Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-05-15

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Mt. Carlisle hore remarked that one OF the
prominent members Of the seeding party IN
the Richmond Convention said 10 him that
no man could suppose that they would stop
when they bad passed the ordinance. They
would inFolye The State 10 civil war before
the vote vas taken, and then bow could The
counties vote down The ordinance when the
State was involved in a civil war2
Mr.. Wiley Rrgsd tbs expression Of the
people by vote, and an appeal to the Legisa-
ture, so thatthey might without the shedding
of drop OF blood, establish the new State
OF Monongahela. When people have appeul-
ed 10 the musket and the sWsrd, Liberty has
been Slaughtered When peaceinl means tall
they use force. The-fiag which Washihgtoh
bore at Valley Forge should and would never
be struck, but would be borne untarnished
over all our hills and vailisS. llllE
Mr.. Tarr responded eloquently and boldly.
Revolution was never achieved by do-noth-
ing policy or waiting. We must have action
now. and through the campaign. He had
sat still in all the Richmond Convention
when all tie deyilish and damnable deeds
we're being forged 10 bind them down to
earth. He had heard prominent actor in
that Convenson say, " Do you suppose we
are 90 green as to let this be voted upon P'--
He (the speaker) saw himself Henry W.
Wise pull his watch from his fob FIVE hours
before the ordinance of secession was passed
and say, This hour Harper's Ferry is in the
hands Of theSecessionists.P Good Coo, said be,
shall we, the people of Western Virginia, stand
tamely by and see these things? He believed
that the Richmond Convention was packed,
and that mem were elected as Union men
who had always been Secessionists at heart
There had never been more than thirty4niRt
true Union men in that body. If we wait
(said Mr.. Tarr) until the 24th Of this month,
we are traitors by the LG,0, bat we tell Eastern
Virginia what we will and what we shat
do, they will not dare to put that ordinance
in force. | told CIV. Letcher myself tina
Western Virginia never would secede from
J the Union. know not what this Con
vention will do but Hs Is The time 70 strike, ,ant
know that fhe echo Of this declaration vii
, come up from the Ohio valley and the noun
, tains h"Wbo would be free, themselve
must strike the blow aHia t.7l +9
The Committee on Federal Relations wa
appointed, and the Convention adjourned.
As win be seen, nothing has been don
to-day but to organize and discharge som
speeches which must be made. Tomorrow
3 they will go to work and decide upon some
g thing. 1t looks now as it the COnventiO
would decide to disregard entirely the actiol
of the Richmond Convention, and procee
: upon the supposition that Firginia is still j
: the Union. T. They will pay no attention
Governor Lstchers order to dispense wit
! the usual spring election If any measure
0 are taken to force the Richmond cdicts upo
d the people of Northwestern Virginia, the
they will take active measures-secede an
> resist yforce. 1t was easy to see that the MAJ
: OF the Convention was with Carlisle and n'
|. Jackson .saos s7lsas ee3 .a- d.
u shall not bore you with so long lett
4 again. have reported to-day's preceding
n thus fully, to give an idea of the sort of me
e there are in the Convention, and of the wa
II they talk a9cr za5lI- v-s n 'asi bl-
Bdi diTweuty.seven counties are represented
IS delegates, more than were expected.
sr The telegraph informs you Of some pnrti
9, ulars which l need nOtrepeat.
y MISCELLANEOUS.
: Thos. HOrnbrook, Of this city, to-day r
IS ceived his commission as Collector of II
a a port
~ ~ A splendid flag was raised to-day over q
} Custom House and Pest Office. S. D. P.