, 1862-09-04

in the hall Of the House Of Representatives
last night.
he cou1menced by saying that it Was the
glorious privilege Of republican Institutions
to give uttcrance to the sentiments of the
heart. When last he addressed Kentucky /
audience, he was denied the use Of that hail. |
but spoke upon the steps Of the capitol IN
dn1knesB, storm and cold. He regarded the
change as good omen.
His remarks were confined to-1st, our |
foreign policy; Cd, our national policy, and |
50, CIR State policy. H was severe in his |
condemnation OF the English government and |
people. He said that when on his way to
Russia, on stopping in London, he was utterly
astonished to lind the English people Of all
classes on the side Of the rebellion: He
heard Lord Brougham, in the House Of Lords,
ticD. and should be left alone By Eaglishn=n;
yet Lord B. was president Of IN anti-slayery
association in London. He believed the pre-
tended opposition to slavery in Eng
land to be base hypocrisy, used to5
upon lie United States, aud only
abandoned when a better opportunity
| offered Of weakening the power Of the United
| States government. He regard ed the procll
nation Of neutrality issued by the British
| government the day after the arrival of our
minister, asa violation OF treaty as sufficient
| for declaration of var on the part of the
United states. It was q recognition Of the
| Southern Conftdcracy, a nd all England coald
GQ uNltbb bI1t ICsUIlEU 10 AElutQ lHIETftuLlou~
England seized upon the Trent aff.ir, aud de-
| termiped to push matters to extremities. She
| failed in that by the sagacitY of Mr. Seward.
She has lal1tn back upon her old system Of
lying and sllndering. She is using all her
endeayor to poison the minds Of the English
withholding the truth,
Bull Run Russel was an agent Of the Brit
ish government for that purpose, and should
have been expelled from our country much
Eooner than he was.
SEEING ro hope in England, Mr.. Clay went
to France, and found tue government and the
people frieudly to the United States, not~ith-
standing the English press had persistently
published the contrary.
Russia is also our fast and frm friend
Slr. Clay said the republican party had &C
complished all it desired to do regarding the
emancipation Of slavery when it txcludsd it
from the District of Columbia and the terrific
ries; that it never intended to make war
upon slavery in the slave states Here are his
exact words upon that subject:
sTbe federal government has no power to
make war upon slavery, nor upon any other
property, as an object OF right. But rebels
a:alnst its authority forfeit all right to life
1it.r'y- and property. In the Loyal, slave
| States would not injure unnecessarily the
loyal slave owner. To reach the rebel master
> would proceed in the way best suited to
save the legal aud destroy the dsioyal:. But
iu the rebel States I would proclaim liberty
=
organize their labor, the basis Of all thel1
power, arm them tor the forts, employ them
+; | in the camps aud in the mar2hes. 1t
| word, would recall the 1000, QUO O.
the black allies whom, in false magnaulmity
i" We have loaned to the enemy, and b.iug them
Rack into an active detense of the Union, tht
!, Constitution and the enforcement Of the Laws
. Whatever loyal slave-owners should suffer b.
= this public necessity Of the war-power, Q
self ee1t nse should be tsirly compensated ou
= | of fhe common fTfas11rg 1f the limited
: | Stattn.n
y S1r. Clay thought that peaee Was the. grea
= end to be attained. He would offer it to tn
t, South, and on condition that they would /.
down their arms and return to their a1lt
glance, he would advise the repeal of oil cor
- lscation acts, and urge general amnesty acl
It was idle to talk Of hanging JED. Davis
or even John Breckenridge, who deserved
:, brethren, "Lay down your aras, return t
'f the old flag and the old constitution unit
st with us in puishing all your foreign enemies
81 who bate you as much as they do us, aud q
:. shall be forgiven and forgo.ten.n rreme1
D. dous czeering.1 But if 16e South should +,
d; fuse these terms, then he would{have the 10y;
=. people rise in their might and swear that til
\, rebellion should be put down, that this coul
try should be one though i: should cost e.
cry available dollar and every available maj
a. Il Mr.. Clay accepted command, it woul
be upon the condition that he conduct Il
- war according to his Judgment
He would try to make a war that shou,
win. He would emancipate tue slaves ofre
J., els, not for the sake Of freeing the slaves, b.
~ for the sake Of weakening the masters.
ID. thought that Kentucky offered bounty
ID. treason by protecting and fostering rebels
nd her borders. If the South succeeded the re
els were safe and Union men would be
"a, stroyed. The rebels were safe and guarded
the possession ct their rights by Che Unit
Ls6 troops.
- Such system of warfare Tas absurd a
'oa could never succeed. He urged upon t
70 legislature, the adoption Of the Presfden'
policy OF emancipation and compensate
thought it was wise, and urged q conyenti
Of the people to consider the subject.
n Mr. C1ay's speech was attentiTely listen
, to, ard was more conservative than ma
had expected He spoke about tWo hour