Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-23
Saturday Evenings Edition.
General News.
Secretary seward,s Address,

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ferred to Andrew johnson saying that at the
/ opening of the rebellion it was necessary
that popular leader should arise on behalf
of the country. A man from a Border State
"a slave holder in practice though not in
| principle, and yet in principle and associa-
| ton Democrat. Andrew johnson, with
the consent of the whole American people,
assumed the great responsibility. President
Lincoln announced that slavarv zhould he
| treated as common enemy. Andrew John
| son endorsed the announcement. The at
! tempted resolution eliminated when our
National banner was successfully implanted
in Tennessee. From that time through il
was necessary that the war should be pros
eeuted with such energy as human nature
had never before exercised. 1t was equally
needful to prosecute the work of restoring
the Union. The abolition of slavery was
thenceforth equally an element of persist
ent war and Of returning peace.
Andrew johnson was fitly appointed the
first of the Provisional Governors for the
prosecution of these double and diverse pur-
poses of war and peace, and was subsequent
ly elected Vice President, and in the end
cOnstitutionally inaugurated President of
the United States. We are continually hear
ing debates concerning the origin and au-
thOrity Of the plan of restoration. New
converts North and South call it the
Presidents plan. All speak of it
as if it were a new and recent
development, on the contrary we now see it
is not specially Andrew Johnson's plan, nor
even new plan in any respect. It is the
plan which abruptly, yet distinctly offered
itself to the last administration at the time
when the work of restoration was to begin.
This is what meant when I said
to Mr., Adams, that in the sense
in which the word subjugation was
used by our enemies. 1t was not the expee-
tation or purpose of the government that the
Southern States should be subjugated, but
that by the plan adopted they would be
brought to voluntary return to their al
legiance. The plan therefore recognizes not
thvir destruction, but their active existence.
The absolute existence of the States which
constitute the Republic is the most palpable
of all the facts with which the American
statesman has to deal with, He spoke of
the American Union as Q system to which
the States were attached as limbs, and said
if a limb is broken off il must be restored to
-soundness before constitutional health and
vigor can be brought back to the whole svs-
TEN. If limb offend we can cut It off and
cast it away, but by doing so we would be
doing what other latiOns less wise than our
selves have done. They have submitted
unnecessarily to amputatiOn and given up
AlatEIAdA HOIhAOn VI NnEtT blTtuRLu 10 save
themselves from apprehended destruction.
He argued that the reconciliation adopted
was the most wise course to pursue. The
plan, he said, gives US two great national
advances in the progress Of moral and polit-
ical elevation which are now to be made
fast and firmly fixed.
First, it secures voluntry abolition of
slavery by the insurrectionary states.
SECOND, an sffeetqal adoption by the late
slave states themselves Of the amendment
to the Constitution, prohibiting slavery for
ever in any part of the United States.
To hasten this work of reconciliation, he
urged in the language Of the President, 1--WE
must trust each other" As to fears of too
muuh leniency on the part ofthe President, he
said, Except those who have been MANNED
or bereBved, who had suffered mUre of
wrong insult and violence at the hands of
the leaders of the rebellion than the Presi-
dent, and cannot we forget where he
can forgive. His terms of amnesty are far
more rigorous than those offered by Abra-
ham Lincoln. Mr.. Seward guaranteed the
fidelicy and faithfulness of Andrew John
son. He had never in his life met man
more free from personal caprice, selfish
ambition, none more purely and exclusive
ly moved in public action by the love of
country and good will to mankind.
Mr.. Seward then passed in review the
different members of the Cabinet since the
first inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln, speaking
highly of them all.
Mr. Seward said he was permitted to say
in general terms, we have claims on foreign
nations for injurses to the United States
and her eitizons; and other nations have
presented claims against this government
for alleged injuries TO them or their subjects.
He believed the President would these af-
fasrs In such q manner as to shield and re-
cover indemnities justly due without any
compromise of the national dignity and
honor. With whatever jealousy we may
adhere to our principles of avoiding en-
tangling alliances with foreign nations, |
we must continue to exercise Just and |
benifoent influence in the international |
conduct Of foreign States, particularly those |
which are near to US, and which are es-
pecially endeared to US by their
adoption of Republican institutions. |
He was surs the President had not
lost sight Of this important interest, and he |
expected to see republican institutions |
wherever they have been heretofore estab- |
lished throughout the American continent |
speedily vindieated, renewed and reinyigor- |
ated.
The DepredatIOns in Nashville
startling Discoveries.
1OEkt OCLODcT Zls-1nt HOIlu mas |
a dispatch from Nashville, dated yesterday, |
which says:
A startling discovery has been made in |
this city within the past few days. A large |
number of thieves have been depredating |
around the city for some time past, and all /
efforts to catch them have been unavsiling /
till lately. It has been ascertained that /
there are five different caves under the city, |
which are occupied by thieves, burglars and |
The MeNairy vault in the |
grave yard has been put under guard, and |
men set to work to affect an entrance into |
the cave. This is the same cave that Muir |
rill and his gang occupied when engaged in
running off negroes and horses. The affair |
has been kept secret.
year ago it was reported that the Ne |
Marry tomb was used as a place to secure |
plumber. It is reportad that lake, cover
ing five acres and very deep, is directly un-
der the city. One man sWears to having |
explored the entire cavern from /
one end to the other.
A guard has been stationed over the Ack- /
len and Harden tOmbs. The locksmith |
gives it as his opinion that the lock on the |
MeNairy tomb has been used recently.
The entrance to the cavern is at the foot |
of Summer street. The military are deter |
mined to find the outlet to the cave. The |
Il.
The discovery originated from the fact that
quite number of murders have been COM
mitted in the immediate vicinity, which led
to an investigation, disclosing the above
facts.
Treasury Bonds.
NEW YoRK, October 2I.-The Herald's
Washington special says that the Secretary
of the Treasury has decided to issue the gold |
notes for use in denominations of So, SO and |
s20. The SO ive-twenty bonds are now
ready aud are being Issued from the Regis
ter's office. The bonds of the other denom-
nations will be ready by the end of the
month.
Governor CrapO.
Governor Crapo, of Michigan, left here
last night. Besides his interview with the
of War he also called upon Secre-
tary Mccullough, and urged the satisfaction
of the State claim against the Government
for the equipment of troops. He was. told
that no claims of this character had as
yet been settled, save that presented by
which had been made the
exception in this regard because Of the per
sistent and annoying imports of Governor
Andrews. Of this single instance of forced
partiality no State had been paid its 1,cconnr
against the War DePart'',e..11,it. though II lad 4
oeeR lnplASte" nat it had been partly de-
....eo to nquidats such claims BY de-
dpcting frGEf thsir amounts thS respective