Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-27

of this address, instead Of striking at the
traitors, is to bolsterup their cause, and to
strengthen their hands against the Gov
ernment2I % : % y n n q
But, Mr.. Chairman, must hurry on
There is another thing which you hear
from politicians Of a certain class, the cry
of extravaganza. = A systematic effort Sc
made to alarm the people, and to get up
panic on the alleged extravaganoe of the
Administration. They know that to weak
en- confidence in the Government and to
impair itscredit, will serve the rebel cause,
so they enlarge the figures, and -endeavOr
to impress the public with the belief that
fearfully heavy tax is to be imposed upon
them They try tO-dFive the people from
supporting the Government by threats
held out to them on the subject of taxation.
These pupils of Cobb and Floyd have be-
come on q sudden great economists. These
men are mistaken in reference to the peo-
pie. They have formed low and vulgar
estimate of the people of the country The
history of the world presents no parallel
to the uprising Of the American masses for
the defence of their venerable flag and the
free institutions of which it is the symbol.
With one accord they rushed to arms
They left their implements Of husbandry
in the fields, and the tools Of their trade in
the workshops. They were willing to sac
rifee everything, that the laws might be
enforced and the Government preserved.
They were willing to pour out their blood
and their treasure without stint; and yet
these men who signed this Democratic Ad-
dress seemed to be Of the opinion that the
American people were willing to sit down
and cnnIIv ealeiila1e the cost of this strur-
sIg fg-- tisqis liberties. When the Eacede-
monians sought to barter the liberties Of
Greece, "GO," said the Athenian ambassa-
dprs "and tell the Laeedemonians the peo-
pie of Athens would not take all the gold
either above or under the ground for the
liberties Of Greece" I tell these gen.
tlemen to announce to the world
that the American people win not barter
their liberties for all the gold above or un-
der the earth. They have a higher appre-
citation of their liberties. They will let
their fathers and sons go to the field of con-
Aiet; they will submit to taxation; they
will submit to every sacrifice, rather than
their institutions shal be infringed upon
or destroyed.
There is another effort being made; and
studied effort TO create q jealousy be-
tween the West and the East. When this
rebellion was eliminating, in nearly every
speech of the class to which l refer we
we're told, and the South was told, that the
people of the West ought not and would
not go with New England; that their inter-
ests were not with New England, and if
the South did secede there would be, not
-tR0, hut four republics. The other day the
gentleman from Indiana, ar Voorhees,
run inlthe same groove-plsyed the same
tune about the East He made an attack
on Massachusetts. Massachusetts has been
for years the favorite subject for denunoia-
tion by the red-handed traitors now in
arms against the Government. I have no
word of defence to make for Massachusetts.
Her sons can Hindieate her in this House
and upon the field of battle, I will say,
however, that respect Massachusetts for
her industry and enterprise. I admire
Massachusetts, for her literature, her moral
ity, and benevolenee. I lore Massachusetts,
for her deVotioH to constitutional liberty and
the inaleaabIe rights of man. Yet these
men would prejudice the people Of the
West against Massachusetts. The inter-
ests Of Massachusetts, and New England
are the interests Of Ohio and the West, and
are welded together by the strong bonds
of mutual interest and affection, which
nothing can separate.
While / have said thus much in condem-
nation Of this new conspiracy, and Of the
traitorous Democrats who are now in arms
to destroy the Government 1 wish to do
Justice to the loyal Democrats both in this
House and in the field, who are now doing
valiant service for their country. When
the hour came to decide between party and
country, they promptly enrolled them
selves in their country's cause They
brought their party flags and laid them
down at the altar of their country, resolved
in this hour of national peril TO know no
flag but the flag of the Union. It was an
exhibition of patriotism worthy of the best
days Of the Roman Republic. Honor to
their names. This is no time, Mr.. Chair
man, to assail our Government. She needs
all her sons, for we are in war, war with
barbarians.