Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-08
vaIlandIaham,. speech.

Altef the close OF the business Of the
Democratic Convention on Friday, Vallan-
digham was called upon for a speech, which
he was very ready to make. OF course his
speech was full Of bitterness toward the
Republicans and the heAdministration. With
the willful perversity Of vision common to
Democratic orators, he charged the Repub-
hcans and all opposers Of Democracy with
having laid the Ak at the root Of the Gov
ernment, and then uttered the vile slander
that he never knew any Of the Republican
party to 50 into a military organization, in
peace or war a SANDER that even his reck-
less disregard for truth and deceney should
not have allowed him to make He then
said that in three months, and perhaps in
three weeks, "other men will be the advo-
Gates Of the eternal dissolution Of the
Union.' As he had been prOclaiming the
virtues Of the Democrats, he must have had
in mind that they were already in favor Of
the dissolution and that the others would
come over to their way Of thinking within
the specified time. lie then said that the
plan which had engaged their attention
that day was 10 nominate Democrats to I'LL
the Offices, exert tho political power and
control the country. This is their great
object, to which al love for country must
be subssrvient They would again I'll the
Offices and control the country, as they did
in Pieroe's and Bucbanan's time. Their
"eontrOl' then led the country to the brink
Of ruin, and when it is saved it will be only
By frustrating the plans that were cOnceiy-
ed encouraged and actively entered upon
BY Democrats under Democratic rule
That is what they would inaugurate again.
Vallandigham then says that the Democra-
ey Of Ohio and the United States are re-
solved that an end shall be put to the
charges that they are sympathisers with
treason and traitors. Wen, then, it is high
time, if the Democracy has any such inten-
tion; to cut itself loose from such leader
ship as that Of Vallandigham. That would
be better proof Of their patriotism than
to listen to his TRADES of abuse Of loyal
men and to receive him as an honOred guest
and a distinguished leader in their Con-
yentions. If they want to be considered
loyal, let them oust those whom they now
welcome, but Of whose sympathy with trea-
son and traitors there can be no doubt
Whatever.
Not satisfied with any ordinary charges
against the Administration, Vallandig-
ham indirectly charges the President with
treason. he says that Wendell Phillips
leetured in Washington to "an assembly
as traitorous as himself" He then says
that President Lincoln, Vice President
Hamlin and the Speaker were upon the
platform. OfcOurse they are included in
the atraitorous" assembly. Like other
criminals who know that they are justly
suspected Of crime, VaIlandigham seeks to
throw the odium Of the charges brought
against him, upon everybody else. Having,
therefore, charged the President with be-
ing traitorous he says that the present
Congress has done more for the cause
Of secession than Beauregard and
johnson have been able to accomplish
IN Eve months. He then mourned over
the fate Of Kees, the Democratic editor
who had lately been arrested for sedition,
and appealed to his audience to know if
they would submit to such things and
they replied "never." So, then, the trail
tor VaIlandigham leads on the Democratic
party to open hostility to the Government,
and that party follow his lead and cry
Hbrs7o" to each new position he may as
sumo And if that same speech had been
delivered in Richmond or Charleston it
would have been greeted with the same
endorsement as that given by the DemOe-
raey Of Ohio in General Convention as
sembled. What q record for that party to
bear, and what a platform to set up for the
adherence of the people of the North