Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-02
Meeting at Head Quarters.

There was a good audience last evening at
the Head Quarters to hear the speakers from
abroad and our own city
C. W. Noble, Esq, presided. J. E. Inger-
soil, Esq, was the first speaker. He spoke
OF the coming contest and the certainty of a
Republican victory. He looked back in the
political history of the country to see what
had brought US to our pr esent position. As
to seotiOnalism as charged upon the Repub-
liean party, he said that Ohio, Indiana and
Pennsylvania gave as many votes into 9S,-
600 as the whole Southern States. Ee set
forth the position of our opponents and show
ed their similarity, being all alike "with a
slight variation"
Hon. R. P spalding was next called for
ward and made brief speech. He said the
time for argument had gone by, and the
time for action is at hand. We have passed
through our election and achieved signal
triumph. The voters of the three States,
Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, have sealed
the doom of our opponents. When Henry
the V. Of England was about to fight the
battle of AgincOurt against great disparity
of numbers, courtier said to him, 81 would
we had some of the yOemanry who are idling
away their time, to help US" Said the gall
liant warrior, 81 would not for the half ofmy
kingdom have another man to share the
glorious victory shall win to-day" Zap
plause.l So we, who have borne the labor
and heat and strife of the battle, will enter
into the glory of the coming victory: ZAP
plause.l We have great country, and we
are all rulers. The Government was framed
by the people, and for the people.
Mr.. Spalding then spoke of the four par
and their candidates. At the mention of
Lincoln, loud and long applause greeted the
name. The Republican party is identified
with protective tariff. [Applause.l 1t is
in favor eff public economy, of free home
steads, of Pacific Railroad, and of river
and harbor improvements. The Breckin-
ridge party is openly for the extension of
slavery; the Douglas party carries slavery
into the territories by the Constitution of the
United States, because slaves are property.
Mr.. s. went back to the formation of the
Constitution, and exposed tho fallacy Of
Popular Sovereignty"
The allusions to the career Of Mr.. Lincoln
elected the liveliest applause.
Three cheers and "tiger" were given
with tremendous force for Abe Lincoln, at
the suggestion of Mr. spalding as ne sat
down.
Hon. John Hutchins, NJ. c., from the
Asht0blla District was received with hearty
applause.
He said-We are approaching one Of those
quadranial periods when quietly, by Our
votes, we can change the whole Executive
departments Of our Government. The Re
publican party was political necessity and
was not the creation of politicians. 1t is the
embodiment of the anti-slaYery sentiment
It attacks slavery only when is can do SO le-
gally, and does not interfere with it where
tits. The great question is how shall the
Government treat slavery in the Territories
and not in the States
The Cleveland Plain Dealer supported the
Wilmot ProvisO. But it is useless to show
the inconsistency to brother Gray. He ha.
dumped Jim Crow too long. David Tod
accounting for the scarcity of Democrat.
upon the Western Reserve, said that we had
not enough to eat here, and also that it was
customary here to say "grace" at meals, SC
that where grace abounds Democracy does
not flourish. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Hutehins said that Breckinridge If
honest, and if any man really believes that
slavery is right, it is his duty to vote fol
Breckinridge. He spoke forcibly of the
course of Douglas, of popular sovereignty
&c.
Mr.. Hutchins spoke Of the results which
will follow the election of Lincoln. So soon
as he has a majority in the Senate, no more
slave territory will be admitted Kansas
will be admitted as a State; tariff that
shall discriminate in favor of domestic in
dustry and free industry will be passed
money enough will be appropriated to i'm
prove our harbors and rivers the disunion
humbug will have been exploded. Mr.. H,
repeated parody on Whittier's poem
''The Quaker's are out, which was received
with applause.
It will take, he said, a naturalist as well
versed as Audubon to tell the result of the
fusion in New York, but he thought that,
like mules, they would have no progeny
Laughter.
He said this district would have to ,yet uu
q vote Of 1900 TO take from his the title y
the banner district. rsra
Mr. II. closed with high words Of praise
to the young men who have done 50 much
to insure success. He was frequently ap-
plsuded.
The Glee Club sang two of their best
songs
The HecEsr Band Bas present