Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-09-11

report 20 day that L am distinguish
politician from Tennessee, l beg leave t
remark to you that am not politician
neither am distinguished man. A
for the first part-the pOlitician-with a
due respect and Difference to my honora
bic friend, Mr.. Johnson) L hope it ma
never be my fate to become one. AI
plause.
| will 90 further, and reeOllect that | al
speaking for myself tonight, and not 70
pOliticians-for some politicians are toler
ably wary when they express themselve
upon this question. If in course of thi
war-and | say it Notwithstanding a por
ton of all once owned in this world
for | do not know that tonight own an,
thing-if in the progress of this war i
becomes necessary for the salvation of thi
Government, and for the preservation o
the Union of these States, that African
Slavery should die, in the name of higl
heaven | say let it perish. Loud anC
long continued cheering
l tell you honestly that the negro has
in my estimation, nothing more to do Will
this trouble in our country, except in on,
aspect-it has no more to do with thest
troubles than the man in the moon. Ap
plause. There is one aspect, and L viii
briefly refer to it. 1t is this: The South
ern leaders never did have the least fear
that our Government would interfere with
our vested rights in the Slave States
They know very well that Congress cannot
do it There are fifteen Slave States in
the Union. There would have to be fully
five Free States before the Constitution
could be altered so as to interfere with
Slavey-twenty six Free States would
have to be added to the Union. While the
North would be doing this the South would
make three or four States out of Texas,
and 50 on. No, this is not what they fear
But there is an aspect on which this Sla-
very question docs influence the Southern
mlnds-the Southern leaders. | will tell
you what they are afraid of. They 'are
not afraid of this great Government inter
fering with them, as appears from the fact
that the institution was safer when we we're
altogether than it is to-day. Here is what
they are afraid o.. fh;y have learned by
experience that Pro-Slavery ideas will not
travel toward the North pole, but that An
ti-Slavery ideas will travel SOuthward.-
They are afraid that the people of Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Virginia may takelt
into their head to abolish Slavery in their
iomain, and they want to make Govern
nent in which the people can't rid them
selves of the institution if they wish
Cries of that's SO. And now, pray, what
becomes of the bOasted doctrine of States
Rights? The old doctrine has been. a.
nong the politicians. that every State had
perfect right to control its own domestic
ltfairs in its own way. Yet here is Con-
ederaey, of which no State can be mem
Der unless it is slaveholdin5 State. If
ohio should take u notion to secede laugh
er and 60 into that Southern COniedera-
y, she would have to become a slavehold-
ne State before she could en:er it.
A Tennesseean who now lives in north
astern Texas told me the other day that
he people of southeastern Texas are afraid
hat the PEOPLE of northeastern Texas will
make that country free territory. Sup
,Ose they do. If the people of Texas want
slavery they can have it. If they DO not
want it, it is none of my business. They
an do with this question Just as they
'lease. If the people of Ohio want Sla-
'ery they can have it. If they do not
want it they can do without it. In eithef
ase |, as citizen of Tennessee, have no
light to com plain. Applause.
| am not going to discuss the reason for
II this. trouble in our country, but there /
S one cause which may allude to. 1t is
o be found in the great and prominent
act that certain bands of wicked-awful-
y wieked-proud, ambitious, OverbeariDg, |
lespicable men, have been deprived of po-
itical power. As my friend Gov john
on said to-day, l will tell you what is the
natter, We didn't elect our man President.
Applause. And not only did these
southern leaders find that they he'd lost /
Il control of the Government for four
ears, but they find another great fact,
hat the ''mud sills" of society, henceforth
nd forever, would control the destinies of
his nation. Loud applause. l know
Omething of the pride of these Southern /
len. They cannot bear the idea that a
OOr common railsplitter should be Presi-
ent over them. Applause ] They can
ot conceive of such thing. Well now,
Or my part, admire rail-splitter who I
as sense enough to reach the Presidential /
hair. .-
They cannot bear the idea of going up
nd bOwing down to President'who once,
Ihen he was a boy. worked up and down
his river for his dimes. That amt all.
hey cannot bear the thought of being ex-
luded from all the great and lucrative Of
ces-Of being thrown from the high Off
es III the Courts eff Europe, where they
've to shine with their fashionable wives
nd pretty daughters. l have sCmetimes
hought that if John Bell had been elect /
d, maybe they would have borne it. But
7hen Mr.. Lincoln was elected, they knew
hat they would see these poor Black Re-
who, like Lazarus, had been ly-
lg at the rich mans door, begging for a
rumb of comfort and not getting it-they
7Ould find them there sitting in the White
louise. clothed in purple and fine linen ev-
ry day and faring sumptuously every
'eek. and worse than all. Old Father A
raham at the head of the table. Loud
pplause.l And now am going to break
P the Government of my fathers t1 graft
Y such men? Never! never [ Loud
heering. Never while the world stands
ill consent to any such thing! Zap
lause. But oh, it hurts them; for there
re just fifteen hundred men in the South
rn COnfederacy. who think they ought to
e President of the United States to-day.
Laughter.
Now, my hearers, I am going to sreak
somett ing political for moment. these
lme bad meD--I am going to throw Int a :
int which | know to be well grouuiied--,
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