Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-12-26

e as viclatGrs of your rights? 1t is late il
!. the day to accuse us Of harboring thes,
| opinions. Then. what doctrines do W,
e hold that are complained of? You dom
' complain of our Liberty BIZ You dom
, complain that Mr.. Lincoln Isl violent MAJ
t and will probably do any injury to you
The Senator from Georgia CHR. ~Iversnn)
! tod US he had no apprehension Mr.. Lin.
coin would do any act in violation Of the
! Constitution.
Mr.. INVERSION said he had said no such
thing.
Mr.. WADE said he understood the Sena-
tor to say 50. and he understood the griev.
ance to be that the Chief Magistrate, with
the power of the Government. could d.
away with Slavery in ten years.
Mr.. INVERSION said the Republican
pir'y mightdO injury. He thought Mr.
Lincoln would violate the Constitution.
when he could with ~impunity.
Mr.. WADE-It is of no great con>e-
quence what the Senator said. | say
that Mr.. LincIln's character. from his
youth up. has been such that yOu have no
right to draw any Inference that he will
trcspass on the right Of any man AMI if
you harbor any other superstition it is in
consequence of unwarrant-d prejudice. moth
ing else ave listened to arguments
here for about a week. They are in very
general terms, very loosely drawn. and
do not knew where to meet you at all
Is there anything in orr platoon detri-
mental to your right. unless that in mod
cru times you set up a different cOnstruc-
ton Of the Constitution from ours? We
follow in the beaten track but you have
switched off rs it wsre. III on another track
and assert your doctrine to be orthodox,
that is all.
Mr.. POWELL Dem. ny called the
SenItor's attention to the case OF Gov. Den
nison. and asked if he justified it.
Mr.. WADE said that lawyers and J ddg-
cs uight differ He thought Gov. Dennis
On's action founded on a decision given by
Judge Stansbury of Kentucky, aud on a
precedent set by the Governor of Ken
lucky.
Mr.. POWELL wanted the Senator to
answer his question.
Mr.. WADE was not going to be catechi-
sed in a question of law
Mr.. POWELL said he despaired of get
ting an answer. He wanted to know if
the Senator was in faver of a rigid enforce
ment of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Mr.. WADE said he did not know as he
was a witness in the case.
Mr.. POWELL said he had a resolution
to offer.
Mr.. WADE declined to give way to be
catechised any longer.
Mr.. POWELL. said be should not have
called for specifications if he didn't want to
be catechiscd.
Mr. WADE-I have shown that the
dominant party have nothing to C mplain
of in point of legislation. The Republican
party in the North, and in Ohio in partic-
ular. hold the SAM Oppiuion. 50 far as |
know. with regard to this peculiar inStitu-
ton that Is held by all civilized nations
in the world. Ne don't differ in public
sentiment from England. France, Germany.
or Italy. or any other civilized nation on
Gods earth. | tell you frankly you will
never find a community who are in love
with your peculiar institution. New, the
Senator from Texas told US Cotton was
King. and could override, by its influence.
| do but use his words and compel men
tG com down-that it had subjects 10
Europe. | will say to that Senator that
they are rebellious subjects and are tIlking
very disrespectfully of their King. They
tell you they. sympathize with those you
call Black Republicans. Therefore | hope
we shall hear no more Of the toast that
Cotton is King" and is going to overrule
all nations and bring them unIer its foot
stool. 1t never will be done. But have
our Southern friends any complaints to
make of the platform? tel you frankly
that We did. lay down the principle that
We would prohibit if We had the power.
Slavery from invading another inch of free
soil territory of this Government. | stand
here to-day. l have argued it to half a
million of people. probably. and they stand
there-and they have commissioned me to
stand there forever. and 50 help me GOdl
| will. | say to you, while we hold this
doctrine to the end, there is no Republican,
or convention of Republicans, or paper.
hat pretends to have any right in your
States to Interfere with your peculiar in
situations. On the other hand, our plat
form ~repudiates the idea that vi 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 US in war and blood out
of mere supiciOn that we shall transcend
that which We stand here to vindicate.-
How would you be justified in the eyes of
the civilized world to take 50 monstrous i
position, and predicate it on Il mere sus-
We don't love Slavery. Didn't
you know it before. to-day? Everything
remains as it did a year ago. But all at
once, when We meet here, | find all gloom.
and gentlemen rise up to say we are on the
eve Of breaking up the government. Seven
or eight States are going to set up a hostile
government-and they look imploringly
over to US, and say you can prevent it.
Whit can we do? You have not clnde-
to tell US what you want done
If we should give up the verdict of the
people and take up your platform. | don't
now but you would be satisfied. and |.
think the Senator from TEXTS (Mr. Wig
fall rather intimated. and the Senator
from Georgia (Alr, | erson) rather more
than intimated that if We would tIke
what is exactly the Charleston platform,
which Mr.. Breckenridge was placed.
and give up that on which we won victory,
you would g~rudgingly and hesitatingIy Ge
satisfied.
Mr.. IVERS0N said he wished the Sen
ator would read his speech before hequotcd
50 much from it: He had not said they
would he satisfied with any such thing.