Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-05
NGLEADER.
THURSDAY mOaNING NOV. 5, 1898.


JOIN nf4usM On ctsA"NAS"
The opinions Of the Governor elect of
Ohio, are now Of more significance and
Importance, touching matters involved in
the great struggle, than when that gentle
man was in a private station. Added
consequence will be given those opinions
when it is considered that they were avOw-
ed by him, when before the people for their
sufrsges.
Touching the subject Of slavery, and
the right to use slavery to put down the
rebellion, Governor BrOugb, in his speech
at Marietta, said
"The only question that comes up at
this time is, should the northern people or
northern Government employ the institu-
tion of slavery as q means Of putting
down the rebellion II you call that alb
olitioniEing this war, ii is species Of ab
clitionism which have not learned here
tofore. Does any man put himself upon
the ground that il is unconstitutional 10
use every means either in the hands Of
cur enemy or our own to put down this
rebellion If the army marches through
the enemy's country, finds hundred
horses or mules he needs, he marches in
and takes them and drives them away
That is all right. The doctrine of slavery
is, that the slave man is but chattel, a
mere animal. But 1 put it upon the
broader grouad, that every man working
upon plantation Of the enemy is equal
to two men engaged in shooting down the
men in the Union army. Every negro is
raising produce to feed the army, and
raising taxes to pay them. The negro on
the plantation who hoes his corn is just
as effective man as If he were in the ar
my, and more so, for although be fights
well in our army doubt whether hs would
in theirs. Do you say we shall not take
him and lead him to fight his own master
and his oppressor2 Do you want
any more Of our own race to be slaughter
ed than we can avOid2 Do you want them
to cripple US sll the more hy the means Of
their employment II you say SO you arc
opposed TO the progress Of it at all, and
there is very little hope for your redemP-
fion.
"Issy to you, my friends, you may set
your minds perfectly at rest on the subject
/ make the prediction here to-day land
an not the first man who has made it) that
in SO far as the political character of slav-
cry is concerned it perished with the sound
Of the FIRST gun in Charleston Harbor.-
loud spplausel Itis utterly and totally
dead. Il cannot be revived, and that for
onereason, if for no other, the northern
people can never admit that Institution
into the country, even upon an adjustment
of the present difficulties, which could
hereafter and in any moment plunge them
into a civil war. You never will settle
this contest whether by arms or diploma
cy, but you Will remove the cause thatpro-
duced it. II you do, you are not worthy
the institutions of your fathers. Ap-
plsusel.
"So you may dismiss all this matter Of
policy; it is an old story-sn old song,
sung several times Too often"
These are sentiments worthy Of the
Governor of the State, sensible and States.
msnlike. Slavery is doomed, ond he who
undertakes to avert its doom, is destined
to an ignominious failure. Governor
Brough never gave utteranee to greater
truth tran when be said that permanent
peace could never be obtained, but by the re-
movsl Of the cause of this bloody rebellion
slavery.
Such vera the issues of The campaign.
None Of them were lodged. .--