Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-24

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But that is not the question. | believe
that is a little incidental. The question now
is, do you want thissystem transplanted TO the
Territories; and meet II here, because we are
forever having chartered and dinned into our
ears the constitutional rights OF the South
the rightofproperty in slaves. It's sacred
! II must not be touched | say my right 10 life
is as sacred and inviolable, and it must not be
touched. want TO travel on these railroads,
on horseback, or on foot, just as Iplease, and
in peaceable way TO utter any sentiments
which honestly hold. Now comes back the
question, for this is Incidental; Shall this in
stitution, this system Of property in man, go
into helTerritories, when if it is there it will
take away from us all these rights, and priv
ileges and immunities of the American cit
izen. don't know that / can stop 10 dwell
longer upon this great issue, Cries of ego
on, for sees friend here whom ! want TO
have to address you for a while. This is
the one great question; Shall slavery
be transplanted 10 the Territories of the
United States? / describe slavery | por-
tray to you its characteristics, in order
that you may know what you may ex-
pect if it is carried into the Territories
just as the Lord told Israel what kind
of king Saul would make, and then
said he might reign over them, if they chose
to elect him. So ! tell You, if slavery goes
to the Territories it will rob you of free
speech, free schools, and free press and all
the other glorious Developments OF freedom.
Now comes the objection which you hear
in the mouths Of De nocrats everywhere-
negro equality negro equality the Black
Republicans are in favor of negro equality
My friends, would not dwell upon this were
it not that desire to defend, and teach you
20 follow and love the old-fashioned and
time-honored principles of this Republic. |
recollect hearing Democrat say, not long
ago, in discussion down at Bloomington,
"The Republicans are in favor of negro
equality! What is your evidence OF it. sir?
"Why, they are in favor of it." What your
proOf1 "Well, have the proof VIII you
please to read it? 81 have not time to read
itP But you must read it the audience SAID.
Then he produced the life of Abraham Lin
coin, and turned 10 the Chicago Platform
that Platform which, as you remember, was
| framed and adopted here amidst the widest
and most intense enthusiasm that ever moved
the hearts of people; [applause, he turned
to this Platform, printed in the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and read, 'That all men are
created equal" and then he exclaims, ''See
there, didn't l tell you that the Black Repub-
licans were in favor of negro equality ~
And all because they had adopted quota
| ton from the Declaration of Independence.
| don't know whether he thought it was from
Helpers book or Lovejoy's speech. 1t is a
| fact, citizens, that the Democrats of to-day,
North nd South l..
rudely and basely under foot that blood
bought and baptized declaration of princi-
ples-the Magma Charter of human rights,
that our fathers hand0d down to US. Ap-
| plause.
."An men are created equal" Judge
Douglas, what do you think they meant p
"Why it meant that British subjects born on
this side OF the Atlantic are equal to all Brit
ish subjects born on the other side of the At
lantic" Laughter. That is his exposition
of the Declaration of Independence. An
other says: 'It is a self-eyident lie" An
other says: at is a string of glittering gen
eralities that all men are not created equal.
One has gone so far-Mr Fitzhugh of Vir-
ginia-as to say that, so far from this being
true, it would be much nearer the truth to
say: "that one class of men are born with
saddles and brides on, and another class with
boots and spurs to ride them" There's
Democracy for you. "Hoorah for Douglas" !"
Loud laughter. What do you mean Mr.
Lovejoy? Do you believe that all men are
created equal Yes, 1 do. Ttireat ap-
plause. What the black man? Yes
The white man? Yes. The tawny and
red man! Yes. 1t is a mistake to say that
the Republican party is only the white man S
party. 1t is not the white mans party,
nor the black mans party, nor the tawny
mans party; it is not the tall mans nor the
short mans party, nor the rich or poor mans
party. 1t is the party of equality, Justice
and humanity to all men. fCheers Oh,
I'm afraid Lovejoys getting too heterodox-
No. am preaching to you the eternal evan
gel Of God, and every one in your hearts
know it is true. All men equal How
What is the use of this magpie chattering
about negro equality? How are men equal
Are they equal in adverdepois weight2 By
that test, | would have at least forty pound:
more Of rights than Judge Douglas. TGreat
laughter. Equal in muscular activity-nerv-
Gus power? No; not equal there, for think
| cOnld Wrestle the Judge down. Renewed
laughter. Equal in intellect No. Equa
in symmetry of form? No. Equal in beauty
of complexion and fair proportions2 No
How are they equal2 Ali men are equally
entitled to life, to liberty, and to the fruit o
their own honest toll. That is what it means
Much enthusiasm. And these Democrat.
IN appealing to mems prejudice against thu
cOlored man, which is universal, are attempt
ing to unlOose this government from its ole
granite moorings, and set rs adrift TO b,
guided by the miserable dwarfed idea that al
British subjects born on this side of the wa
ter are equal to all British subjects born OF
the other side of the water. Laughter
deny it. Irepudiate it. trample it beneatl
my feet even as they do the Declaration 0
independence. go back to the bottom 0
) it. That is what they call my radicalism
because l go back to the root of the thing
? They call me very hard names. They say
have horns. Perhaps it is because [ gor
them so. Laughter.
l know very well that the African race n
: : a race is not equal to ours. know yer
well as a matter of fact, that in regard t
. the great Overwhelming majority, this gov
! ernment may be considered in a certain sens
: a government for white men, but l say tbs
Il the theory of our goveInment, contrary (
! IuC Oiu luCOlg VI tspOtlsiH budb hAAABS Iui
i by right divine, is that all men are equal
{ entitled TO those natural rights which tn
common God and Father gave them by a
inalienable title. And when these Demc
Gratis come chattering their miserable nor
sense about negro equality, am net goin
: to be driven from this everlasting fOundatio
Z OF human freedom. viii not give up th
II glorious Declaration of Independence, whic
comes to US baptised in the blood of tn
purest patriots that ever lived, because thel
y is miserable prejudice against the colore
. man. Twill not do it. call up here Il
= shades of the mighty dead-Jetferson, Wasl
: ington, Franklin, and Jay, | array thel
L against these modern Democrats. ! hol
, the doctrines they held. I defend the prin
u eiples they advocated and struggled for, n,
ie with the ballot alone, but in iercer stri
= ! with the bayonet and bullet fighting, bleed
le ing and dying in the sacred cause OF unive
sal liberty and the equality of man. Al
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