The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-10-03
WHOLE NUMBER 796.

clsl0n was whether or not negro, descoud.
ed of~AfFiesnsparents who were bfo,i5ht ID
this country snd so!d "a ssluves. fs -cltiNEII
Of the United States. ICries. Of aNuclsI--
The Court decided that such I Iiesy6 4 ma
citizen Of the United States and csnnos
II be. I think the Court decidedripht. fCriea
of $50 do I.i'r Laughter and appisuse.l Z
believe this to bes white mans aoyerumsnt.
lEisThat's its,'l-nade b. white men fof IN
benefit of ybits men, and 10 be administered
BY white men forever. and by nobody eIea.
Eu,hu.i,stc appIausc. But itaioos 4 OF b.
any means follow that because : negro 4
not citizen that thsrefose he ought 10 s. 4
slve. On the consrsfy hold that hunali- :
Iity, Christianity and duty require that we
should extend 10 the negro rsce all the
Frfshts. sit the PFixiteses. anIssll the imma-
niies Whiyh lAeg Can t6jsy consisterSle
with the good and asfety OF the society Il,
which they liys. g Fdat'Fths dpe.sine.' -
"Right" &c. Tasn psrhsps some Of you
would like to know what are the oexten. and
n4ture ot these rights. viii tell you prs
cisely what atthey are. They are jUst such
al The people Of sseh Stats and each Terri.
4 tory shalt decide for ihenselvss.s Crest
applause. u tmay be entirely este and pro.
per here ia Obi1, wheFs Tal have got hut Q
very fe~ negroes, 10 confer upon them Tieiits
and privileges which wauld bs unsafe and
dangerous in Snuth C4rolinn, where. the
slaves ouennmoer The whites more thsn i've
70 one. l'fS1und doctrinas" Hence ell !.
nave to say 10 you people in Ohio take esre
OF your oUn negroes, oisck and white, laugh
Ter ana applause make your osn laws, es-'
tAoiish your own tnsltsulIons, mind your own
business ana let your nelgh6ors alone.
'fhats ssn'ib,s.D and great spplsuses l.
Lei the people OF South Caroline take care
OF their own negroes, tegUlste their aesire
to suit thsmselVst. nlAd their oSn busin0sa
and not interfere With their Deighb0rs.-
lCheera Nov i you wiiionly act on thst
principie there viii be pssce and harmony
all over this country. ["That's CO.,
Amsn.
But these Republicans tell you that slave.
~ wrong, that It 10 greet crime, even
more ruinoas to the white msna thsn 70 the
Negro end therefore II must be put down d
all hazirds every where. Ny yinsWer to that
proposition is this, th,t in every free coun.
try the people must be permitted 10 deter.
mine for themselves Whst institutions are
right and what are wrong. The right 10 de.
eide whether law 10 Wise or unWise, wis.
thsr an institution is just orunjust, 10 fun.
dAmsntsl principle OF self-eovsrnmest the
world over. The tyrant end enemies Of
free government always resort to this same
argument that you must not slloW the people
to decide for themselves for issr they will
make bad laws. Laughter and applause.
Ask the Emperor Of Au-tria why he does
not allow his German subjects TO have Q
voice in making the lave under which they
live snd he would tell you hewould be glad
to do so but for the fact tlf1t the people
| would rOia themaaixea-4 4bs taaa Il he
only gave them the chance. Laughter and
applause. Go down into Naples and il you
can nnd him, inquire ot that fugitive Bour-
bon why he did not permit his people to
nave aVolce IL the mAking OF their lays and
ne VIII give you the sans answer. Then
p's' over ioto old Englsn5, the country that
bo'sts Of its freedom. and inquire Of its
aristocrscy Why they deprived ireland OF haF
eeparate parliament ana dssryed her OF the
right OF seif-sovernment ct home, and theif
snswer VIII be that tha irish would nave rue
lned themselves oy bad ia~s9if they had the
cniHce gwen ihem. From there CONS e
Am"rlea snd nqnfe OF NJ. SsWard, and
Mr' hncoin, ana rdtneF Giddlnes, ana other
leadsfs OF the Republican party why they
40 not aiio" the people OF the American
territories to decide the slavery quass'on toF
themselves ana they would tell you that they
would surely ruin themselves oy adopting
sisvory. Applause and iaughter.l 1t 10
PLAIN that Whenever You intsriere With the
crest right OF every people 10 decide tes
themselves what iaws snd instltailons ere
oest adapted 70, their hspp'ness, you etrlke
down the fundamental principle OF sell gov
ernment itself. l'Frue 'f
NV friends, tnere wsrs other topics Oh
which dssirad to tais outt IS not5fsir thss
l should attempt 1t. lCfl's OF "G1 on."J
No, neither my voice or strength will per-
init. There arc other eloqisnt gentlemen
here present who will talk to you to your
hearts content. lCriea Of sc ood."l They
are sound, reliable snd able Damocrae, and
all you h.vs 70 d, is TO c:ll upon tssM foP
they are young mcn, good spssksss end
know it, snd arc fond OF showing ill.,
L,ughter.1 will conclude By returning
to you my sincere thsnks Tor the courtesy
and attention with which you havs listened
to me. sh,li never forget this visit 20
ClevsIani. The most gorgeous and brilliant
reception ever given to any mau in America
I received last night. ('You deserved it,'',
and opplause) have nsver addressed {
more attentive and Intelligent sudiencs thin
this day. Cleveland has many attractions
for ne. This spot ia familiar. Twenty
seven years 400 | was stud9inp Law in q lit.
tie ofise fronting on this very Square. ]
then formed many acqu 'intances here that
| ripened intofrlendships and have never bsen
severed. take pride in the nionument
| ,yb;.h non, az crariou and adarnino thia