The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-09
.- From the Cincinnati Gazette.
TO Gen. Leslie Com lbs. 49,.

To Gen. Leslie Combs. zsg ~ a
II is understood that you intend visiting
Indiana for the purpose of inducing ssClay
Wings" to vote for Mr. Hendricks for Gov
ernor, in preference to Col. Henry Lane.
Remembering you as the devoted friend of
Henry Clay, whom I also admired above
all other men, / cannot but feel a respect
for You and a consequent desire that you
may do nothing inconsistent with your
former proud position. It is for that reason
that I feel constrained to give you word
of admOnition. -..z-v-r q rrTa q
Who Col. Henry S. Lane, whose de-
feat you so much desire His history
ought to be known to you. Heis a KEN
tuckian of ability and character beyond
question. His political principles were in-
cnlcated by the teachings of the great
statesman, and while living no man was
more devoted to him and when he died,
no one more sincerely mourned his loss to
the world. <4L5 sAAs+ - - = - e---.
Col! Lane is now the advocate Of the
principles taught him by the Great De-
parted, and yet it is said you, the friend
andsupporter of those principles while Mr..
Clay lived, are willing to lend yourself to
the enemies of Mr.. Clay to effect his
(Lane's) defeat Is that in character with
the gallant and chivalrous Gen. Leslie
Combs Of the IS Old Wing Imperial Guard ~
Need 1 remind you of Mr.. Clay's opinions
as to the existence of Slavery, and its ex-
tension into Territories which, came to us
free You know that he was always the
advocate of the enancip patton of Slavery in
Kentucky. You know that he spoke as
follows before the Colonization Society of
Washington, in regard to the opponents at
that Society: SaA+ls1. E@4-a = IL "
"If they would repress all tendencies to-
ward liberty and ultimate emancipation,
they must do more than put down the5-be
nsvolent efforts of this Society They must
go back to the era of our liberty and inde-
Peudence, and muzzle the cannon which
thunders its Joyous return. They must re-
vive the slave trade with all its train of
atrocities. They must blow out the moral
lights around US, and extinguish that great
est torch of all which America presents to
benighted world, pointing. the way to
their rights, their liberties, and happiness
And when they have achieved all these pur-
poses, their work will yet be 5incompletes
They must penetrate the human soul, and
eradicate the light of reason and the love of
liberty. Then, and not till then, when Ini-
versal darkness and despair prevail, can yon
perpetuate. Slavery and sTepress all sympa-
thies and all humane and benevolent efforts
among freemen in behalf of the unhappy
portion of our race doomed to bondage. j
You know that he declared in his speech
at Lexington during the Mexican war as
follows: CD ,ElLlA q - -.
My opinions on the s1bieet Of slavery
are well known. They have the rnerit, il
it be one, of consistency, uniformity and
long duration. Il have ever regarded
slavery as great evil a ong-for the
present, ! fear, an irremediable Wrong--to
its unfortunate victims. IsheuId rejoice if
not zain4la atava Is,a. ft,e5 40. -,
the limits Of our c9aHryI But here they
are, to be dealt witha as well as we can, with
a due consideration of all circumstances af.
fecting the security, safety and happiness of
both races.o Every State has the supreme,
uncontrolled and exclusive power to decide
for itself whether slavery shall cease or con-
tinue within its limits, without any exterior
Intervention from any quarter" TfE- :
You know that Mr. Clay never denied the
PotDsr of Congress to prohibit Slavery in
the Territories while in Territorial exist
ence. He said. however, that, inasmuch
as slavery had been abolished in New Mex
leo and Utah by the laws of Mexico, before
their cession to the United States. it was
aEnecessaTy to apply the restriction TO them
IN the Act giving them Territorial exist
ence and that Slavery could only. be es-
lAolished there when the people came to
form State Constitution IS IS
You know that during the discussion Of.
tbs Compromise measures Mr., Clay declared