Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-29

was Of him, Tlaughter]; and it was no diff
cult matter for any man to catch sight Of
that honest and intellectual face for he stood
like Saul among bis bFethern, head and shoul-
ders above every man. Cheers. tell You,
fellow citizens, that man six feet and four
inches high, is not to be often met of Of
prairie Il Is a way they have ofloOking up for
they are always aspiring beyond the horizon.
Do you ask what sort of man is Abraham
Lincoln 2 One Of the leading men OF the
West-a counsellor and barrister first among
all his peers-as a citizen admired and loved
for all the virtues that adoTn the man. He
has countenRnee which bespeaks the be-
nightly of noble soul. My eyes were never
visited with a vision Of human face in which
more transparent honesty and more benig-
nant kindness were combined with more Of
the intellect and frmness which belong to
masculine humanity. [Cheers.] would
trust my case with the honesty and intellect,
the heart and the BRAIN of Abraham Lincoln,
as a lawyer; and / would trust my countrys
cause in his care, as its chief magistrate,
while the wind blows and the water runs
Applause.
Gentleman, ten days ago visited the bat
tie ground of Lundy's Lane. My eyes sur
veyed the field which the valor Of American
soldiers has rendered immortal. | passed
over in vision the ground which by the valor
and skill and courage of Scott snd Ripley
and Miller, has been rendered monumental TO
their fame. The birds sang Of hope and Of
spring. The buds whispered Of beauty and
Joy. In the distance Niagara rolled up its
deep-toned thorough-bass to swell the chorus
of Natures anthem. | saw, as if my mind
was magnetized by the historic witchery Of
the scene, the Massachusetts column formed
at the word Of command, and heard the
transcendant dialogue upon which turned the
destiny of the day "Col. Miller, can you
carry that battery 2" "Gen. Ripley, will
try" [Cheers.]
Say that Illinois and Indiana are doubtful
and the freemen of those States will leap to
their guus, almost as one man, and denounce
the statement as libel and slander. Tell
me that Pennsylvania is doubtful, and l will
show you how her delegates came into line
with unanimous vote, believing him to be one
of the three who alone could carry the Key
stone State. VIII New Jersey, sandwiched
in between imperial New York and enthusi-
astic Pennsylvania, fail tell you MOI
five do not count up vote in Delaware,
Maryland and Missouri, to say nothing of
what we shall get in Kentucky and Virginia,
we shall at least pile up mass of popular en-
thusiasm, which will make Belshazzar's knees
tremble. They day forus has come-the
man is here and the people have welcomed
his coming. [Cheers.
Men and brethren-a greater battle than
Lundys Lane is before you-a higher duty
than rested on the soldiers of 1914. 1t is for
you to rescue from mis- rule the country won
by the blood ofthe Revolution and restored by
the heroes of 1914.
The safety and the peace of the Republic,
the preservation Of the Constitution, the per-
petuation Of liberty and equal rights, the sal
vation Of the territories from the curse of bond
age, the suppression of the trade in men
from the shores of Africa, these are the stakes
for which we strive.
From her imperial heights, the Genius of
LIBERTY in voice more commanding than
that of Ripley-says, "Anlerieans, carry eVe-
ry battery 6ets0een you and UietoryP And
the heart of patriotism, the impulse ofa coun-
try's love, the hope and heart of American
youth and American age, respond, with one
long and1, 1,resounding voice-"By the help of
Heaven s0s lOiH try lOe lOiH try r Deafen-
ing applause.
AT the conclusion three ringing cheers were
given for "Honest John Andrew" Hon.
Josiah Quincy ''Jr. and Geo. S. Hale also ad-
dressed the meeting with fine effect.