Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-13


S155e7 Co1epIcuify Of an Ohio Cnpperhead.
els M Long, OF Cincinnati, 70 fame and
9 fortune heretofore comparatively IN
- known, made speech on Friday last
SCI, which has made Congress to boil like The
% ssa lashed by fearful storm, and all be-
cause Mr.. Long uttered the following tres-
gonsble and foolish sentiment: II beheVe
that tbsre are but two alternatives and
these are, either the acknowledgment o
-tbs independence Of the South as an iade-
r.. Dspdsnt nation, or their complete subjuga-
.05i lion and determination as a people; and
~. Of these alternatives prefer The former"
Now we regard this bold and absurd posi-
ss ton with which the Democracy generally
IKE sympatbise, as Of less real danger 70 the
Republic than that professional loyalty
- which is for the Union bat opposed 70 the
bsa only means Of maintaining it. Whensmen
80 like Long, Wood and others together with
such democratic sheets as the New York
II News and Cincinnati Enquirer, come out
vI sqaarely for the recognition Of the inde-
2 pendenee of the South, they do the cause
Of the Republic comparatively little harm.
The people Of the North ara as firm as
Gibraltar in their determination to main
tain the unity Of this nation from the lakes
% the gulf, and from sea to sea. Because
q Cincinnati Copperhesd chooses to come
out in favor Of recognizing the South as
81 an independent power, this assuredly will
not change their determination. BeesusC
m heretofore these COpperheads have not had
-es the boldness openly to avow their real
= sentiments, they hsve been none the lest
understood. The reasonable doctrine o.
Mr.. Long will therefore be no more dan
gerOus than the explosion Of pop gun
,as We are under somewhat Of obligation Il
these men for making the issue directly
{There Is ne longer I..rlinitl
among the Democracy. They must sdOp
Mr.. Longs doctrine Of surrender to tn
South or they must more thoroughly iden
tify themselves with the defenders Of th
Republic. 1t may be very desirable
thing to expel Mr.. Alexander Long from
the House on the plea that such tressona
bic uttersnces as were contained in hi
speech of Friday last do furnish said
oountenance and encouragement TO th'
rebels" II certainly is very dissgreeabl'
to think that Long, Of Ohio, and Harris o
Maryland, are receiving 5000 year fol
such services as they are now rendering
the country. This is paying the ASSASSIN
for cutting your throat.
But We can assure Congress that ih'
-paaple are not at all agitsted about Aezsn
der Longs speech. NOT 10 We susPee
thst the rebel leaders at Richmond car'
much shout it.
They know the spirit of our people
They know that they must meet over
Whelwing numbers. They know that th'
legions Of Grant are TO be moved in tri
umphsl power against their strOnghOlds
and all the speeches made by Ohio Cop
perhesds in favor Of their recognition, ar'
Of small moment.
II Congress desires TO give the rebels
r0HI grIefi IoT IHo EuUuU5rS U00Oaav v--VIvSS
about strengthening our armies and Oul
finances, Ond the people will attend to thr
whole litter Of submissionists wherever
they may be found.
We do not regard it worth the while iC
show how utterly illogical and reasonable
the speech Of Mr.. Long is. 1t will work
good results by the very mesnness Of it's
proposals. Il will sting itself TO death
and the nation will only be strengthened
whea once all Northern rebels unite With
their brethren Of the South in favor Of
recognizing Southern Independence.