Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-02-08
Mr.. Clemens speech.

The speech of Mr.. Clemens, of the
Wheeling District, in the House, on
Wednesday last, is spoken of very highly
by all the Eastern papers. We give an ex-
tract or two:
81 speak," said Mr.. Clemens, ''as a.
Southern man, identified with all the inter
ests of the South; as Western Virgin
ian; as the custodian of those who we're
not old enough to know the pcrls to which
they were exposed by those who were now
riding on the crest of the popular wave,
but who were, nevertheless, destined to sink
into the very trough of the sea, to depth
so objectionable that not bubble Uould
eVer rise to mark the spot aOhere they o0ent
so ANONYMOUSLY doDn. Well might those
who had inaugurated the revolution which
was now stalking over the land, cry out
with uplifted hands against the etfusion of
blood. II aO0S the inventor Of the gIillo-
tine who lUas It's first Uict,n', and the day
was not far off when they would find among
their own people those who would have 10
rely upon the magnanimity of that popu-
laton whom they had most cruelty out
ragged and deceived. He had not the heart
to enter into detail of arguments, or to
express tho indignant emotions which rose
to his lips for utterance. But before God,
and in his inmost conscience, he believed
Slavery WOuld be crucifed, should this an
happy controversy end an a diSmensber-
ment of the Union. If not cruci6ed, il
would carry the death rattle in its throat
1t remained to be seen whether treason
could be carried out with the same facility
with which it had been plotted. THerC
,oas holy courage among the minority o.
every Southern State that might for III,
time be overwhelmed. Lazarus aOas no
dead but slept; and ere long The stone woulc
be rolled aaOay from the mouth ofthe tomb
and they would ,OitneSs all the glories of {
resurrection"
In depicting what secession is to be, h
goes on to say
"If secession were allowed to be carried
out he would show them a Southern Con
federacy, from which every man VoM,
turn back qfrighted and pale, because
| UOUtu O6 ON Hto OtOOuy NuHu Htut "tS Fty'et
of property Oould haze to depend. Sla
very cannot expand rapidly, either within
the Union or without the Union, so long a
slaves remained at thoirpresent high prices
The only mode by which slavery could eve
expand was to reduce the price and have
new source of supply. That was, in fac
the real design Of the coast States, Nj
Clemens, in proof of this, referred to a
the Southern Conventions of late years, an
cited the admissions of Messrs. Miles, Boz
ham, McRae and Crawford, in the Hous'
to show that the object was the re-openin
of the slave-trade. Suppose, said he, tbs
they do not get out Of the Union, tn
equality which they now claim9 That is
little problem in the Rule of Three whic
will be ciphered out if these events al
much longer pending. The border sla'
States might as we'll be prepared, first
last, for the realization of the truth. BI
I, where was slavery to expand9 1.-THE Sou
J, left the Union she ,Veuld never get as nauc
of the present territory as he could gras
IN has hand. n 1Odr of thirty gears wOm
5 never get ii back, nor could there ever
eztorted from the North a treaty giOir
Z the same guarantees to slavery that hc
noU had.