Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-13


( tbsis design vas 70 bring the North to their
knees, and force . eomplisnce With their sx-
actioas. They withdrew temporarily fol-
the purpose Of allowing " amendments to
bs made to the Constitution, and those
amendments we're to render slavery perma-
nent and secure to all future time. Southern
shareholders believed that they could wiring
from the North anything they were disposed
to demand.
he referred to the remarkable solicitude
which the rebels manifest, lest the COnstitu-
ton should be disregarded in some way
Which side, said the speaker, has shouted
" don't givO up the ship?" which down
with the old hulk ?" Which stole the ships
boats, and put to sea under piratieal flag ?
and which is administering the Government
now
The head cOnspiratOrs against the Govern
ment have been accustomed to quote from
the Constitution thus: 80 Government derives
its just powers from the consent of the gov
ened." The speaker referred to the man
ner in which it had been sought to rope Ken
tueky and Tennessee into the Confederacy,
and the srueIty that had been praeiieed to-
wards Union men in that State, to show bow
little they acted upon the preeePt they are 50
ready to quote.
De Bows Southern Review enunciates the
creed of shareholders as follows: The right
to govern resides in very small
minority. The real civilization of
country resides in an aristOcraey. To make
one aristocrat we must sacrifice thousand
paupers.p De Bow represents truthfully the
sentiments Of the people for whom he writes.
He strikes not only the keynote of a solo,
but gives the burst of the whole orchestra.
Some men, after saying foolish thing, re-
pent and feel ashamed not so De Bow. He
goes further and says "all governments be-
gin by usurpation and are perpatuated by
force" The speaker continued on to show
that the enslavisg of negroes educates
men to the work of attempting to enslavo
white men as we'll.
The Charleston Mercury unblushingly
says, slavery is the natural condition of the
labOring classes, be they white or black. Be-
hold the aecursed doctrines upon which seees-
sion is founded.
Mr.. Weld eulogizsd the patriotic devotion
Of the people of East Tennessee. Defiant
unto death, they had rather perish than
swear fidelity to the wicked cOnfederacy.
To show how falsely the rebels quote the
sentiment" Government derives its powers
from the consent of the governed he re-
ferred to the invasion of kentucky by zolli-
Golfer, who short time before the battle of
Mill Springs, declared that Kentucky could
never be allowed to cast her destiny with the
North the South needs her territory and
will have it though it be bought at the price
of conquest.
He next proceeded to show what we have
gained by this war, so far. We have got
half Of the enemy's territory. The rebels
confess that they are making their last des-
perate effort. Their solitary hope for sue
cess now hangs upon the hope of division
in the North, brought about by the Demo
cratic party. The speaker, in referring to
parties, said the only question now is, shall
the Government stand or fa. There should |
be but one party now, and t. It the party Of !
the Government. Let all otLyr parties be
wiped out. If there is anything Of value in
the institutions our fathers left US It is time
tbat we fght for them.
He spoke of the blockade as the most ef-
fective the world ever knew. He reviewed |
our succss the Mississippi. The Vest |
ern men ara Ia earnest; wherever they have |
struck, the blow has not hung. Cheers An
other thing'we have gained in this war; it is
sslf-respeot, as well as the respect and symPa-
thy Of the Democratic masses of Europe. We
have acquired good cOnscisn9e before God.
SFs have embodied end persO1ifed the spirit
c 70, and recreans would We Ge did we not.
Rs referred to the spirit which actmated our
fathers in the war for independence. They
shook hands with hunges and nakedDesss and
after eight years Of suffering, they conquer
ed. They grappled with dangers that would
have made C@zar coward. Are we to sing
then praises and at the same time shrink
from fseing periIs to preserve what they
have won for US
How shall we get out of this2 By staying
in it until We get thrOughit. (Chears.) Get
out as patriots and not as traitors, as brave
men and not as towards.
He fully sustained Mr.. Lincoln in suspend
ing the writof 1aJeas corpus, and praised him
as an honest and upright man. He thought
thzre,was something of the spirit Of " Old
Hickory" about him, and that he was inclined
in this great emergency of the country, to
Oeoaaiolally " take the responsibility"