Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-25
Gov. Chase In New York.

various portions of New York have been
large and profitable. He is most cordially
welcomed by the people, AID his sound, elo-
quent, and convincing speeches are well re-
ceived.
Gov. Chase addressed an immense Repub-
lican gathering at Goshen, Orange county,
on Saturday. He commenced his speech
with defence Of Republicanism against the
charge of novelty, contendiug that it is the
old Jeffersonian Republican party revived;
that it takes precisely the same ground that
jefferson occupied, and what the fathers pro-
posed, RepubHcunism now proposes. What
the Republicans claim is simply that the
slave power should cease to rule this
land, and that slavery should not be ex-
tended beyond the limits of the slave
States. That was all No simpler state
ment, it seemed to him, could possibly be
made of the objects and purposes of the Re
publican party than that.
Upon the important question of the reor-
gauization of the United States Supreme
Court, Gov Chase spoke plainly and fOrcibly.
We quote that portion of his speech, and
comhlend it to the consideration of the people.
Mr.. Chase said:
"Let them pass the Jelfersonian mode,
prohibiting slavery in the territories by act OF
Congress, and, unless they had President
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I declare 1t unconstitutional, that would he eG
i.iiIf5 tlIT1ed odc. 4 supreme Court proper
ly constituted would decide that slavery could
not exist outside of the slave states without
positive enactment. But as the Supreme
Court was now ofa directly opposite opinion,
the question arose, Do you mean to oppose
the Supreme Court? By no means. But
they might have another court who would
decide differently, when a case arose between
John Smith and Peter Snooks, claiming to
be citizens Of different states, the Supreme
Court might decide the question at issue be-
tween them, but had no right to 90 beyond
that and decide the question of slavery in
tie territories. Applause. jefferson held,
and Benton, one OF the lights of the democ-
racy, held, and he was glad to say that Henry
a. Wise held that the authority of state, on
state question, was beyond the jurisdiction
OF the Supreme Court. Why2 Simply, be-
cause the people we're not parties to the suit
before the Supreme Court They submitted
the question Of their right to govern the ter
ritories to the Supreme COurt-and they be-
ing the power that creates Courts and Presi-
dents, must rise above Supreme Courts and
Presidents alike Applause That was
frr Ill L IL
that. The people legislate for legislators,
Judge for Judges, governor for governors.
Applause. Therefore, Republicans did not
propose any war upon the Supreme Court
only this: that in the course of time it was
possible that some of Judges might die, and
they wanted a President who would fill the
vacancies with men who would represent the
people Of the country, and not the slave pow
er. There was nothing very wrong in that.
They proposed to have a sufficient number of
judges upon that bench to do the business of
the people. New York, comprising a circuit
of some 5000, 900 or 5000, 600 inhabitants.
should have circuit as well as Arkansas and
Missouri, with their 400, 900 OF 500, coo peo-
pie. Was not that reasonable that the judges
of the conrt should be appointed in proper
ton to the business Of the country, and that
the circuit should be organized with refer
ence to the capacity Of the judges to perform
the business; consulting the wishes and inter-
ests of the great mass of the people, instead
of the small section2 There is nothing anti
conservative il that. They were going to do
that very thing; and when Lincoln was
elected, as he surely would be, Ggreat ap-
plause, he had no doubt that they would ul-
timately secure Judiciary in one particular
unexeeptiOnable to the great majority of
Americans.
"He did not believe that that Judiciary
would pronounce a Dred Scott decision If
the Supreme Court remained AS at present
constituted, the judges would no doubt de-
eide, when the great question came up be-
tween New York and Virginia in the Lem
mon slave case, that shareholders had the
right of transit by any conveyance for their
slaves through the free states. Mr. Breckin-
ridge would favor such decision, and his
supporters would be from two classes. First
those represented by the distinguished lawyer
of New York, who came out and declared
that slavery has divine sanction, and that men
Of all colors, between clearest white and
darkest black, should be slaves Another
class supported him because they were demo-
crats, their fathers were democrats, their
grandiathers were democrats and of course
they would follow the party, no matter where
it went to. Laughter and applause. There
were q few men of this kind, but reDecta-
bic omnibus, in any good-sized town, would
contain the whole Of them"