Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-26
The Democratic Resolutions.


(which would abide the inaiction as
matter Of party discipline) from publish
ing them to the world. They are many |
and various less full of open hostility to
the Government than would perhaps have
been expected, but none the less insidiOus |
for that. Like the resolutions of the |
State Convention, they are as scattering as
q blunderbuss. In part Of them direct
bid is made for the favor Of the soldiers
and an attempt made to falsify the issue
that is made between the two tickets.
The preamble makes an admission which
is very rare nowadays in Democratic
platforms. It announces that the Govern
meut q is imperilled by armed traitors in
the field" Probably it was not intended
here to include The vallandigham Demo-
Gratis who armed and fortified in Holmes
oouptv against the enrolment the other
day, but they certainly came within the
specifcation. It also declares that "a in
competency and usurpation in the highest
department Of the Government are also
endangering the country. Even if the
former were true, would it not be the part
Of the true patriot rather to adopt the
cOunsels of D. s. Dickinson, wis said, "H
the Government is weak, uphold it; if
feeble, strengthen ii, than TO spend time
in abusing and embarrassing it? In regard
to the charge of usurpaiiOn" we have
already shown that the Presidents exer-
else Of extra power is in direct accord
ancs with authority vested in him by
Congress.
The arrest Of Yallsndigham is made The
subject of the fippsnt charge that it was
Hat an hour when all honest men were in
their beds" This is childish, silly and
contemplate. Why don't some Of the
rebels who are imprisoned and captured
complain to cur Government that they
must not be held because they were taken
Gst time when honest men we're in their
beds2" This resolution is as follows;
RssoIUsd That the arrest of Clement L.
Vallandigham by armed band, at an hour
when all honest men we're in their BEDS
for no crime and for the exercise OF his
right of free speech in commenting upon
the despotism which is fast closing around
the freemen of Ohio, his pretended trial by
military tribunal against all law, and his
transportation from his family and ms
home to distant and hostile State, was an
outrage unparalleled even in the darkest
DAYS Of the French Bastile, and is calcula-
ted to excite a deep spirit Of resistance
among 3 people Jealous Of their liberty
can only be allayed BY the right
the offenders.
The cant about his being transported in
to "hostile State is all nonsense. He
was received with open arms by Bragg
Honized as hero, and has been afforded
free travel through the Confederacy to the
sesboard. The rebels received him at once
as "their style Of man" By "the right
ing Of the wrong is meant resembling th'
order and allowing him to come back
But how can the President do this wheI
he has left the Confederacy in order Il
steal his way back, through the Canadas
The next resolution declares that Val
landighsm is a true lover Of his country
and regards "the Constitution as it is an'
the Union as it was necessary TO tn
safety Of the Government and the happi
ness Of the people The most emphati
commentary upon this false glOrifcatiOI
Of q secessionist is the opening clause o
ValIandigham's resolution Of Februar.
7tb. 1861, whichis as follows: The Uni
ted States are divided into -four sections, a
follows" At the same time, he gave nc
ties that he should speak to the resolution
AZ soon as he could obtain the floor. Oh
the 2OLh Of the same month, he made tn
promised speech, in which he said
propose to establish four instead of tw,
grand sections Of the Union" So much 70
this love of the Constitution and the Uniol
We have neither time nor space to motto
each one Of the many resolutions. In re
gard to the Republicans they say that the,
recently "gathered the largest crowd o
Abolitionists ever assembled at Columbus
The resolution is right. It was monste
meeting and it was made up Of "AbOli
tionists." Not those who have heretofOr
sailed under that party name but thOs
who have become sbolitiOnized by the war
who have seen enough of the demOnism o
the institution Of slavery to long to see i
ebliterated, root and branch. We ar
thankful that Abolitionism is so rapid!
spreading over all she land that it EN-
braces all who have more love for theil
country than for Southern domination.
:. A declaration Of Vallandighsm's, said I,
have been made in September 1862, tina
every man should rally to the defense o
his country and State, which is giver
in one resolution, may be genuine, bu
we have never heard of it before, even t.
Offset his declaration at the Cooper IDsti
tute that he would not vote for man mol
q dollar with which to coerce State whicl
rebelled against the Government. And
will also take more than the resolution o
acknowledgement Of the soldiers services
TO satisfy the voting Army Of Ohio tina
C. L. Vallandigham is the friend Of the de
fender Of his country.
The SiEners 20 that Call.
Strange developments are being mad
regarding the signatures to the Vallandie