Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-16

ment was designed By omnipotenee, and
| believe that the sun Of tomorrow will rise
with healing in It's wings. Be true TO the
| Union, be true TO the Constitution, and ell
will yet be well. conjure you, Rs you love
| your lives, your property, to abstain from
recrimlnation. God stand by our country.
lLoud APplauie.l
Hon. B. F. Wade was the next speak
or. He said:
! am here tonight by accident. under
stood that the people had met TO take into
consideration the affairs Of government, and
| came here, but not with the intention Of
appearing as q speaker, for in my judgment,
the time for argument has passed and the
time for action has come. (Cheers.) am
for the government Of my country. want
my eountry 70 be rig ght, my cause 10 be just,
and | viii net fear the world. We are in arms
for what7 Is this not the most equitable
govelanent in the world? Has It not been
so eqhitabls that an honest man would have
thodgh taasthere Wss no government at all ?
It is refreshing to be here among the people,
ell occupied with the principles for which
We are ready 10 struggle. We may differ up
on some points but It was never in my heart
TO suppose that there was any want Of pure
democracy in any man WON or child in |
Ohio. This is not BY any means the inaugu- !
ration Of the war which has just been borne |
TO our ears, for that was begun many months /
ago. We have held our hands SO long, that |
they believed We had lost the spirit Of eur |
fathers. and they could tramPla Us under foot.
But they should have reckoned that we
sprung from . race Of whom cowardice new
er formed part. They believed that we
should fall an easy prey, and that has imPell-
ed them on. Have we, Sir, inflicted on them
any grievances by Wsy Of government? I
don't care whether you be democrat or a re-
publican, you will say with me that these
men have predominated for the last thirty
years. Look to your statute book; you can't
find measure that was passed in opposition
to their wishes.
have invited those gentlemen to specify
their grievances and tell Us wherein we are
wrong. Sir, there Is nothing to complain Of;
At is mere ambition. But would 90 no
further back into history. Our flag has been
insulted, they have robbed our treasury, our
srsenals, captured our soldiers, and yet we
are told thst, if we raise an arm, they viii
DIN as one man to oppose Us. Had acts like
these been committed by any other ma
ton we would at once have rushed to arms
Thus far we have been forbearing, hoping
that they would at last come to their senses,
but thank God that now the issue Is made
up. They respect nothing but force they
wish to meet you hand 70 hand and foot 10
foot. hate TO accept the issue, but God
knows / tOiH accept it. We have never yet
trembled before the arm of traitors, snd
never will. That flag, the emblem of all
that is-righteOus in goVernment,-We revere
and we will defend it. You in this beauti-
ful city will 90 forth shoulder to shoulder to
battle for the right. Whose blood does not
boil 10 hear that we shall not provision our !
starving soldiery2 JEFF. Davis says that the
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July next. Sir, I'll not wait to be called,
should such an attempt be made, but old as !
am, I'll 90 with musket on my shoulder.
Let Us then resolve, knowing that our cause
Is right in the spirit of '76, without distinc-
lion Of party, and that We march for the de-
fence Of those principles which our fathers
marked out for us, and which we are deter
mined to defend with our lives.
VIM. Slade, Esq, said: see here tonight 9
men whoss heads are silvered with age, but Z
hey, in common with all Of Us, have heard
he greatest question Of their liVes--Whsther
hat banner ahall remain aa it is, or be
rafnpled under foot No maR can die q :
more glorious death than he who dies for his
country. This thing proves that we have
he same interest. hoWBoever we may diner 7
IN minor topics, and when they strike the c
lag We have but ono voice, one heart, one l
country. We are here as Americans to defy
reason to say to our foe, stand back 70 cay
o:our government, stand firm yield not
,ut march on, and the people shall sustain
7ou with our arms, with our money, and
With our blood. With every confidence in d
N overuling Providence, 1 have no fears Of :
he result. Let Us trust in the God Of bat
les, snd we shall conquer. With the poet
would say:
" Strike till the last armed foe expires {
Strike for your altars and your fires,
Strike for the green graves Of your sires,
God and your native land w
Mr.. J. W. HeiSley, said: suppose it is ]
proper that should appear in response to
he call. There was q time when some men .
Imong US BympathiEed with the South, but
o-niEht, there is but one sentiment. have :
cit desirous that war should be avoided,
,ut tonight it is another thing. 1 am glad
hat the President has made demand for :
5000 men, and wish it were for 200, 900. 4
{ is enough 70 stir fever in the blood Of age
hat our forts should be battered down.
lave little pridein knowing that my ma
i've State, the old Keystone, offered LOG, 900
men, and whatever Ohio and New York may
fer, my own native Stste will offer more 4
han all. (Cheers.)
The meeting then adjourned.