Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-13

h. GRlSWOLDf
August l1sdlwtd Chairman.
Fer Governor, Hon. David Tod, Of AIaho-
ninG County.
We place the name Of the Hon. Da7id
Tod at the head Of our columns to-
day. and it Is proper that We give some of
our reasons for SO doing, simply promising
that If It be said our course has no prece-
oedent in wholesome political organizations,
neither has the condition of our country a
parallel in the history of nations
We long since committed ourselves to the
advocacy Of a union Of all political parties
and the nomination OF a State ticket select
ed by 8 convention Of delegates fairly repre-
senting the former conflicting, but loyal SEN
timents of all parties.
We then said that to the accomplishment
Of this result we were unalterably attached,
and would not yield until the last effort to
80 secure it had been found unavailing.-
This was before the meeting of the
Republican State Executive Committee
The action Of that Committee met our
unqualified approval. Indeed, so judi
cioas and eminently proper did that ac-
ton seem to US, that We saw but little
necessity for effort to render the result al
z we desired,
We were aware that previous to the meet
ing Of this committee call had been pub
= Iished for the meeting of Democratic State
Convention at Columbus, on the 7th of
August, and that the call reflected on and ex-
-iq prs sssed great lack Of confidence in the pres
r ent State and National Administrations.-
But we fondly hoped that the offer to join
in with those who honestly entertained these
laa views, and yet were anxious to defend the
2 Constitution, maintain the Union and protect
our National flag, would be met with the
same spirit of self.sacriGcing and patriotic
devotion in which the offer was made
The proceedings of tnat Convention are
sufficient to satisfy US that we have given the
leaders, the wire-workers, the spoilsmen o.
that party too much credit for honesty, and
vastly too much for loyalty and patriotism
: Upon its proceedings, its spirit or the mani
fest purpose of It's resolutions we need no
now enlarge. 1t is sufficient to say that it
proceedings were so strictly partisan as to sick
en- and disgust many of its best members. Ii
spirit is the aliment upon which such apos
tates as Vallandigham live and are permitted
to breathe the pure air Of loyal State. In
deed it was the nursing bottle for illegitimat,
traitors. And its resolutions were calculated
and doubtless intended to comfort and max,
glad every traitor in arms against the best
Government the human race has ever en-
joyed.
Take the proceedings of this convention
and the history of the circumstances under
which it was called and held, and adopt i
as your political creed, and yo1 need no 9th
er passport to the camp or recommend to tht
confidence of JEFF. Davis or Beauregard, rol
would you be with them twelve hours be
fore they would offer you the highest mar
ket price to act as their spy in the army o
freedom. OF the candidates put in nomi
nation by this convention we have moth
ing 70 say, nor is it necessary anythin,
should be said until it shall be shown tina
= tree is not las has been supposedly knowI
by its fruit
y AAGA hlI1D NLASuA429haLCIe1 1ab w HOucely
consistency and fidelity to the best interest
of the Governments both State and National
demand of all who are not in sympathy viii
the late so-called Democratic Convention2
Let us Try to answer this question, ant
while tingso close our eyes to every partJ
attachment and personal preference whicl
would tend to perVert our Judgment or ms
direct US in our effort, forgetting every con
siderstion but the perpetuity of our free in.
stitutions, our glorious Union, our sacred
Constitution and distracted country. Hat
not the Republican Executive Committee in
structsd the Central Committee to issue .
call Immediately after the 9th of August il
ease the Central DemocraticC Committee should
not before that time mite in call for
Stste Convention, we should be decidedly in
favor of having Convention called by tn,
leadingand other members of the Democratic
and Republican parties. We have said we ap
proved of the action of the Republican Execu
tive Committee. Under the circumstances
.a we thought then, and now think, they acted
wisely, and do not doubt that such call as
they authorized will Immediately be issued
and that substantially all may and will be
accomplished by it that could be in any 9th.
erRay. This call being issued, We hope to
see County Conventions called, not for the
purpose Of putting in nomination county
tickets, but simply to select such delegates
to the State Convention as will labor faith
fully and honestly to present such ticket
as shall receive the hearty support of every
true Republican and every true Democrat in
ths State. Let our county nominations be
postponed until after cur State Convent IL.
Such a Convention will not disappoint the
hopes, or tFihe with the wishes of those it
represents, and will furnish to the other
loyal States evidence that Ohio at least is
ready to lay on the altar ever partisan con
alteration, and mere personal preference,
and enthusiastically and triumphandy rally
to the support Of our National Government
-st at this hour of its peril. States in rebellion,
and traitors everywhere, would be admonish-
rr7 ed that, although We have amongst US thos c
VIII, for mere party purposes and selfish ends,