Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-29

lhT.. ONElL Sulu ne uesJlulIeu Ol PclAlU
an answer He wanted to know If the Sci
ator was in favor Of a rigid enforcement {
the Fugitive Slave Law
Mr.. WADE said lie did not know as b
was q witness in this case. M
Mr.. POWELL said he had resolution +
offer. -g .ar ra..... g..
Mr. WADE declined to give way to b
catechsed any longer. ~... .u-
Mr.. Powell. said he should not have call
cd for specifications if he didn't want to bt
catechised
Mr.. WADE-I have shown that the domi
nant party have nothing to complain of il
point Of legislation. The republican party
In the north, and ia Ohio 10 particular
hold the same opinion, so far as | know
with regard to this peculiar institution that
is held by all civilized ma tions in the world
We don't differ in public sentiment from
England, France, Germany, and Italy, or
any other civilized natioa on Gods earth.
l tell you frankly that you will never find
community who are in love with your ne.
culiar institution, Now, the Senator from
Texas told us Cotton was King, and could
oyerrule, by its influence, (I do not use his
wOrdS) aud compel men TO come down
that it had subjects in Europe. / will say
to that Senator that they are rebellious
subjects. aud are talking very disrespectful-
ly of their King. They tell you they sym.
pathize with those you call Black Repub-
lcans. Therefore. | hope we shall hear no
more Of the toast Cotton is King and is
going to overrule all nations and bring them
under its footstool. 1t never will be done.
But have our southern friends any com
plants TO make of the platform 1 tell
you frankly that we did lay down the prin-
ciple that we would prohibit, if we had The
power, slavery from invading another inch
of free-soil territory Of this government. j
stand here to-day. | have argued it to
half million Of people, probably, and they
stand there-and they have commissioned
me to stand there forever, and SO help me
God l will | say to you, while we hold
this doctrine to the end, there is no repub-
lican, or convention of republicans, or pa.
per that pretends we have any right in your
states to interfere with your peculiar iuSti-
tutionS. On the other hand, our platform
repudiates the idea that we have any right.
or intention even, to invade your institution
in your own states. Now, what do you
complain of? You are going to break up
this government. You are going to involve
rs in war and blood out of u mere suspicion
that we shall transcend that which we stand
here to vindicate. How would you be jas-
tilted in the eyes of the civilized world to
take so monstrous position. and predicate
it on mere suspicion We don't love
slavery. Didn't you know it before to.
day :? Everything remains as it did year
ago. But all at once, when we meet here,
l find all gloom, and gentlemen rise up to
say we are on the eve of breaking up this
government. Seven or eight states are
going to set up hostile govcrnment--and
they look imploringly over TO US, and say
you can prevent it, What can we do.
You have not cOndescended to tell US what
you want done. If we should give up the
verdict of the people and take up your
platform, don't know but you would be
satisfied, and l think the Senator from
Texas Mr.. Wigfal) rather intimated and
the senator from Georgia (Mr. Iverson)
rather than more intimated that if we would
take what is exactly the Charleston plat
form, on which Mr.. Breckenridge was pac-
ed, and give up that on which we won vic
tory, you would grudgiugly and hesitating-
ly be satisfied.
Mr.. IvERsoN said he wished the Senator
would read his speech before he quoted so
much from it. He had not said that they
wonld be sa tSied with any such thing.
Mr.. WADE read from Mr. Iverson's
speech, reported in the Globe, that he sup.
posed there would be no avert act on the
part of Mr.. Lincoln, but the power of the
government wonld be SO executed against
slavery that it would not last ten years. and
C continued Then you are not going 10
wait for any overt act, but are going TO
proceed upon the suspicion that probably
he might. | have diSavowed any intention
on the part of the republican party to
harm hair of your heads. We bold 10
no doctrine that can possibly work You any
We have been faithful to
all the laws. 1t is not, then, that Mr.. Lin
coin is expected to do any overt act
by which you may be injured. You won't
wait for any. Bot, anticipating that the
Government may work you an injury, you
will put an end to it, which means simply
this-tEat we intend to rule or ruin this
Government There is where it comes
We do not like yonr institutions, you say.
But we never liked them any better, and
You might as we'll have dissolved the Union
at any other time as now. We stand pre-
cisely where we stood, repudiating your in-
stitution as a matter of morals, but admit
ting that, wehn it is out Of our Jurisdiction,
we have no hold upon it and no designs up
on it, Is there anything in the character
of the President elect of which you com
plain Has he not lived a blameIeSs life,
never violated any law. has he committed
any violation of duty? Why then are you
suspicious that he will Now. then,
have shown that having the government in
your hands all the time, you have brought
it to the verge of destruction aud the
people, believing it was time the scepter
should depart from your hands, have plac-
ed it in more competent hands. If this is
so you have no constitutional right to com.
plain, when we all dsavow any Intention so
to make use of that victory we have won,
as to injure you at all. This brings me
here to the question of compromise The
first day Of this session Senator rises aud
offers u resolution to inquire into the evils
between different sections, aud to ascertain
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