Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-07

abolitionist If you please, but tell you
the political character Of this institution
must be destroyed. You cannot permit it
to exist in this country, for it puts in dan
ger the very existence Of the Government.
As Othello says Of Desdemona:
"she must die, else she'll betray more men,
30 this political institution must be de.
stroyed. If We had peace tomorrow, and
the Union restored, and these men were to
attempt 10 thrust this institution in your
faces, you would have another war in less
than six months. You could not avoid it.
hope l agree with my Democratic broth
sr on that point. Laughter, and HNot
exactly.h1 I am sorry for it. If you at
tempt to carry this institution, in its polit-
ical character, in the Democratic party,
you will fail, for it was this that broke the
back of the Democratic party in Ohio.
As to slavery in it's domestic or civil
form, have word to say. 1 am fully
prepared to say that do not coincide
with Mr.. Lincoln in his Emancipation.
1 admit that there was a principle
there which this Government ought
to recognize. So long as we we're
carried on the principle we were car
| rying it on, we could not succeed. What
did we do, in the first twelve or fifteen
months We made every officer, and the
soldiers, q police force to protect the slave
| properly Of the rebels. What thsnks did
we get2 A voice" We got cursed for it 7
Yes, they said We we're miserable set OF
paltry cowaIds. We we're trying 70 coax
these naughty children 10 come back to
papa and mama, and, bless your soul, we
| protected their negroes eveTyE here
| hot
caught and sent home Was eaual 10 Ssmau
or man and half in The rebel army
| These negroes were raising corn, to give
70 food to thsir armies, and monty out Of
which 10 pay taxes for the sGpport Of
their Government. On the other hand it
left fres eFsIy able-bodied white man to
tske the mUsket against us. Now, could
this thing be tolerated. Could you pros
war against aP people e PglspBEdhF4l Eh4 hem haa
You could not do it 1 thought, with old
Ben Butler, that they should be treated as
contraband Of war, and when we came
across them 10 tell them to 90 their way in
peace. AS the enemy advanced, and need
ed horses they took what they wanted and
let the rest 60, So thought We should
do with the negroes.
"You ssy that this violates the Consti-
| tuition. Against whom2 Why against
the men down South who are in rebellion.
0, no Are they in rebellion by any Con-
stitutional mesns2 Are they not in open
violation of the Constitution You sim
ply say to them, as long as you are in re-
bellion, your slaves shall be free. 1 did
not think Mr.. Lincoln wise in issuing his
proclamation, because it poisoned the
minds Of the people. But the principle of
striking at slaves as a means of putting |
down the rebellion, never doubted. 1
would take their negroes as soon as their
horses, or anything else our army required |
If wanted them in the trenches l would |
put them there If didn't want them,
would say, HGo the world is vide enough |
object Of the war is TO secure the freedom |
of negroes, is false. There is no such OBJ |
iect. The first gun that was fred at Sum- |
ter rung the death-knell of slavery; but
they did it themselves. Applause.
Northern people didn't seek to wage war
for the purpose Of turning loose their
slaves; but in waging it, they will not |
permit these slaves to be allies of the |
South, when they can be made allies of the |
North, just IS well.
TIE sYREE SONG OF PEACE.
" But you want peace 80 do l. But will /
any man tell me how you are going to get |
it2 Voice" Fight for it."7 That is a
sensible answer; but l want to know if
any man has any other way. want some
Democratic friend to answer.
A voice - The Crittenden Compro-
mise"
Why didn't you take it down at Charles
ton? [Cheers and great applause But
what was the Compromised It is extend
ing slavery into every State and Territory
Of the Union. They had the power to pass
the Crittenden Compromise in Congress, if
they had stood and fought for it. The
Peace Congress offered it. but they refused
1t. tell you that they won't take the
Crittenden Compromise to-day and if you
argue thus, you are keeping the word of
promise to the ear, but breaking it to the
hope" You are practising an internal
deluslon. These men are not fighting this
war on such principles as that. They tell
you now, through the pspers-tbey tell
you, peace men in New York and Ohio,
that they will accept Of no terms Of peace
Whatever--not even an armistice to treat
for peace, until the Southern Confederacy
is acknowledged. Are you ready to ac-
knowledge it2 No, mol Are you ready t
TO destroy the integrity Of this Union i
while there is a prospect Of recovering it 2
No, no. Then don't cry peace, when
iherei is no peace. You have but the single
hope Of conquering peace, as you did in
Mexico.
VIII you fight this war to a termination,
md bring an honorable peace with it, or
to their terms II there is man
in Ohio who entertains the idea Of sub
mission, l want him to wear his own lau-
,els. They are not for me and mine.
There is but one course left You mnst 2
'onquer this rebellion; you must bring Il
'ack the Government to its original unity;
you must humble these men; you must =
,ring them back subjugated and repenant
or the wrongs they have done, if not &C.
uslly submitted to punishment Then
will you be worthy, not only Of the enjoy
nent Of It's special privileges and meai-
old blessings, but also 70 control its des- d
my in ths great hereafter.
Extent OF Meade. yictery.
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