Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-16

changed the war for the restoration and
preservation OF the UDien TO a war for the
destruction Of slavery IS they boldly
svoW as the only means Of preserving the
Union. President Lincoln had said tc
him and other delegates to the last Con
gress that the mesus which we're being
taken to bring back the seeded States
were based upon the belief
that there was large number of people
Of these States in favor Of the Union, but
if it was established that those people
we're unanimous in favor Of separation,
Tie ether States could not force them back
into the Union. He (Lincoln) hsd not
acted upon this; he had violated the Con-
stitution and justified i. upon the ground
Of necessity, and, gentlemen, said it was
necessary and reg Arded that as sufficient
reason for any outrage or violstion Of the
Constitution. He Mallory denounced
the employment Of negro soldiers and en-
dorsed the assertion Of the gentle
man Of New York, (Wood) that
slavery was the best possible con-
dition for the negro race. He
feared that the eoursespursuei by the Ad.
niniatration had rendered the restoration
Of the Union impossible. He still hoped
on, however, and would prosecute the war
for that purpose, carrying offers Of peace
snd forgiveness whenever the rebels would
lay down their arms and return to their
allegiance r--
Mr.. Kelly advocated the adoption Of the
amendment up0a the ground OF Justice
and humanity. II the State Of the gen.
tleman from Kentucky Mallory was
soourged and desolste BY war it was be-
cause there was God who avenged the
wrongs Of his children to the third and
and fourth generations. Let this amend
ment go to the people and let them act
upon il.
Mr.. Edgerton would rejoice TO see slave
~ cease bat iE should be done by the States
themselves. He argued that We had no
right to mako this change in the Constitu-
tion; the peril Of such policy was wit
messed in the present unfortunate ooBdi-
ton of the country. He traced the sgits-
ton Of the slavery question, which ha1
led to the triumph Of the Republican party
and the withdrawal Of the Southern States,
they believing that their rights were no
longer secure in the Union. BE opposed
the adoption of the amendment for the
second reading. 1t proposes revolution
1 1ulltD ONFcEuultHb huu u Geu DtHtb q
Of its policy towards the State. It
proposes that three -fodrths Of the States
shall dictate TO the others and control their
domestic Institutions. at present it was
di ected to the destruction Of slavery, but
it might as well affect any other domestic
Law. II changed the basis Of repre- ents-
ton under the Constitution. He de
nounced the policy OF the party in war ss
a salvation Of the right Of property, the
object OF the party in power WAS to ele-
vste the negro to political rights, and re-
duce the white people Of the South to sub
lection and desLitutioB.
Mr. Arnold, of Illinois, briefly advocs-
ted the passage of the resolution. He said
this Congress Wo1ld be glofifed forever
if thsy perfected and passed the measure
Mr. lngersoll Of Illino IS, said that the
constituency, whom he was proud to rep
resent, was unsltersbly opposed to wrong
and injustice and in IA or Of justice and
humanity. Everywhere they have given
largely Of men and means 10 crush out the
rebellion and destroy slavery. Abolish
slavery and our old starry banner will bC
grsnder and brighter than ever before
Hope will spfing fFeah in the hearts Of thJ
people. The people Of other lands wheT
they see it will yearn to be here Ther'
] they can enjoy the blessings which ar'
! denied them forever on their native shores
J It would be seen that this reso utioI
! should be adopted by an unanimous vote
yet he feared We should loose it
: The pinek mask Of slavery was upon man,
/ members still upon the other side, beint
: slaves Of slave power. We cannot expe,
much Of them until we have made then
Q free and drawn away prejudioes. The
know that If slavery goes down the Demo
= cratic party goes down with it. Their
can be no objection on legal ground to q
amendment Of the Constitution in th
: manner prescribed By itself. Are you 0
the opposition afraid to trust the people
this question? Ibelieve you are. Slave
q ~ was the mother Of the rebellion, destre
n the mother and the child must die.
Mr. Randall opposed the passage Of th
> resolution upon tho ground that if We tax
!. this action there can be no settlement
;. the present difficulties, and it will prolOn
: the rebellion.
h Mr. PendletOD said that he apprcschs
e this subject with difidence, and that
= believed in the constant progress Of p
s. litical science and was anxious to ansW'
Is tho just demands, but that he WAS col
8, vinced that wise men would not ton;
n lightly the organic laws Of a governmel
D which had By the spsring ex rcIse
Of very limited powers msintsint
he civil order and yet attained Sn unpara
re lelled development Of material prosperi
Sc amidst the enjoyment OF permanent hbe
rs ty to b degree hitherto unknown.
he seventy five years this Constitution b
ut existed. For sixty years it's positio
ne have been unchanged. Three timss b
Of 1t been amended. Not single amen
as ment has been added to the powers graz
ed ed to the United States, nor to those p
,p- hibited TO the States. These so years ha
lat been eventual In our history. Three nj
* ions of people have become thirty
Ter Our Western boundary, lost in
ss. almost unknown Valley Of the Misl
rec s'ppi, NV dips int) the Pae
ION Ocean, Spain, France, and Mexico on
ats South have contributed to enlarge our
main. We have had war upon sea &
to upon land we have repelled invasion {
,rk have tasted the triumphs Of conquest, I
'os- have had partizan strife and sectiO
sr) strife. The constitution was sufficient
us, these things. The times have chang
a new party has come into power, anC
the first term Of its administration, in
] 1t. midst Of clashiDg arms, in the exhibit
He Of a civil war, coinoident with its ads
ex- to power, propose to hang the const
go tion.
srs' Mr.. Pendleton proceeded to discuss u
t 6 propositions. He quotsd Mr.. seWs
hat. speech Of January, 1861, that passion 4
it cool before men could be expected wi
him to Judge, second, that the smendn
he could not be carried without q fFsudu
use Of the poseF to create new states, 9
t 1 the military power on the old ones. y
the ora thirtv.fVe states. and there are 4