Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-01
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ss constitutional provision And how
ere We all shocked when these very men
sno got up the compromise and declared
4 50 sacred, had demanded its repeal, and
the members from the South had 60 far
forgotten justice and sacrificed msnhood
| as to thus please these Southern despots
l fought it as long as had breath to
do So Others fought il and we kept it of
for Eve months. But the Fat had gone
forth. The final hour arrived, and never
shall / forget that dismal, terrible mid
night when the deyilish deed was done
and ell this territory pledged 10 Freedom
was doomed to Slavery. How these scoun-
drels hissed their contempt into our faces
after it was done They had bumiliated
the whole North once more, and they ad-
ded insult to injury. They dragged out
an old United States field piece and dis
charged hundred guns as we passed out
Of the Senate Chamber in celebration Of
our humiliation and degradation y
never shall forget that, and then I swore
in my wrath that they should repent of it..
Well did Daniel Webster say there is no
North! They treated US like dogs, and
/ despised us as towards. They said that
one Southern man could whip seven
Northern men. They insisted that the
North would quail under their threats and
give way upon every question. We had
trampled upon our own manhood so often
| that we had none left. Did they not
threaten to dissolve the Union whenever
we were stubborn and did not that bring
them the required submission7 Did they
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| threats, and then did they not get the re-
peal Of that Compromise by the same in
Auence that they brought to bear upon
/ cowards2
But the people Of Kansas sbhorred
Slavery as you abhor it. They passed the
Topeka Constitutions free Constitution.
They detested the institution, and snsked
it out Of the territory. But the despots
got up the Lecompton Constitution against
the will Of the people, and by the most
fraudulent means hurled it into Congress
as the organic law Of the young State. An
sttempt was made 10 pass it over the
heads Of the people, and they would have
effected their purpose Ind il not been for
Douglas, Broderick, Critenden and some
others, just men Of the Democratic party.
who had already gone as far as they could
in this ridiculous, absurd and upid work
Of Cancellation. They proved that they
were resolved to carry every measure by
appeals to our fears. Mr.. Douglas refused
to take this last step. He saw that the
Southern despots had no respect for the
will of the people Mr.. Broderick told
them that he had gone as far as human
nature would let him go 70 appease their
wrath. He would unite with the Repub-
licans, with Mr.. Crittenden, and with any
just men to defeat this last miserable
fraud. And SO he did, and a measure
that would have disgraced King Bomb
was defeated. Why, it was to be irrepeal-
able.
Mr.. sherman.-Not even debatable.
Mr.. Wade.-No, not even debatsble.
And yet some among you were disposed to
oppose il. And to-day We fnd faction
still guided by the Southern traitors, who
are in the very act of destroying the Ma
ton But thank God that the people
are rising in their might 10 rebuke those
who cry peace when there is no peace
They had the Government in their own
hands. They had two-thirds of the Sen
ate and msjority in the House, and could
have done anything they pleased in legis-
alton Aad yet they stole your ships,
aptured your fortidcations, seized your ar
csnals, robbed your custom houses, and
Sired upon your flag, not for the purpose o.
redressing any grievance, because they
had a majority and could have peacelbly
corrected any abuse. Peace with these
traitors before they ask for peace