Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-02


Speech Of tho Hon. Thomas Ewing.
The Hon. Thomas Ewing delivered pOlit-
ical address in the City Hall, Chil;cothe,
Sept 29th, to large and attentive audience.
Appreciative members OF every political party
were in attendance. He claimed to belong
to no party whatever Still he reviewed
hastily the positions of tue several candidates
/ for the Presidency, and declared Abraham
Lincoln his choice for that high position
The address Of Mr.. Ewing is published in
| full in the Cincinnati Gazette, and that paper
thus speaks Of the speech "This is, in many
respects one OF the most remarkable political
addresses Of the present canvass. Mr.. Ewing
is not Republican. He distinctly disayows
any connection with that or any other party,
since the Wing organization was abandoned
He yet comes out positively in favor Of the
Chicago ticket, and earnestly desires the elPc-
tion OF lincoln and Hamlin His position is
that Of thousands and tens Of thousands Of
independent voters who, in the present dis
tracted condition Of all parties opposed to the
Republicans--the only really vital party Of
the country, except the intensely sectional
one which supports Breckenridge and Lane
feel il to be their duty to cast their influence
in favor of radical change of Administra-
ton, and against the iactious and eminently
hazardous policy of throwing the election into
the house. Mr.. Ewing Though silent for
years past) has long been known in our poll
tics as one Of the most conservative members
Of the old Wing party. His counsels will be
potential with that class of voters-the same
who, in many parts OF the country, gave
controlling influence, four years ago, in favor
of Buchanan"
The opening paragraph of the speech of
Mr.. Ewing was as follows, We commend it
to the special attention OF the Supporters OF
Mr.. Bell in Northern Ohio. Mr.. Ewing said
Ny FRIENDs AND FELLOW CITIZENS Il am
here to address you by the invitation of
your Republican Central Committee. be-
long to no existing party. / am attached 20
none but to the Union-the States-their
liberties and laws. come not to arouse your
enthusiasm in hehat of any man or any
party, but to speak my own free thoughts,
and the conclusions Of my own Judgment, as
10 the condition OF our own cOsntry, and
the cOurse-Of all that are open TO us-which
it most likely to tend to its permanent pros
perity and peace. | will speak something of
men, but more OF principle and policy. And
1t may be proper for me 10 say, in the outset,
that ] have made up my mind to vote for
Abraham Lincoln. know him personally,
and am satisfied with him. He is a man of
unimpeaehed integrity, sufficiently acquainted
with the recent history OF our country, and the
men and measures which have made up that
history. ! am satisfied with the man, though
do not place him in advance Of all his Op-
ponents. John Bell is his equal in personal
qualities, Of larger experience, the elder
statesman, and, if we could make him our
President, would consider him very safe
choice know him much more intimately
than Mr.. Lincoln. | was in counsel with him
daily for many months in times of trial, and
besides my confidence in the statesman,
! have for him a warm feeling of personal
friendship and regard But he cannot get
the vote Of Ohio. His ticket is bu- disturb
ing element in the canvass. The contest in
this State is between Lincoln and Douglas,
and between them ! cannot hesitate for a
moment, and, indeed, have no vote to
throw away when such is the contest. As
statesman Douglas has shown himself incon-
siderate and reckless. The extreme agitation
of the country for the past six years is due to
his restless impatience for notoriety. He is
politically answerable for all the terrible afro
cities consequent upon the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise. They wers embodied in
the repeal, and the eye of a stateman could
not have failed to discover them there. He
set a complicated machine which he under
stood not, in wild and destructive notion
and his sole merit is, that he attempted, but
knew not how to check its movement EX-
perience of the past does not warrant US in
believing that the republic would be safe un-
der his guidance Il would be once again
Phaeton guiding the chariot OF the sun. Mr..
Breckenridge know only as a gentleman,
and as such esteem him and believe him
stainless He has no record as a statesman,
at least none known to me; and he stands as
the representative of an extreme sectional
party, whose opinions and policy tend strong
ly to disunion. Besides, Lane, the candidate
for Vice President, is, / think, little worthy
of that honorable position. by opinion of
bis personal merits will be found at large in
a speech delivered in the Senate of the Uni
ted States, January Z, 1851, on the Bradbu-
~ resolutions, which, with accompanying
documents, is in Appendix to Congressional
Globe, vol. %, pages 81 and 60. ...t.