Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-04

We k'upAA7 y DSlSh . = 4op7As 1A4A CAV eSs9
Of the speech of Judge Bishop, on Tuesday
evening last, referred to in the communi-
cltion in this paper, signed &c. B. l."
Wed do not remember to have seen before
the arguments in the form here presented,
and we especially call attention to thatpart
of it referring to arbitrary arrests.
The speaker began by repeating the
words ofStephen A Douglas in his speech
at Chicago May lst, 1861. ------.-
"The conspiracy is now known armies
have been raised, war is levied to accom-
plish it, There are only two sides tothis
question. Every man must be for the
United States or against it. There can be
no neutrality in this war. Only patriots
or traitors" gr..
The speaker then referred to the present
condition of the country, and said: This
war is yet upon the country, waged by
conspirators on the one hand, 70 destroy
the life of the nation, and on the other
hand by loyal people in its defence.
There is great political canvass now pro
crossing, one question involved is-How
shall the authority of the Government be
restored over its territory and property,
which has been rested from it by means Of
this conspiracy ?
He then gave a rapid sketch of the life
of Mcclellan and Lincoln and instituted q
comparison between the two, as to qualif-
cations for the Presidency. ae3 -'
The conclusion of this part Of the speech
was as follows; -----
But the most memorable period of
Abraham Lincoln's career Wss in 1858.
When the Republican State Convention
met at Springfield, Abraham LineJln was
selected as their leader in Illinois, and was
nominated for United States Senator.
How would he, by common consent,
have been thus fixed upon as freedoms
great champion in those ever memorable
times, il he had not possessed distinguished
ability and culture, when Illinois could
boast of scores of renowned orators and
ststesmen2 -E@z-z.,E
During that campaign, Mr.. Lincoln met
Senator Douglas seven times in joint de-
bate. Besides these he spoke fifty times in
various parts of the Stote, and every
where his strong arguments had
powerful effect He was defeated for
United States Senator, being only reserved
BY an all-wise Providence for the highest
position and the most responsible place in
the most troublOas times history has ever
recorded. H e.ic. s .-sr ea ..
Let Us all shut our eyes as TO what Cen
eral Mcclellan has done since he became
Mai General, and as to what Mr.. Lincoln
has done since his accession to the PTesi-
dency, and which of them would you Sc
lect to guide our affairs to q successful ter
mination-the West Point graduate, Lieu
tenant, Engineer, Railroad President and
Breckinridge Democrat, or the distin-
guished Lawyer, Champion Of Freedom,
and chosen Republican champion of the
great Prairie State? ..-..
He then alluded to changing pilots now
on board the great Ship of State and plsc-
ing ourselves at the mercy of the modern
Democracy. VIII it irsure the restoration
Of the authority Of the Government over
its territory and property to place the con-
troll of National affairs in Democratic
hands?
Whowere those who plunged this coun-
try into this war; Who aided in doing
it2 Who sat still and saw the great con
spiracy go on, with ample power in his
hands, and made not the slightest effort to
arrest or suppress it2
The Democratic party plunged the coun-
Try in war. 1t was done by the active
portion of the party South and its sympa-
thizers at the North. Was it not notorious
that a great political campaign had just
concluded and that the whole vote Of the
Democratic party had been cast in favor
of Democratic candidates for President?
Who but James B. Floyd was Secretary Of
War himself Democrat, and appointed
by Democratic President at the time the
conspiracy openly showed itself Was it
not this same Secretary Of War that re-
moved the arms and munitions of war from
the Noath and placed them in the
hands and under the control of
eonspirstors Did he not remove
almost the whole of the regular
army under tie control of military
eonspirators as officers, 90 the remotest
frontiers of the Union, where they could
not be called to the aid of the Govern
ment In time of need, and did not these
officers surrender everything under their
control into the hands Of the conspirators2
Did not Democratic President for near
ly three months sit quietly and raised
neither voice or hand against this conspiracy
til at least seven States had Joined 5 con-
federacy, and had robbed the country of
more than thousand of millions of pro
perty. Then followed in quick succession
the remainder of the seeding States.
Would it be reasonable, would it be wis
dom, to place the Government into the
hands Of the same party, under whose ad-
,;,, ;r4-,t,1,, slo Eo,-a--,,--i,,,4 -. - L !
of Its territory and property, and under
which the great conspiracy originated
and especially when that party, if it OBJ
tsines power, Is to have for its chief a
4" Breckenridge Democrat2
The Chicago Platform was next referred
to, and the charge therein that the war
was a failure, was examined, and the speak
er proceeded as follows:
But harkI What scenes are transpiring
around US? Amidst this shouting in ali
the cities from Atlanta to the British
borders, these roarings of cannon, these
bonfres and illumination, these cries tsIhe
rebel navy aud defencesn of Mobile that
defed the nation, have fallen have
fallen and Atlantis is taken, and the
army of Hood is divided and pursued by
glorious Sherman and his brave and noble
army, and Sheridan is rolling back the Co
horts ofrebellion on the Upper Potomac,
and the invineible Grant, after having /!
Cssar.like, fought four months of battles, !
and after having accomplished campaign !
unequsIled in the worlds history, Tor |
bravery, skilled, endurance and strategy. /
is now about to enter Richmond and end |
the rebellion. Amidst all this what is it /
we hear? Listen, 0 listen friends of |
freedom, istenl Ye whose friends have |
died upon Southern, bAttle-felds, and have
been starved and murdered in Southern
prisons. Taf t.~~ aer 7
The Autocrat Of the South on his throne