Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-13
,.s LEADER
4, DECENBER Is.
'lfniSa On the Bs-eEeetlOn
OfEr. LiuoOlns l a

- . .gsb1inI6a % the Hs-eIeotion
aSt OfELR. Lincoln
.s1aa7 a. Smith in his srtiele in the De-
esTnb, Atlantic, says that the interes!
and anxiety felt among all elAssesin Eng
land IN the great civil war raging in our
midst bsve not been exceeded, if equaled,
by.sny.war in which England herself has
bssassngsgsd. The ressOn of this is found
N lfKs fact thst,the Liberals and the Con-
servatives of England, as indeed of all Eu-
rope, the champions tf democracy and
the people, on the one hand, and the devo-
tees Of aristocracyand class interests on the
other, all feel that their contest has, for
the present, been transferred to the battle
fields Of America. They recognise the old,
eternal conflict, the inevitable sntagonisn
Of principles, IN the issues now pending
bsfWesnfh hopes Of freedom and the des-
psration Of Treason. They therefore view
the recent election in the light Of whatever
indiyidusl preferences they have in the
final Outcome of the Rebellion. It was no
difficult mstteP tOPredict what the leaders
Of Liberal progress, the champions Of the
lsboring classes, the indicators Ofthe PeO-
pie against purse-proud, blOOd-proud
aristoeraey, would think and say in the
event Of Mr.. Lincoln's reelection.
John Bright and Richard Golden, men
whose integrity and heroic pluck in behalf
Of the English masses have endesred them
to the common people of that country,
and whose consistent defense Of
tbs North has entitled them to every
Ameriean's-grasitude, have not dissppoint-
ed the people of this country in their opin-
ions Of the recent eIecEIoH.. eUbdoH -
his great speech at Rochdsle, adverting to
American affairs looked upon the pescable
election, hold on the 9Th of November, as
one ofthe sublimest spsctacles ever witness
ed on earth. That g free people, after four
years Of deselating Wat, should again ut
ter their royal edict that the war must go
o6and slavery be wholly eItripsted in or
der to have peace and prosperity hereafter,
was oert1 My sublimer in moral heroism
than an. thing which has illustrated the
pages of human history.
But the English Press are not behind
English publioists in expressing their
opinions. We hsve already recorded the
opinions of the London Times The Lon
don Morning Star, ever 8 true friend Of.
the North, halls the election of Abraham
Lincoln as a triumph of the Anti-sls7ery
and Liberal principles of which it has al
WAYS been the advocate. The war, it de-
clares, must go on and with higher purpos-
es and motives controlling it than any
which might have been wsged by the late
General Mcclellan. The enormities Of
slave breeding and slave whipping will be
forever laid aside in thu Union thst is to
be. Il says, with evident pride and satis-
faction: i
HThe rebellion VIII doubtless be subdued,
and IN place Of the fire and sword which
usually follow in the track Of conquest, the
South viii gain the blessings of free labor,
tbe crack Of the slave drivers whip will
oesse ihroughout the land, and under the
benign influence Of completed emsncips-
tion the southern peopIs-wiH reap pros
perisy Of which they had scarcely dared to
dream" r. s-. a.9
The Star then pays q EelLdeseryed trib-
ute to the character of Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
says Of him:
''He hes been csricatured in this country
By pen and pencil IN a style rejecting dis
grace enough upon the csricsturist, but
which hss fsiled to shake the popnlsr be-
lief IN the thorough honesty Of his charac-
Ter, the siT ceriiy Of his love Of freedom,
ard ihe humanity Of his disposition"
IngETIKIDg contrast with these noble ex-
pressions are she fIlminations of the great
Tory sheet, the London Morning Herald.
When IN English Tory lsments the re-
suits Of The election, and ISLANDERS the Pres
ident VIC understand the motive. We
know in whose Interests wrath is being
heapea up in this country against day Of
wrath. The Herald, in its fierce anger
sees ct to draw the following csricature:
-7ETIis predecessors were gentlemen; men
Of some experience either In military, di-
plomntie, or political life; men at least Of
average intelligence and Of unquestioned
personal integrity; yet they were thought,
and rightly thought, not to have merlted
re election. Mr.. Lincoln is vulgar, bru-
tsl boor; wholly ignorant of political
scisrce, Of military sffairs,. Of everything
else which a statesmen should know"
The London Tory organs are nothing
but the reflection Of the New York Tory
organs. The editorial plstitudes sndmsun-
derings of the New York Ne,0s and World
are dished up in the ssme style when they
reach London. 1t is very natural, there
fore, that the London Herald should be e
reflex Of the scurrirous sheets that live in
she metropolis of our country.
For our part, it is a source of much graf
ulatiOn that the North receives the sympa-
thy and counsel of all the leading Liberals
Of Europe. We care not for the organs of /
aristocrscy; our cause is that of Democ-
racy. We therefore expect such avowals
from the champion Of class, money and
snobbery In the Old World.
Our Suffering sOIdIeEz.
Wereprnt this morning painfully hsr-
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