state immigration of the vIrulence witt
which be upheld the Border-ruffian code; O
the prOmptness with which he put his foo
upon the law of the people expressed in thu
free state constitution; OF his brutal cEnic
sneers at the agOnies of the people in distress
| Was the election OF the Border-rufian 1eeis-
lature, the enactment Of the Border rufiau
] code of laws, a less hagrant violation Of pop
ular rights than the LeeomptOn Constitution
| How could he uphold the former and claim
any credit for opposing the latter? Here is
/ another most wonderful coincidence Just
50 long as slavery hada chance to get Kansas
Douglas stood upon the side of slavery Bul
no sooner was the victory of freedom sure
than Douglas was sure TO stand upon the
strongest side.
DOUGLAS AS A STATESMAN.
Having demolished the pretensions of the
squatter Sovereign, Mr.. schurz next went
into ''il an inves'igation-of Douglas claims as a
statesman, and By the most impressive and
logical course OF reasoning, showed tbst he
is as destitute Ofthe lofty qualities Of a great
statesman as nc is cunning and 'wiry as a pol
! itician. He bore with especisI e..
Douglas atrOciOus bill, introduced last saya,on
into the Senate, to repress tie agitation :,
4t,a. vIa,,ev,,- s,,,ost;,, - "