Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09
"a RreIfed Judae.


AZ Excited Judse.
Judge Thompson Of the goth Judicial Cir
cult Of Virginia. has issued a document in
which be bevsils loudly the state Of affairs
in Western Virginia and ~denOunces the new
government most ierOelously. One of the
sets Of he wheeling Convention was to de-
clare all Judicial Offices vacant Whose occu-
pant would not declare allegiance to that
body as the true constitutional body Of the
State. Judge Thompson having refused to
take The oath, was declared deposed from his
position. This circular of his Is a queer
document Re prOclaims himself a Union
nan, and jet argues for disunioA. He pro-
claims bis hatred Of "coerclon " aad yet
upbolds those who would coerce Northwest
cru Virgins into secession. He says that be
hiss 9sndsavored 70 walk With humility snd
sincerity, and to avoid all double minded
ness and yet tries BY every means in his
power to be both upon the loyal and rebel
HOuI sides. Having harranged against the
obligation required by the Convention, he
breaks forth thus Indignantly and beWilder-
ingly;
aAnd this Is to be required Of me because
they have acted By their test-oath on the in
fernsi and develish principle Of Couthon,
which they have transferred here from the.
blood snd CRIME Of the lowest cess-pool Of
the French revolution, when be said in the
club Of Jacoblns as the test Of personal safe
II and qualification for Office, "What hast
thou done to be hanged if the eounter-revo-
luton should Grrive2" And my reply to
these and TO you Is, thst l have faithfully
stood by the Consultations and constitutions
al laws and public liberty, and have not lent
myself 70 faction, to arrogance, 10 imbecili-
~ 70 corruption for sake Of office and venal-
fy!S
Had the mild and plain patriots who met
in convention ct Wheeling any suspicion
that they wsFe such a depraved and blood
teiTS:7 set Of wretohes, OF that their "tyran-
ny and u~surpatiOn and their Oouthon test
oath, grimed and beslavered as it is with the
orgies ard deep curses Of the French An
srchy," could be 50 Get forth to the world7
or that their misdeeds could be enumerated
With such a disregard of Murray's Grammar
&c this:-
"VenRlity, pronigacy and the ambition OF
q few men In political combination with a
tzlss end p~ruTient philanthropy, which on
che side has been the heart and core Of our
troablss has mislead Us far onward to de-
structiou; and BY using honest and lawful
sentiments and prevertng them have induc-
ed The laElessness prevailing amongst you
end leading to anarchy or ~despotism just
shsad."
We have room for onlyone more extract
which is strikingIy~ suggestive of the lament
ed Tsnney's style. Read, you Wheelingites,
and trenbles"
"Irsf1ss to touch the faint and CRIME OF
this test-oath, also, because the oligarchy at
Wheeling is In the main, composed Of the
drippiRgs and ieayings Of that old party, to
whose very heart the Offices of the republic
had become q corrupt q degrading and a
constant desire in their life pursuit of them.
through all forms Of party and all changes
Of name and all bargains and corruptions in
the combinations of disappointed and greedy
place hunters to that last act of iniamy and
disloyalty to integrity and worth the trade
a sde of body and soul to abolitionism
G the i~nstauration Of negro equality on
the sol Of Virginia, and this is so and that
the usurped, laWless and unconstitutional
rule at Wheeling wa the suggestion of
H0rthern Tenaity, northern ianatieism,
northern policy and northern avarice ! veri-
" believe and for the reason given and for
others the argument upon which it is based
y TIE tallacious and incsnsequential pro-
duction Of the Major Dalgetty Of Massachu-
setts politics the man who has ever had an
argument and q coat for that presidential
candidate who was most likely to succeei.p
The Painesville Telegraph among other
names suggests that Of Gen. CnoweI Of this
city as a suitable candidate for Governors
Hsyipg:
We have heard The name Of Gen. CrowelL,
ofCieveland, mentioned In that CONNECTION.
BE ha man from the people. he has had
some experience in public Affairs. We
remember when be was in Congress, although
then We had only just begun to think Of
political matters, and that he then acquired
for bis course, his speeches, and his action
generally, a very enviable reputation"
Gen. CroWel is nowhere more respected
than here at home, where he is best known.
FAM PRoDUcE IN ST. LouIs-The St
Louis Republican, speaking of the depress-
Ing ELECTS Of the war says in this market
potatoes cannot be given away at 6 cents
per busbel; corn Of the new crop viii 90
down 70 10 cents, III can be sold at all;
oats viii be worth nothing hay will be a
drug, aud wheat viii not in all probability,
command over thirty to thirty-fve cents."-I
This affords an argument for a speedy ter
niDatiOn ofthe war BY its vigorous prosecu-
ton; but not for the abandonment Of tie
contest BY the government.
RePudIateds
As We believed, the honest portion Of tie
press and people Of Ohio, hitherto known ss
Democratic, utterly rspuaiats the platform Of
a. IT, G---raa--n IL