Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-07

bring back his erring brethren, if he likes
that form OF phrase, at the South, lot
MIN take his mUsket and e down and
try it in that way. TCheers.l II he is
is still Of a different opinion, and
thinks that it is not the best way to bring
them back, but he can do it by persuasion
and talk, let him go down with me to Lou
isiana and will set him over to Missis-
sippi, and If the rebels do not feel for his
leartstrings, but not in love, l will bring
him back. TCheers, loud and prolonged.
" Send Wood down firstTl Let US say
TO him Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve. If the Lord thy God be God, serve
him, IL Baal be God, serve ye him.
TCheers. But no man can serve two
masters, God and MammOn. ["That's
so."1 Again, there are other logical con-
sequences to flow from this view which
have ventured to take of this subject, and
that is with regard to past political action.
If they are now alien enemies am bound
to them by no ties Of party fealty. They
have passed out Of that, and I think we
ought to go back moment and examine
and see if all ties Of party allegiance and
party fealty as regards them are not broken
and that am now to look simply to my
country and TO its service, and leave them
to look TO the country they are attempting
to erect and to its service, and then let US
try the conclusion between US. Mark, by
this l gave up no territory Of the United
States. Every foot thatWas ever circum-
scribed on the map by the lines around
the United States belongs to US. APP
plausel None the less because bad men
have attempted to organize worse Gov
ernment upon various portions Of 1t. And
it is to be drawn in under our laws and
our Government as soon as the power OF
the United States can be eXerted for that
purpose, and therefore, my friends you
see the next set Of logical consequences
that must follow; that we have no occa-
sion to carry on the fight for the Consti-
tuition as it was. [Cheers.l beg your
pardon, the Constitution as it is. Who is
interfering with the Constitution as it is
Who is interfering with the Constitution
Who makes any attacks upon the COnsti-
tutionP Who are fighting with those who
have gone out and repudiated the Con
stitution. TCheers.l And now, my friends
I do not know but shall use some here.
sy, but as q Democrat, as an Andrew
jackson Democrat, l am not for the I'm
ion as it was. [Great cheering, "Goodr
" GoodW1 I say as q Democrat, and {
Jackson Democrat, 1 am not for the UnioT
to be again as it was. Understand me;
was for the Union as it was, because
saw, or thought saw, the troubles in the
future which have burst upon US; but haV
| ing undergone those troubles, hav
ing spent all this blood, and this treasure
do not mean to go back again and be
cheek by jowl with South Carolina as
was before, if can help it. [Cheers.-
"You're right"l Mark me, now, let nc
man misunderstood me, and repeat lest
| | may be misunderstood-there are none
so slow to understand as those who dc
not want ntte-mark me, say do not meaI
to give up a single inch Of the soil o.
| South Carolina. If had been alive al
that time, and had had the position, the
will and the ability, would have deal
with South Carolina as Jackson did, anC
kept her in the Union at all hazards, bu
now she has gone out, and l will take
care that when she comes in again sht
comes in better behaved; [cheers;l tha
she shall no longer be the flre-brand o.
the Union; aye, and that she shall enjoy
what her people never yet have enjoyed
| the blessings of a republican form o
Government Applause.l And there
fore, in that view, l am not for the recon
| SLTuGIOl Vi LuE DulOu db IL WAS Cb :
have spent treasure and blood enougl
upon it, in conjunction with my fellow
citizens to make it little better. ICheers.
1t was good enough If it had Deen lef
alone. The old house was good enOugl
for me, but as they have pulled down al
the L part, propose, when we build i
up, TO build it up with all the modern i'm
provements. Prolonged laughter anC
| A. - "a
| SEQUENCES, it seems to me, that follow
with inexorable and not-tO-be-shunne(
| course upon this proposition that we ar
dealing with alien enemies, is in our du
| ties with regard to the cOnfscatiOn o
their property, and that would seem tt
me to be easy Of settlement under tn
| Constitution, and without any discussion
| if my first proposition is right. Has
not been held from the beginning of tn
world down to this day, from the tim
the Israelites took possession of the Lam
of Canaan, which they got from aliel
enemies has it not been held that tn
property of those alien enemies belong
ed to the conqueror, and that it ha
been at his mercy AMI his clemenc
what should be done with it? FO
one, I would take it and give the loya
man who was loyal in the heart Of tn
South, enough to make him as well as b
was before, and would take the halanc
of it and distribute it among the Volun
! teer soldiers who have gone-fthe re
mainder OF the sentence was drowned Il
a tremendous burst o applause.l Ant
so far as l know them, if we should set
tie South Carolina with them, in the cOurs
of few years l should be quite Willing
| to receive her back into the Union. IRE
newed applause That leads US to anOth
er proposition: What shall be done witt
the slaves? Here again the laws of wa
have long settled, with clearness and ex
| actness, that it is for the conQueror, 70
| the government which has maintained o
| extended its jurisdiction over the terrific
~, to deal with slaves as it pleases, to fret
| them or not as it chooses. tits not TO
the conquered to make terms, or to sent
their friends into the eOnquering countrI
| to make terms upon that subject. Ap
plause.1 Another corollaTy follows iron
| the proposition that we are fighting will
alien enemies, which relieves US from an
other difficulty which seems to trouble
| some of my old Democratic friends; anC
that is in relation to the question Of arm
ing the negro slaves. If the States ar
alien enemies, is there any objection tha
you know Of and if so, state it, to ou
awning one portion Of the foreign countT!
| against the other, while they are hghtin!
us? TApplause, and cries Of ftAo! mop
Suppose that we were at war with Eng
land. Who would get up here In New
York and say that we must not farm thu
Irish, lest they should hurt some Of the
English? [Applause.l At one time no
very far gone, all those Englishmen wert
our grandfathers' brothers. But we arr
now Separate nations. There can be NJ
objection, for another reason, becauSt
there is no international law or any 9th
er law of governmental action that
know OF, which prevents the cOuntrI
from arming any portion Of its citizens
and if the slaves do not take part il
the rebellion they become simply ou
citizens residing in our territory which il
L.