Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-23

That is the idea ofthe Homestead BILL whether
il falls within the original idea of the Creator
or not I think it is based upon this prin-
ciple we propose to allow the actual settler
10 enter upon the possession OF, cultivate, and
finally acquire title in fec simple 10 these
unoccupied public lands
But the Government wants it. What
makes the gov ernment? Who upholds the
government Who are the ornament the
support and the stability OF any and every
government under heaven, unless it be that
very middle class, as they are called, which
we propose to multiply, and which we would
encourage TO pour in one broad, strong wave
of Christian civilization over these territories
Is il not that middle class, repeat, which
always has been the support, the defense, the
ornament and the glory Of every nation 2
Take away the middle class from England,
to-day, leaving a bloated aristOcracy on one
hand, and It's antagonist, the immense mass
of the oppressed laboring population, on the
other, and that government would collapse
into great ruin in less than twelve months.
Cheers. So it was in Rome. When Rome
had only an aristocracy and a race Of slaves,
the Republic ceased to exist, its glory was ex-
tinguished, and the long era of its decay only
afforded a theme to the historian Gibbon 10
write the Decline and Fall Of the Roman
Empire" SO must it be in any country.
Nations are built Of men,
The mighty arm Of that huge skeleton, the State,
Govern We It by priest or pOtentate
Is ever more the same
Flesh, slnews, blood and bones of living men,
Nodded together and made one
By that tremendous charm, the mind
And ruled, II ruin we would shun,
By one great bond of brotherhood,
Swayed 20 one Sbjeot-human good.
That is the great purpose of government.
Now in regard TO the army-snd will soon
pass away from this part Of the subject-sup-
pose there was an actual state of war with
any nation under heaven; suppose any hostile
footsteps should ever dare pollute our soil, or
insult our flag, who would rally for its de-
fense2 The men paid eight dollars to kill
and be killed-mere mercenaries2 Never
1t will be this very yeomanry To whom we
we now propose to give the unoccupied pub
| lie lands They would leave their homes and
| iiresides, and instead of shouldering these
! what do you call this Wide Awake arrange
ment, Laughter, these lamp poles, they
will shoulder their muskets, and march to
/ the defence Of their country, and fight its
! bttltAt1 tlo tuCt lluNE hlMhlS AOuHhN lNANht
| applause They did it in ~; they did it in
the Mexican war; they will do it in any war
| that ever occurs hereafter in this country. It
is the yeomanry, the voluntary sOldiery, that
will fight its battles. A soldiery made up by
intelligent freemen, who own some part OF
/ the land, never can be conquered. Ap-
plause.
Now, my friends passing from the Home
/
stead Bill, come to this ''interminable ne
gro question" And here at the outset as
the matter was alluded to by the gentleman
who introduced me, will remark, it is fire.
/ quently said: ~ don't blame Mr.. LovejOy for
being an ultra, for saying hard things about
slavery. He has reason to do it. ! will for
give him if lac uses severe and terrific Ian
guage, vehement and denunciatory." And
why? "Oh, he had brother killed, and if
| had brother killed would say hard things
about slavery, too" Ladies and gentlemen,
do not ask any indulgence on that ground.
have no right to indulge in spirit OF retail
iation or revenge. l do not denounce sla-
very because a brothers blood minglcs with
the Mississippi as it flows down to the land
| Of slavery. l do not denounce slavery be-
cause saw him there, in the bloom Of man.
hood, shot down like very beast while the
mob cheered over his PROSTATE, lifeless body.
Sensation. 1t is not for that. It is because
slavery is wrong Great applause It is
because slavery is curse. If there is not
enough in slavery to move any human heart
to the use of indignant language then have
no business to use such language.
Now, at the outset wish TO call the at
tention of this audience whom I thank for
their kindness in meeting me here in such
large numbers and remaining so quiet, to a
fact which have sometimes alluded to, both
within and without the halls of Congress-
| allude to the 'irrepressible conflict only
a section of which we witness The conflict
has swept on from the commencement and
will continue on down to the time when free.
dom and righteousness shall triumph al ovel
the earth. We only view a section of this
irTepressible conflict the conflict in the Amer
ican Republic is not between the North anG
the South. The North has nothing agains
the South; the South has nothing against the
North. What and where is tle contest?-
The contest is between freedom and slavery
between liberty and dcspotism. Loud ap
plause.l That should be remembered. Tn,
South deprecatingly says: "Don't invade th,
rights of the South" ] am told that Mr.
. Yancey says he don't want to live in coun
try that holds Sumner and LovejOy. Well
ifhe don't there are plenty Of railways lead
ing out OF the country, laughter, and whel
he gets to the ocean there are plenty ofoceal
steamers to take him anywhere he pleases t.
60. But the conflict is not between the NOrtl
and the South. We make no aggression up
t on the South. No man ever heard me ute
t a word against the South. I never did it,
Il is not against the rights OF the South, bu
. against the unspeakable wrongs of SLAYER
that we fight There is the conflict. Lou
applause. | wish that could be borne i
: mind. They gain very much by imposin
upon US their names, by infilnating into u
: their idea and their Interpretation ofthe con
: stitutional rights of the South. Nobody want
: 10 invade them Nobody wants to take ava
0 one iota from the constitutional rights ef th
n South-never But when you talk of sls
Y very and its extension, thai is another quei
e ton.
J, Here, my friends, / come to the living
d practical issue of the day: Shall Slavery /
+ allowed to extend over the Territories of tt
2 United tStates2 No Nol] That is ii
n great question. There are three parties
" ] kuC OuBhb " odl iOu
e but there are three with which we have to d
It The Breckenridge party says Slavery has
Y right to 90 into the Territories. The Doul
IS las party says Slavery has the right to go il
IS to the Territories. They differ in regard
the amount of protection that should be gi
en- to slavery. Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Brecki
-, ridge want it to be protected if necessary
80 - Mr.. Douglas says, "Hands off non-interve
II ton; don't propose to meddle with Il
- question. It is none my business. l dor
= care" The Douglas wing of the Democrat
party have reached the epicurean height
at Indifference; they don't care whether slave
~ is voted up OF voted down, and their cry
N non-interventi5n.
ic The Republican party are for positive
I'd tervention. They propose, as our Fath5
es did, to erect a wall of intervention, of pr
I'll hibition, and station an angel of liberty
be the gates in that wall, who shall keep wat
nd and ward there day and night, and guard t
Territories against the entrance of SLAYER
~ AZ the cherubim of God kent sin out of EIDE