Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-10-17
Warren, Oct. 9Th. 1860
SPEECHES OF
SENATORS WADE AND SEWARD,
at the Rep'Jlic@, lfaSs Meeting at
CT reLaRd, October 4h, 1860.

Mr. Wade continued in humorous
strain to recount the valorous deeds Of the
Charleston Convention. "a douglas
wasn't the regular nomiRee No. he
wasn't the regular nominee. but those who
have reigned in anarchy and confusion so
long. DO not care much for regularity
Douglas had not been nominated at Charles
ton, and ,fter the adjournment of that Con-
vention. finding that he was not yet low
enough for the South, he rose in Congress
and uttered sentiments which will eternally
condemn him to infamy. He boasted Of
what he had done to advance the cause of
slavery and the extent of its territory
/ Did any nation ever raise monument to
the memory of anybody who uttered such
an infamous sentiment as that Of Douglas
that he didn care whether slavery was
voted up or votOd down?
Mr. Wade then referred to the Statesman
of Washington and the curse Of slavery
speaking particularly of Washington. Madi-
son. Patrick Henry. Jefferson. and their
opinions. Not ole of them ever proclaimed
that he was the advocate Of slavery. Ii there
is man in this audience. this city, or
this State, who is in favor Of the election
of Mr.. Douglas that man is tyrant at heart.
Mr.. Douglas had not in the Convention
that nominated him so many Southern
votes as had Old Abe Lincoln at Chicago
Mark that Ali the support he had at the
South has taken the back track AMI now
is busily cursing him to make up for lost
time
Look to Missouri. returning Frank Blair
to Maryland and Virginia, and see the
progress of the Republicans in those States.
and see how Douglas hourishes Douglas
claims to be the national candidate. Well.
if he means that both sections treat him
alike, he is right. He will be ignored by
both. OF all hi associates in Washington
and Congress. he has not single voice to
do him honor, except Geo. E Pugh, and
kis sands Of political life are nearly run
out. Douglas claims that be is the Union
man. because he can 60 to all parts Of the
country and proclaim MS doctrines. So he
can: but because he can here enjoy our free
speech principles, Just as he might 60 20
MEGA and proclaim MahOmmedanism, and
come back here and boast Of it. He
boasrs that while he can go where he
likes 10 find his mother, Old Abe can't 20
to visit the grave of his father. And why |
can't he? Why. because he is a man who !
loves liberty, and will speak for liberty and I
the eternal principles which were proclaim
ed by our Fathers Of the Revolution, and viii /
not lower his manhood at home and bow
down to slavery.
There was another similar instance Of
such nationality. Jesus Christ could
not proclaim bis principles with out
being reyiled and hoOted at, while Judas
I. CARROT. was doubtless '..hale fellow well
met" with every lOafer in Jerusalem
[LsuShter.l
The Douglasites are Jesuit. Know Moth
ing, and ali in the same nest 1t Is said
that out in the prairies of the west. the
rattle snake, the prairie dOgand the owl
all 20 into the same hole when winter comes
On. So Douglas has got his followers to |
20 in with him as the POLITICAL winter is ;
;omiag on, to keep each other warm. (
He then spoke briefly Ofthe Bell and EV-
srett party. HespOke highly of Nr. Bell !
and regretted deeply that he allowed such
base use to be made Of his namc-in being
n such bad company. Douglas.was dead. {
out like the ghosts of Swedenberg. he did I
lot yet know il, and he wanted to drag
iown the Know Nothing party to his own $
evel-and the speaker had but little OBJ $
ectien to that. II
Mr.. Wade then spoke Of the political a
,arties of the country and the policy Of {
.ach. The Mormon question he called