The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-24
THE A CONVENTION.
A Retrospective View-yhe Considera-
ton Shown the Army delegations
-FXtTaets from Speeches Of BIZ.
DORSEY and Gen. Woods.
CoLuMBrs. Juno %. 1865

Your correspondent aW8kes this morn
ing to look back upon yesterday as 81 &C.
ession happily gone. 1t was decidedly 8
day of business for newspaper men, and as
Twas the unfortunate one Of the whole
number present in failing to get a place of
Judgment last night, except in the chairs
about the hotel, I do not recall the past
twenty-fOur hours experience with any
very ardent pleasure.
There is very little to communicate this
morning beyond what l have already sent
forward. The meeting last evening in the
State House grounds, to hear General
Scheuck and Hon. John Sherman, was large.
ly attended, and the speeches were well re-
ceived, but of their particular character /
am unable to give you a satisfactory idea,
not having been able to hear them.
1 believe I have not before alluded to
the distinguished consideration that was
Manifested by the home delegates for the
wishes and claims of the army representa-
tives which was 8 marked festure CT the
Convention. The aggregate vote of the
army in the Convention was 143, and the
delegates were of sill Tanks from private to
Brigadier General. The favorable dispo,
sition of the home delegates is shown in
the fact that the army was given the Pres
idsncy of the Convention and allowed two
of the nominees, for whom they had sig.
nifed an especial concern, in addition to
that of Governor, almost without s
struggle on either. This feeling Of &C.
quiescence in the particularly expressed
will of the army was 8 characteristic
of tue Convention shown whenever
occasion offered, and I note it
as indicating more strongly than anything
else the respect paid to the opinions and
wishes of these men whose privilege it was
to be identified with the crest war for the
Union. And I an also pie sed 70 note
that ttis course of tho homo delegates sp-
pesred TO DO fully appreciated by the
army, which was ever disposed 10 Tecipro-
cate the feeling, and tho happy result was
as 1 have already stated, an unusually hsr-
monious convention for probably the
largest ever assembled in this State.
In my first Letter to you yesterday I
could only send briefly q few Of the main
points made in th @ addresses to the Con
Venticn Of DR.. G. Voluey Dorsey and Cen
eral Woods. Both were eloquent and
timely, but 1 insert here only a few extracts.
DR.. Dorsey, after co~ngratulating the Con-
vention upon the suspicious circumstances
under which it met, abiding to The til
umPh over the rebellion, said:
But, if our physical triumph has been
great no less great has been the moral
and political triumph achieved over this
rebellion. TCheeIs.1 To-day slavery Is
dead. LGrost applause To day We come
together, after having achieved an eyeEi
which will msrkthe progress Of the world
in the great career Of human improve
ment.
Ths constitutional amendment has been
passed by Congress. masking all this vast
territory of ours the heritage Of freemen,
IGre4t applause And the States Of this
Union arc going TO give their encourage
ment TO TINT constitutional amendment
TGheers. For the frst time in tho history
Of the great State of Ohio tho delegates Of
Ohio meet together for The purpose Of Sc
Letting their State officers Rs the delegates OF
q free State in a Union Of free states. Ap-
plause. This is an era in the progJgss OF
the world. To-day, my friends, we will
make our mark, and give u%tLeranco TO OK
pressions in this Convention, and in the
canvas that will follow the Convention,
that will show thst the Union party OF
Ohio is devoted 70 the cause Of freedom for
all.
From the remarks of General Woods we
make the following extracts:
Wehave cause to congratulate ourselves
on account Of the settlement of certain
rebellion broke out. 1t has been settled
that q Northern man will fight. Gheers
II has been settled hat one Southern man
cannot whip Eve Northern men. [Ohesrs
1t has been ssttled that from this time
hencefo1th the foot of no slave shall press
the soil Of this free Republic. [Grest
cheers 1t has bsen settled that from this
time h~encef0rth,' no State Of this Union
has the right to secsdo from the general
Government. And TO day, in oxultant
| pride, We can inscribe on our national flag.
" Liberty and Union, now and ~foEeVeGone
and insepsrable." TCheers
We have, fellow citizens, still much
lsbor before us. Let us, as good citizens,
as lovers Of our country, give the consti,
tUted authorities that now control the
destinies of the republic our earnest and
hearty support. ICheers.1 Let Us stand
by them IN every measure calculated &c
restore the ere Of good feeling, and 20 heaI
the wounds that war has made; and while
we will never forgive tho men that plunged
this country into the dreadful war from
which we have just emerged, let US temper
u justice with mercy. [Cheers.]
The greater portion Of the delegates re
turned to their homes by the early trains
this morning, sIl of tbem perfectly satis,
fed with the distinguished nominees of the
Convention, aud in the msin with the
principles adopted.
1 cannot conclude this correspondence
without rendering 70 Mr.. Coggeshall and
the attaches of the State Journal my
wsrmest thanks for the favors shown me
by them in connection with my duties at
tho Convention. I found them most
friendly and willing to give every possible
assistance. E. G. II.