Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-11
MORNINGLEADER.
WEDNESDAY 9fORNING, FEB. II. 1855.


One Of the most gtRfifying signs Of the
times-proving, as 6t does that Walle y ne
Administration Of the Federal 6oVern-
ment is putting forth all its energies %
rescue the Republic, and to crush i'r' tne re-
bellion, our fellow-citizeus not IN the army
have aroused to full appreciation OF thelr
own obligation-is the organization OF q
Formidable association in the great city Of
PbiIsdeIphia. called The Union League"
Tts objects are stated in the following
a Fundamental articles Of association
First. The condition Of membership
shall be unqualified loyalty to the Govern
nent Of the United States, and unWaver-
ing support Of its efforts for the suppress
sion Of the rebellion.
Second. The primary object of the as
aooiatiou shall be to diseountenance and
rebuke. bv moral and social influences, all
disloyaIty to the Federal Government; /;
and to that end the association viii use
every proper means in public and private.
Third. 10 meet the necessary expeDdi-
lures for house rent, furniture subscrip-
tons 70 newspapers and periodicals, and
such things as may be found necessary
for the use Of the League, each associator
shall pay an entrance fee Of twenty-five
dollars and an annual tax Of the same
amount.
Fourth. No cards, billiards or other
games, except chess, shall be allowed in the
house, and no spirituous liquors shall be
kept or sold therein.
Fifth. There shall be a standing COM
mittee, consisting Of nine members, who
shall have general supervisor of the con-
Germs Of the Lesgue, in such manner as
the meeting may decide.
Sixth. The standing committee shall
prepare such bylaws as may be necessary
70 secure proper and orderly admins
trstien Of the affairs Of the League, which
shall be subject to such amendments, from
time TO time, as the majority Of the assO-
citation may direct.
Nearly four hundred gentlemen have
already been admitted to membership in
the League, and we understand it is pro-
posed to extend the list to one thousand,
which will give an annual subscription Of
$50, 900, to be devoted to these praisewOrthy
and patriotic objects. The loyal men Of
the different counties in Pennsylvania in
tend to organize similar associations, and
the success of the experiment in Pennsyl-
vania will undoubtedly attract the atten-
ton and awaken the emulation of all good
citizens in every Commonwealth in the
Union. A large and central building
has been leased in Chestnut street, near
Eleventh, in Philadelphia, which is to be
opened on the 22d of FEBRUARY, with apprO-
pirate ceremonies, and from that day forth,
the gentlemen connected with the institu-
ton, will give their leisure TO the highly
important mission they have undertaken.
Distinguished strangers will be invited to
address them on the grest.questions Of the
day, and nothing will be left undone to
keep alive that loyal sentiment, without
which the Administration cannot hope to
contend against its Rdversaries, and with
out which the army itself will be discour-
sged and defeated. So many secret cabals
and oath-bound conspiracies in the free
States have been operating to dismember
the Republic, and to weaken the constitu-
ted authorizes, that the necessary Of com
binstion as a preparation Of harmonious
and victorious action, has become impera-
tive among the true friends Of the country
One Of the features Of the Philadelphia
Union League is the P "a ct accord among
all its members on the subject of slavery.
Every gentleman has accepted the Presi-
dents emancipation procIamaJ1On 40 tiIz
inspiration Of his belief and the basis Of
bis action. To give persons at q distance
some ides of the character Of this organ
iEation, it is only necessary to state that
It includes some Of the most distinguished
intellects in the Union.