Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-26

in resueet to the succession to the Presiden
tial Chair. Ny own mind for years, hado
been inclined to the zone term principle.
I had long known and respected the then
head of the Treasury, Mr.. Chase.
In looking around upon the great men as
sembled at the Capital, my eye rested upon
him; and thought could, with proprlety, |
exclaim, in the eloquent language Of the
British orator: "The Secretary stood alone;
modern degeneracy had not reached him"
[ would tain have made him the great
pilot" to stand at the helm of our "ship oil |
State'' until she might ''weather the |
storm"
But the people decreed otherwise, and
brought my win into respectful supmls-
sion 10 the will of the majority.
From the time that the members OF the
Ohio Legislature declared for a brsham LIN
coin, abandoned all expectations OF sup
| porting Salmon ?. Chase, for the Chief
| Magistracy, during the present canvass.
Nj. Lincoln is now, by unanimous
vote the nominee of the Union party Of the
nation for the Presidential Chair, and he
cannot but with his own consent, be dis
| placed from that high position which com
maids the allegience Of all true Union
men
He is a good man aud patriot, and as
such deserves our most cordial and energetic
support. He may have committed errors
| IN his Administration. alt is human TO
| err" But I regard him as the lover of
his country and Of its free institutions; and
as little IKE desPot "a the ' Motaer Of
| Washington" IN the most OF his cabinet,
too, I have great confidence.
| AtaIl events, come what may--victory or
| defeuU-the votes OF the Union men OF the
toyaI States esn. only be cast, and should
oaly. be cast, for Abraham Lincoln 50 long
as lie voluntarily remains the candidate o.
the party which placed him in nomination.
Any great departure from this rule, involves
our defeat and the down fall Of our Nation.
Ths following resolutions were reported
by the proper Committee:
R.3olusd, That the nomination Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson by the
Union Convention at Baltimore, expressed
the wish ol large majority Of the Union
men OF this Congregational District, anu We
aereby coufrIn the ssme, sud pledge the
Union men Of the district 70 vigorous anu
support thereof -----.
| Rsso.std, That we declare our confidence
in the ability, patr ogism and honesty OF
Abraham Lincoln; an that II is the duty
| Of every lover of his country, who desire
he overthrow Of the rebellion, and the
union OF the States, 10 give his admlnlstra-
tiou unconditional support.
ResokSsd. That the country Is greatly in
debted to the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln,
and especially to Hon. Wm. Il, Seward,
Secretary of State, Hon. z. n. Stanton,
Secretary Of War, Hon S. P. Chase, late
Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Gideon
! Wells, secretary Of the Navy, tor the great
ability they have displayed, and sacrifices
made by them in the discharge Of their re-
! specIive duties under circumstances of un-
paralleled difficulty.
ResOi-ed, That 10 more than all others, is
our gratitude due 20 the Union soldiers and
officers in the feld. They haze at all times
been to our free institutions, their bulWark
and their safety; and in their patient and
patriotic endurance, We rest, under God,
our fnal trust
Resolved, That the devotion of our distin-
guished member Of Congress- Hon. L. P.
Spalding, to the cause of our country, the
soldier in the field, and the local interests
of our district in the last Congress, de-
serves and receives the gratitude OF our PEG
pie,
Resolved, That vigorous prosecution of
the war is a necessity; that any terms of
prnee not including an undivided Union
and a free people, would be base surrcn-
der of all that we have inherited or acquired
by the sacrifice of treasure and blood.
Tile Committee appointed to select Dis
triot Central Committee, made the following
report, which was adopted.
CUTAHoGA COUSTY-J. c. Grannis, W. P.
Fogg, Theodore Breek.
sUrMIT oOVSTE-s. Il. Pitkin: Johp John
son, VIM. NJ. Beebe.
LAKE CouETE-H. C. Gray, P. T. sanfotd,
0. St. John.