Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-05

q were aVerse to the war and its contipu
snoe. He (Garfeld) had not, in produc
ing the copies Of the letters, contemplate,
desperate attack. he only wished 10 ss,
that throughout the Army Of the Cumber
land these two gentlemen seemed to be il
sympathy with the South. General Rose
Grams expressed his full belief in the
genuineness Of the letters. The evidence
coming through the newspaper press was
not conclusive to his mind that the letters
were forgeries. He wanted the original
athdsvits. II convinced that they are for
geries, no pride Of opinion would exclude q
Fetraction.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he thought the gentle
man would be prompt to retrsct his state
ment especially after their recent private
conversation. II the gentleman was not
convinced that the lettsrs were not forRer-
les he was the only exception. He called
on Mr.. Robinson. He said the hsndWrit-
ing exhibited by the copy was not the hand
Of Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Voorhees, then called upon Judge
Holman to speak as to the handwriting Of
Judge EckeIs, but Judge Holman had 8
foW rrfEustoS PsOVioaa lekt tha House He
would now bid farewell for the time TO
this subject. He had been greatly dis
appointed at the course which the gentle
man from Ohio had pursued. He sppre-
hended that the House, the country and
the President now believed that these let
ters were pslpab'e forgeries. Hereafter
whenever the gentleman or any one else
holds up this bold, criminal and dstestsble
forgery as genuine, he would regard him
ss wearing the brand Of forgery and SLAM
der himself.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill guaranteeing q republican form
Of government to the rebellious States.
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, commenced his speech
By saying: My hearts desire and PRAYER
to God is for peace in this distressed land,
while urging the undiminished exertions
Of our Army and Navy to secure Union, 1
have ever bssn ready the help the wounds
and check the raVages Of war, oy all tho
rational methods used among civilized na-
tions. To those who can entertain but |
one idea at time this position seemed in
consistent, but to those who have read |
history it will appear that to check
strifo or restore haTmonr- -iR-oiuiI and /
international conflict nobility ana
are indispensable. We had |
though constantly, by voice
and votes, upheld the sword, that even a
worse alternative eternal se; ;sration
and prolonged strife should be our
fate. The miseries which this war
has entsiled has not been the
work Of the Northern Democrats,
and If is-union comes through the open
1oors Of Janus; if the recognition OF the
southern Independence comes through z1a-
IT it5 dissstersi Sne Uem0orscy are not re-
8ponsible for the odium, and with his
word and aid shall never be held respon
,ible.
Five months has gone since the Am
nesty proclamation was issued, but we see
no signs Of thousands OF Southern citizens
rushing TO embrace the Amnesty. Indeed,
t is conceded that the Rebellion is now
more formidable. Unlike the acts Of
grace of kings to their recreant subjects
luerU 10 IzO gvuvrSsf t~Li.ys - Gho-OsKhJ mo
genuine movement towards the restors.
ion Of the Seeded States, but q fierce
spirit Of resistance, produced by the un-
wise and exasperating policy Of the Exc
sutive.
There is only one chief defect in the
Presidents plan in ths structure Of emsn-
,ipstion. The game defect is observable
a the bill Of the gentleman from Mary
and, Mr.. Davis; that, too, is based on the
10th system. On the policy Of forced
he proposes to guarantee to
,ertain States whose governments have
oeen overthrOwn Republican form Of
This is the title Of the
bill
Mr.. Cox, in opposing it, denied that
'hese Stste Governments are overthrow, ,
md, second, that his plan substitutes q
Republican form Of Government. This plan
8 to appoint Provisional Governors ,
Who are to be charged with the civil ad- ,
until State Government I
hall be recognized as this bill provides.
He requires an oath TO the constitution to ,
% taken, which is very well, but by whom2 |
By one-tenih Of the people, they shall be
to construct the new State where
! republican form Of government is al
ready dictated to then by the bill from ,
he gentleman from Maryland. They
hall abolish slavery, then the other steps
ire to be taken and the new republican
is to be recognized in some Of !
It's features.
This bill is an improvement upon the
-iokety establishment proposed BY the
President, but it is obnoxious to the same
objections, it is a usurpation Of the people
BY the Federal functionsries and it re.
yards the old States as forever destroyed
Mr.. Cox argued that both plans are OBJ
ectonsble because of the mode Of con {
ltruetion and the kind Of fabric to be re- I
,uilt. In the course Of his remarks Mr.. ;
Cox said the fact war has come and that
separation impossible make more urgent !
he sscendsnoy Of party, whose {
irst and only preference is for !
he Union through compromise, and who
hall at length be allowed to try the ex- {
pertinent Of reoonciling the States by
guarantees similar to those proposed in I
1851. II il be found impossible to re-
tore the old association Of States by such {
equations then, and not till then can
Itstesmen begin properly to ponder the
,ther problems connected with subjugs. I
ion and recognition. He regretted that
my one, and especially his colleague Mr.. ]
Iong) should have anti sipated these ques-
ions and expressed his preference be. '
Ween the alternative Of war Of subju- {
,ation and recognition Of the Southern {
he regarded Ell her al {
ernative as premature.
We may yet, he said, change the war
rom the diabclicsl purpose OF those in
,ower by changing that power to other
lands, and we are not to sever our Union
While that hope remains. OF the two
wills, subjugstion or recognition, he made
hoice Of neither. He proceeded at length
o show how the Union might be restored
" reaching the individual South, and
,sVe illustrations from history where
through moderation, had t
rowned the viotaries of war by the vic 8
cries Of peace Of kindness. he declared q
or victories without reprisals, and the /
onduot Of the war on such policy ss a
would not change our system Of Govern a
nent into centralized and military des-
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