Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-20

44tni Nilu hlAn0uEu 1 uo Aot coAAAAohAg -
hliate with that class of politicians which
you term Conservative" am sinclined to
doubt the wisdom, il not the patriotism Of
the cOunsels that would, at this time, ad-
wise q resort to exclusively partisan organ
ization.
Indeed twelVe-month has not elapsed
since my best energies were exerted, in
unison, il mistake not, with the superior
influence Of the Cleveland LEADER, to con-
struct for the defence Of the Government,
that very " Union which your editorial so
much deprecates. And now, when we are
fairly in the field, with our State and
County Union organization complete, the
enemy in battle array before use, we are
asked, ''shall the Union organization
be kept up in ohiO" Why nOt7 The
rebellion is not yet crushed. Treason has
not become extinct and sympathy with
traitors walks unblushingly in our midst.
All the causes that called the "party Of
the Union" into being, last summer, are
operative now. In the patriotic language
of the New York Tribune, Of April 29th,
1852, e the country is in danger Ofruin,
and in this crisis its enemies should be the
enemies of every loyal citizen. We had al
most said his only enemies. We care moth
ing for party names. Whoever heartily
favors the crushing out of the rebellion by
the most direct and effective means, is
good enough for US 70 act Vith and vote for.
We can discuss our differences, if any shall
remain, after the close of the war for the
UniOn.p In a spirit of irony, you say,
"the Union movement Of last year was
successful in bringing to its support az
the Republicans Of the State, aud One-tentl
of the Democrats. It was successful in
giving to the State Democratic Governor
and in putting Democrats into one-hali
the minor Offices"
So far as it respects "the Governor, u
Messrs. Editors, I think the credit Of his Sc
lection was contested, for some months
between you and myself; and as tC
the "minor Offices if the Democrats OBJ
tanned half Of them, it was owing to the
excessive magnanimity Of US Republicans
And here / may as well correct an error
into which you have fallen, and which
may mislead some of your readers, in re-
spect to the character Of cur nominating
conventions.
You say that q under the Union move
ment the Democrats win claim one halt the
delegates, and will be willing to cOnced'
the other half only to conservatives oil
'bunker-Rspublicans.n
From the ineipient stages of the Union
movement; to the present moment I have
not known of q State or county meeting
that was called On the basis Of being one
half Democrats. -.r7.
| The call for the last County Convention
Of Guyahoga county was in these words:
a Resolved, That the UNION MEN Of Cuya.
hoga county be requested to meet in thJ
respective townships and wards, at tht
usual places Of holding elections, on Thurs.
day, the 18th of September, at o'clock
\ P. M, and appoint six delegates from eacl
township and ward, to meet in Cleveland
on Saturday. the l4tb inst. at 10 n'NlnHlF
The Republican State Central Committee
at their meetingin Columbus on Thursday
July 25, 1861, directed the call for the
Union State Convention, to be addressed
"to all who are in favor Of the uncondf.
tional preservation Of the union Of. the
States, of the maintenance Of the integrity
Of the National Government and Of the
vigorous and continued prosecution of the
war; and the delegates were to be chosen
t0ithOUt reference to party. .ai.
If the " Union party" as at present
constituted in Ohio, be made up of ali
the Republicans" and Zone tenth of the
Democrats" in the State, it is easy to per-
ceive that the controlling power resides
largely with the Republican element The
majority can organize conventions and
nomihste TO Office at its own pleasure. e
Messrs. Editors, lam as much opposed as
you can possibly be, to crusade against
our distinguished Senator and Represents
tive in Congress for their anti-slayefy SEN
timents, but cannot well see how that diff
fculty will be remedied by breaking down
the " Union party"
You and may be somewhat in advance
Of the President, in our notions Of what is
expedient in respect to the overthrow Of
slavery, but while he is 60 earnestly en-
gagged in the great work Of upholding the
Government, would either of US be instru-
mental in Withdrawing a single man from
his support
As you are, and have been foryears, the
organ Of my political partisanship, and as
we do not often differ on political topics, I
trust you viii excuse the liberty take in
asking you to insert these rambling re-
marks in your paper Of tomorrow morn
ing, subject to such notice as you shall see
fit to take Of them. ~
/ am very respectfully, so5 e,
Your friend, &C., -
R. P. SPALDING. E