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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
Abraham Lineoln.

A special correspondent Of the North
American In Springfield, writes thus cen-
cerning Abrahun Lincoln the Republican
candidate for the Presidency; Mr.. Lin
coin may be regarded us representing what !
viii venture 70 call the highest type Of Wes-
tern civilization in the country; for the de-
velopment o. man, northwest Of the Ohio, is
essentially different from what we are ac-
customod to see east Of it. He is, in other
words, a representative of those energetic,
sturdy and progressive people who have by
their own strong arms aud stout hearts cleared
tbe forests, plowed the prairies, constructed
the railroads, and carried the churches and
school houses into the once wilderness of this
mighty region, causing it to blossom like a
garden, and dilIusing blessings everywhere,
However politics may separate parties, in
this State There is but one opinion among fair
minded men as to the moral worth, eleva-
ted character and purity of Abraham Lincoln,
In Springfield, which has been SO long his
home, all parties vie with each other in testi-
flying to his energy, uprightness, and all the
virtues which adorn and dignity private life.
In his intercourse he is frank, direct and man
ly, withou, reservation or quihbhng OF any.
kind. While maintaining decOrous and deli
0ite reserve in regard to that immediate future
which is now foreshadowing so unmisIakably,
he is entirely free to express bis opinions
on all subjects Of public policy, and par
ticularly in regard to the gFeas principles
which have Of late years so much divided par.
ties Mr. Lincoln stands nearer to the old
and recognized landmarks of the Constitution
which have been hOnored OF all men, than all
most any public man now before the country.
THE Administration ofMr Lincoln is destined
to become historical in this respect-that the
President will be freely assailed before enter.
ing Office, and viii be as freely applauded be-.
fore he leaves il, as one who had been true
to ali his constitutional duties, and false to mo-
obligation Of section. It may be ventur0d as|
prediction, upon the knowledge of his past.
career, and of his admitted fidelity to all be-
believes, that Mr. Lincoln's Inaugural will do
more to restore harmony between the North
ana South, and to correct erroneous prejudices'
than all the protestations ofaI the pretended
Union-sayers together. He is a Union man.
thoroughly, honestly, and truly, and not by
profession; and be viii maintain every right
Of the South with stern and inhexible in
tegrity, as of the North, Or the East or the
West. A man born in Kentucky, bred in the
vicissitudes of this giant West, who has had
to carve out his own fortune, the son and.
grandson of Virginians who sprang from eld'
Berks in Pennsylvania, is not apt to have.
mcuh other blood in his veins than what is
national and American
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01

ualA AANEAa4AAGaAAAA HNAAA WV ANAH
n the first place an homes, man for Pres
i6ent. Friends and foes concedo this. In
casting his ballot, every supporter of Lincoln
viii vote to deliver the Government from the
domination of the Slave Power, and TO re-
ineugurate the doctrines which distinguished
ard rendered immortal the Administrations
Of Washington, jefferson, Nadisqp, and
Monroe. His vote viii be to maintain the
principles promulgated by the Declaration of
Independence; to protect Free Labor, Free
Speech, Free Press Free Territories and Free
States; to opposes Congressional Slave Code
and the mischievous heresy of Squatter Sow
ereignty; to repudiate the Dred Scott
decision as the miserable dictum of sectiona
md partisan judges; to put stop to the pi-
ratical African Slave Trade; to abrogate the
Hack and white slavery Douglas has estab-
lished in New Mexico; to crush out Filibus-
tering; to provide for tariff for revenue
with incidental protection to industry; to
secure free Homesteads t. rec men; TO extend
OFT Railroads to the Pacific, unitiag the
East and the West, the North and the South;
10 improve the navigation of our great inland
Lakes and Rivers; TO retrench the public ex-
penditures and pay Off the Democratic pub
JIG debt; to banish Treasury shinplasters; to
admit the of rejected Territory of Kansas;
10 preserve the Union Of the States against
al oppressOrs; against the traitorous doc
trine of secession for any cause; and for pre-
serving the rights of all sections Ofthe Union
intact and in good faith
This is bat an epit0me of some Of the OBJ
iects to be secured by voting for Lincoln and
Hamlin. Do they not meet your honest ap-
proval2 Work and vote then for their At
tainment. Ask your neighbors to compare
them with the sole and miserable alternative
presented b1 0azaoo-a.s--c--;a,, a,,;-.---11 11rT17
ATTEMPTED DEFEAT OF THE CHOICE
OF A PRESIDENT BY THE SOVEREIGN
PEOPLEI
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
Old Age.

The following extract is from a sermon of
the late Theodore Parker, on Old Age:
The old man, he said, loves the sunshine
and fire, the arm chair and the shady nook.
A rude wind would jostle the full grown
apple from its bough, full ripe, full colored
too. The internal characteristics correspond.
General activity is less. Salient love of new
things and of persons which bit the young
mans heart, fades away. He thinks the old
is better. He is not venturesome; he keeps at
home. Passion once stung him into quick
ened life; now that gad1y is no more buz-
zing in his ears. Madame de Stael finds
compensation in science for the decay of the
passion that once fired her blood; heatheni
Socrates seTs99Ety 9Ey Eeer4r 4ro 06 ttbaFF ttbaF ftavenoas
beast, which has disturbed his philosophic
meditatiOns for many years. Romance is
the child Of passion and imagination; the
sudden father that the long prOtracting
mother this. Old age has little romance
Only some rare man, like Wilhelm Won Hum
b0ldt, keeps it still fresh in his bosom. In
intellectual matters, the old man loves to
recall the old time, to review his favorite old
men-no new ones half so fair. So in Ho-
is always talking of the olden times, before
the grandfathers of the men then living had
come into being; ''not such as living had de-
generate days" Verse loving John Quincy
Adams turns off from Byron and Shelly and
Wieland and Goethe, and returns to Pope.
Elder Brewster expects to hear st.
Martins and Oid Hundred chanted in heaven.
To him heaven comes in the used musical
tradition. The middle aged man looks
around at the present; he hopes less and
works more. The old man looks back on
the field he has trod: "this is the tree 1
..lanted; this is my footsteps" and he loves
his old home, his old carriage, cat dog, staff
and friend. In lands where the vine grows
1 have seen an old man sit all day long, sun
ny autumn day, before his cottage door, in a
great arm cheir, his old dog lay eOuched at
his feet, in the genial sun. The autumn
winds played in the old mans venerable
hairs; above him on the wall purpling in
the sunlight, hung the full clusters of the
grapes, ripening and maturing yet more
The two were Just alike; the wind stirred
the vine leaves and they fell; stirred the old
mans hairs, and they whitened yet more
Both were waiting for the spirit IN them TO
be fully ripe. The young man looks forward
the old man looks back. How long the
shadows lie in the setting sun the steeple
mile long reaching across the plain, as the
sun stretches outthe hills in grotesque dimen-
sions. So are the events of life in the old
mans consciousness
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
Free speecI, hi South CaToIiua.

The CarlestOn Mercury, long the leading
Democratic paper in South Carolina, thus
speaks Of Mr. Douglas, who boasts that his
creed may be defended in every State in the
Tr-,io-,
"His voice will not be tolerated in this
State-even though it be free country. 1t
is more than the wholesome condition OF his
skin is worth. He would be kicked from
every stump in the State. The cry of shame
from every quarter of the South should rise
up against Virginia, that she has not only
permitted her soil to be desecrated by the
bullying threats ofviolenee againsther South
ern sister States, but men have been found
there-found in masses-to heot this Western
blackguard with their cowardly shouts of
applause. ShameI shamel upon poor old
Virginia. Who could have thought she could
hare come to this 2"
It seems that in the far-down Southern
States, Douglalism is just as bad as anything
How fearful must be that state of public
which censures Virginia for her
tolerance.
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HOW tbe DoueIas Leaders Caught Ii.

By the following from the Tribune it ap-
pears that the stock panic has caught some of
politicians badly. 1t says:
We are sorry to hear that the Douglas
leaders in this State have been terrible
sufferers by the stock panic which Mr.. Cobb,
Mr.. Sehell, and their fellow plotters have got
up in Wall street. Van Schaick, the broker,
who exploded on Saturday, was the con-
fidential stock-agent of the Douglas men,
Their losses are understood to be enormous
1t was too bad OF Cobb & Co. to take such
vengeance on their ancient foes. They ought,
at least now that Fusion and Harmony are
the order of the day, to have given them
warning of their Final Dodge, before it was
too late. 1t is surprising how merciless and
unforgiving is the hate of the Disunion man
ayers for the Douglas SOfts. But Furnishing
them in the stock market after this style, is
really too bad.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
me- DIsunIon plan OF The TRAITORS.


The Washington correspondent Of the N.
Y. Times discloses what purports to be the
plan Of the Dhanion traitors to break up the
Confederation in She event Of the election of
Republican President. 1.-THE details, the
writer says, "aiTord unmista1able proof that
the conspirators have no confidence in the
sympathy of the masses, even of tae Gulf
States, Their plan is to betray the South
into rebellion, by repetition of the Lecomp-
ton fraud They dread the consequences Of
a direct appeal to the people on the question
of Disunion. To elude this danger, the gen
eral convention of the seeding States is TO be
elected by their several Legislatures, and
upon this body full and conclusive powers Of
dissOlving the Union, and of electiug Breck-
inridge to the Presidency, are to be con
lerred
"The people are not to be consulted, either
in the initatOry process Of electing the Con-
vention, or in the ratification of its resolves.
The reasonable oligarchs, with Characters
tic contempt for the rights and Interests of
the people, are determined to take the re-
sponsibility Of proclaiming Southern Con-
tederacy and the masses will be dragooned
into acquiescenoe by fire and sword. All
who resist or decline to aid the traitors, are
to suffer death and a con6scation of prop
erty.
1t is expected by these miserable plotters
Of treason that they will have the active CO.
operation Of England and France, and partic-
ularly the latter. The Southern Confeder-
acy, in order to enlist the sympathies of these
foreign Powers, will open their ports to the
free admission of their merchandise. This
policy would accord admirably with the Free
Trade theories of the Gulf States, but how it
will comport with the maintenance of an in
dependent Government we are not told It.
is, however, expected that, instead of pro-
tecting themselves, they will be protected by
the great military and naval Powers of Eu-
rope. Louis Napoleon has been consulted,
and has given promise of any number of
troops whenever his Intervention shall be-
come necessary. They even rely on the en-
ployment of Northern mercenaries to defend
them.
"Such are the beggaTly and eowardly ex-
pedients upon which the Disunionists depend
for the accomplishment of their desperate
schemes. Well may they refuse to submit
such measures to the calm judgment of the
people. A coup dstat is their only chance
of success in precipitating the South into
irretrievable ruin"
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
states that Mr.. Buchanan sanctions hescheme
Of Southern Republic, and will make over
to the disuniORists the archives, Treasury,
Army and Navy, as soon as the dissolution
takes place.
All the above must be taken with many
grains of allowance" Washington is great
city for sensation rumors, and the CORES
pOndents of the New York press are employ
ed and paid for scenting them out. True or
false, they make the papers sell, and New
York publishers have n big eye to business.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
Enc Rorn br the RornI Partr.

The New York correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury furnishes the following
paragraph concerning hats and cravats
"a word about mems fashions. The ten
dency Of late years, you know, has been to-
ward the outre English style. The Princes
visit has done something to encourage this
imitation Of the Anglican modes, even to
the extent Of copying the abominable hats
which everybody in the Royal party wore,
from the Prince downward. Such a collec-
ton Of shocking bad hats was never seen,
except on scarecrows in corn-feld. They
all had wide brims, or else turned up aWk-
wardly at the edges, and had dull luster, as
if they had been extensively rained upon.
The Dukes hat was eminently seedy, and no
New Yorker, with the slightest regard for his
reputation, would have been hired to wear it
down Broadway. The Earl of st. Ger
maines sported still shabbier tile, of the
bell top pattern. Lord Lyons castor had a
decided appearance of having been sat on
several times and then punched out into
rude resemblance of its original shape, which
was a very bad one The younger members
Of the party exhibited slightly advanced
taste in respect to their hats, but there was
not one among the whole collection which an
American halter would have dared to send
out Of his store as specimen Of his own
manufacture. Such apelike mimios are many
Of our fashionable young fellows, however,
that copies Of these atrooious hats are already
beginning TO supplant the light, shining top
piece which it has hitherto been the pride of
New York youth to wear. Fhe turn down
collar and thickly folded cravat, exhibited by
the Prince and the juveniles Of his party, are
also beginning to be affected by the ready
copyists on Broadway. The Prince has
given the coup d grace to French male fash
ions among rs. With this exception, there
is nothing new in the Fall modes.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01


SINGULAR AND HORRIBLE AoOIDENT.-At
Birmingham, Conn, on Saturday last Mr..
Henry Hatton, an operative in Messrs. Atwa-
ter's Iron and Steel Works, while at work
arolling," was accidentally pierced through
the upper portion Of his left thigh, with
ive-eighths inch oval bar Of iron, red hst, or
more properly at what is called a ''white
heat" The rod grazed the bone, severing
the femoral artery; and being twenty-five
feet long, fifteen feet of Il passed through the
flesh before 1t could be cut, and the short end
OF 1t withdrawn from the limb. A remark
able presence Of mind in one of the work.
men arrested the otherwise fatal hemorrbape
by cording the limb above the wound until
the arrival of physicians, who took up the
artery, dressed the wound, and conveyed the
unfortunate man to his residence. He Is now
in very low condition, and feeble hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
Burning slave.

They still occasionally burn a slave at the
South. A letter to the editor cf the COlun-
bus (Ga.) Enquirer, dated Tuskegee, Ala7
Oct. 9, says, referring to a crime, the nature
of which was not stated:
The boy, belonging to Maj. Cockey, Of this
county, was arrested to-day. A large num-
Der of the citizens, perhaps $50, met tried
and sentenced him, and before the sun set he
was burned TO ashes. A horrid death, surely,
but his crime was such that no mercy could
be shown. No Judge presided, no Jury was
empanneled. He was burned about seven
seven miles north of Tuskegee, near General
Gums plantation. Horrid the punishment
but Just, though the blood may run cold in
our veins as we think of it.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
The FnIr NJ RnrnIrnn.


EDIToR OF LEADER Thinking that the
readers of your PAPER might be gralifed to
see notice of our Far, which came of on
the 10th Of October, I wiz, if you think pro-
per to let it appear in your columns give
short sketch of the same. Most of the town
ship fairs were held previous to ours, and did
not come up to the general anticipations Of
the people, which caused some ofour citizens
seemingly to falter. But the morning came
forth in such beauty that every one seemed to
take new courage, and try to outdo each
other, and such an exhibition OF the sub
stantials Of a township has never made their
appearance in any Of our sister townships, to
our knowledge
Our fair really partook of the name of our
township (Royalton,) for it was indeed a
royal affair. There were about $50 entries
made of the various products of our town
ship, keeping Mr.. E. W. Granger, the secreta-
ry, (whO happens to be a very good natured
sort of a fellow in his Office of hemlock
brush until noon. The Royalton Brass Band,
with Owen Pizley, Esq, as leader, was as
usual, at their post, discoursing music that
would do honor to some of your city Bands;
the Royalton Brass Band is undoubtedly the
best country band in Northern Ohio and the
people in attendance are much indebted to
them for making the day pass off mirthful as
it did. Some things that were on exhibition
are worthy Of notice, and if you will indulge
me little l will try and name few Of them.
The first that appears to me now, was a
Quilt made by Mrs. VIM. Tousey. This
piece of work certainly does honor to the
lady, and if any body thinks that they can
outdo it let them try it next year. 1t is
needless to say that it took the first premium.
A Crotchet Tidy made by Mrs o. G. Gordon,
was very nice indeed. Here Parma tried TO
compete, but had to cave in, and take the I'd
premium. The next was five mammoth
stems Of Isabella Grapes, grown by Mr.. John
Life, all growing upon one runner. An or
namental Moss House with the little folks
within attracted much attention: this was
mede by Mrs. 7. Akers, of our village; it
also took the first premium. A Hair Wreath,
made by Miss Anna Hall, also attracted much
attention, as did an ornamental shell and
acorn Frame, made by Miss Mary Hall. The
most beautiful Pig of months Suffolk,
that we ever saw, was on exhibition by Mr..
0. c. Gordon. DR.. B. S. Tyler took the first
premium on his large Hog. This animal it
is useles to undertake to describe; those who
want to see a hog shat beats all Others, must
call on the Doctor, and look for themselves.
The apples that were exhibited by Z. A. Cas-
ter and Sardis EdgertOn, were as good as any
in the State Of Ohio.
Almost everybody had something on ex-
hibitiOn worthy of nete, but l aust desist,
lest worry your patience and ask TOO large a
space in your paper. Suffice it is to say that
our Fair wasa perfect success, and all that the
writer has to say to our neighboring town.
ships is, to ego thou and do likewise"
CHANDLER.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01
,snIr Yote III mnlLe no Dlnerenco.v

''1Iy Vote viii make no Difference"
No true Republican viii think, say, or act
30. He remembers that all majorities are
made up Of single ballots, and acts accord
ingly. He too highly prizes the rightOf Suf-
Eage to emit to use it when the fate Of the
Republic may be balanced on vote. Sup
pose a few Republicans in each ward and
township in Ohio should say on the 9Th of
November, Hmy vote will make no differ
ence," and stay away from the polls. Defeat
would follow, ard with it perchaace the dire
calamity to the country Of a protraeted strug-
gle in Congress for the Presidency. Your
vote may settle mOmentOus questions. Say
not, then, "my vote will make no differ
ence." The only proper and safe place for it
whel the Presidency is at stake, is in the
BALLOT BOXl
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RErrBLICAN NO1INATIoNs.
clere.aud wade Awake RorImeut.

Ths wide Awakes Of Cleyeland--a splen-
did body Of men, Of whom any community
might well be pToud-wil give q grand de-
mo1ztTation on Monday evening, as per pro-
gramme. Should the weather prove favor
rble, the city viii be a blaze Of light Il
win be the last rally previous to the final one
st the polls Tuesday morning. The Hon.
.ozN SHERMAx has bees invited to address
the People on Monument Square after he
Parade, end we trust he viii find it conve-
nient as we know it will he his pleasure, to
aesept the invitation OF our glorious Wide
Awakos. The distinguished Republican
leader Of the House would be warmly greeted
by hosts of friends in the Forest City.
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millennium in 1867.

An English clergyman Of considerable
elOquence is lecturing in the Eastern cities to
prove thaswe are upon the verge Of what is
usually called the Millennium. He maintains
that the Jews are to be returned to Jerusalem,
and that Louis Napoleon is to be the great
nndsChrist spoken of in Revelations. The
EmperOrs of France and Russia are to make
war upon the Jews, and the great battle of
Armageddon is to be fought, and then COM
Toences the Millennium We fear our world
viii be very badly prepared In seven years,
1or what in poetry is called the Millennium.
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Breckenridge In Cincinnati.

The Breckinridge men Of Hamilton coun-
y are up and organized for Tuesday next
The Club held a meeting Tuesday evening,
appointed ward and township Vigilance Com
Inittees distributed their electoral tickets
and adopted a resolution recommending a
State Convention at Columbus on the 8th of
January next. They also proclaim the
friends Of Breckenridge the nucleus of the
Democratic party of Ohio
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01

THE GREAT On WELL.-We visited the
Hoxie & Wilson Oil Well at Mecca, on Satur-
day. We saw the oil (which was the pro-
duct of eight hours pumping measured in
q vat, and it was found to be twenty-four
barrels, Of 40 gallons each, and a fraction; it
being at the rate of three barrels per hour,
or seventy-two barrels per day. As the oil
sells at the wells for 25 cents per gallon, at
this rate the income of this well would be
1920 per day. This is as profitable as pub
fishing a country newspaper RarTeH GtTOn-
III
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01

CoNFEssEs HIS sERROR.-Ex-Senator Badger,
Of North Carolina, in late speech, admitted
that his vote for the Nebraska bill was "the
worst vote he ever gave in his life" This
frank confession, by a very proud, as well as
a very able man, was received by his audi
ence, we are told, with wild enthusiasm
clear proof that North Carolina, like Mr.
Badger has been dragged into pro-slayery
ultraisms, against her better Judgment by
the evil example and the arrogant leadership
OF her more pretentious neighbors, Virginia
and South Carolina.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-01

R1r The Underground road is doing a
smashing business. We recorded last week
the calling of three passengers at one of the
stations. Since then we have it upon geod
authority that two trains well freighted have
passed over the same line. On another route
we hear of whole families on the line of
march for freedom COHnealt Rep.
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WHY THEY DDY'T FUsE-It is said that
fhe reason why the proposition for fusion in
Ohio failed was because DR.. Fries, one of the
leaders Of the Breekinridge party in Haniil-
ten county, said in reply to the proposition
made to him by Committee of the Douglas
and Bell-Everett men; "No, sir, if am to
he put to bed, It shall not be with the carcass
Of e dead dog" This was emphatic, but not
complimentary to the parties making the
proposition.