New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-07
GOVERNOR CHASE IN KENTUCKY.
From The Cincinnati Commercial, Noe. D.

Ex.Goy. Chase made Republican speech last night
in Odd Fellows Hall, Covington. 1t was said the
hall was never before densely crowded The seats
were all filed and the ases and areas were packed
with KentuckaDs Of ell political parties few ladies'
Qrsced the occasion. No meeting, sacred or secula In
any country could have been more respectful that
audience was while the Senator from Ohio addressed
them. Some of his sentiments were enthusiastically
applauded-pone were openly disapproved. NUMBER
of Bell and Everett msp testified their appreciation OF
compliment TO their candidates, and the Douglas men
were QIstified with candid expression OF sppr1va'
of the patriotism displayed by Mr.. Douglas In snsgsr
ing the Norfolk qnesliors like loyal citizen: Inc
crowd was profoundly mpressed with the sincerity and
dignity Of the speaker, and gave bin eager at.9Ior
Joseph Andrew, esq presided, assisted ~ the ol9w-
ing oficer,, viz Vice. Presidents-H Cummings Dr.
j j. Temple, DIR. j. X. Whittemore, Chss. Hancley'
Dr. Threikeid and Peter Constance SecIeti.lee-
Messrs Boylapd Newman, and Pau. Inc Piesden'
In press ntihg Gov. Chase, said, with great iesnng:
Feow-citizens if ever felt proud or happy " my
life. il ia now. Words cannot express my iseiiog5
now that am goirg 10 introduce to you Gov Chass OF
Ohio" Appause
Mr.. Chase said:
CITI2r.s OF KEsTUcKY: 1t was my agreeable dnty,
soe months AGO 10 take part in welcoming the Cover
nor Of your State and the Members OF your General
Assembly together with come OF the Executive
officers and the Senators and REPRESENTATIVES In the
General Assembly Of Tennessee, to the capital Of Ohio
The fentment to which WIS called TO respond, on
that suspicious occasion, simple repetition of the
words Of Andrew jackson, Our Federal Union-it
mutt lie preserved" Applause. / declared then.
had before declared in the City of Baltimore and
/ now declare here, before the freemen of Kensucky
ny settled conviction that the Of the American
People entirely sound on the question OF the
An erican Union-that among their most cherished
sepiiu ents there is not deeply cherhe than
that implied in The simple yet mot emphatic language
of the patrot-heTo of Tennessee; and that whatever
temporary disco nents may prevail In TINS or tna sec
ton of the try dsunion will never be admitted as
fit remedy for them by the common sense or common
paD 10Th N tf the country.
What / said then had the good fortune 70 meet the
approval of the Tennesseeans and Kentuckians who
were the guess OF Ohio. come 10 you might In the
spirit. shall speak of another bu not unrelsted
ubject. | venture 10 hope for your approval. | am
ure at eatt, Of your attention, and OF your patient
consideration.
We are approaching the coee of another Presidential
ole ctoD. The public mind hes been deeply excited by
the discussions necessarily incident TO such Transaction
And the eXcteme has been what greater and more
than heretofore because the questions discussed
have touched more coey than usual the fundamental
rlnciples Of government Thus far no viewer, the
excitement has been, on the whole, reasonable and
talthiu And see no reason 10 doubt that the do.
oison Of the people, whatever it may be- on the ques
TORS in debate and between the respected clGzeos,
who as candidates for the Presidency, represent the
principles respectively maintained by the several par
lies oihe country will be received with that patriotic
Difference the will of the aorty which distinguishes
Americans from every other nation.
OF course no one here is ignorant thit The main
question before the country concerns the institution Of
Slavery. hrd am going TO speak OF that question
frankly ana sincerely; not, hope, as mere dog ma
tist or iheoris but as an American citizen TO whom
the peace the safety the interest OF no sae OF the
Republic is a matter of indifference.
/ know indeed that there other great questions
besides This of Slavery, which demand the attention OF
ststesnen and OF the constituents for whom statesmen
act. Foreign relations Tariffs, Postal Intercourse
Not atizatta Iarri
New States, suggest questions enOugb-provoke dis
GUS ion snoughrequire action enough 10 engross pub
lie consideration aud 10 tack the utmost capac tY OF
s atesmaD hip and should be ashamed TO belong 10
auy party so over Jealous for atheory so exclusively
devoted TO single idea as to be incapable Of Just re-
gard TO such questions ss those. am Repubcaa and
intend to vote for Abraham Lincoln but would not
be Republican if believed that the Republican party
medtated hostile aggression upon the constitutional
rights of any State any citizen of any State, ap-
plaufe OF that it will fail, when charged with the
tional administration 10 promote any just measure
of public policy, because its benefits may endure to
States South rather than States North Of Mason and
Dixon line; would vote for Lincoln were not
firmly persuaded that he has heart large enough and
an intellect comprehensive enough to administer the
government for the good Of the people, whether they
Ii il the North or the tn the East or the West.
Enthusiastic applause.
The Republican party has indeed frankly dec d
s policy en- most public questions before the county
az well as upon that of Slavery 1t has expressed its
opinion on Naturalization on the Homestead and the
Tariff; it has declared its nviolable attachment 70 the
Union, and it has avowed its purpose TO substitute
economy for extravaganza and reform for m5mansge-
ment in National Administration. Therea very few
think who do not approve what the Republ ans
propose in these respects and certainly 1t cannot be
dens Tat their compact unity, their determined ener-
gy al their suI eIior numbers afford pretty sub
xluisl lrouDd If expectation that their purposes in
kefe respects will be accomplished if the power of the
Federal Government shall be committed to their
charge So far as other questions than that of Slavery
mad ia la m ~
deprecate Republicanism.
1 com- back 10 the Slavery question, and first OF all
let lay what l suppose all will admit, that 1t is
exceedingly desirable that this Slavery question shall
be settled aud finally settled in way. 1t has dis
tuIb, the peace Of the country too long, Lei il be
eettled and let it be settled that it viii stay settled
All unite in this wishat least all who have no ends 10
prom ole other than the public good.
Nearly all will, probably, agree also that all plans
for the settlement of this question hitherto adopted have
proved utterly aborive.
The settlement of the Slavery question, therefore,
vet remains an unsolved problem. Who shall solveit!
Few observers Of the Of human affairs hesitate
10 admit that political events, well natural phe
DomeDa, are regulated by certain laws, imperfectly
destood indeed but not the less regular therefore in
operation. The progress Of every country in civza
ton etermines what social and civil questions must
from time TO time challenge solution and settlement
Every community necessarily strives TO adjust its
tabshed order in harmony with the ides of justice and
the greatest good In country of free institutions the
people, seeking the same general end, but differing
to the best mode of attaining it, divide naturally into
parties and whatever question may be, at the trne
st prominent in the public consideration, is deter
mined for the occasion at least by the one or
the other, as the popular voice may decree.
Now be must be blind indeed who does not gee that
the question of Slavery has for long been becom
ing more and more weighty and important. For
twenty years it has been taking higher and higher rank
among the political questions which have aQita,ed the
country. No act or device of politicians has given it
prominence or consequence Every act and device of
politicians the contrary has been employed to evads
or suppress the discussion. But the question would