Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-05
MORNING LEADER.
WOras frsm the wesr---spseeh Of General

V7ords frsm the West---SPeeeh Of General
AshleY, Of Ohio.
The friends Of freedom and the Govern
ment viii be gratifed at the re-nOminaliOn
Of James NJ. Ashley by the Union Conven-
tiOn Of the Tenth Congressional District of
Ohio. on the 2Sd ult. Fernando C. Bra
man, member Of Congress from Michigan,
addressed the convention. Mr.. Ashley
also made a speech, in the course Of which
he said;
q GCongress has decreed that never again
shall slave stand in chains beneath the
shadow Of the national Capitol. That dur
ing all future time the territories Of the
republic shall be forever free. That the
African slave trade shall be more effectu-
allv suppressed. That the trade in Chi
nese coolies, which bids fair to rival the
slave trade, and 10 exceed it, in atroeity,
should cease. Hayi and Liberia have
been welcomed into the family Of nations.
The public lands have been divided into
homesieads Of enc hundred and sixty acres
for emigrants seeking homes in free land
The Atlantic and Pacific oceans viii soon
be united by iron bands. The most ample
provisions have been made for the inter
ests Of agriculture. The army and navy
have been organized, and adequate means
provided for their support, andlast, though
not least, a ConfscatiOn bill has been en-
acted and approved by the President, which
forfeits the property Of rebels to the Gov
ernment, and secures the freedom Of all
their slaves Never before has an Amer
lean Congress accomplished results which
viii stand out SO conspicuously in future
history.
Mr.. AsHLEY's Difference WITH THE PRES
EDEzsI-
"In only one thing have I differed ma
terially with the President, and that has
been as to the manner in which the war
should be conducted. There / have from
the first widely differed with him. I have
insisted from the outbreak of the rebellion
that bold, earnest, Uncompromising pol
icy should be pursued. In the letters
which I addressed to my constituents some
fifteen months ago, 1 urged a vigorous
prosecution Of the war, the confscation of
rebel property, and the liberation Of their
slaves, that we might obtain indemnity
for the past and security for the future
Ny position was regarded at that time by
many earnest friends as impolitic and ex-
treme. did not think so then, nor do l
think so now. If my earnestness and
anxiety led me TO go at that early day
where friends were unwilling to follow, l
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
are heartily with me now, and that the en-
tire loyal portion Of the country approves
the policy to-day, that all I then demanded
has been enacted into law by the Congress
of the United States and approved by the
President
THE BATONET, NOT THE SPADE.
HI have as much confidence in the Pres
ident as any man can have. I believe he
is earnest and honest in his desire to sup
press this rebellion as any man can be.
But faith alone without works is dead,
and faith alone in any man, whether he
be General or President, will not save
the nations life There must be works.
These must be with the bayonet and not
with the spade.
3 q That the President will, 50 far as in
him lies, see to it that the laws Of the land
are faithfully executed have the utmost
confidence. He has more than once assUr-
ed me that his administration should re-
feet the viii Of the people, and 1 believe
he will soon speak the magic words which
shall redeem and Tegenerate this nation.
TIE BORDER SLAVE STATE MILESTONE.
1.-The border slave states have been the
milestone about our necks. The counsels
Of their pro-slavery politicians have been
listened to, and their imperious demands
complied with too long. The nation SEEM
ed to be on the very brink Of ruin, and
earnest men more than half despaired when
the country rose up as. one man, when the
Coufscation act was temporarily defeated
.iffhe liouse-and demanded that Congress
should pass such aslaB. From that hour,
al loyal men have been more hopeful, and
the news that flies to us this morning on
4 The. wings Of the lightning, gives us the as
surance that the hour approaches and the
end is near. Let Us take fresh courage.
The acts Of Congress afeto be vigorously
enforeed, and these acts (espeeially the con-
fiscatien .biiBhaye opened the way for our
deliverahee. Border-States pFe-slavery
counsels viii control no longer, and here
! afief The government viii neither be indif-
erent or inactive.
THE ouEsTIoEs OF THE DAY.
AZ have Eell-defned views on all aues-