Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-04

What TrunspIrcd Behind the Curtain.

to represent the Democracy of Cuyahoga cOun-
ty. Let it be remembered that they were
elected by Convention called by the Central
Committee of the County through Mr. John S.
Stephenson their Chairman, published in the
PLAIN Dealer, appointing the Convention for
Saturday, the oath ultimo, and Friday the 23d
ult. for the election of delegates from the dif-
ferent Townships and Wards of the county
stating that the several Ward Committees
would determine the time (Or hour) and place
in the several Wards Mr.. Stephenson, in
stead of carrying out the provisions of his call
in good faith, was induced by the advice of his
political managers to change the day, Friday
as before mentioned, to Thursday the 22d ut,
publishing the call with the several Commit
tees names attaehed-some Of whom had no
knowledge of the fact until the day after-for
the Ward Meetings in the PLAN Dealer Of that
evening, fixing the hour at u and s O'Clock,
and in some Wards emitting altogether to name
the hour. The opponents of the Administra-
ton having by precOncerted action secured the
Douglas men to be on the ground by the time
the PLAIN Dealer was delivered in the various
Wards, and before the Democracy had time to
see the paper, proceeded to elect the delegates
to the County Convention. By this fraud and
Douglas villainy under the eye of the "Gover-
nor" Mr.. Payne and his eight associates were
sent 10 Columbus to represent one of the most
important counties in the State The Conven-
tion by resolution authorized the delegates in
the several Congressional districts to elect
their own members of the several Committees
by this means Mr.. Payne being supported by
the 18th District was enabled to secure a place
on the COMMITTEES Of Resolutions-the only Do
sition he was enabled to occupy in the Conven-
ton. Mr. Payne sets out by declaring that the
Convention passed resolutions to the entire
satisfaction of all save the common enemy and
opponents against whose false doctrines and
political heresies it has ever been and will con-
tinue to be the destiny of the Democracy of
the State and naticn TO contend" Now, who
are the common enemies forsoOthi Certainly
al those who do not sustain the national ad-
mInistration and endorse its measures. Those
claiming to be Democrats and opposing the ad-
ministra,ion are its opponents, against whose
false doctrines and political heresies the Democ-
racy will ever contend. Did not Mr.. Paynes
conduct at Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianap-
oils, show him to be an opponent or common
enemy! If my recollection is right he went on
mission or pilgrimaget to those cities last win
ter TO teach Democrats how to become Free
Soilers, and to pay his devotions at the black
shrine of Abolitionism.
Mr.. Payne voted against every one Of the
resolutions in committee pertaining to national
affairs passed at Columbus. So his vote
stamps hiIsa to be n @common enemy or Oppo-
nent, entertaining false doctrines and political
heresies,' for he says that all who are not sat
isfed with the resolutions he voted against and
could not eonscieniiously endorse belong to this
class of individuals Mr.. Payne has by an
ingenious and studied effort attempted to show
that the President and his Administration have
not been endorsed by the State Conventiou.-
he says @the Democracy was represented by its |
ablest and most talented men from every part Of |
the State, and hence that free, temperate and |
dignified discussion in and elsewhere commit |
tee which was productive of such emincntly |
satisfactory results" What be intends to be |
understood by "in and elsewhere committee /
and which, DC" am at loss to conjecture /
Surely the "Governor'' and Mr.. Foley must |
have graduated in the same class.
Mr.. Payne next insults the good sense of ev-
cry democrat in Ohio by saying that "The
Convention commenced its good work by ad-
ministering a severe rebuke to the President
and his advisers for prescribing a test of party
fealty and orthodoxy" Every Democratic Ad-
ministration from Mr.. jefferson down has pre-
scribed party tests; especially did President
Pierce upon the Kansas-Nebraska act, and the
democracy sustained him in so doing, and so did
Mr.. Payne by voting for Mr.. Pierce in the Gin
vention until Mr.. Buchanan was nominated |:
The Convention administered no rebuke to the
Administration, but on the contrary heartily in
dorsed it by approving the English Confer
ence Bill" an Administration measure which
met the approval of the President by receiving
his own signature. This measure, so Just in
its provisions, was opposed by Mr.. DOug.a and
his Black Republican allies.
Mr.. Payne next travels out Of Ohio into Iili-
nois aud Hbels the democracy Of that State for
the President, and calls on the Ad-
ministratiOn men to desert and 90 for Senator .
Douglas, the ally and eoadjutor of Messrs Gid
iings, Chase and Seward. Mr.. Douglas sup !
pOrters are The bolters, renegades and disorgan-
zers who by their own acts have placed :
themselves outside Of any healthy political or
yanization.
Mr. Payne says al the reafirming of the Gin
,innati Platform, which the Convention did, is :
sufficient assurance 20 our brethren in other
States of the continuation of our national SEN
iments and character, that being the only test
If national democracy" This is decidedly cool :
n Mr. Payne after his having voted in committee
lgainst the first resolution ind rising tbs Ma
iOnal Platform as a whole, and introducing a |
ubstitute made up of garbled extracts from !
dr Douglas speeches on the LecomptOn bill
S an Endorsement of the Cincinnati Platform, !
which substitute was very properly voted down
y the Committee.
The fourth resolution, Mr.. Payne says, has =
very distinguished paternity" and that Il is
proposition in which Senator Douglas fully \
uncurs with the President" This reminds one !
( the school boy who Was exceedingly graft :
ed to find be coneurred with Noah Webster
Mr.. Payne says the Republicans affect great 4
stOnishment that Anti LecomPton Democrats "a
hOuld have passed the resolutions compli- y
lentarv to the President of the United States,
expressing " confidence in his ability, patriot :,
I'M, purity of character, and WisdOm to ad-
linister the affairs of Government 1t is =
tile wonder that they express astOnishment \
hen it is known that Mr.. Payne voted L
gainst the resolution in Committee, endorsing 4
ie Administration and Its misunderstanding /
set speech in opposition theretO-but voting
y it on its final passage in Convention 7
Mr.. Payne says the President is the FFegi- j
enf sui Astonishing deyelopement He hi
ust have learned OF this Whsn last in Wash
gton as was evidenced by his hegira from that Il
ty.
Mr. Payne seems sadly disappointed since
s return from Columbus. No wonder, Y
T he desired to be the President Of the Con-
ntion. This was simply impossible, his Sly
Ipointrnent however gratifying 70 himself y
0uld have ssvored Of sustaining his heretieal
,ctrines promulgated though Ohio and Indi- wi
IS while on his mission. he then solicited to Co Z
the Temporary Chainman-this was overruled. =
E then eIerted,himself to place his Immaculate
end, Mr Steedman, in the Chair, bot with
better success Mr.. Steedman only reeeiV-