Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-28
Republlcan ConeressIoaal Caueus.

WAsHIaGToN, Jan. p, 1868.
A large caucus, Republican Senators and
Representatives, last evening partook Of
collation. at the Avenue House. Over one
hundred were present. Jehn Covode pre-
sided Early in the evening gold mount
ed sword was presented to him by a Sena-
tor ss an emblem of the only power where
bp The Free States can hope TO succeed in
their endeavor 10 save the nation. After
remarks from Messrs. C0vode and Owen
Lovejoy, VIM. B. Mann, Of Philadelphia,
made a speech whose key note was the ut
tersnee: "There can be no peace, no terms
with the rebels until they are put down by
the sword. Not till then can we hope for
q peace worth having or for q permanent
restoration Of the Unionn
Senator Sherman was called out He
said that the Administration must depend
upon the Republican party orsuccess. No
Administration can ever be successful ex-
cept by sustaining the party that placedit
in power. The Democratic party has fall
on into the hands Of dislcyal men,, If the
Government is to be saved, 1t must be done
through the Reorganization of the Repub-
lioan party.
Senator Trumbull thought there was q
great significance in the presentation of
the sword. If the sword had been in the
hands Of men Of earnestness, this war
would have been crushed out When the
Democratic leaders get into power they
would make terms with the scouDdrels who
have murdered our sons. To do this they
would assume the debt Of the South. They
would pay them for their escaped negroes,
and give over the Government to JEFF. Da-
Wis. He did not refer to loyal Democrats.
They are no longer Democrats when they
come over to us. Let them cut loose from
their party. What We want far permanent
success is absorption, and we must get ac-
cession from all who are loyal. Cheer up,
the Senator cried, and save the Republican
party, and crush the rebellion, until we
get an unconditional surrender.
Mr. Covode proposed the health Of the
late Secretary of War, Simon Cameron,
who was right on the great question in ad-
vance of the Proclamation.
General Cameron responded. He thought
we should have more unity among our
selves and more confidence in the Admin
istration. Before he went away he was
made the target Of abuse, but now nearly
every man in the Cabinet was attacked.
ne DEll6NEu MI DlduLOA " DO as pure .
man as ever lived, and yet he is being
treated as though he were an escaped con-
vice. He had been himself charged with
making contracts too high for arms, and
yet the Government would have saved S10,-
100000 if they had carried them out
Since then they have paid 40 per cent.
more for them than his contracts. In Feb
ruary, 1861, he had said we would have
war when Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurated-
long war, and that the slave power was
the rebels great element of strength, as
it furnished bread while white men fought.
he eounselled unity of action and conf
dence in the Administration as the only
way to succeed in saving the country. He
believed that the war would yet be long
and millions be spent. He was for turning
out all traitors in Office everywhere, large
and small.
Secretary Usher being called upon, next
spoke. The President cannot, ifhe would,
recall or modify his Proclamation. The
leading measures of the Administration
must be sustained, or the Government
must 20 down. Ho believed that every
man who believes that the war should be
fought out is one Of us, and is ReIub-
liean.
The present organization against US
have staked their all upon the success of
the rebellion, but he would not believe
that the people would ever give up the
country. The Democrats demanded that
New England should be cut off from the
West, because through her did not run the
highway to the sea; but there are more
Abolitionists in New York than in New
England, and the West is made up of peO-
in New England. Can yon separate the
mother from her children?
If this rebellion is successful you dis
honor the graves Of the dead, and rob the
widow, the orphans, and the MANNED heroes
of their pension. We should stand by the
President The Democratic party is no
longer the friend Of the fighting North
We must put the knife to the throats of
treason.
Politically it must give way among US
TO true and loyal men. We must take
and denounce traitors and then
hang them, and with united efforts we will
be crowned with victory. He proposed
the health of Abraham Lincoln, President
Of the United States, which was drunk
Mr.. Covode thought before New En-
gland was voted out she would he heard |
from.
Mr.. Gooch of Massachusetts, said New
England is unit. He had no confidence |
in any man who did not give an earnest |
and cordial support to the Administration.
He had no confidence in men who profess |
ed to be loyal Democrats, and who try to
weaken the President and the Admins
sration.
He thought we had been taught a sufH-
,ient lessor in the last elections. New |
England needs no defense He thought |
We had spent too much ZINE in butting |
,ur heads against the hills of Virginia
We must open the Mississippi and strike
ioMn the institution of slaYerv-