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


the loyal people of Louisville.
OmeiaI Report Of the COEiseatIOu and
Emancipation Meeting of Tuesday Eve-
ninG---JudEe BishbP's Address.
On Tuesday evening, June 3D. 1862, the
citizens of Cleveland in favor of COnfscat-
ing the property Of rebels and traitOrs,
pursuant to call, assembled at Brainard's 5
Han, II m. C9 s1aTq
The meeting was called to order at 8
o'clock, and organized by elsCting the fol-
lowing officers ra.-.
President-H, B. spelman.
Vice Presidents -Chas. Bradburn, Dud-
ley Baldwin, Moses Tole.
Seoretary-S. FOliambe.
The President having stated the object
of the meeting, a COMMITTEES Of seven was
appointed to report an address and resolu-
I tons to the meeting. The following were
constituted the Committee: Hon. Hiram
Griswold Hon. J. P. Bishop, Hon. R. P,
Spalding and Messrs. II. F. BraytOn,
Amasa Stone, Jr., John Blair and J. F.
Keller.
The Committee having retired, Mr.. 7. H.
Oakley, being called for, addressed the au-
dience1 1aqM WgT12TFWGD
The Committee having returned, report
cd through their Chairman an address
prepared by Judge Bishop, and which was
therefore read by him as follows:
Mr.. Presideat and Felloio- Citizens:
II We cannot, in presenting an address
upon the subject embraced in the call Of
this meeting, and as an appropriate ac-
compartment of the resolutions recon-
1d y /; hF .; gsr9 1PIRFja5 PnIRFfa# i1is
ally when we consider that that address
ought to contain some, at least, of the rea-
sons why we should recommend the pas
sage Of the accompanying resolutions
We hear and read so much on the subject
Of the condition Of the United States and
the Government thereof since the rebellion
has assumed its giant proportions, that it
is concluded that there is a great contrari-
ETY. Of opinion among even well read per-
sons and eminent citizens on the subject
Of the powers Of the Government of the
United States, and principally in relation
first to the powers Of Congress, second to
the military power and'the extent to which
they may and ought to be exerted in sup
pressing the rebellion. In what follows,
It viii be our object carefully to examine
these questions, and we ask from our fel-
low-citizens g cordial hearing Time will
not allow Of our calling your attention to
the crime Of the rebellion and its utter
want Of justification. We might prohtably
cali your attention to the fact that the
Union, under the Articles Of COnfedera-
ton, was declared to be perpetual in Arti-
Gle 18th that the present Constitution
was adopted to remedy the defects under
the Confederation, and that if the right of
a State to secede be admitted, then every
State may do So and if such were the
case, instead Of remedying the defects of
the Confederation, the adoption Of the
present Constitution only destroyed all
the power there was under the old Arti-
eles. We might also, to show the crime Of
the rebellion and its just punishment, call
your attention 10 the position assumed by
the rebel States, and the eruelties commit
ted under their usurped authority but it
would tax your attention too long, and we
fOrbear. aIl - LHslLIl
How terribly deep must be that deprav-
ity, how deeply dyed in guilt must be that
person, especially that intelligent citizen,
who, with this history before him, woald
attempt to maintain the right of secession
as a mere theory, and then attempt to
carry it into execution What is secession
but the numbering Of a nationlll
The Great Apostle, when comparing the
old and new dispensatiOns together, ex-
claimed HHe that despised Moses Law
died without mercy under two or three
witnesses. OF how much severer punish
ment, suppose We, he shall be thought wOr-
thy, who hath trodden under foot the Son
of God p r-.s AZ
And well may we exclaim, if by the law
Of the land those who designedly take the
life Of a single person must suffer death,
Of how much seEerer punishment shall
they be thought worthy who attempt to
take the life of the nation, and thereby
cause the death of tens Of thousands Of
men, and the expenditure and destruction
Of thousands Of millions Of dollars Of prop
erty and money, producing tribulatiOn
"such as was not since the beginning Of
the world to this time, no nor ever shall
be, and sufferings hardly equalled by the
witnesses Of the truth as described by St.
Paul, when he says: "They were stoned,
they were sawn asunder, were tempted,
were slain with the sword they wandered
about in sheep skins and goat skins, being
destitute afflicted, tormented,n
We come now to consider what, in view
Of all these facts, can and ought to be done
either by Congress or the military power.
The legislative power Of the United
States is vested in Congress- under the Con-
stitution This power is delegated to Con-
gress by the people, acting By or through
their constituted agents, because the body
of the people is too large and the people
themselves Fare too numerous TO act by
themselves as in primitive times.
The carrying out Of the powers in the
Constitution of the United States is
nothing but The people Of the Union doing
certain things by delegated authority,
whether that be by the Congress, the Pres
ideBt; the Judiciary, the Army or Navy.
The objects to be accomplished under the
Constitution are clearly defined in the pre-
snbie Of that instrument, and so certain
", unmistakably, does it define those OBJ
Jects that seemingly they may be eompre-
hended At FIRST view. u
They are these: tomake the Union more
perfect, 70 establish justice, ensure domes-
tic tranquility, to provide for the common