Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-05


? the conspiracy of Calhoun, whom he de.
clared to have done more harm TO Ameri-
ca than any other man in it, and its ex.
unguishment by Jackson, backed bv the
whole Whig party. Ever since then there
had been a division of the Demo
cratic party, into the Calhoun OF
State-rights party and the Jackson
Democracy, who maintain the integrity
OF the Government. The soeaker proceed
ed to trace the history Of the Democratic
Psrty down to 1850, when the Calhoun
wing demanded concession to their ides.
and, on being refused, broke up the party
and then broke up the Union. And now
alter four years of war, a so-csIled Demo
cratic convention, meeting over thegrsve
OF Douglas, trsmples the old jackson ban
ner In the dust and runs up the Calhoun
tag of State Rights. A Democratic con-
Tention-in which there was not one word
against the rebellion A Democratic con-
Vention-oh that could invoke the spirit
OF Jackson as l ask my democratic
brethren to look on that convention and
see If they could find one principle advo-
Gated by our gallant leader.
Judge Day referred eloquently to the
dying declaration of Douglas, that there
could Be hut two parties, patriots and trail
tors, declaring it prophetic as well as
truthful He made powerful aIlusion to
the fact that the whole strength Of the
Mcclellan party is based On Federal de-
tests, thanking God that hs was delivered
from psrtenership in an organization
whose political prospects brighten only ~
the old flag goes down. He declared thst
the name Democratic didn't mako this
party Democratic any more than marking
the revolvers sent to Dodd for the Indiana
sons Of Liberty as Sunday-school
books prevented their being deadly wes-
pons. He proved clearly and conelusively
that the Chicago platform originated from
three contracting parties-the English cap
itslists, Southern rebels and Northern Sons
of Liberty. He reviewed powerfully the
weakness and wickedness Of that platform,
the aid it gave the rebels and the hnmilia-
ton it offered 10 the Nothern people. He
gave Governor Seymour a powerful and
just rebuke which received loud applause.
He referred powerfully to one or two
salient crimes of MeClellan's military ca
reer, but dismissed him with the remark
that by oonsenting 70 stand on the Chicago
platform he showed himself a trsitor
BE closed elOquently, as follows:
Whstever befail Us, let Us be true to
the spirit Of our fathers, true 10 the Union,
true to the country, true to the Constitu-
tion, true to the old flag, true to our free
Institutions, and God Almighty will be
true to Us. The day Of our redemption
draweth nigh. God has not left the set
Element of this question to the soldiers
alone, but to our decision at the ballot-box.
Decide it Alright, and our children will rise
up after us and call US blessed, and God
will say unto us: 'Wel done good and
faithful servants"
Judge Day closed amid great applause.
His eloquent speech was frequently inter
rupted by cheers.
After q patriotic air had been finely rem
dered by the Medina Cornet Band, the
Hon. R. P. Spslding was introduced, and
received with immenIaapplause. He spoke
for Lesrly an hour in his usual powerful
and pleasant manner.
SPEECH OF HON. z. P. sPAULDING.
After q word or two of introduction, Mr..
Spaulding commenced BY remarking that
on the eighth of April, 1881, James Mad
ison, then member of the Constitutional
Convention, wrote from New YORK 10 Ed
mund Randolph on the sllabsorbing topic
of the approaching convention to form
Constitution of the United States. That
letter embraced in it birds-sye view of
the whole character and nature Of our
Government
Judge Spalding read the letter, the
great idea of which was that the inde-
pendent sovereignty of the States and their
consolidation with one republic being
equally impossible, middle ground should
be attempted, leaving the central power |
with the central government, and allow
ing the States such authority as was use
faL
Gov. Randolph took the hint, and on
the S0th day of May following, after the /
Convention had been in. session SIX days, |
offered q resolution which stands out prom
inent as fixing the character ofthe govern
ment to the effect that g National Gov
ernment ought to be established consisting
of supreme legislature, executive and ju-
dietary. This resolution Was acted on be-
fore single chapter or sec
ton of the Constitution was
adopted It was the keystone Of the
whole arch. After debate it was carried,
only one State voting in the negative, and
that State not South Carolina, but Con-
necticut. Then Mr. Randolph submitted
his plan in detail, and It was substantially
adopted by the Convention, and ratified
by the people
These facts must n considered in decid-
ing this vexed quesLiyn. For no man
would give mis- consent or sanction to
peace with rebels unless he thonght that
the States have right to secede whenever
they please. And here, outside Of the sb-
surdity of secession in itself, we have
the i.evidence of history to show that
it was expressly provided against
judge Spalding after pleasant refer
ence Ia an incident in his old associations
with Judge Day whsr the latter became
law student in his Office, and to the fact
that both Of tham we're old Democrats,
said that both Of them would have 70 come
to the confessional and admit that they
had done wrong, when, without intending
any wrong, and meaning only to subserve
some party end, they had Plesd for State
sovereignty. 1t was dhly recently discov-
cred. that the Democratic party were oppo-
sed TO the country in time of war. In the
Wsr of 1872 and in the Mexican war
they had been pre-eminent as q wsr party.
buL mere u our government II leOPhruJ-
The South aims at the life OF the govern
ment, as it has itself declared. Lawrence
H. Keitt, leading politician Of South
Carolina, and one concerned in the assault
on Sumner, declared in theSouth Carolins
Convention, on the day Of passing the or
dinance Of secession, that she had been
engaged in this movement since he entered
upon political life, and they had At last
carried the body of the old Union TO its
last resting place, and would drop the old
flag over its grave" Thank God that they
have not been permitted to do it quite yet.
But that's their object.
Judge s. proceeded TO deduce from these
facts that the rebels were traitors of the
daanast dive and that onr WAT Whila atrict-