Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-12

ion. Daniel 3. Dickinson, the VeneraDie
Few York Democratic leader, made q noble
peech for the Union. he denounced the
,eacs men and measures in no Btinted terms
md declared that bis negotiations with trai-
Ors would Be through guns Of the hesvieIl
,alibFe and the longest range. We publish
below such extracts as We have space for,
knowing that they will be read with the
greatest interest The whole speech was
nAgnlaeent one, from the introduction to the
IhFillng psrOratiOn.
Nr. Dickinson speaks Of the personal re- |
IauOns which be had held toward the North !
and South, and bis feelings at the
OPENING OF THR WAR.
found Il perhaps more difficult than any
indiyidual In the United States, If not In the
world, so lar as personal convenience or con-
sidefatiors were concerned, and personal and
political friendships, and domestic relations,
and kindred associations could influence, to
take ground against this rebellion. Many
years in the Senate Of the United States,
friendships had grown up and the course OF
public affairs had clustered around me, South
egn sympathies which gave me position n
the Southern StRtes that no other man in the
North or South held. For myself, therefore,
found it more difficult for these reasons to
sever these ties than any other one could
have done; but, in patriotic sense, did not
6ud it difficult at all. [Cheers With the
very first booming of the gun that fred upon
sumter, declared in q moment that | was
IN the field against the rebellion. GCheers
He TAKEs THE DIsUNIoN SERPENT BY TIE
THRoAT.
Isee before me and all around me tremb-
ling old age leaning upon his stAf-stalwart
manhood, with strong muscles In his arm
you.h, ready 70 bare bis bosom in battle
woman, with her gentle and anxious face,
pleading for her cOuntry-ulaidens, tremb
ling, tearing that some great calamity awaits
their happy fsmily-and little children, with
sheir cunning, inquiring eyes, wishing to
know why this vast coneourse, and why that
old man with white hairs talks so earnestly
on q subject in which they intuitively feel
danger, but do not fully comprehend. Ali
my fair-haired boy, it is that this Govern
uent may be saved to you; that It's blessings
81 liberty may not be wrested from you, but
that your little eyebslls aiay not be blasted,
nor scared, nor your hearts wrung with this
aecursed destroyer, disuniOni-thRt no evil
shall come to blast these fair and fertile fields
I have theemohster disunion, az the infant
dercules had the serpent by the throat Let
it hiss on--let it struggle, with its convolu-
ted folds have 1t. Let it wrilhe in death
like contortions, If it can, from my grasp
grasp il 10 the name Of the people--in the
aame of liberty, and hope, and LAWN the
name of humanity; and will strangle it for
ever before release it Great cheering
an KNOWS NO PARTY, But sJsTAEs TIE AD,
MIsIsFRATIoE. lla
I hold this question to have nothing TO do
with political Affairs enc way or another =
And / know Of no man-no AbOlitionist 50
ultra, nor Republican 80 b Jstile, no American
so bigoted, nor Democrat 30 detestably faith
ess but will 60 with him to perform this
great work, if be will go in good faith, as
Eould 20 70 perform any other work involv-
ng the ezistenee Of my country. lay aside
my politics, and ask you TO lay aside yours.
shall not 60 70 you politically; l do not ask
you TO come to me, and any one who will at
tempt 70 manufacture politics outof this mat
Eer or drag political parties into 1t, Is no pa
triot-he IS q schemer, and little better than
hose who sssail the country with arms. As
% the Administration, 1t was not the one OF
ny choosing. / care nothing for that
Where it is right mean to sustain IT. where
: is strong, mean to aid it. where it is not
strong, will help il TO be stronger. And i,
the duty Of every good citizen to stay up
he hands of the Administration in order that
it may do lis whSle and It's perfect wcrk.
aere are some hits which will apply as
well In Ohio Is in New York:
rHB STATE coMN1rTEE-cARTRIDaEs or PRAcE
The State Committee few days since ful-
minated a kind Of decree to the faithful /;
What they call in Russia uksse, what the
Pope, ! suppose, would call q bull. Laugh
ier And this Committee ID great 0n-prin
aple, saying that while they are in favor OF
he war il favor Of the Union, and were greai
Dig Union men, TOO, that you must always
carry wherever you 60, and hold out to
lrned rebellion propositions Of peace. You
aight point q bayouet st 8 rebel, but You
aust pu' proposition OF peace on the end OF
It. And If you fred 3 cartridge, you must
e least wad our gun with proposition Of
isace and 50 ram il down. That was their
gFineiple-they must stand upon that princi
ole, and they therefore could not meet the
Iepnblicans nor any other interest in gener-
Al convention, nor lay aside all party, and so
m, and prosecute tine war, unless it was al
al times accompanied with liberal PROPOSE
Inns OF peace.
But what resolutions did they passf Look
At them. Like the description Of The ser
Pent's train q 7TvLa ava srrrur
+" They wire in and wire out,
And leave the people still in doubt
Whether The snake that made the track
Was going south or coming back
lGreat Laughter.l
They failed to come quite up to the mark.
aud did not dare TO keep quite away from il
chey handled It as though they were afraid it
would burn their fingers.
And here is some good honest language
that should put to shame the shufiing of Ger
ain Of our politicians.
THR susPEEsIoE OF THE HABE1s CORPUS.
Mr.. Lincoln has been much complained Of
tbst be has suspended the hsbeas corpus, and
sas intsrfersd with private right, and has
curtailed the liberty Of the Press, and has
lone various other things Of which they com.
plain. Now, IS his opponent ! sustain him
most ID the very acts thsy condemn
| Cheers ] Bis act that approve of most is
lis suspsnding the hsbeaseorpus; and have
said and repeat, II he had suspended the
traitors il related to- in some cases. / would
nave been glad of it. / uphold him in ar
resting the voice of traitorous press which
vas attempting to ioster and encourage and
Stimulate treason. EoheeEs IagTee to his
4rresting and consigning to prison those vii
Iians WI are acting as spies and are at
semptinJ to destroy our Cove nment-
rOheea and cries Of "oood, seood."1 /
sGstain him fully and cheerfully in it. he
aas ample authority for il It ltisGWarpow-
Or, nothing more nor less. A wicked, trea-
onable rebellion fastens terrible war upon
che Government and then whines itself ano
gsts others 70 whimpeF foE Il, that they are
rresisd, that their treason is blocked. Mr.
Lincoln would have deserved impeachment il
ae not exercised these powers They were
exercised BY Gen. jackson, and they have
been exercised BY every military Command
l.