Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-25


Benedict Of the Herald, in order further
to crafty the feeling Of revenge he has
against Mr.. Riddle because that gentleman
had seen fit not to recommend him for the
Office of Postmaster of this city, has had
the audacity and brazen-fscedness to pub
lish false and garbled report Of the speech
delivered by Mr.. R. before the Congress
iOnal Convention. In his report of Mr..
Rs. speech, occur the following passages
Upon which we will comment in their or
der:
"He said it was customary to return
thanks to ones friends for their support
on such occasions, and therefore he sup
posed that he must give his thanks, such
as they were, to those friends who had
supported him in this contest
By referring to Mr.. RS speech which
we publish psrJatiu in another column, it
will be seen that he never uttered the SEN
timent contained in the above extract
What he did say, is as follows:
Pursuant to q custom that require the
defeated to return thanks, such as they
are, for his misfortune, I am called before
You"
The Herald again falsely reports
HHis votes had all been cast for the
measures proposed by the Government and
adopted by the people as right"
The words that are itslicised, were not
uttered by Mr.. Riddle, and the Herald
folks knew it.
"His prophecies had been fulfilled, and
the government now stood pledged to the
principles he had advocated, and gel Il aOas
for his Advocacy Of these Uery measures that
The CoHuentioH had tkFO1rH him over
The words in italiG emsuated only from
the brains of the Herald reporter. What
Mr.. Riddle did say is as follows
aWas it not just and proper that these
measures Of Congress and Of the President
should be directly passed upon? Was il
not important that this district at this
fearful iuncturs should say directly 10 the
country, the President and the rebels,
whether it approved or condemned them ?
And vet in this Convention these measures
in my person are sustained, by only twenty
nine votes, and in the person Of my col
league, by thirteen, in full ballot Of one
hundred and ffty-two.
al know you don't intend this, but who
can explain it outside Of the district, or
within it either2 How must the Presi-
dent and his advisers and the whole out
side world understand it2''
The Herald then wound up its lying re-
ports by saying that Mr.. Riddles speech
was received in silence, when in reality
at its close he was greeted with thunder
ing applause.
The above are samples Of the malignant
stte1nrIs-af- Benedict and his crew to fall
sify the position of Mr.. Riddle.
The Herald, in its editorial comments
upon Mr. Rs speech has this sentence:
sThe assertion that his defeat was re-
buke of the Government was an assertion,
the falsity of which was only equalled by |
its presumption"
Either the Herald betrays the m st con-
summate ignorance in making such a
statement as this last, or else it knew its
premises to be totally false It ought to
knew that it has become a matter of Gus
tom in this country for a member of Cen
gress to be elected for at least two terms
the denomination for the second term be-
ing considered as a mark of approval of
his votes in Congress, while his defeat
generally signifies that his course is con-
demnsd.
Mr.. Riddle, when be returned from Wash
ington, went before his constituents and gave
en- account Of what he had done, and stated
the position he occupied in regard to the
great measures passed by Congress. He Of
fered himself for a re-nomination, for the
purpose of having his coarse in Congress en-
dersed-stating at the same time that if his
record did not meet with the approval of the
people of his District, they could signify
it by not re-nominating him. This mode
of asking for endorsement is practieed
universally throughout the county by all the
Members of Congress. Although the people
Of this District did not intend to signify by
not re-nominating Mr.. Riddle that they
do not approve his course, yet it will be so
considered abroad. The President will so
consider it, and will not and cannot under
tand it otherwise.