Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-17

and all proceedings under it were and art
utterly null and void, and Of no effect
The indignant voice Of condemnation, long
since went forth from the vast MAORI y o.
the people and presses Of America
snd from slI free countries in Europe
with entire unsnimity. And more
recently, too, the "plstfoFm Of an earnest,
numerous and most formidable ConYen,
iion Of the most sincere Republicans, and
still further, the emphatic letter Of accept
suce by the candidate Of that Convention,
| General John C. FremoDt-the first csndi-
date, also, Of the Republican party for the
Presidency eight years ago, upon the rally
ing cry Of free speech and free press
give removed hope that, ct last the reign
Of arbitrary power is about to be brought
to an end in the United States. It is nei
ther just nor ct, therefore that theWronzs
inflicted under order "Thirty eight" and
the other ediots and acts Of such power.
should any longer b. endured-certainIy
not By me alone. But every ordinary
means Of redress, has been exhausted;
yet either BY the direct agency OF the Ad-
minislTation and its subordinates, or
through its influence or intimidations, or
because Of want Of jurisdietioniin the civil
courts to meet case which no Amer
loan in former times conceived to be
possible here, all have fsiled. Counsel
applied in behalf Of an unjust judge for
the writ Of habGeS eoTpUI 1t was denied
and now the privilege Of that writ is sus.
pended By act OF Congress and Executive
order, in every State. The Democratic
Convention CT Ohio, one year ago, by q
resolution formerly presented through a
committee Of your best and sblest men,
in person at Washington, demanded Of the |
President in behalf OF very large minor |
ity Of the people, revocation Of the edict |
of bsnishnent. Pretending thst the pub
lilo safety s;hen required it, he refused |
saying, at the same time that it would |
afford him pleasure to comply as coon as he |
could By any means be made to believe that |
the public safety would not suffer By IT,"
One year has elapsed yet this hollow pre-
tense is still tsciily asserted, and to-day |
an here to prove it unfounded in fact. |
! appealed to the Supreme Court Of tie
United States, and because Congress had
never conferred jurisdicGon in behalf Of a
citizen tried By a tribunal unknown for
such PURPOSES, 10 the laws, and expressly
forbidden by the Constitution, it was
oOwerless tO.redress TIE wrong. The lime
nss therefore arrived when il becomes me
ss a citizen Of Ohio and of the United |
States, to demand, and, by my own act, to
indicate the rights, liberties and privi-
eges which never forfeited, but Of which,
ior so many months, l have beea de-
oriFed. Wherefore, men Of Ohio, an
sgsin in your midst to-day, lave duties
10 the State, and am here to discharge
hem; have rights as citizen, and am
lere to assert them g wife and child and
home, and would enjoy all the pleasures
which are implied in those cherished
words. But am here for peace, and not
for quiet, not oonvulsion; for
'rier and law, not anarchy. Let no man
II the Democratic party begin any act Of
Tiolenoe or disorder; Tut let none shrink
rom any responsibility, however urgent,
( forced upon him. Careful Of the rights
# others, let Kim see to it thst he fully
md fesrlessly exsots his own. Subject TO
,ightful authority in all things, let him
ubmit to excess or usurpation in nothing.
)bedient to Constitution and law, let him
demand and have the full measure Of pro.
ection which law and Constitution secure
% him.