Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-10-03

clause In tho Constitution. Now. what did
lie mcetings in Lexington ike they "a aid II whom
they helped, as they thought, 10 eXtnguish the
True Amcricdn, and when on their handbills
thoy printed: "To bell with Clayl" They
didn't do that because thoy quailcd In terror
at the strength arrayod on my sldo-tho Ply
sicul as well rs the moral strength, for there
was not n mechanic IN Lexington but who
was my frlond, They stood by mo, and that
was the secret of my ability To- be one against
5 Mn io Il bce M hS shy hore wh
force ba ,k of me. Well, now. when the slave.
owners saw that was gaining popularity, ind
that the candidate in favor of emancipation
was likely to carry the election they secretly
conspircd against me and II great many of
my friends. There was nn attack made upon
mo at FoXtown, and TO savo my own life un-
Fortunately, I had TO Kill one OF my assail.
ants. BY such methods the slave.owners car
ricd the election. There was not single
non.sIavc- c-owning member of the convention.
Every one was II slavc.owncr. Therefore, !
say owe that Constitution no allegiance. 1t
the Sultan is guilty of over tho Turks. And
what sort of a Constitution did they passl
Why, sir, they had blackguardcd tho Aboli..
they said, "thcso Republicans are fanatics
aud cranks; they pay no respect TO any Con-
stitution." We said that God Almighty, being
n representative OF justice and mercy, was
opposed TO slavery, aud we appealed to mon
to chunge tho Constitution, us we had the
right to do; Nov, these ssllays,ownesss took
do you think they put In His placer
(Laughtcr). Perhaps many of you have
not read II Inn 9 going TO FeSo tn %SS
slave ana its increase is before and higher
than amy Constitutional section" ARTICLE I.
place OF tho Living God! Aud thit stands in
the Constitution OF Kentucky to-day; did you
know it2 Now, gent tlcmen you of the South
say that you will submit to lnw--that slavery
being overthrown you are going to take up
the blue and the gray and mnyle them togcth-
er, and you are going to let the star.spanglcd
banner oy our fathers remain hallowod aud
sacred ms 1t ever was. That is what under
stand you to mean when you came back to
the union-thnt you were willing to let by
cones be by-goncs, aud thnt you would adopt
n new polhicai religion, and that you would
lay down the barbprous instruments of force.
when came to that point in my experience
of your leading journals tho subject of
changing the constitution. Shall
% nor tho Press nor tho Iommcrcidi. But it
was the COuricI-JJurndi which claimed to be
the most liberal of nll the leaders Of tho
Southern Democracy Didn't Watterson
claim thutp Didn't he act as II it wuss
found that my articles did not appear, The
did not get them by mail. or that III thcv did
they were misplaced n tho manipulation of
the Office. said: Write mo whether or not
you got my articlc;" but they have not an.
swcrcd me yet Tncy did not want to discuss
the question of changing the Constitution.
here tonight for Blame ana Logan, because
| have not the right of equality in the Demo-
cratic party, They acknowledge no brother
hood, bc il, Chase, he 1t Seward Julian, Trum.
bull, or Palmer. If you go with the Demo
cratic party, you must bc content to be like
the victims of the icudnl nations, chained to
the chariotS of their cpnquerors | spent
eighteen years of the best years of my life in
the Democratic party asked them TO givc
up this bnrbarism of force: l asked no
fayors OF them, but to be treated with equal
ity. And they just stand now as my Kansas
And so will vote for tho old Republican
party. Great applausc.l
Another gentleman writes mo from Tennes-
see. Said he: Clay you are right. i have
been, like you, trying to get on with .hosc
men. have been voting with them all these
years But what can you make out of a pro-
slavery man?' How can you make civilization
out of such professions as they makeI
Now, IN tina. letter TO the New York sun.
| make reference to the affair ut Danvilc in
Virginia, and to that In Copinh, in Mississippi.
And have read all the evidence, gentlemen,
us 1t was taken by the joint committee of the
United States Senate. And l say that my po'
sition is proven. Any man who reads the CIV.
all can gather from these transactions at
Danville and Copiah the solid South enun.
cates this idea; 'If you are mean enough. II
you are base enough, If you are bad enough
to vote for the Republican party, why, we
won't trouble you; but you shall not organize
the eolpred voters of the South and on tina,
avowal. | say upon my own responsibility
that believe that is the spirit of the Demo
| cratic purity. DEFY tncnl. l VIII array every
voter that by the CONSTITUTION OF Kentucky
| and of the United States is entitled to vote
! against them; and there | stand or fall Us
/ did before. loud npplauSe.I
What is the use of the exhibition? We have
| got an exhibition here in Louisville, and Il
| great exhibition is being gotten up in Louis
| iana. And you are notifying all the other
| States aud all of Europe to come and soc
| what beautiful place the South ls, to come
and see those pleasant lands which God AL
mighty has given us for human habitstion;
| and you say: Come AMI live with us and par
take with us and let us prosper" You ask
the Germans and Austrinns. the Irish and the
| downtrodden and oppressed of every Nation
| to comc-to do whatp TO work, and to bt
| hewcrs of wood and drawers of water; bu
5nGS st not Sse efSep for the
| ganize against the Democratic party: IL tney
| do 1t. they do 1t mt the risk of their lives
Southern Democrats stand together on tina
question. rHurrah for Cash Cay?)
Now, gentlemen, does " Cash lie or does III
tell the TRUTH There are generous mon in th
| South, but there are very few, and they don
control public sentiment They have no pow
cr, and they never will until you show you
manlineSs and dare anybody to touch you II
your sacred right of the ballot free apt
| untrammeled ballot must be obtained in th'
South, Until then, there will be no prospect
| ty in the South.
lcndcrs and look ut the leaders of tho past
| Where are the heroes and champions o
slavery Did they save slavery II you pu
| 1t upon the abstract principle of power; If yoi
deny the question of God; il you deny tn
sentiment of humanity; IL you deny TIN
j equality of men, did they accomplish thei
sir. Then what, sort of leaders are, they
| In ordinary, battles If II man desert
you, you shoot shoot him, should not You
ovcrboard long ago2 And yet they llnger OF
| the scene. If you have II Democratic hero il
the South will tell you who 1t Is 1t is no
| the crafty and sllmy-handed Hcndricks, VIII,
| opposed the war but did not tight. But it l.
jeff Davis; He is the hero OF the South. il
he mott why, look at the demonstrations IL
! the South that attend him wherever he ap
| pears When you were defeated IN battle ant
found that one Southern man could not whiI
six Yankees when you were driven to tn,
| fathers and were asked to obey the laws an,
to reverence the old flag, did these men be
up the republic anew on broad foundations
| No, sir, wc are NIL still struggling with tn
issue. Look at all the immieration who
comes to this country: II stecrs clear of th
| solid South because thcro Is the spirit of bar
| barism there. There is no room for a MAJ
unless ne contributes the political power o
| of tho grey recently 't Texas. j have witl
me few extracts from the ,spcoohes. wha
do the speakers say! "We'rc not ashalncc'
of the lost cause, and II we hal it to Dc
| over again we would net Just as wo dit
before, Tnoy defy. you,, and the,
ayow the same PRINCIPLES that brough
Con stitution OF the United States, and TO th,
oaths thcy had secretly sworn to. What dc
| you Heur ccnOlHp from Nlrplnlu ana MiSslS
| sippiY What do you hear from West Virginia
| Why, Democratic member of the Legsla
turc is reported to have SAID that tho RepuD
| Leans are going to bring black voters int
| West Virginia. and he says: ''lf they do. no
2 single negro in West Virginia Shall be al
lowed TO vote" What right, mon of Kon
tucky, have they to say because some mcl
arc Illegally imported that therefore no hon
est citizen of the colored race In West Yr
gina shall be allowed 10 voter 1t Is tho sam'
| right which the Democratic party of Ken
tucky suys is higher than tho Constitution
| and the law--thc god OF force; that is wha
| they mean. Tho say that not single ncgr,
| shall vote under such circumstances. Havi
| the negroes consented 10 this alleged fraud
| Not at all. But tho Democrats clam the rlgh
| TO use the inherent power of despotism. |
| white mon organize the coorcd men 10 vot,
| the Republican, ticket, .hen the Democrat
| sny they will drive them ont of the State
| They will do il by violence; there is no iuv
| for H..
| Why, just look here right under your owl
| eyes, IN the seat of civilization, in the blue
| grass land, the old scene OF tho mob of ls45
| Did you hear of the election the other day
| First the s'ayo-power goes to n Republican
meeting and interrupts II, and claims repre-
| IN al a "a