Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-19
Associated Press Report.
DEM0dRATfG 6qNVE4TI0N.

'--' - SYRACUSE, Aug. l5.
There were two mass meetings here to- |
day, the one on Franklin Square, and the |
other near the Syracuse House. The one |
on FrankliR Square was the larger, Val !
landigham- and FernRUdOsNY OOd being an
nouneed to speak there.
In response to loud and enthusiastic |
calls, Vallandingham stepped forward and /
e ee5t 55tWrgan Wrgan th9 ffFP88iajtude tr honr or
lie said he WAS not there 10 Prade his
private griefs, nor to speak ol |
what ne had done or what he had suffered, |
all such things were, indeed, Insignificant |
IN comparison to the great National inter- ].
ests that are at stake. He would only say /
tbat time has already yindicated alm0stito
the utmost eKtsHt, bis views mregard to
S,tionaI aflaiPs-they are nc longer PeetJ
niorv-thev are becoming most general
II was not the purple Of this Convention
-. eoiW seeds Of dlstord IN the Democratic
ranks-sUqh was R9P9rt OF ms mission a
| delegate, chosen unanimously, 70 rSt4rSsSHs
! his Constituents at Chicago, he would De
false to them and to the lnterestsi o. DIS
| marty andh his country were he to lend hlnl-
| self to such an elj set. he would go there
! with the single pGHpose OF aldlng4h DFihg-
Ling about the nomination Of asOuld can
didate. upon- a sound and patriotic pl'tt-
form. and to promote harmony among
lame democrats and Conservatives OF inc
lt,mntrv. There is now bot one question
before The country, " War or Peace! lie
| assumed that it is the desire of all who
1--we their country, that first, her liberties
shall he made secureand then her material
,,rosnerity restored. There were some who
believed that these objects could be best
sacured by war, while a great mass OF the
Damoeracy held that they could be OBJ
tained only through peace. A majority
e determined to try war. We were 0D!lgeo
~ submit. Had he possessed the power
: ,Sot nne drop of blood would have been
sbaa There would have, been no omaTshal
5 m, of hosts. no hostile cannon, no might!
II da6t The President has had all the mel
Y land all the money he demanded; Neye
n was there such an example OF SUBMISSION D.
/ !, ,,aoule. Nothing has been wanting tina
.onstitutioaal power conceded or that au
al daeious usurpation could take from the pee
le nle. and what Is the resultf WIN mor
N F5atties fought than was. fought by tn
tbroe-greatest conquerors Of the world, l
any five wears of their power. Is the VI
mn restored 2 No. Is "a single Sta
llf hronght brck? No, Is the Constitute
Is "a iafained or ol served No. Have our y
ias 5been respected? no. Have v
bad a. free press, free asiemblages, u
ne G;,,b+ Ii ~ i6abeas corpus or arrest by d.
on ,,S6cess- of law No. no. How Is 1t IN
? a P1,s,arisl point of view, a debt OF near
70 fa,,r thousand million, daily expendltn
faoarlv five millions and a curren
.1srtb ai,out SO cents on the dollar, VII
ny, " months ago was worth 100 per Sc
anr 80 than it Is now and which two moni
res beDce Se viii be worth 100 per cent. less
md Ruin is impending and nov IN Ihe leui
,,r yeaF-of the-wari what better Is S9e Psosp PEP
jug for success, by war; we fAlied IN leol-
not for want of courage, for no drawer u
poR. ever weat TO battle. Inc -ealiilkill mp
- of 1863 opened under mort agSpl95lplts
GOD cIimstances, and we were told tnat the
NC. bejlion would be speedily crushed q gni
put tbe f,,Fse of arms. But the END p1 !
T. vssr found US but little PdYepefefGr
field camnaign of 1864 opened with the lass
/, ~ S~tnIes the war HAD yet seen. IhhFoffe aln
= c6ti15TsSosed largely Of three year, yetgi
nan IAN I nd concentrated for an attack q
,rees +rgo. + or three vital points and
.,s wbat In irassiiIt LET the record Of carnage
,eted hioo5 snswer. Having tried var so, i
H. .sbsII-yre try some other means. de
for trying Cancellation and eenpTons m
We W submitted to necessity, y9n have
f of your trial, you hsye tired ,Sap ,,lE, tof
riseo Wears now lot US try the plan: VgrioWrt l,s ~
~ mode our Constitution in Convel
'O With pen ink and paper, after deoa. .'
n = tsse,sreeeh coming from the-heErts OF
yalry men men and for 73 years prospsFod under
no other people ever -Prospered,. ys
.;.th Ead o1r differences during that ,pl
S'A'l NJ RSora than once the Union was endans
. Tho 81 : Jfi4Fersnces Of ! $40 were Feeoacil'
lsettsI coI15roTnise, M and BY the same instrr
- tsi;+pi gii, the calamity was avoided inv
9Th | C7iay S7i Webster Benton, Cass and Do
were there then compromise pre-
N. H. through their advice and efforts. sa
Chase and Hale, the leaders Of the