Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-04

Not sirnply The repeal Of personal Liberty
hills. 40 called. Thsis asman matter. The
great loss Of slaves arises not from these
laws nor from any failure to enforce the fugi-
tive slave law, but from the gmpathy whi7h
men hsturalIy feel for Z human beng fleeing
for freedom. i is ihis sympathy that makes
the Underground Railroad, and it is In
rtbis way that slaves eseape. Itisuot 6sesu'e
the master Is prsDsatsd from eVore4g the
lsM.lBus because be oahno. ttiadths slave to
amply a-y catekisg process 70 him. Hence,
nsts5 rspoa Of thes5 laws would not satisfy.
us south It all What they want is, that
we should love slavery-that this sympathy
should be f.5bss ~ in soihe way, so that We
should bs ss wiling e stop ard arrest S = a ne
gro suspected Of having run away, just as
we would take up q astFay horse and giVanotioe.
Of the fact 50 that the owner might come
end get him. hits possible thing 2 o bring bring
the North . thial NeyeFl35
There always win be large class of peo-'
pie al The North who hayea strong synpa-
thy for lie, slave struggling for freedom, and a
tlll aiIl iusviiably make the. . Underground
Rslsoad very successful. No Pqrg can
.gpr.usas 4 hsla fast laS aloud Be locked
n.tss ice as sash. Thsrs = 20 fe1isaiy for
ais. It IS the uisfOrtpne Of ne slayshoider
% have such iproperty--haman beings pos
ssea Of energy, and human AspiEstions for
freedom. But it is said that this state Of
things is owing TO the teachings Of the Re
publican party. How % Why, it is said
that we denounes certain portions of the
fugitive slave law as Oaious and unjust; and
denounce slavery itself as wrong and Z curse,
which ought not 70 lee extended into The ter
.sifoa5z nTEis is all tEue. BusrFhat of it2
Why It IS sid that tais creates sympathy
aJor tls sIdDs and agGilsi the 1sastsri and that
this sympathy for the sia5s u'dEti the I'm
derqround Railroad. Well, suppose this all
to be so-whal,is-s0sbeldohs7 Shall free
don ofspesqh, sand tsssa0g iissfu ube giyen
I'D. for fear that the slaves may escape r
y Never ,slaAo TaaAHaIA
Aqsin, We say that iE is q a-uaeEEsary inci-
dent % slavery, That sId4es viii escape; and
We might as sRsll attempt to bind the wind
and waves, as to estaA Out this human sym
patby among the IeOple. .y,s,ras isa4a nj
But the loss Of slaves, after all, is not So
large a per cent, even in the border States
and next ID 6hothing inihd cotton States
s--.l--,,-Hzsnt then2 They want
posge. They ,Want. that the slaUe interest
shoald have such favor with the govern
msnL that slavery ah ill be protected, and be
regarded as properand honorable everywhere.
In ,bsasaIs States thlE igte1est hOldsTths
reins Of power, and suppresses freedOuAsO
speech, and sYerythiug slss which would in
interfere with the PeTPstlag Of slavery; and
they want this sane ibing in the General
GoTernment,- Nothipg- shert Of this will
sstsgy ibs slave iase1est; and this.Es canhOt
yield The slave interest mqst be coatent
with Just what tbe CoHstitdtion gives 1t, and
thai Is, that It shan not Be- ihteffered With in
the stses wheEs # ezists5JbgFt a shall not be
allowed to go into the Territories. Slavery
is q great tgro1g and curse; l. was so re-
garasd By the fathers who trarnsd the Gov
ernment; and We must maintain their doc
sirines and .pOliey, "a Eeiersncs % Il TO the
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