Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-12

ither of the great rivers, or lakes, Is CT
nc 10 the earth, and at the .same time,
ozen new ships of war, are going TO co@-
,lete the investment by sea, and three
,undrod thousand volunteers are rushing
o the lines to complete the work OF resto-
alton and Paciacation. -
There Is a maxim, which thoughtful
eachers always carefully ipculcated. is
hat INCONSISTENCY is imbeeility, and that
,erseyerance is necessary to insure success.
rbis maxim was set forth in the form of q
,opy. in the writing book, when was
r6nng: " Perseverance, always 2onqpers."
EVEN infantile beginners encountered the
in the form of fable in Web
,ter's spelling book. The story was that
sfter using soft words and tufts Of grass |
the farmer tried what virtue there was IN |
stones. and by persistence in that applios-
ton. he brought the rude BOY, who was |
stealing apples, down from the tree, and
made him ask the farners pardon. Our
Chicago teachers tell US that, just as the
rude 6oy is coming down, we must lay
down the stones and resort again to the use /
of grass, with the consequence, Of course,
that the farmer must beg pardon OF the
trespasser. But what makes this Chicago
policy more contemplate, and even rld'cul-
Gus is that it is nothing different from the
policv with which the same parties now
concentrating actually ushered IN dlsunlon
ia 1861, In the closing hours OF the admin'
istration of James Buchanan. Yes, my
dear friends, when we of this adminlstra-
ton came INTO our PLACES, in March, 1851,
We found there existing just the system
which is now recommended at Chic ago,
Namely. IsL, q treasonsble Confederacy in
arms against the Federal authority. I'd,
truce between the government o. ths UNI
ted States aud the rebels, veritahle armis-
tee which was so construed that while the
national ports and forts were thoroughly
invested along the sea coast and rivers by
the insurgents, they could be neither rem
forced nor supplied even. with food by the
government. Sd, languid debate with
view TO an ultimate national convention,
which the rebels haughtily despised and
contemptuously rejected. What were the
alternatives lafT2 Either 10 surrender our
| selves and the government, at discretion, OF
to summon the people to arms, terminate
! the armistice, adjourn the demorallzlng de-
bate, and "repossess" ourselves oti the ma.
tional ports and forts. And nov has ell
the treasure that has been spent and all
the precious blood that has been poured
forth, gone for nothing else but 70 secure
an ignominious retreat, and return at the
end Of four years TO the hopeless Im0ecllty
an rapid process Of national dissolution
which existed when Abraham Lincoln took
into his hands the reins Of government
/ Every one Of you know that but tor that
/ accession of Abraham Lincoln just at that
| time the Union would, in less thRG three
months. have fallen into absolute and ire
! trievable ruin. .....--
l will not dwell long on the complaints
which misguided, but not Intentionally per-
verse men, bring against the sdministra-
tion of Abraham lincoln They complain
of military arrests of spies and lurking
traitors In the loyal States, as if the govern
nent could justify itself for visiting with
out preventive measures, for more States
to be invaded or to be carried of into Sc
cession-
They complain that when we call fol
volunteers we present the alternative OF g
draft SIS if when the ship had been scuttleo
the captain ought to leave the sleepiug
passengers to go to the bottom without
calling them to take their turn at the
pump.
They are not content with plotting So
dition In secret places, but they go up anC
down the public streets uttering treason
vainly seeking to provoke arrest in Ordel
that they may complain of denial of the
liberty of speech. The impunity they
everywhere enjoy under the protection o
constitutional debate, shows at one and tn,
same time that their complaints are ground
less, and that the Union, III the element o
moral stability, is stronger thans they
know.
The chief complaint against the Presi
dent is that he viii not accept peace on
the basis of the integrity of the Union
without having also the abandonment o
slavery. When and where have the in
surgents offered him peace on the basis o
the integrity Of the UniOn2 Nobody ha
offered II. The rebels neuer a0tH offer Il
Nobody on their behalf can offer it. The!
are determined and pledged to rule thii
Repu5tie OF ruin it, told you here 1
wear ago, that practically slavery was NJ
longer in question-that it was perishing
under the operation Of the war. That as
sertion has been confirmed.
The Union men in all the slave State
that we have delivered are even more
anxious than we are to abolish slavery
Witness Western Virginia, Maryland
Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Ark
ansas. jefferson Davis tells you in effect
the same thing. He says it is not slavery
but Independence and Sovereignty fol
which they are contending. There il
rood reason for this a hundred dollar
in gold isonly years purchase of the
labor of the working man in every part o
the United States. At less than half that
price you buy all the slaves in the coun
| try. Nevertheless, our opponents want (
distinct exposition of the President
views on the ultimate solutions Of the sla7
cry questisn. ...'..--
Although altogether unauthorized K
speak for the President upon Hypothetical
| questions, I think I can give an answer
upon the subject Of slavery at the presen
dav-an answer which will be explicit
and l hope not altogether unsatisfactory
While the rebels continue to wage wa
against the Government of the UniteC
States, the military measures ahecting
slavery, which have been adopted from
necessity, to bring the war TO speedy anC
successful end, will be continued, excep
so far as practical experience shall show
that they can be modified advantageously
with view to the same end. When th'
insurgents shall have disbanded their ar
ries, and laid down their arms, the wal
will instantly cease-and all the. wal
measures then existing, including those
which affect slavery, will cease also and al
the moral, economical and political ques
tons, as wella as questions affecting slavery
| as others which shall then be existing, be,
tween individuals and States, and thu
Federal Government, whether they sross
i before the civil war began, or whether