Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-25
Ctsment L. vaIIandizbam.


Every age and every nation, amidst
scenes Of turbulence and violence, throws
70 the surface distorted forms of humani-
ty, distinguished only for exaggerated
propensities to evil and wickedness.
The Republic Of Rome produced but one
Cataline, the corrupter Of young men,
The promoter of fsedition, and cOnspiratOr
agsinst the liberties, the happiness the
y4 prosperity snd welfare Of his country.
So this great Republic, in all the days
o. its historic life, has produced no suPe-
riOr to Clement L. Vallsndigbsm, in deep
and dark deprsvity Of heart, in Oapabili-
tics for evil, and in an utter destitutiOn Of
personal honor and manly virtue.
sordid and ungrscious in private life,
@ Hkile in the enjoyment Of high salaries
from the Government ne leaves his old
mother, to be the recipient of benefactiOns
and larsesses from the church. Honortd
with q seat in q coordinate branch of the
Government, his official acts have shown
him false to his obligations to every branch
Of that Government Re has intellect
without conscience: will, without moral
sense; ambition, without virtue; and i'm
pulses baptised in the spirit OF malignant
meanness. Given up to g osheme Of wick
sdness. he becomes methodicsl and con-
sistent in his plans, but reckless Of cOnss-
e quencss to The country, 10 society and to
mankind.
As public man, he has shown no sym
paihy for The Government in peril, but
has steadily consorted and eOunselled with
b--a.t- fts enemies. As q private citizen be has
been stirrer up Of rebellion, and for his
oEimeE las teen hsnished as unworthy
longer to consor5 With his fellow citizens.
A cons piratOr by natural Instinct and 8
c1De traitor from choice, he was thrust out
from the Government he sought to betray,
l.za-s 81 70 dwell among the ghouls and VAN
pires that have already fastened
,b'f upsn its throat and with the relish of in
sfHB satiate malignants, were sucking it's lifs's
be- blood away.
This Jackal Of the rebellion has left
the purlieus of his master, JEFF Davis,
W q and has planted himself on the oongen-
ial soil Of an unfriendly power, the
more conveniently to play the role Of a
.o1 byens in Ohio pOlities-thus, without
the customary ferrisgs over the styx, by
-aL.l sort Of rebe1ious metempsychosis, be
r ing chsnged from Jackal into Hyena.
7I7 ~. Men of Ohio, you who would not have
the influence and spirit Of JET. Davis
clothed with official power in this STATE
who would not have traitor at heart
dsep in the secret conspiracies Of armed
traitors, WELD the civil and military
poRer Of the executive Office; who would
,Tta75.l avert civil war from your own doors; who
a. would have a longer lease of personal
quietude, home security life and its
blessings, relax no proper effort, from this
day forth, till the second Tuesday of
Gee. OStober, to prevent 50 great and crushing
i... 4 calamity as would be the election to the
Executive Chair Of the State of eoDspir.
tor sgainst the peace Of the Unions con.
-sILo Eiotsd, condemned and banished traitor
For the honor Of the State let him mo-
only be beaten, but by majoritiss that may
be counted by tEenties of thousands.
Let not unimpassioned conservatism si
in the quiet serenity of faneied security
~ and say there is no danger. The victory il
not yet. The Republic is in peril. There is
danger. Every enemy Of the Government
either by bullets or by ballots must be put
down.
Relax no effort. Begin now. Talk tt
the people from house to house. Stir "
their pure minds by way ofremembrance
Be not yours the helpless, despairing cry
a on the morning succeeding the second
Tuesday in October, The Phiiistines b
upon usP
Be at the polls, and strive to get all tn
1sggsrds there. Be in at the pOlitiCa
death Of c. L Vsllandis CHAM. Help bea
him to the political POtters' field and lesv
him there to rot with other eonspirstOrt
end other traitors to the Government
our country.
1u League with our Eash.h Foes.