, 1860-09-13
The Republican Party Vtadfcatcd.
SPEECH OF &'As@s11S NJ. CLAY, OF
kENTUtkk.
nsHrerxd IT fhs Rfputffraa .Hass N<s1{Hs. af
0tt~Us. ~ s'rf. Z, $500.


was welcomed with enthusiastic md long cou-
tinuel cheering. With como difficulty siIercc
was restored in the iramcrae c,neous:c, wlvn
be spnke IA fo1lows:
Ladits and Gentl.;rtn ,--Ttis great corcourse
Of people rou!d no: b. brought tegethcr for the
ccnsiderGtion u any suhject Ct merely Tempo
rary CT ma'crialiustrest. Ysu sli feel That Tue
question which now ,derlirs political parties
ID this country il uons other than that "u'fn 10
ill ages never tails 10 arouse ahe mssses--:ae
question whether they vi! BE- fre9men ornlases.
the.s declared thst all men we're creAted equal
aud entitled to lite, liberty snd tie pursuit Ct
ban ,;ness.. Tho wo.d "pscpsrt," WAS not in"
ctu led il .het declaration, bscsuse they con.
csiy.d that tLsss three other tbinrs " RI in6.
pi.ely above And besoEd all .rtuper'y. Ard
20 You iii not listen .o:1ay to = dizcass: abous
que .ti.us OF mere property - ab"nt
far.N. ba.ks ned kindred sufj.ct.-wt1sn ynu
know aud feel that tbs fundaue ut Jul aestion IT
all aud lLe true issua # this cohtsct Involves
~h4t ia more inportast than thcses.-ii1e' 1nes.
| ty md ,bnpu,s ut OF happiaess These Gre at
sake, aud IN this issus xse re divi1ed. Which
ride viii ycu takes
rRrJCpIcs AND AnoL1rioSIsH.
But there IL Il rays II ing iu the pa.h OF trnth,
preiu lice, aud setting aside the ctlcs.holders,
thas Is every thing tdas prevents Us from bang
today al of US Republicans. Arplsnfe end
taushter.1 II is the prejudice tnat the D.mo.
cra,ie palfy hare 1os'iIled into tilelr followers
thst y i'll not let them hear the truth. That's
ao"l II nc could ever get :bc irulh before
the peoaIe, / shoud 70 hone a: crco to my
work, and not meke any mo.c sperches in this
cauvass: becaase shat would NJ Ike every man
who j. hupesta RPpu5'ican. lCheers
Aud Whist Is the Vt tjec!inn urged sxaiost Us!
Why, they cry ont everywhere slas we a'e
Abotitinniats; that we are in favor Of orer
thYnn F.,re f1fufitr1 nrS ff,k, irHx and
mako war upon the STATES IN order to hhezste
the African. Well, it wa were IL favor Of all
that, we would still be = great dtal nearer
Heaven than the I}emoeya. who ovezthEows
the Constitution and the laws, |. or5er to en-:
slxye the African; would We not? vet,
"Jes." aad cheer*.l But gentlemen, se Assrd
by the Constitution aud tpe laws, Wt.era VIC
hars a!wa: s = ood. land tiwoJs will" les,
aud al~ays will staad, teesu:.s VIC bt l!ere thst
! without lHw thero il no liberty That's
| sol
But we believe Nc will be able to take care of
laws ntter .whiie; and we vii 90 IT ~ our ~
way. Iapplanse. and cr'es Of "Good,. good:
Are ypu iu faror Of : at,my Democratic frirnds3
II you sse moi, you are no Democrats, hecsuae
tie old Democratic docsslne-th: ever liv1aR
doctrire, is that the people thall 1uls BY The
msiority, u1dsr the ConBt tuition and laws
Then SIS ro more en- that head Vi Abolitianiso,
ifyou pleas. Laughter
TIE DECLARATION or INDEPENDENCE.
Bu. sxv our Democratic friends, Tcu Re.
rub!icaas are in favor OF tbe Decl.rati7n Of In
dependence" Well, we p!eai guilty. Laugh
ter.| Wa ara ri1ht sher-, every me OF as, on
the same platform on Which tie F.sher3 staod
il l77G, when they declared teat all m n--n"t
the hisck mau, not The "hite men. net the red
man, bat ali men wc;e crea'en fee and equal,
and entitled 10 lie. l5fr1y and the pursuit ol
hepp,nets. These arc the worcs of The Fathers,
heIieve, my Democ atc lri nd Do 1n,s.quote.
Waere theY ttood We n and 10 day. What Was
true il l71G ia true il 1860. We do not mean by
that to xbdlith the S ate constitutions and
plunge the c3uusrg into evil war. Oar Fathers
asserted that sublime truth and i. did not bring
en- cirll WET q: that time. Yetthey enuuc.ated
i., u The foundation OF all their acticn; al We
do now, Of Ill our acsion whenever or waerever
we have tie 20 er By cur .: litcal atlzaluns,
natiosal or etste, " c4rfylt cut just az the
philosopher anDoucces the greas tru'h5 OF &C.
enre tu te applied Ii occas.eps may a!lse; as
the principle, Of mathematics and the alsec-
tian Of tie needle AZ it tremb'es TO Ike pole,
are rc:sr1td d to By The surysyor who ilys OH the
lines ct q farE1 os marks III: boundary o. q
Slase. 3, cur fathers plac. that before us as
adec;4ratiou # principle, whicn it il the pafs Of
the Statt IN 'h5ir Sesefa! capacities au1 OF the
~h.rever tsey have The power. Are VIC right
thert. T" Yes," yes. 1t sc are not, and Jcu
Democrats take the optoni.e g:oust, We s;ahd
o. the D=mt critic g.ouud and you 90 not-
that is all. [Applaas-.1
NEGRO EQUALITY.
Aaa'beE allegation Ia, gu Rsnubllcans are in
la7tr of Negro *qua'ry; ycu. Cash. Clas, are.
in particular" [L.ngh.-r and eheers,1 Gea:ie-
men, .m thus lar in iuvnr Of it: so far as
have tie p;wer. an ia favor Of ere7y maa's
owning himself. "Thst's right'l 1stbat De-
in If sJE,tsi if,1 1,rYp In
makes 'hs curu hare The right, abcv= all others,
to eat tie corn. lLoua ch.er5.l o.lieee that
the man vino builds n hcuse has the riget. A1ure
al1 o:l,"rs, to livs 10 that 1ouse. Are sou DEM
ocrxts opposed to that? Loud cries Of NO,
No"] Dnn't you Republicans he too hot in on
7triag for them. l.augh:er.1 suppose. my
Democratic friends. .cu apply your doctrines
to yourselves, saylng that msn i no. bg na
tur1 Us we'll as by law, emitted TO the ear. lDEs
ot nis own hands. Then the Republicans who,
il Am not installer, are in h !a:He majority
be;e TO- day, might come upon you TO right, rob
| away your wil. aad cnisdrep, aad turn you out
| OF doors. tere and peuntesa, and still, acso!d-
/ iaR to 1he dact.,re OF your eniieh,e1ed uemoc.
| racy, you ca1t0t say one word against it.
| (Laughter nna chesTs.
| 1SFzKloRlIT OF RACE.
| Dn:, say you, tue African ought to BE- epslae-
/ ed because he Is OF an fnfzrinr race. What does
| that lead to, !. carried outs l, scu eEs!ave a
| man because be il physically -FOUR i1f.Fjor, or
has no friends or il obscure, or i. intellectually
Jour isfsrieF, or il you ensfa7e him because Gu
are better licking mau than hc is, then J,
thoush not much ucoye The average down in
Old kentuck. might SILL. an afraid, ersisye 8
good many OF you Democrats, and perhaps u
I.w nspuol:cank. On the mere scora ct looks.
| [G7eat llughter.l
No, gentlemen; bs,ieved the Consultation
was deaisced :or precitely the opposite pu1-
| pose-to protsc. the weak, aud curb the over.
bearing v:osence OF powerful aod tyrannica1
| luen. The tnnn of streuE arm and intellect Can
protect h.tnse!t, and wten 3ou sppeui to ne to
| is weak and humble, tell ycu that appeal meets
10 responae in tte hearts Of gallant, bravo men,
anywhere in I'll the world. lCheers.]
| AxALuAxA11oK-
But you persist in savio. " Yen Republican.
are in favor Of negro equality and ankigsnaa.
tlon." vel, We KepdGlcans do no: Iced any
law to prevent Us from marrying negroes
These sre questions altogether Of tsste-al.o.
ge,her outside Of poli'i5s. The Republican
social puttion-.hnn be should love, whom
! Ee lhcutd usxoc ute with. We want 20 l.ns
upon this subject Tor our benefit; but have nc
objection to 4ivirg tie Democrats my private
opininn: if they hsSe strong inciinallon il
prnc'iEities, they Shalt have the benefit Of MI
efforts aad opinion ior whist they are worth
LAughter.] lpicsun1e I'm genera ly known
=: least by you farmers who read the papers
Is = farmer, 10 be in f47or ef tborous q trec
stock I'll the time. Laughter.J I Ium IN tare,
al white man marry ing ws.lte wcm III, hnc
in or1er tagt you Democratic editors may uo'
go away uud say | dsd uo, deuy thas was for
white WOMAN marry iuk black man. I nil adc
lne other side OF the rE@po:ition: utn in favor
Of tue ~h,se w.tnau N urylag the White naan
| [Apptause. ii 1c than tuat-1 am in favor O.
The red uau matEsiug tue red wou.u, oud ths
red woman m.rry Inx the r.d man; | am in IT,
vor Of :he tlAck 1n4u marrying tue black NO
man, aud tie b.Eck woman mArr{lug the hlac&
MAI. But 4m opposed-u.terIy opposed t,
The whita mtn o6n1nK his own wifs aud ths
black nuns vile also. Loud applause sut
lsushter1 Much IS lore tue wunieu. and III
man loves them more, am opposed 10 all that
Leave every booy free.o lore whom they p:e..e
but when ttty nuke choice, pin tlt I'll dow1
by the marriage tie. do not 70 tH into Mur
monism-'hat abomina:ion which you, mi
democratic friends hare ail sanctioned, a.lo n
ioK i. to stand the1e through long term o
years. TUE, you Once did march NJ Amy GU
there to rus it Gown but wteu you approached
Brigham Young cdnie out with some Vi his ar1pJ
Of Saints. and perhaps ONE Of his Hlres. Il
meet you, sud the resul: was that you made
peace aud turned back. lLaughteEl There i
m4a down in 0hio-a hr. Campbell, who ha4
Jolaea Aae oh'on Faf's because We dsd not pu
project against priysa1y IN our pia,form
Most rious Lewis y. Campbell!
But are ysu Democrats not ashamed OF your
selses! Look Ut tho reports Of the ceusus
1s50-two bundled and eixty thousand mulst
toes. or shereAbopts, south Ct Mason and Di1
ou's linz. and not sing:e Black Republican re-
port d from there in asi that ccusus. Laugh
ler.] Thtte are nore there, 20 far ~ knog
unless il is myself. tl.ereued l4ughttr.1
THE aEFruL1cAS Doc7s1xE AND AIN.
Let u t4ke The whole proposition at once
We ars opposed to the ex.steace OF slavery, an:
we sum up our reason ,or I. in q word, net m,
words or tue words If my purity, but tie word
Of our fathers-ttat sluvery il q wrong to th
slave and curse to the white race wheicrer i
exists. [Applnuae.1 Has that ius,itotio,
changed since -? Not at all. And We a.