Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-31
Hon. Salmon P. Chase in
Town!
Serenade to him by the City
Central Union Club!
SPEECH OF MR.. CHASE.
Remarks Of Messrs. SpaIding and
Parsons.

L AbboDuL Rh lIulLg lIOAAl IGHubylNd-
MIA, where he has been engaged during
the last few days in the political canvass.
The fact of his arrival becoming known, a
few enthusiastic Union men gathered at
the Headquarters of the City Central Union
Club, for the purpose of proceeding
to the residence of the Hon. R.
C. Parsons, whose guest Mr.. Chase is, and
serenading the distinguished visitor. About
nine o'clock in the evening the procession
left the Club rooms, headed by the officers
of the Club and by Leland's Band, and
proceeded, Via Euclid, Erie and Kinsman
streets, to the Sixth Ward Wigwam on
sroville street, where it was joined by the
Sixth Ward Union Club, under the leader
sh pof W. P. Fogg, Esq, who had gathered
with their lanterns for the purpose of join
ing in the procession, and had been elo-
quently addressed by N. B. sherwin, ESQ
while awaiting its arrival. Thus reinforced,
and now numbering from three to Eve humid
red persons, the procession moved up Scoville
street to Greenwood, down Greenwood to
Garden, up Garden to Hudson, down Hud-
son to Prospect, down Prospect to the resi-
dence of the Hon. R. C. Parsons, passing on
the way several finely illuminated residen-
ces. Here it halted, the band, and as many
others as could do 50, moving into theyard.
The band then gave "The Star spangled
Banner" in beautiful style.
Governor Chase, being loudly called for,
made his appearance on the steps of the
house, andss was introduced by the Hon. K.
P. spalding. He said:
Ny FRIEEDs.-I am very much indebted
to YOU for the Kindness of this call, which
take as q recognition of my connection
with YOU as your representative in the
Senate of the United States, and as Gov
ernor of the State of Ohio, and of my re-
cent services as Secretary of the Treasury.
am glad to believe that have your cons
dence and esteem. l treasure it as
the most grateful sentiment of my
heart to know that in Ohio, among the
friends who have known me best, seen me
closest, watched me the most narrowly,
confidence is felt in me. thank you from
the bottom of my heart. [Applsuse.l
You will not expect a speech from me to-
night, after a long and fatiguing journey,
and after having been engaged IN speaking
on the other side of the Alleghenies. But
perhaps YOU would like to hear word or
two, as to my opinions about the prospects
of our common cause. 1 think that un
derstand the sentiment Of the people, when
say that there is no possibility Of revers-
ing the Judgment which they have made
up, that Lincoln and johnson shall be the
next President and Vice President of the
United States. EApplause.l There are two
sentiments which are deaIer to the hearts
of the American psople,than any othel {, and
surely as dear to the people Of the Western
Reserve as to those OF any other part Of the
Union, and those two sentiments are Union
and Freedom. [Applause ] The people
are determined that Lincoln and Johnson
shall be their representatives for the next
four years because they are for Union and
Freedom. Their opponents are good look
ing men, but they can't come in, because
the people believe them the representatives
not of Union and Freedom but of dfsunion
and slavery.
l have lately been speaking in the very
centre of Kentucky, and have found the
people there as enthusiastic for these noble
sentiments as anywhere else In the Union
Three cheers for Kentucky.l In Lexington
they are sanguine of giving ma
jority for the Union party. In Louisville
they say the same thing. In COvingLon
they will give handsome Union majority
but that's not wonderful, for Covington
is close to Ohio. It's directly opposite Gin
cinnsti, where we give six or seven or
eight thousand majority-I don't know
how much exactly, for as the soldiers vote
keeps coming in the Uni0n msiority is 50
far ahesd that It's out of sight. Laughter.
Bnt the Unionists of Kentucky entertain
!, IF hot ia fOrt hn
Union. l have talked with them and find
them willing TO give up all for the Union.
Tney love slavery-some of them-hut
they love Union more. If we could only
drive the guerrillas out of Kentucky-foG
they are all e!ectioneering for Mcclellan
it would be safe.
There has seemed to be some doubt about
Missouri, for Price and his gang have been
then electioneei ing for Mcclellan. Every
citizen Of Missouri that he captured, he
would parole only on condition that he
would vote for Little Mac. But Price, as the
rebels are in the habit of doing lately, has
turned tail and run, taking good many
good Mcclellan men with him. l augur
from that that when Missouri votes-and
she votes for q good many things at the
coming eiectiOn-that she will cast her vote
for Lincoln and johnson aud free consti-
SublOAs LAHBA1AoD- 4ACSO dAO eAS OuAg
States in the West about which there is the
east doubt. There is ne doubt bout Ohio
There is none about Illinois, none about
indiana. There is no doubt at all about
any other States from the Atlantic to the
pacific.
But when we come to the East, what are
our chances there? Well, We come down
TO New York without any shadow of doubt,
for nobody pretends to believe that any of
the New England will go for Mcclellan.
What are the chances elsewhere? Little
Delaware may give her three electoral votes
TO Mcclellan, though loyal Delswareans are
very indignant at the suggestion, and de-
clare that it shan't be done. So of New
Jersey. There has been dou bt in regard to
its vote, and there is day. But the most
intelligent men of that State are very con-
fdsnt that it will vote for Lincoln. There
can be no doubt about free Maryland, with
her free Constitution proclaimed by Gov.
Bradford as the law of the Land, SO that to-
day there is not slave on the soil of Mary
land, any more than on the soil of Ohio.
TGreat cheering.l As for New York,
1t is sure for Union as Ohio. But
it can't lead Ohio on majorities, because
nobady can. [Cheers But they have
way of doing things in New York different
from that in other States. We had an ex-
ample of it lately in Baltimore, where they
have been making dead soldiers and officers
vote by proxy for men whom they would
never have dreamed of voting for if alive.
If these frauds are allowed, we may lose
New York. THE speaker here alluded to
the LecomptOn frauds in Kansas, where an
old Cincinnati Directory was used as poll
list, and he himself was thus certified as a
legal voter Stringfellow and AtchisOn.
This review Of the field shows that thirty
two electoral votes are left doubtful. All
the rest are secure. We see then that our
cause and our candidates are safe-and with
the cause, the country, tho Union, the Re-
public. Of course Ohio leads the van
Why shouldn't she2 Hasn't she sent more
soldiers to the field than any other State?
Hasn't she given our noblest generals to the
country ? Are not Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan all Ohio boys? Why shouldn't
she sustain her own? Great applause
The skies are growing brighter every