The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-23
OrENING OF The CAMPAIGN.
Firing Of the First Gun--.Speeen by
Hon, samuel GaIIOway..'@ , uSae by

The campaign in CuyshogR county was |
opened in this city last night. Although !
but short notification of meeting had been
given, crowd very respectable for num-
bers and intelligence gathered at Brain
ards Hall. The meeting was given under
the auspices of the City Central Union Club.
Leland's Band and an excellent Glee Club
were in attendance, and discoursed admir-
able music on the occasion. About eight
o'clock the President of the Club, Mr..
Thomas Jones, jr., attended by the orator
of the evening and several prominent citi.
zens, went upon the sage. when the Hon,
Samuel Galloway, of Columbus, was intro
duced.
Mr.. Galloway is by no means stranger
to our people. He has often addressed
Cleveland audiences, and always with Pc =
culiar effect. 1t is Impossible to give re-
port Of this successful stump speaker, which
shall convey TO strangers any hint Of the
real quality and power of the man. For
his style is sui gcneris. and his points and
hits receive every advantage from the per-
sonality of the man.
On making his appearance, he was re-
ceived with applause, when he proceeded
to speak, in substance, as follows:
He was not here as a candidate for office,
but came on private business. Having been
invited to address the Union people of
Cleveland, ne could not decline. De had
spoken three times during the campaign,
but in widely separated portions of the
State, so that he knew what is the senti-
ment of the people in the different sections
of Ohio. 1t Is patent that there is not as
much interest taken in the canvass as there
has been in other days. There is no decided
apostacy, but general apathy broods over
and characterizes the people. And this is
not strange. They have the impression
that as the war is oYer, and peace is restored,
and prosperity is returning to all parts of
the country, that there is no longer
the necessity for vigilance on the part Of the
Union party. This is the common convic-
tion. But it is mistake, and q dangerous
one. There is not only the same necessity
for vigilance, but it is even more impera-
tive now than ever, since through apathy
we are in danger of losing all that ~A harA-
guiaed at euOiI a sacrifice.
He then passed to remark that we have
not changed. We have no new doctrines.
Our position and principles are those of the
fathers of the government. We stand to-
night on the Declaration of Independence
The old organizations, which boasted de-
scent from the fathers have, been disinte-
grated. Our party is composed of the best
| of the Wing and Democratic parties. Such
men as DIX, and Brough, and Grant and
| Sherman, who once gave dignity to the
| Democratic party, have stepped out. 30
| called Democracy is but dead body now,
and our-duty is to bury it. It still shows q
sort of galvanic life, but it has lost vitali-
| ty, power, and become a mere sectional
party, whereas the Union party is to-day
the best and only true political exponent of
civilization extant.
In proof of these statements the
speaker instituted a contrast of the
| platforms of the two parties, recently
adopted. The preamble of the platform of
| the Uoior party recognizes the hand of God
in giving victory to the right in the late
terrific struggle for national existence.
The sentiments of the document rise at once
and with sublime appropriateness to dig
nifty. But from all that is contained in the
platform of the Democratic party, one
would never mistrust that there was g God
| in the universe. There is no expression of
! gratitude to the soldiers. There is no vote
| of thanksgiving that the accursed rebellion
has been put down. But these so-called
| Democrats, these copperhesds who symps-
thise with the rebellion, ought to be full of
rejoicing. They ought to rejoice that they
are alive, that they have not already been
made to suffer the death of traitors that
the government has not cut them off, but
| given them still time and space for re-
| pentance.
The question comes up, shall we stand by
the old flag and the principles of our faith
ers and founders of the government? Now
that the rebellion has been overthrown shall
we watch and fight and hand down, unim-
| paired, to our posterity, a government not
cursed by slavery? 1t would seem ques-
tion to be answered unanimously in the af-
frmRtive. But no; some of our people re-
fuse to join us in that effort. Ooe branch
of the Democratic party, the wing repre-
sented by Cory, still think that slavery is
the normal condition of society. They hang
their hopes of immortality on the Scripture,
"Cursed be Ham, servant of servants shall
| he be-" This is the rattlesuRke order of
| Democracy, but the rattles are more dam
after 1865.
But there is another and larger division
of enemies, namely, Copperheads. He
hated to call them by that name, but they
can't be called aDything else. True Demo-
cracy has stepped out of the party, whose
| name they have robbed.
Another characteristic distinction of the
| two parties is seen in this: In our platform
the name of Abraham Lincoln, dear now to
| all the world, lie spoken with becoming
reverence as the name of one to whom,
| more than to any other man, dead or liv-
ing, We owe .he victory achieved. The
noble head of the Union party, he belongs
not to us alone, but to the world. But his
| life, character nor exalted service is men
| toned in the platform of our opponents.
They traduced him while he was yet sliye,
and dead they revere not his memory.
Again, in that platform we resolved to
endorse Andrew johnson. We may honest.
| ly differ from him in some points of policy,
but considering his career, we must love
and respect him. When he was Governor
| of Tennessee, the Democratic party called
him tyrant and traduced his name. But
now, Andrew johnson has been lifted BY
the hands of Providence to the Presiden-
| tial chair, and the war is over and we come
| to celebrate the victory, the Democratic
| party endorse Andrew johnson But he
| will soon give them to understand that
when he wants their eulogY, he will issue
regular invitation. Vallandigham said,
the other day, that he would support Pres
ident johnson as long as he does constitu-
tionsl things. (Laughter-l The Democracy
| are stealing the livery of heaven to sery q
the devil in. They are trying to creep and
sneak into the confidence Of the people by
| protesting principles which at heart they
utterly ignore.
At this point he took up Vallaudigham's
address to the 57th regiment, and with his
ineffable haunting draWl of tone, gesture an d
attitude, made infinite fun, supplying from
the career CT the Exile, the shadows which
relieve with ludicrous effect the giant strut
ting figure of the man in his new preten-
sions and professions. In the same way he
threw the image OF Hon: Mr.. White, Of
Brown county, upon the screen-the man,
who, in Congress, declared that when the
soldiers return, they would commit all
sorts of deeds of violence, and who, in the
Democratic Convention, August 25th, was
on the Committee on Resolutions with the
Exile, and resolved that they admired the
valor and fortitude of the soldiers,-the
image of this man was magnified as it fell
on the artists canvas, and assumed killing
proportions under his manipulation. And
the whole C0pperhesd party was compelled
TO sit for its picture. He exhibited their
status during the war, and their professions
now: look on this picture, then on that.
They jeered when Lincoln had to resort to
q disguise to reach Washington they viii
fed him and applied the obscenest epi-
thets; they branded the soldiers as hire
lings and minions. But now they admire
the valor and fortitude of the soldiers
When the draft came the copperheads took
the path of the fugitive slaves thew he