Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-03
The political Nee.lnq Last NIsht.

At an early hour last evening, the Academy Of
Music was densely crowded by gentlemen sud la
dies anxious to hear the great Cussius M. Clay up
on the great political questions Of the day. 1t was
good initial mass meeting Of the campaign and
spoke well for the people of Cuyahoga county
Upon the stand with Mr.. Clay were Hon. John
orOwell and Hon, r. F. Paine.
Mr.. Clay was the FIRST speaker. His sentiments
having been fully illustrated tn his great Frank
fort speech published in full few days ago in the
LEADER, we do not attempt any full report or ab
straet Of his remarks last evening. He spoke Of
the difference in the development between the
two systems Of free and slave labor, SO apparent
that a disin terestod observer could readily dis
tiugush free and slave territory. He then spoke
Of Mr.. Buchanan and his platform, and reviewed
the progress of the agitation Of the slavery ques-
ton from the early ordinance Of 1877 to the pres
ent time, especially tho history Of Mr.. Douglas
Kansas Nebraska Bill, showing the slaveish sub
servlency of that political leader to the South
He knew not how thoy had so long bourne with
that man, whom he compared to Esau of old, "a
great fool, by the way,) only Douglas had sold his
country for a mess of pottage and then eaten oil
the pOttage himself The political course of Mr.,
Buchanan came in for some attention, and his
dsspotism was shown up in all its enormity in the
Kansas wars. He thanked God, however, that
both Kentuekians and Yankees we're there to up
hold the rights of the settlers.
The eternal laws Of trade will govern interim
tional traffic and Southern merchants will buy Of
Northern men if they can buy Of them cheaper
than they can elsewhere, and the doctrine Of nom
intercourse avails nothing and amounts to no
thing. The bugbear of dissolution he showed
to have been too often repeated to be Of
avail now. The Union was to be dissolved
if California was elected Free State. Then if
Fremont had been elected Gov. Wise had his pos
ters arranged to march upon Harpers Ferry and
take the arsenal (laughter) and then to Washing
ton, where he was to take the Treasury and the
archives ('thOugh what they want of the latter,
eaanot conceive, for they couldn't read them y
Laughter Then if Banks was elected speaker,
they would dissolve the Union strsightWay. So, If
Kansas was not admitted under her slavery consti-
tuition. So, ifa Republican Speaker was elected at
this session of Congress, and ssre enough, as soon
as Sherman was inducted to the Chair, they seized
their coats, hats. and sticks and rushed---alter
their per diem. The last that was heard of the slave
holder of Kentucky and Tennessee, they were
drinking Catawba, and hallooing "hurrah for
Chase" Immense appIause!and laughter.l
But what will Douglas do if he is nominated p
Why be will make Buchanan respectable, and that
no other man but Douglas can dol laughter and
appausel and you wi i have yourselves to blame
for it is an old adage that deceives once
it is his fault but if he deceves us twice it is our
fault.
"Listen not to clamor or to fiction. Go apart as
our fathers did and lift up your prayer TO the God
Of nations; 60 to the ballot box as men who have
felt what It'll to be free and who have not, like me-
lived among the evils of despotism"
Mr.. Clay closed amid hearty and long continued
applause.
Hon. R, F. Paine, being called forward, paid
high tribute to Mr.. Clay, as the only man who
dared to stand up in Slave State and tell the up
holders of the system, the truth. He spoke forci
bly, and elOquently upon the prospects of the Re-
publican party. He expressed the same views as
to his support of the Chicago nominee as at the
late County Convention, and at that time published
10 the Leader.
Hon. D. K. Cartier and others were expected to
be present, but he had not returned from COlum.
bus.
The meeting adjourned with three tremendous
cheers and "tiger.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH.-Rev. F. E.
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