Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-05
Henrr Clay upon DIsunIon.

aft any one State or any portion of the
people Of any State, choose to place them
selves in array against the Government Of the
Union, I am for ascertaining whether we
have Government or nOt-practicable, eff
cient capable of maintaining its authority
and upholding the powers and interests which
belong to a Government. Nor, sir, am to
he alarmed or dissuaded from any such course
hy intimation Of the spilling Of blood. Il
blood is to be split, by whose fault is it to be
spilt2 Upon the suppOsitiOn, maintain, it
viii be the fault of those who choose to raise
the standard Of disunion, and endeavor to
PROSTATE the Government. And, sir, when
that is done, so long as it pleases God to give
ms voice to express my sentiments, or an
arm, weak and enfeebled as it may be by age,
that voice and that am will be on the side Of
my country, for the support of the general
authority, and for the maintenance Of the
Powers Of the Union. ."-[ Speech Of Henry
Clay, August lst 1850.
Let the people of Ohio compare these words
OF the Great Kentucky orator, with the action
Of the men who in this State sympathize with
and work with Tsllandigham, Burnett AID
Breckinridge-snd give their answer at the
polls on Tuesday next. Henry Clay was for
"trying the strength ofthe Government; the
Jewett Democracy would prOstrate themselves
and the Government at the feet of the rebels,
and beg their forgiveness for having dared
raise hand in self-defenee. Henry Clay
would not be "disssaded by intimatiOn Of
the spillihg of bloOd'; the "pesce makers"
hold up their hands in horror at the fratri-
cidal wal" and loudly call upon the Admin
istration to "stsy the red tide of war" Henry
Clay claims that if blood is spilled, it will
be the fault Of those who chose to raise the
standard of disunion''; these 7th of August
Democrats have scarce a word to say in con-
demnation Of tine rebels who fred the first
gun at Sumter, and who have pillaged and
plundered every Union man or woman they
have 1ound within the limits of the Confede-
raey, but charge all the blame Of the war,
and all the loss of life which is necessary
concomitant Of civil war, upon the "AbO-
litionists and fanatics' of the North. Henry
Clay said that bis will and his arm would be
upon the side of his country for the support
of the general Government; the party De-
mocracy are upon the other side, and will
give no help to the country. They cry
"peacs," and shut out tie fact that we were
peaceful until the rebels broke the peacei that
we bore and forbore until sll manliness and
honor was nearly lost forever; that we are
fighting a foe that viii accept Of no peace
shorT Of a complete acknowledgment of their
power and standing as an independent nation.
The comparison between the noble, IN
finehing loyalty OF Henry Clay and the truck
ling, cringing, and despicable sueing for
peace Of the Jswett Democracy of Ohio, might
be extended almost indefinitely. 1t is for the
people of Ohio, by their vote Of Tuesday, to
say to what extent they are represented BY
this wing of the Democracy; to say who
ther they are willing to let the polls close
with less than one hundred thousand majOri-
ty in favor Of Col. Tod and his associates upon
the Union ticket. While watching the bullets
Of our brave soldiers, let us not forget our
duty with the ballots al home.