Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-19
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bis Speech at Frankfort the Speech for the Cri-
sis-and it should be read and pOndersd by ev
ery man who has backbone, or whose spinal
eolouia nee,ls stiffsning, tomsst the Impending
Crisis. It was delivered in the heart of KEN
lucky on the evening Of the lOIh Of January,
under threats and circumstances from which
perhaps al other living men save CAssJUs N.
CLAY would have shrunk. But tho noble Cas-
slUs neither laltered nor pAlIeTed. For three
hours he talked and reasoned with his fellow'
citizens, in thoughts that breSthe and words
that burn. Would that all the men of the
North, and especially Northern and Western
Members of Congress, stood as erect and def
ant, with foot firmly planted on the Right as
the single handed southron in the midst Of his
brnthsr Ksnsuskians.
The mastery speech of Mr. CLAY was taken
down in shor, hand by the reporter of the Gin,
cinnad Gazette, during its delivery, and is
published without other change by its author
than the mere verbal corrections made by him in
revising the prOof.sheets. Il is the speech
as delivered, and Of its truths, force, and most
significant utteranees, read and then judge
The speech is Of great length, but we cannot
fnd a paragraph to omit. It should be placed
in the hands Of the people of all political
parties, and when IN type We shall publish a
large edition for general circulation, at merely
nominal priee--say hslf-sheets WEEKLY LEADER
size, at The rate Of $500 per thousand. ALI
orders for the speech Of Mr. CLAY, sent in by
Tuesday, of next week, viii be promptly filed.
We warmly commend the speech for profitable
circulation to Clubs. Committees, and the
Republican Press, as the great opening DOCu,
ment Of the political Campaign of 1860.
The speech of Mr.. CLAY will be furnished
The subscribers to the WEELY LEADER next
week in Supplement. Of the speech, and the
Nrcumstanees under which it was delivered,
L old, influential, and cool, Judging journal,
eiDcinnati Gazette, thus speaks:
the least remarkable circ umstance about
'nis spch which is one of rare ability, candOr
ana can tness-is the fact that 1t was deliver
90 st IN capital Of Kentucky, in spite Of
threatened Nlence, before an audience OF from
Two thousanNo three thousand persons mostly
opponents oil II Republican party, yet without
eistufpanee Of an.sort. It contains, neverthe-
less full PreseAStion of the most decided
phase oi hePuolcaLsentiments. No portion
Of the party really g beyond Mr.. CLAY, as
he here avoWed his OpinAns. Considering the
present excited state of fe,ino in Ksntuclrv
as Wellss in other SoutheraSiatas II ,n3onit.
edly required some degree o boIdness thus to
appear N the defence Of doctiies 30 universally
misrePresented aud denounced, and especialIy
AMER the gross PeTverslons of thse doctrines
from such high othelal sources as Nee President
BREcKINRIDeE and Gov MAeoFFIN. We trust
the people OF Kentucky are more iusiv repre-
sented in this case, than in such outrares upon
freedom Of speech and opinion as were recently
committed, sgainst all law, at Berea
IL Is fact far from creditable to the fpopthern
States, that their people are not generally
allowed TO know what Republican doctrlnes
actually are. WilfulPeryersions and tb. grossest
caricatures are passed off there inssead, almost
universally, and the aims arr objects of the
Republican party are, for tbs reason, generally
miscOneeived among the Southern people. MIR.
CLAY has rendered good service to his patty BY
this speech, and 70 ms own State also, not so
much by any effect it may have In changing
votes, as in imparting useful information where
it is much needed. Where Republican doctrines
are allowed to be authoritatively explained, the
bitter hostility, suspicion and dreai with which
maRy Southern communities are agitated, in
view Of the coming triumph Of that party,
would be avoided, and the election Of Republi>
can President would rightly be hailed as an
assurance of peace. and an end of the foolish
and worse than useless agitation for the exten-
sion Of Slavery.
This speech win be widely read at the North.
We hope it may also be allowed, as the utter
ance Of brave, honest and able man Of
Southern birth, to have st least a limited circu-
lation in the Slave States It is one Of the
most significant utteranees of the time, and we
commend It to the attention Of all classes of
readers, to be judged according to its merits.