Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-23


characteristic article in opposition to
the mass meeting Of to-day, to which we
have few words of reply. We say
characteristic article" It was so in
more than one respect. Firstly, because
it has the Herald's usual consistency. On
Tuesday last the Herald published the
call, and endorsed it as follows:
q The call is broad enough, SO that any
man, not a traitor or an apologist for
treason, or a sympathizer with secession
and perpetual slavery, Oan respond to it."
And of the Convention which issued
the call, it said;
Although the appointment of this Com
mittee was made at a private supper, and
not-as it should have been-or even as
the call says it wss-'by meeting Of
large number of the citizens of Cleveland
tVe see nothing in il to cTitieise."
On Saturday the Herald had received
new light or new instructions, andassailed
the Committee with all its feeble ma
ignity.
Second It is characteristic because to
crafty personal spite, it seeks to over
throw all the arrangements for meeting
in support of the Government upon
Washington's birthday. It acknowl-
edges that the call is broad enough
for all who are loyal to respond to,
and then it seeks by petty abuse of the
origin of the call, to prevent its being re-
sponded to. The Herald's whole end and
aim is to break up the meeting. But it
was extremely careful not to throw dam
per over it until it ascertained that let
ter had been received from Hon. Daniel
s. Dickinson that he could not be present 3.
until telegram from Governor Andy
johnson was received to the same effect,
and until it was improbable that General
Butler would be here. So long as there
was any prospect Of these distinguished
speakers being present. and, consequently,
there being tremendous meeting, the
Herald was willing to claim part of the
credit of getting it up. But at the last
minute, when the Committee had been dis
appointed in obtaining the presence Of
these gentlemen, it comes out with a cow
ardly and pitiful attack upon the origins-
tors Of the plan. This is also character
istio Of the Herald.
The Herald truly says:
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of the Union need the moral support of
all loyal men, none will deny. It was
therefore meet that on Washington's Birth
day, the voice of party should be hushed,
prejudice be buried, and men of all par
ties, ereeds and shades of opinion, who
have common love for the Union, should
meet to strengthen and hold up the Federal
arm"
If SO, and the Herald has that " "common
love for the Union" why should it stop
even to inquire about the origin Of the
plan2 If it is good move, who cares
who are the originators? A patriot who
really had only the one desire to honor the
day, would help along the means for the
sake Of the end. The Herald does no such
thing, but ventilates its petty malice in
stead. What sort of patriotism is that
But, mad as that sheet is at the origin of
the call, it cannot deny that it was made
with good intent. Immediately following
the above endorsement of the object, it
makes this admission: " This Oas attempt
ed to be carried out in this city" i. e.:
patriotic observance of this day was at
tempted. And yet the Herald repudiates
it, because it does not like the Chairpan
of the Committee.
The Herald then rehearses what was said
at that supper in favor Of the Cuyahoga
representative who voted for Mr.. Wade,
and cOndemnatory of those who voted
against him, and then makes this slsnder-
GUS charge;
aTo be sure, we are privately informed
that all this took place after the cham
payne had freely circulated; but inebria-
tion we hold TO be no excuse, when man
Voluntarily brings on that condition Of
body and mind"
Now, who are the men thus charged by
the Herald as "voluntary inebriates ~
Who was it that met at that supper, and,
according to the Herald, held drunken
carousal, and then did deeds that they
would not have done when sober2 Let US
give their names, that their friends may
see how the Herald stigmstizes our in
Auential citizens. There was General
John CrowelI at the head Of the table, and
H. s. Stevens at the foot of it. Besides
these, there were A. Stone, Jr., President,
and H. Nottingham, Superintendent of the
Cleveland & Erie Railroad; L. NJ. Hubby,
President Of the Cleveland & Columbus
Road; Richard c. Parsons, United States
Collector Of Internal Revenue; R. F.
Paine, United States District Attorney;
D. R. Tilden, Judge of the Probate Court;
and such of our prominent business and
professional men as NJ. C. Younglove, Il. |
DR.. Theo. Garlick;- DR.. A. Ev-
erett, W. v Craw, c. Wason, c. Hickox,
W. J. BOardman, Jas. Wade, Bolivar
Butts, NJ B. Scott, Captain VIM. Wilson,
C. L. Russell and William Fuller. Besides |
Lhese, there were J. A. Harris, one of the |
'ditors cfths Herald, E. Cowles and S. D.
Page of the LEADER, and several members
If the Legislature, among whom were c.
i. BabcOsk, Of this county, Hills, of Medi-
Ia, Reamy of GAINESVILLE, DR.. Howe, of
and Senators Judge Humphre-
lille, of LOrain, Smith of Clinton, and
Having named those present it is entire