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

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stituted authorities. In order TO support the
Nation We must support the Executive of the
Nation. (Jireat spplause.) The time may
have been when il was otherwise. But that
tune is not now. When our country and
its capital are threatened by hostile force
OF armed rebels, is not the time to refase our
support to the National Executive Now
force must be met by force.
remember, at one time, when rebellion
threatened the country, and when Gen. Jack.
son planted his foot upon it. that !, with
twenty other good Wings, called upon the
old General to assure him of our support OF
bis measures to crush ineipient rebellion.
And would do so again. (Cheers.)
Under the troubles that have so grieV.
opsly sssailed our country, there has been
much Of crimination and recrimination. hTe
Republican has said TO the Democrat, you
have brought these evils upon uS and the
Democrat has redlied to the Republican,
you did it. But it seems TO me that the
representatives Of party had better just
agree to close and balance accounts with
each other. Laughter and cheers But
the fact is my friend, the origin Of this
rebellion is with neither Of the two parties,
as such. Tbs source of the evil lies much
deeper down and further back than all this
From the time that Gen. jackson planted
his foot upon nulli6cation in South Carroll.
M, in 1888, there has been q general pro-
gress in the schooling for rebellion in that
State. Within that time whole generation
of young men has there been reared up and
educated to disunion. She is q disunion
State. And the fact is now unquestionsble
that she can be kept in the Union only by
the strong arm of power; and l would
stretch out that arm with an unhesitating
frmness, and force hor to remain. I'm
mense applause. Other States have been
by degrees, seduced from their allegiance
to some extent, by influences similar to
those which have proved so pestilential to
South Carolina. You oil remember the
wild buocaneering that was set on foot in
l849, when organized bands of ad-
venturous young men invaded the
Island of Cuba, in which invasion an un-
fortunate aud misguided nephew Of the
venerable John G. Crittenden was taken
prisoner and garroted Now, these young
men and their associates and sympathisers
trained to live without labor, many of them
poor and sll Of them proud, became the
" Knights Of the Golden Circle, "a secret
organization-set on foot TO carry out their
desperate and villainous plans But this
was put down. They organized anew, and
we're again put down, but not till after q
desperate struggle. have conversed with
JUICE Campbell, U. s. Judge in Alabama,
on this subject, and he informed me that
so strong and 60 violent had become this
secret organization, that he expected on
some occasions to be violently torn from
the bench and cast into the waves Of the
Gulf. These secret conspirators then turn
ed their attention to the North to educate a
political school in their desperate doctrines.
They sought to distract the country on the
exciting subject Of slavery. They 20 far
and so well managed their Vaccinations
as to break up the Democratic party st
Charleston. By this rupture they so weak
encd the political power Of that party as
to bring about the election of Mr. Lincoln,
and thereupon seized upon bis election as a
pretext for dissolving the Union.
We also heard much about the Administra-
ton going too far, and doing too much. Ny
objection is, on the other hand, that the
Government has been too long suffering and
patient Ny voice would have been given to
stop the proceedings of the rebels at once up
on their rearing fortI6cations at Fort Moul-
trie Yes, my friends, think the Admins
tration, if mistaken in anything, has made the
mistake of waiting too long, and has not at
any time been too strong ip its movements.
TCries of CHATS So
Another charge that is sometimes prefer
red against the Administration is that it has
transgressed the letter Of the law, has trench
ed upon private rights, and has illegally sus-
pended the Harbeas Corpns. As to this
sn not ready to say that, were those
acts done under the ordinary circum-
stances of the pace, they would
be sustainable But what is the
state Of things now, under which these acts
were done2 They are circumstances Of
war and of most imminent danger 10 the
commonwealth. When walk the street q
rufEian, strong man armed, may ssssil me
with murderous intent. l surely heve Q
right 10 kill him in order TO save myself
But another may be present in the strife
and, without exactly joining in the assault
upon me, may nevertheless do something tC
weaken me and give the advantage TO my
foe-now, in such case, would you expeo
me TO be particularly careful to do tha
"sympathizer" no harm Laughter, an,
cries Of F." No, ao"l Well, the Administra
ton has done only this much. Possibly i
has made some mistakes, but certainly no
in this. And am almost ready to con
clude that the mistakes have been create
in not doing than in doing.
It was moved that the report of the Com
mittee upon Credentials be presented an,
laid upon the table without reading, an,
printed-Which was carried.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions respect
fully submitted the following as their
REPORT.
ResOIped, That the present deplorabl
civil war has been forced upon the countr
by the disunionists of the Southern States
now in revolt against the Constitutions
Government, and in arms around the OaI
itaL -
That in this national emergency, ",
banishing all feeling Of mere passion Q
Q resentment, will recollect only our duty
! the whole country that this war is nj
Eaged upon our part in any spirit of OF
preston, nor for any purpose Of conquei
: or subjugstion, nor for the purpose of oyel
D throwing or interfering with the rights c
q established institutions of the States, bU
to defend and maintain the supremacy
the Constitution, and to preserve the UniO
with all the dignity, equality and righ
Of the several States unimpaired, and tbs
o as soon as these objects are Gecomplishe
B. the war ought TO cease.
That in the language of the Hon. JOSEF
Holt, We are 6 for this Union without col
: ditions, one and indivisible, now and 70
ever; for its preservation at any and ever
cost Of blood and treasure, against ali i
: assailants, and against any and every con
promise that may be proposed to be mad
under the guns Of the rebels.
h. II. HUETER, Chairman.
Mr. Bingham, of Harrison county, sai
!, that he had no special objection to the +
, solutions, but he would like TO offer an a,