Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-02
aad not The adgantage of an early


and radically in favor Of resistance to the
" Not another man or an
other dollar" was the motto of the day.
q Damn the Niger wal" was another
equally universal, though hardly as elss-
seal, expression. The curses levsled
at sold Abe" the denuneiations Of the ab-
clifton war, the most wholesale impreca-
ions upon the draft, were heardeverywhere
and the malignant effects of the devilisb
teachings of Yallandigham and his fellow
traitors were unmistakably evident in the
opinions Of the crowd. Meantime saloons
drove tremendous business, and lager
bier and pretzels were extensively pun
ished
THE MEETING AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
In the afternoon the audience gathered
on the County Fair Grounds, perhaps a
thousand or twelve hundred strong. "A
lank, long-haired, seedy individual was
circulating on the outskirts of the assem-
bly,, as We approached it, endeavoring to
sell Bishop Hopkins "view of Slavery"
and a work by Carpenter on the
" Cause of the War " demonstrating 10
the entire satisfaction of the author that
it was inaugurated by the Black Republi-
cans. But the audience were not of lit
erary turn Of mind, and as far as we OBJ
served, our itinerant book peddler did not
dispose OF single copy of these standard
Democratic works. The neighboring ven
der Of taugIe-leg whisky drove much
better business.
SIDE sPEECHEs-CHAEGE OF BAsF.
The hour ofmeeting passed. and Aldo
men Jackson and the other leaders had
not yet arrived. The audience vas mean
time entertained by other lum,naries Of the
party, among whom were "a Dutch shoe-ma-
ker, whose chiefpoint was that the meehan-
ic and the farmer were the bcnefaetors ofthe
world, that VIM. Il. Seward was shoema-
ker. and that if it hadn't been for him the
Cabinet would long ago have gone to hi /;
refugee from Virginia, named Marshall
whose lands had been confscated by the
government, and who claimed protection
from the " Dimmecratie party" and an old
preacher, of Sam Medary's church, " no
gave the crowd a dose to which they were
evidently unaccustomed, in the shape Of
some quotations from the scriptures. After
an hours waiting, however, the crowd was
informed that there had been change o.
programme, and were summoned to the
"school- house grove" which lay ia an op-
pOsite quarter Of the town. Thither the
crowd streamed.
When fairly eongregated There the meet
ing was called 10 order aud the follow &
resolutions read By Abdomen Jack. Oh
REsoLU TIoNs.
WHEEEas Ii Is the privilege Of the pesple
peteeabIy " assemble and 10 petition the govern
ment Tor redress Of grievances; and whereas, The
President the United states has just issued hi
call for 5OOOJO more troops to I'LL up the th.nnrd
ranks VI the army, and has proclaimed that, IN p
less the quota is 1lled by volunteers By the th VI
septenber next, he will fiji il by cOnscriptJn; and
whereas tine quots OF the state OT Ohio is about So
UUu, d number equal 10 about one-half the able
bodied men Of the state;
IugELFURE, We, the people Of Crawford county
ia convention assembled, respectfully make tue
following representations and adopt an express
All the diuiculties between the two sections OF
the country might have been settled without shed
ding one single drop Of blood The war was COM
mencgd with TO- UJJ men under tue most solemn as
surances that the rebellion should be put down
and the Union restored in ninety days When vol
uuteers were demanded for the three years ser
vice they were promised BY the President and by
both houses VI Congress, that the laws should b.
lawfully executed, and that the Institution OF
slavery should not be nterfsred with. This sacred
pledge TO The soldiers, to the people Of both Sec
| tions Of the country, and TO tue world, has been
grossly violated by the Prezldent IA lis Emanclpa-
ton Proclamation, and by Congress IN the ohhs-
cation act. The war has been carried on for more
than three years. with disaster and defeat to eur
arms, and humiliation 70 tHecOuntry, deu ing the
land with fraternal blood, turning every household
from JOY mourning, burdepIng the citizens with
the most oppressive taxation, and bringing bank
ruptcy and ruin 10 the people, During all this
time the war has been waged by the authorities at
Washington, and by the O1icers IN the field, in a
spirit Of bitterness and malignity amounting al
most 10 barbarism.
Persons who have differed IN aI..-.IzI1 WIN TIE
Prcsidnt or nave criticised his acts, he has
hunted down and prosecuted with the most merci-
less rgUr-
lie las denied to sovereign States their constitu-
tional rights.
lie has destroyed the nation in order to establish
military desp0tism upon the ruins constitutions
al liberty.
lie has stricken down freedom oi speech and Of the
press.
lie has deprived American citizens Of their liber
ty without due process Of law.
lie has held persons to answer for capital and in
famous crimes without due process Of law aud with
out presentment or Indictment Of a grand jury.
lie has denied the right Of trial by jury.
lie has punished individuals and the press fcr
condemDing their lawless acts.
lie has disregarded the right Of the people 10 be
secure il their persons houses, papers anu elects
against unreasonable searches aud seizures.
lie has arrested citizens contrary 10 law and
punished them without conviction.
suuur, ssed the ballot by military glyi-uCe
and dictated elections at the point OF the bayOnat.
He has suspended the privilege Of the writ Of Ia
Gels corpus
lie las divided q sovereign state, withOutits con
He has seized by force, and imprisoned, 9 Legis-
lIture elected BY the people
tie has proposed to allow less than oue-teuth of
the people oI u state to govern and control more
than nine-tenths OF the people Of the same State
lie has assumed the right tO command the Iuili-
tia not in the service Of the United States
He has denied 10 the people the right 10 bear
arms in their own defence. 20.
lie has surrounded himself with satiJIdlid Of
officers, who have plundered the treasury, aud bu =
denod the people with taxes.
He has destroyed the freedom Of religion.
he bas annulled every guarantee for the protCc-
tion Of the citizen, and subjected him to the
pressible tyranny Of military violence.
lie has rendered the military superior to the
civil power.
The eople trained to submission to the author
ities, have patiently submitted 10 these REPEATED
wrongs. But, with ait these Outrages upon the
ri hts of the people, combined with the assaults OF
200, go men, who have at different times
the service, tho rebellion has not been put down,
and the South stands Jay determined and d.
hant as ever.
The experience Of the last three years proves
most couClusively that cannot restore he Onion
We believe that the people Of the South would
to-day consent TO reztOThtion o. The Union under
the Constitution, and that the ouly obstacle la
the way Of peaceable settlement Of all difficult
ties IS the determination Of The President 10 des-
troy Slavery, and to elevate the negro to position
In society, which the Cod Of Nations never intend
ed him 10 occupy. ar-..
We consider that egsTg lJs hereafter lot Il. tiis
most atrocous leaT ara Be dellJeTate HAfde, aud
sgeTg dollar tsrag from hs pockets ei ais tax pager.
to further its poSeclltioH u dotrarigh robbery.
In view Of these facts therefore resolve.
1. That justice and humanity demand the i'm.
mediate cessation Of hostilties, and the adoption
Of peace measures, the only hope Of the people.
2. That we demonstrate gaiDst any draft upou
the able bodied men cf this country to ass sting in
Ur0lOn be1ie h.