Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-02
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squarely met the idle charge 50 industriously
circulated BY the "White Feather Democra-
cy," that be had sought 10 oppresa lAbozing
men. That Mr.. Tod Is not the enemy OF the
labOrer, the hundreds who have found Temu-
nsrutvs employment at bis hands viii tssti-
fy. We copy from report OF the meeting in
the Nahoning Register, and ask its psrusal
BY all who are disposed listen to the words
ofcandor and truth;
m. Chairman, and FELLOW ToBnuaa:
have greatly desired an opportunity to
thaak you for the great honor you have been |
chiefly instrumental In confering upon me- |
Without the kind and honorable testimony |
yOu, my neighbOrs, bore n my BEHALF lcould |
never have been placed in the high position
l now occupy.
by the Union State Convention. Viewingit
In eli Us beaTings-the object and purPo Sc OF
the OonTention-ths immense interests st
stake-the high and delicate trusts commit
led-the mode and manner in which 1t was
done, and the high moral worth Of It's mem
beFs-few men, it any, were so highly hon
ored by their fellow. citizens.
The post you have now assigned me is one
Of great responsibility. Delicate AMI intri-
cate IS It may be to discharge the high duties
of the Office Of Chief Executive Of our State
at this time, with Gods blessing hope 70
perform them 70 your satisfaction. You Wili
not ask perfection, except in intention and
inteerity-This you shall have.
Great as our troubles Are, am sensible that
party jeslousies and party feuds, TO some e1-
tent yet exist. Hence it may be proper that
say TO you, and through you TO all other
friends Of the Union movement, that shall
uever for moment forget, in the administra-
ton of the efice that derived the power OF
no party, and hence an IN honor bound to no
partV. This promise is made with the hope
and expectation that you, my friends, no"
before me, will, on my return home from the
Capitol Of our State, two short years hence,
again assemble TO testify eihter the respect or
The contempt you may feel for nay official acts
And now, shonld / dismiss the personal
matters thus alluded to, youmight leave this
halt thinking that was ignorant Of the tact
that Mr., Webb, the editor of my former party
D organ, has seen proper not 70 harmonic with
{ the great mass Of the people of this nelghbor-
t. hood, in their efforts TO promote the best in
terssts of the country. lregret TO know that
: such is the fact and still more regret that he
d has felt it his duty 70 devote his columns,
: in this hour of trouble, chiefly to low,
vulgar slander Of myself
We were confidential political and personal
!. friends for many years. Hence, with the DIS
: position be now has, be is dangerous man.
. provided, however, the object of his hatred
had ever uttered e word, or done deed, that
u cannot bear the light of day. Thank God,
; can bid him defiance. True, he can uttel
If falsehoCd; but am not responsible for that.
I'll OF this character is his assertion that
!. last spring, said to q friend Of his, that
: could make this vGr pay" You all know
% the falseness of this; and should be NAM
n the friend who told him SC, the chances ar
It a hundred to one that friend would knocl
= his teeth down his throat for lying.
!" Again, he charges that sought Legislative
u sid 70 oppress lRboring men, especially coal
y miners. am glad Of this opportunity, sur
/. rounded as I RoW am by scores Of men whit
have been in my employ for nearly twenty
years, to notice this charge. Mr.. Webb refer
L. to bill I was instrumental in preparing
Sc which wes introduced by our fellow citizen
ar the Hon. Jesse Baldwin, then member
: the House of Representatives, the provision
Of which are ss follows:
Z SECTION l. Bet enacted nv the General ASseHbl
o. Of The Sats Of Ohio That if three or more person
shall cOnspire and agree together to use rioselt
D. othsr unldfil means TO deter prevent any othe
person or persons from the peaceful prosecution
81 bis her Or their lawful business, every perso
as 30 Offending shall be deemed guilty OF consplrs
cy, and shall, on conviction thereof, b. 1mprn
{ Oned In the cell or dungeon Of the county Jal
a. uot exceeding ten days, and fined In any SUI
not exceeding three hundred dollars at the di'
o. cretinn of the court
SIC. 2. If any person, to carry out the purpose
g Of any conspiracy as defined in the precedin
N section shall threaten 10 UiOleHtly assault yhd
actually assault vih violence, any other person {
n persons, with q view TO deter or prevent hin
Il her or them from the peaceable prosecution {
~ his her or their lawful business, every psrsO
.st so offending, shall be deemed guilty Of misd'
mesnor and, on conviction thereof, shall be in
It's prisoned in the cell or dungeon OF the count
iail not exceeding thirty days. and fined in an
sum not exceeding i've hundred dollars, at II
a. discretion Of the court
SEc s. This act 70 be in force on Its passage,
By the provis ions of this law you will di
cover that, as all laws should, it opposes @
0h protects all classes of men alike. For,
in three or more clergymen, or three or NOR
be doctors, HshRll conspire and agree together
to use unlawful means to prevent anothe
preacher OF doctor from the prosecution {
his lawful calling, they are liable to its per
d, alties. So, too, if three or more proprietor
he of coal mines-for instance, Andrews, Mul
a. caY and myself-Were to conspire to pre7en
an honest coal-miner from getting work, th
ne law would reash us. So, too if three {
se four more coal-miners shall conspire togethC
n 70 prevent mother weak and without suc
=. a Iaw) unprotected fellOW-lshorer from Il
ing to work, the law would reach them.-
Thus you see that the object of the la
OF was to protect individuals against combinl
ID tions-the weak against the strong. n
od well-thinking man, be be preacher, doctor
coal proprietor or coal miner, will object
~ such q law.
Oppress coal miners Go to Briar Hill
~. Girard, Clinton, and Fairview, where liv
"a hundreds of men who have grown gra
Is with me in this business, and hear what the
n have 10 say on this subjsct. Look at th
- farms and houses they have secured fC
~ themselves from the fruits OF their hone
:, labor with me. Ask the widows and chile
Il rem Of all Who have d;ei in my employmen
~ Ask the Welchman, the Irishman, the Gel
n man, the Scotchmsn, now surrounded B
heir happy wives and little ones whom the
left behind them in the old country, ho
ss they were able to get them over. Look
sr- their neat churches and school-houses, tbs
lis have aided in erecting, and let all thei
,T- answer whether have oppressed the labo
ing man. Away with such balderdash
And now, friends, to keep my word to q
physician, must soon come to a close; for
was only upon condition that would not q
e.l tempt to make speech, that be gave his cor
sent that Iappear this evening. Before tsl
\; ing my seat however, allow me briefly
=, - refer to the great question involved In Il
present struggle. The main purpose of a
~ Governments is: First to secure domesti
.. = tranquility Second, to provide for the CON
iI' mon defence. Both of these objects, or pul
& poses, are essential to our happiness an
~ nrnsnnritv Mifhnnt q nninn of the State