Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-01

/ to disgrace and destroy US, they have lied
in their own souls that forever respond to
the truth, that all mankind are created
equal. They are miserable hypocrites -
| How can any man look another man in
the face and claim rights for himself that
he will not cOnesds to others?
took my seat in the Senate Of the
United States twelve years ago. and, as
1od is my judge, have served you to the
best of my ability. From the first hour Of
my Senatorial service have been branded
as Radical. That high position was OF
Of my own seeking. / could have prefer
red an humber walk, but you called me
to the place, and l have not, as am proud
TO declare, either compromised my man
hood or lost sight of the interests Of my
country.
When Itook my place in the Senate what
| did hBd2 fund the North bound hand
and foot by the chains which the oligarehs
Of the South had forged for them. Not one
Of our Senators dared to lift up his head
in the midst of that in fernal crew IThat's s
sol Why, even the ablest wisest, great
est Of them all, Daniel Webster, had bowed
his head to those conspirators against free
government, and openly declared that he
"knew no North" And truly there was
no North.
But ct once determined that as far as
was concerned, there should be q North,
that the whole republic should not 20 south
for absolute direction in all affairs Of the
Government I was determined that the
right Of speech should be vindicated, let it
cost what it might believe fully in the
fundamental doctrines that the fathers had
published to the world, and l was convinc-
ed that the only safety for this nation was
in standing firmly to those principles
believed in human rights, and was resolv-
ed, come what might, to defend them. Be
ieving that all mankind were created with
inslienable rights, would l not have been
dereliet in my du:y, and false to you, had
| not set them forth as the supreme object
Of free Institutions
These sentiments underiie all my acts,
whether good or bad. The people are now
passing upon the merits Of this radicalism,
and l rejoice to find the great mass Of our
citizens are fully up to the rsdicalism with
which l was branded Indeed, it seems as
if the people were getting ahead Of me.
shall be compelled TO step little further
along in truth and freedom 10 keep my po-
sition ss Radical You are getting ahead
Of me. Applause and laughter 1 have
entered into this race, and an resolved
that no man shall get ahead Of me in pur-
suing the freedom aud glory of my coun-
try. | am determined TO wage this contest
till the nation shall no longer be rebuked
by despots or its hypocrisy-till cur great
Republic shall be relieved of this internal
curse. The internal traitors declared war
without provocatlon, because they could
not abolish the doctrines Of Revolution,
and b;iEg the whole country under the ban
Of their accursed doctrines.
BLAMELEss GOVERNMENT.
We find, my friends, that our country is
involved in gigantic civil war, such as
has never been known in the history Of
mankind. Why is it thus Is there any
thing wrong in the theory Of our Govern
ment that has led to these disastrous con-
sequences? Has the Government done
anything so wrong that nearly Que half Of
this nation should unite for its overthrow
Is there anything in our institutions or
laws that has worked injury to a single
human being2 No, sir. No one has felt
the power OF the Government, except as it
has protected him in the enjoyment Of all
his rights. Not even a stakeholder can
say that any political injury has been in
Aioted upon him. Wherein has il inter
fered with him or his rights under the
constitution So lightly has this Govern
ment fallen upon the citizen, that, but FOR
its protection, he would scarcely know that
il existed at sll. Its benefcence has been
so impartial and universal that every citi-
zen has reason to rejoice that he lives IN
der it.
What has it done TO any one that he
should seek its overthrow? ? Come poliu-
clans tell us that some Of our laws have
been oppressive to certain section; that
the Shareholders have endured intolerable
wrongs which they could not redress but
by rebellion. If this is so, then we are
all wrong and Of all evil doers the most
eulpable. II they have suffered wrongs at
our hands, and we have refused to redress
them, Of all men in Gods world we are
the most guilty.
But, how stands the case This war Is
waged in behalf of human slavery. This,
not even Copperhead san deny. Wehsve
1t from their own words that this is q war
in the interest Of the institution of sla-
very. They tell us that they wage this
war in order TO maintain and extend hu-
man bondage. All this difficulty, there
fore has arisen IN consequence OF our un-
Willingness to extend that odious institu-
ton over all the world Are we to blame
for this natural and necessary repugnanee
70 Slavery Have we not a right IN
der the Constitution to believe that it is
wroBg2
But while thus believing, have We abat-
ed one jot Of their Constitutional rights
As much as | abhor bondage, l hold my
self under obligation to abide By the Con-
sttutiOn of my country in all its guaran-
ties, though it sanction the greatest enor-
nifty ever perpetrated. From the time
that great controversy between the two
sections Of ovr country commenced, l have
held myself accountable to you and to God
for the manner in which l have executed
my trust 1 therefore appear before you
to day to show that it is not the acts of
those men who dislike slavery that justify
the South in attempting to overthrow the
Government.
Was there ever q nation that had ad-
vsnced TO prosperity and power like our
own up to the time this rebellion broke
out? Your Government was the boast of
every American citizen, who in the face Of
all mankind gloried in the institutions of
his country. There was nothing of which
the citizen was so proud as the matchless
equity Of the principles Of cur Govern
ment, Il seemed as If every one rever-
enced the glorious old flag as he reverenced
his religion, and | am now amazed to find
so many in our State uniting with the
traitors against it.
A Voice-Damn them.
Mr.. Wade = Yes, and they will be
damned.
A voice-And damned eternally.
Mr.. Wade-And they will be damned
eternally, unless there is something mys-