Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-20

President and Democratic Senate, controlled
by the power Of Slavery, has still power to
defeat each and all Of these measures, and
they can only pass when Republican Presi-
dent and Senate will aid q Republican
House.
congratulate you upon the progress already
made by the Republican party, and upon the
cheering prospect of success. Contrast Il
now and rs II was when the FIRST Republican
Convention was held in this place in 1864
Then, it was but an earnest protest against
the extension Of slavery into free Territory.
NOa0 it is a compact political organization
tried in many a struggle-true as steel 70 its
first purpose-and having n definite policy
as to every living political question Of the
day. Then, il was composed Of allies, jealous
ofeach other-carefully watching each other.
Now, we are a united band Of brothers, bound
by common history and common hope
We have the same unity and esprit de corps
that distinguished the Republican party in
the time Of Mr.. Jefferson, and the Democratic
party in Gen. Jackson's time. Now, tie
Republican party is the only compact poll
tical organization Of the day. It is the only
party that can write out distinctive creed,
and put the same construction upon it in
every section of the country. The Chicago
platform is such creed. No man, who can
read, need be cheated by it. Was it so with
any other party2 That very respectable
party, headed by Bell and Everett, has
very good platform, the Constitution and
Union, upon which all its members can stand,
but so can everybody else. They have no
exclusive right to this platform. Republi-
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these gentlemen about slavery in the Ter
ritOries-about the Homestead-the Pacific
railroad, and kindred questions, and you have
at once the confusion Of Babel.
How is it with the Democratic party p
We have the highest authority-that of a
National COnventiOn-that it is broken and
demolished. Its platform for four years has
been a Delphie Oracle, reading one way in
the North and another in the South. The
attempt to construe it at Charleston and Bal
timore, opened wide radical differences of
opinion that they knew existed. We have
two divisions of the Democratic party, one
for Breckenridge, one for Douglas, one for
squatter sovereignty, one for protection of
slavery in the Territories, both regular, both
national, both genuine. But even now,
divided and distracted as the Democratic
party is, the game Of deception is continued
by the Douglas wing.
We have on the same ticket squatter SOW
ereignty and a slave-code for the Territories
-unfriendly legislation and the Dred Scott
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the African slave
trade-Douglas and johnson. Honest men
are tired of this paltering in a double sense.
They demand something definite and specific
something frank, bold and honest. They
have been deceived by two Democratic Ad-
ministrations. They are too much in earnest
to be deceived again.
How different is the position Of the RepUb-
lican party. They present their principles in
liXing letters CT light upon the Republican
banner They stand by the Constitution as
il was written by our Fathers-as it was con
strued by them-as 1t was administered by
them. We wish no new lights to expound
| it-no sectional interest to amend it, and no
traitorous hand to strike it down. We are
for the union of these States without limitation
or mental reservation, while the trees grow
and the water runs. We are for the equal
| rights Ofall citizens, native and naturalized,
and for their protection at home and abroad.
We are for the equality of the States, and the
citizens of the States.
We have chosen our standard bearers-and
although other names were presented, emf
nent for their services, ability and patriotism,
yet all differences about men were buried in
the Wigwam of the Convention at Chicago.
We are all for Lincoln and Hamlin, not be-
| cause we like them better than other Republi-
cans, but because they are the chosen Repre-
sentatives Of our principles, ard in their own
lives furnish striking example Of the results
of free labor and free institutions. We intend
to elect them. Immense applause.) If we
| fail, we will submit to the will of the people.
| If we succeed, We will see that the will Of the
/ people is respected and obeyed. (Applause.)
1t is now sixty years since the Republican
party, under the lead of Mr.. jefferson, made
its first great struggle. Under the same
name-with the same principles-with the
same trust in all the peOple-with an un-
shaken faith in the doctrines Of the Declara
| ton of Independence, We enter into this con-
| test We believe that the results of Re
publican victory will dissipate the opposition
Of all our adveTsaries, except those who seek
excuses to dissolve the Union, and with these
we have no compromise to make. 1t is high
time that we ascertain their number and test
their strength. We are tired-even our
Douglas Democratic friends are tired-of this
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solving government, they have controlled
so long, and can control no more. Let the
Republican party assume the administration
of the government with a fixed resolve to
obey the Constitution in all things-to give
each State and the people of each State, their
full constitutional rights, remembering, how
ever, that this Government was made for free
men and not for slaves-that freedom is ma
tional, and slavery sectional-tbat slaves un-
der State laws, are persons under the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States, and not horses,
cattle, and wild beasts. Let it be true to its
name-its history and platform-and you
| will find the day for dissolution will be post
poned awhile-then indefinitely, and the most
noisy about disuniOn viii be begging office Of
| honest old Abe Lincoln.
In conclusion l accept your nomination,
and hope to be able to meet you in all your
respective counties before the canvass is over.
Mr.. Sherman then retired amid immense
applause.