Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-09
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Charleston Convention, was one Of the South
ern delegates who would not secede, and he
made The speech from which the following ex>
tracts arc taken. He is one of the men who
we're hooled a, because ho required SO little
concession from his Northern Democratic al
l,es-what the seeeders required, is left a. the
imagination. He also belongs to the cA ) of
meu to which the Douglas wing is locking fer
aid in making its nomination at Baltimore
This is what he says on
eENERAL PRINcIrLEs:
am a Southern States Rights man / am
an African slayeStTader believe i am one of
those Southern men who believe that slavery
is right, morally, religiously, socially and po~
hucally lApplsuse believe that the in.
stitution oil Slavery has done more for this
coun ry, more for civilization than all other in
terests put together / believe II it were in the
power Of this country to strike down the instr
tuition OF slavery, it would pot civilization back
20J years. Holding, then, this position, that
Slavery Is right In the point of view l have
stated, would demand Of the General Gov
ernment our whole rights in this regard. l
bslieye that the General Government by the
Constitution never had any right TO leRislate
upon th $ subject.
sLAvERY PROTECTION IN THE TERRITORIES.
You have cut of the supply Of Slaves you
have crippled the institution of Slavery in the
States by your unjust laws, and it is mere folly
now to ask for protection for q nonsnity, for
a thing which is not there We have no slaves
TO carry 10 these Territories We can never
make another Slave State with our present
supply Of slaves. But if we could, it would
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another Slave State from our new Territories
with the present supply of slaves, you will be
Obliged to give up another State, either Mary
land, Delaware or Virginia to Free Soil upon
the North.
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST BE PERPETUATED
believe that the hopes of shis country de-
pend upon the maintenance Of the great Dem
ccratic party. North. IApplause.l 1t is no
trouble for q man to be a saint in heaven
[Cheers and laughter,l
'WhOn the devil was sick,
The devil a monk would be
The devil got well,
But devil q monk was he" Laughter ]
We, the Democracy of the South, are mere car
pet knights 1t no trouble for Us 10 be Dem
oerats. [Applause and laughter When
look TO the Northern Democrats, see them
standing up there and breasting the tide of
fanaticism, oppression, wrong and slander
with which they have to contend, view in
in these men types Of the old ancient Romans;
view in them all that is patriotic and noble
and, for one, am rot willing to cut loose from
them. [Great cheering.l
THE TRUE UNION MAN.
tell you, Fellow Democrats, that the Airs
eau slave trader is the true Union man [Cheers
and lAug ghter.l / tell you that the slave trading
OF Virginia is more immoral. more unchristian
in every possible point of view, than that
African slave trade which goes to Africa and
brings g heathan and worthless man here
makes him useful man, Christianizes him,
and sends him and his posterity down the stream
of time to join in the blessings of civilization
[Cheers and laughter ] Now, FellOw-DelnO
Gratis, so far as any public expression of opinion
of the State of Virginis-the greet slave trad>
ing State of ViTginia-has been given, they
are ali opposed TO the African slave tra6a.
DIR. Reed OF Indiana-I am from Indiana,
and l am in favor of it.
HITS VIRGINIA
il has been my fortune to go into that noble
old state to buy few darkies, and l have had
TO pay from 81 600 to $4,000 head, when
could 90 to Africa and Duy better negroes for
$50 apiece. [GTeat laughter Now, unques-
/ IklOudDlys II 10 " lllo lukcIcEb VI lIklIld 70
break down the African slave trade when she
can sell her negroes al at 1000 She knows
that the African slave trade would break up her
monopoly, and hence her objection to it. If
any Of you Northern Dem0crats--ior I have
more faith in you than have in the Carpet
knight Democracy Of the South-Will go home
with me to my plantation in Georgia, but
little way irom here, l will show you some
darxies that bought in Maryland, some that
bought in Virginia, some in Delaware, some in
Florida, some IN North Caroii a, and will also
show you the pure African, the nobest Roman
of them all. [Grest Laughter
WHAT HE REPRESENTS.
came from the First Congressional District
of the State of Georgia. I represent the AtriN
can slave trade interests of that section. Ap-
plause.l am proud of the position occupy
IN that respect. / believe that the African
slave trader is a true missionary, and true
Christian. [Applause.l
DON'T RIDE A FREE HORSE TOO HARD.
advocate the repeal of the laws prohibiting
the African slave trade, because believe it to
be the true Union movement. do not believe
that sections whose interests are so different as
the Southern aud Northern States can ever
stand the shocks of fanatcism, unless they be
! equally balanced. believe by reopening this
trade, and giving us negroes to populate the
Territories, that the equilibrium OF the two
sections will be maintained. But if the South
lies supinely by, and allows the people Of the
North 10 people all the Territories, until we
come to be hopeless faction in the Govern
ment, then that gallant band of Democrats
North may in vain attempt TO stay the torrent
that will roll down upon US
HIS ABIDING FAITH IN NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
say, FellOw-Democrats, that remained
here because / have great faith in the Northern
Democracy. II l am forced to part with you
it will be with bleeding heat. know not
exactly what position occupy here [iaughterl,
for the majority of my Delegation have voted to
secede. We came here instructed to vote as q
unit. Whether the minority are bound to go
out with the majority is a question which have
not yet fully determined in my own mind, but
at any rate, 1 told them this morning, and
tell them now, will not 20 out yet; l intend
to hold on to the great Democratic party of the
Union. ntenaining, as do, such profound
respect. nay, almost veneration for the Justice
of The Democracy of the North, will yet stand
by you for time.
4 Rich Mans Dau ghter and his Servant Girl
Run Away with n PickpOcket.
On Wednesday last, the daughter of Mr.
Kohlhammer,a very wealthy citizen of Milwau>
kee, and well known as a largo wholesale -four
dealer, together with his servant girl, ran away
from Milwaukee. The servant girl it appears,
who had made the acquaintance of noted
pickpOcket in this city, received letter from
him few days since, urging her to get togelhs
er all the money she could, and come here, and
if possible, bring Mr.. KS daughter with her.
The daughter, who is q very respectable gIrl
and quite lady in her appearance, prevailed
upon by the wiles of the servant girl, took $50
of her iathel's mOrey and came to this city on
Wednesday with the servant girl, who had