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

failed to designate any injury We hi q lone
to them, or TO afford Us the opportunity 1.
repair the wrong. And during all this
time, they actually had the majority in
Congress, and could have got any meas
bre they asked. We called out to them:
"Gentemen, is there anything we have
done against you2 If so, why don't you
ask its re1esl?' Sir, they were as dumb
as Bslaam's ass. They could not cite Us to
anything. No act Of Congress could they
complain,of.
sTEALISG NEGROES.
They say that we stole their negroes.
Let rs look at that. In the first place,
those VINO lost negroes are still in the
Union as true loyal States, while those who
are in rebellion never lost any negroes By
theinterference Of Northern citizens. Why,
bless you, the negroes Of South Carolina,
that tock the lead in secession, hsd to ira
vel farther through slave States to get into
free State, than they lad to travel through
free States 10 get into Canada. Could
they not catch their negroes, with the help
of all the inhabitants of those slave States,
before reaching Mason and Dixon's line,
four hundred miles off Would not the
people South help them? II not, should
the freeman Of Ohio be compelled to do the
dirty work thai the Shareholders won't
perform What absurdity, to suppose that
when the South won't catch negroes, we
are 10 be forced into such service Why
in Gods name did they not catch them
themselves? Did they suppose that we
were 10 be the dogs to catch their negroes
Why did you not start out your own bull
dogs and catch your own runaway men
Laughter. He who says that we have
injured them in this behalf, is not well in
formed, and if not informed, he ought to be.
In regard to the loss Of slaves that has
been 30 much complained Of call your
attention to the census of the United
ststes. 1t was compiled by Southern men,
and Of course affords authority on this sub
ject that the rebels cannot dispute. We
find from this report that the loss of slaves
from these rebel States from all sources,
not only those who have fed, but have been
lost in every other way, except by ordinary
death, amounts to but one-fftieth Of one
per cent per annum. This shows that the
loss of slaves has been less than losses in
any ether species Of personal property.
What property have you so safe IS their
slave property? | say, therefore, that sll
their ciamor about the loss Of slaves by
Northern interference, is a hypocritieal
sham. Had it been the Border States that
rebelled, there would be more consistency
in making such justification of their
course. But they are loyal still, and in
the interior States which lost nothing, the
hypocrisy is laid open to The view Of ev-
erybody.
Why, my friends, these leaders Of the
rebellion have uniformly spurned the idea
that it was the loss Of slaves that melted
their hostility to the North Senator
TOombs stood up day after day, and said
that they cared not for the personal liser-
ty bills Of the Northern States.
He told US that it was not that, but it
was the spirit of liberty in the North that
they hated. Northern society, with its
equality, universal suffrage and free
schools, was considered incompatible with
the institutions Of the South. | asked
Mr.. Toopbs how many slaves had been
lost by Georgia in consequence Of aboli-
tionism. he replied that Georgia had not
lost any. What, then, are you complain
ing Of? further inquired. He replied
that it was the "develish spirit of the
North that they could not endure.
OBJECT OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEETs OF THE SOUTH.
No, my friends, it cannot be disguised
that their object is very different from
that which some in the North imagine
They are determined to set up different
form Of government in the South. They
argue that slavery and freedom cannot ex-
ist together in the same government. We
all know that slavery and despotism can
not co-eIist in the same country. You
might as well undertake to mix oil and
water, right and wrong, justice and iDjus-
tice, and have a harmonious combination,
as to intermarry slavery with freedom
This they understood and believed as
thoroughly as any Of US. What they are
determined upon is to undertake a monar-
chial government Are you willing that
nearly half of our territory shall be
snatohed from us to be turned under mo-
narchial cOntrol2 No, no never
was one OF the committee of thirteen
to devise some compromise with the South
to prevent civil war. We told that had
we adopted the Crittenden Compromise, we
should have prevented the war. What
foundation is there for this ? Had we not
conceded everything they asked? Did we
not propose to repeal all obnoxious acts,
make amendm nts to the Constitution,
and pledge ourselves in their favor2 Had
we not been compromising for their ad-
vantage for nearly half century? Had
we not carried concilia-ion as far as con-
could go? Had we not almost
lost our manhood in attempts 10 eoneiliats
these tyrants?
They demanded Missouri as a slave State,
against the will OF q majority Of the peo.
pie, and threatened TO rend the Union
asundeT unless we should yield to them.
Wegranted them Missouri, and they agreed
to the future freedom OF all our territory
above the line of thirty-six thirty. Now
look at the cunning, slimy, treacherous
conduct Of these chivalrOus gentlemen who
profess to be so elevated in spirit as 10 de-
spise the ides Of cheating anybody. Un-
der this compromise they made Louisiana
and Arkansas slave States, and we're to
have every inch they we're entitled to un-
der the bargain. Nov let me show the
catch penny arts they resorted 10.
had the ink Of the compromise
become dry, before Mr.. Calhoun urged the
removal Of the Indian tribes into that por-
tion Of the Territory secured to freedom.
This the North at once agreed to. The In
dians Of Alabama and Georgia were re-
moved TO the territory now included in
Kansas, and treaty stipulations we're
entered into with them. Il was solemnly
stipulated that the Government should
never purchase these LANDS OF the Indians.
These sly, undermined, dishonest in
triguing men not only made such treaties,
but made them irrepealable for all time to
came Why all this For no other pur-
pose than to cheat you out Of this free
territory They had urged that slavery
should be allowed 10 go there, but having
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