Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-26

quote literally from the proceedings Of the
grand mass meetings in support of the
Government, held on Monday at the me-
trOpoli Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
At Cincinnati, the Opera House was
packed from pit to dome with men, nc
ladies being admitted. Hon. W. s. Groes-
beck was called to preside. The meeting
having listened to stirring speech from
the Chairman, then unanimously and with
hearty emphasis adopted the following re-
sponse to the Address Of the Ohio Soldiers
near MurfreesbOro
ResoIped, l. That the present attitude of
our country demands of all patriots that
they commemorate this anniversary Of the
birth Of George Washington by renewed
pledges to perpetuate the Union, and to
remain steadfast 10 the principles of the
man who was first in war, first in peace,
first in the hearts Of his eOuntrymen."
2. That the loyal people of Cincinnati
send back 10 the soldiers of Ohio, on Stone
river, greetings Of heartfelt admiration and
gratitude, for their deeds of yalor against
the enemy, and for their timely warming
against the secret foe in our midst. We
sympathize in every word of their earnest
and burning appeal. With them, we pro-
claim that the South began this war, and
1t is for the South, and not for us, to give
1t up; that they who oppose war, or coun-
sci cessation, while there is hostile camp
in the South, are enemies of the Republic,
and deserve the jeers and execrations
which the rebels hurl back upon them.
And, with our brave soldiers, believing
that peace is not to be effected by any COM
promise-that no peace can or ought to be
made by any compromise with the perfdi-
GUS conspirators, who have violated all
faith and trampled upon all lsws-and
that this war must be fought out, we de-
clare that we will unfslteringly support
and maintain it-and the blood and desc
lation of this causeless rebellion be upon
the heads of those who began It'll
8. That their fathers and our fathers
wisely and gloriously made this country
o7e-and to do il counted not its cost of
blood and treasure; their loyal sons will
initiate their patriotism, and with the
blessing Of God will maintain that eoun-
try inviolate against all foes, at home or
abroad, be the consequences what they
may.
4. That for US the Mississippi must roll
unbroken to the Gulf; nor will we be di-
vided from the East. We will fight this
war, not only to defend our Constitution
and laws, but because we and our poster
ity have no other security or hope of peace
but in the integrity Of the territory which
God and our fathers united.
s. That submission to the constituted
laws and authorities is the only basis Of
free Government and society and they
who take arms against them without cause,
and they who aid, comfort, or counsel enc
mics in war, are alike guilty Of betraying
their country, and in every age have been
justly branded with the scorn of man
kind.
6. That he who cannot distinguish be-
tween his country and its temporary rul-
ers, but would sacrifice or hazard the one
from dissffection TO the other, is unfit to be
the citizen Of free country.
Z. That, therefore, to guard against the
dangers of faction and sedition which art
ful men, equally dangerous whether they
are actual emissaries and allies of the reb-
els CT not, are striving to foment among
us, we call upon all good citizens to mark
and frOWn upon all who persist in this
Work-to abandon all other distinctions,
and, henceforth, recognize no division but
between those who are for and those who
are against the Government; and whether
the men in power please us or not, to sus-
tain them until others are put in their
place.
And fnslly,
8. That, forgetting all party divisions,
and owning no other duty in the present
crisis than loyalty to The Union, we will
unite and act upon the motto Of Decatur
"0ur couDtTy-may she always be right
BUT OUR COUNTRY ALwAYsl !"
Hon. Henry Stansberry made an elo-
quent speech, in which he said that the
Ohio soldiers had said to the home traitors,
"Just now our hands are full with the foe
thatis before US; by-and-by we will attend
to you" Regarding the overweening
sticklers for the Constitutional Rights
of the South, he said:
HThe Constitution says that every man
found in arms against the United States,
every one that levies war, and every one
that gives aid and sustenance to its enc
mics, shall be hung. Tremendous cheer
ing.1 Iwonder if these Constitution=lov-
ing Democrats would consent to the hang
ing Of all the rebels, and perhaps some Of
their own number along with them2 I
wonder if they blame Mr.. Lincoln in that
he had not followed out the constitutional
injunction to hang all rebels But honest
Abraham has not hung them"
Governor Morton answered the taunts of
those peace Democrats who refer to the
late elections as evincing change of SEN
timent, by saying:
II believe that at the time the late cleo
tion was held, Ohio had some 10000 voters
absent in the fell, whose votes were not
taken; yet the State was carried by about
5000. At that time Indiana had about
10000 voters in the field, men whose voices
were not heard, and yet they had about
5000 majority in that State. New York,
at the time her election, had ia, COO, but
they carried il in New York only by 1000.
Pennsylvania had 100000 in the field, and
that State was carried by 1900 majority.
Although they carried the elections, it was
because the Union men had gone into the
field; and they stayed at home to play the
game of politics. So far as elections are
concerned, have only to make this remark,
that, as a popular verdict, they are entitled
to no respect whatever. Loud cheering. y
Governor Tod was next called forward.
After alluding to the justice of the cause
in which we are engaged-that if the in
dependence of the Confederacy" is ac-
knOwledged, away goes all effort at self
government-he said:
reference has been made here, my
friends, to the Democratic party. If any
one man in Ohio has q right to speak for
the Democratic party in Ohio, the humble