Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-09

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Governor Tod upon the Proclamation.
An immense Proclamation ratification
meeting was held at Columbus on Monday
evening, at which string speeches were
made by G. Volney Dorsey, State Treas
urer, Gen. Wallace, T. Buchanan Reed
Hon. Samuel Galloway, and Governor
Tod. A letter was read from Ex-Governor
Dennison, who was too unwell to be pres
ent. All Of these were earnest and thor
ough in favor of the Proclamation, the
main objection which General Wallace had
to it being that it was ill-timed in that
it did not take effect January 1st 1862,
instead of 1868. Mr.. Galloway, in refer
ing to the fact that the rebels do not like
it, says that we do like the letter and
spirit of the Proclamation, because the
rebels don't like ii, and because it strikes
at the liver and lungs of the rebellion
Mr.. Dorsey said shat the only two ques-
tions which a loyal man asks about the
Proclamation are, SIS it necessary" and
"Win it be effective?" to both Of which
he would answer yes. As will be seen by
the speech of Governor Tod which is pub
lished below, he cordially endorses the
Proclamation in every syllable and senti-
ment. he says:
any neighbors, it is very gratifying to
be thus cordially and kindly received. But
7 Il. ,at ha
disappointed that I make no speech. l
would be glad to do so but the labors of
the past few days, and the pressing labOrs
now on hand forbid. A few words will
suffice for me to speak my views on this
proclamation. I have studied it calmly
/ have given it my faithful attention; and
I here say to you that I cordially endorse
sUsry tvord and syllable Of IL. I would be
sorry to differ with the distinguished Gen
eral (Wallace) as to its being in any wise
in-timed think that it is well-timed-
perfectly well-timed in every regard. We
must remember the position that Mr.. Lin
coin occupies. he is as much the Presi-
dent of South Carolina and Virginia as he
is of Ohio and Illinois. And 1 tell you that
his long forbearance in laying his hand
upon slavery, entities him to a monument
that shall reach high toward the heavens.
Few men in this world could have acted so
carefully and so calmly as Mr.. Lincoln
has done. This proclamation is, in my
judgment, perfectly well-timed; particu-
larly so as to Ohio. For affairs had
come to such pass that the question was
forced upon us-whether we with our ar
my should stay at home to protect our
homes and families from the rebels, or
whether they should be sent home to pro-
tect theirs. TCheers-and " good good RI
Stupid though he may be, yet only let this
African be made free, and my word for it,
they will soon give these rebel rascals
enough to do to take care of their own
homes and families. [Cheers. And, for
one, I prefer that they should be put to
the work of looking out for themselves,
rather than we should.
1 have seen for months my friends, that
exhaustion on the one side or other is 10
be the only end of the rebellion. For the
spirit of their master, the devil, has so
completely entered into and possessed the /
hearts of those rebel leaders that nothing
but exhaustion will be able to reduce them
to obedience to the requirements of their
allegiance. And this proclamation is the
sCIJ lHAuB " WCLhGA tlASLl III q ulu5l VIAL
part. [Applause.
"This Proclamation,-what is it, The
President simply says to these rebels, cease
your ungodly war, lay down your weapons
of rebellion, return to your allegiance by
due representation in Congress and obe- !
dience to the law, and all is right. Then |
the proclamation of emancipation of your !
slaves won't hurt you. Now, are not 7
ninety days time enough for them to de- /
termine the point as to which course they |
will take2 If within these three months |
the rebel States return to their proper and |
lawful condition in the Union, then this /
proclamation becomes dead letter. But /
if they choose 10 continue in their ungod- |
ly rebellion, who is to blame but them /
selves? They invoke the consequences on t
their own heads. And who will be willing |
70 stnF, them Go ask the father whose
manly son has yielded up his young life
before those rebels guns, if he would have
the Government stop there. No; If they
should stop there, if have any influence
with the Government, will urge them to
go farther, and to go on till every one
Of those infamous leaders are hanged,
as an example to all future time I'm
mense applause. The best blood of Ohio
cries from the battle field and demands the
death of these leaders. TGreat applause.
To beggar them by confscation is not
enough. They must die wild applause.
There is no loyal man in Ohio that can
condemn the President for his Proclama-
ton. We must have no divided issues
among us.
"I am happy, my friends, to say that I
have recently made the acquaintance cf Abra-
ham Lincoln. 1 had known him before as
we know men whose hand we take and are
gone. But no1g I've come to Enol0 him. I
have had long and confidential CONVEX
sation with him. He is calm and undis-
mayed; and l am satisfied, perfectly salts
fed, that in his hands we have confded
the affairs of Government to hands able
and faithful. And let me assure you,
whatever the newspapers may say to the
that there is perfect harmony in
the Cabinet at Washington. And in my
opinion oil bids fair to end the war right
soon; and that as believe, after this
winter we shall have but little left to do
but to catch and hang the leaders of this
rebellion