The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-16
Speeches OF Gen. Cox, Hon JnO.
Hutchins EX-GOV. Tod, and
General Garfield.
cox on THE DUTY OF TEE UNION
PARTY.
Unity Of Action a Necessity.
Details May Be Left to the Gen.
eral Government.
Freedom Must be Fully Secured
to the Freedmen.


the Union candidate for Governor, Msjor
General Cox. Although the fine westher
that prevailed was a strong inducsment to
the farming community to remain at home
and take care of their crops, which q large
msjority of them did, there was still 8 very
liberal attendance of people from the ada
cent country, and these, together with a
rree turnout of the townsfolk, sWelled the
number who were in attendance upon the
meeting to what may be termed, under the
circumstances, a large assembly, filing
every portion of Webb's Hall, "a very
commodious room) to its utmost capacity
with a very intelligent and spprecialive
audience, including q considerable number
Of ladies'.
The meeting was called to order at half
past one o'clock by John N. Stoll, Esq,
who nominated Judge Mclean IS Chair
man. Upon taking the Chair, Judge N.
said he thought if unnecessary to go
through any fOrmality in presenting Cen
eral Cox to the people of Trumbull county,
and with a few complimentary words he
introduced General Cox to the meeting.
sPREcH OF GENERAL COX.
On coming forward, Gen. Cox was re-
ceived with applause. He said he felt
great satisfaction in coming home to those
who had known him for 30 many years,
and in again meeting with those who were
not strangers to his principles. Four years
ago he had left them to take his place
amoEg these who were to participate in
the struggle which WA to determine
whether this Government was q substantial
UHion or q loose confederation. Since that
time the Government has demonstrated its
ability to maintain its existence and its in
tegritY, and the rebellion that was inaugu-
rated for its destruction has been success
fully put down. The period passed through
10 accomplishing this result was one of
severe trial. The of the nation
were not known the rights and powers of
the Government we're for q time questions
of controversy with our best and wisest
men and fear and doubt beset us on every
side. But the people had faith in Provi-
dence, and the result has shown that that
faith was not misplaced.
Before the war we had held that slavery
and freedom were incompatible that there
was indeed an Hirrepressible conflict be-
tween them and that in q country like
this, one or the other must ultimately tri-
umph. We had opposed the system of
slavery because of its demorsizing and
debssing influence; we had opposed it be-
cause it concentrated q dangerous wealth
in the hands of a few sristocrats-ws OPP
posed it on moral, social and material
grounds. The leaders of the South were
determined to maintain slavery, and made
issue with US, and to carry out their pur-
pose they entered into rebellion for the es-
Enlistment of an independent Govern
ment whose prime object should be the
protection Of slavery.
The war has passed, and it swept over
the South like a bosom Of destruction, leay-
ing desolation and ruin on every hand.
From Louisiana to the Atlantic, from the
Atlantic to Richmond, and from Richmond
to Washington, war has leveled every
thing before it. Thus they are resping the
of their efforts to break up the
W., too, have suffered.
Many-too msny-of the gallant youth of
the land have been sacrificed; every ham
lst-slmost every home-has its tale of
But Notwithstanding this, we have
in the accomplishment of the right-in
maintaining the Government and the ma
ton, received our full reward and satisfac-
The war being closed, therefore, it is
that we should inquire what has been
accomplished. / have already said that
slavery is dead. It was the cause of the
war, and it wa proper that it should
die with the war. But we have
accomplished more. The doctrine of State
has been ~Overthrown. It has been
that the Government has the
to maintsin its existence by the use
every power it csn bring TO bear, and 1t
has been shown also that the first duty and
allegiance of every citizen is to the Gov
of the nation, and not to that Of
.he Etste. In the South itself this doc
,rine could not be maintained, and the
Government of the Confederscy was finally
narrowed down to q one-mRn rule; and
this sutocrstic leadership the whole
power of the South was hurled against us
With a force rarely seem To meet this
NIOO VIC " DAhhk INV ACduAoAbhOA III
he power We possessed. The task pre-
tented was 3 difficult one, and we found at
he same time q difficulty not less threaten
ng among ourselves. The Democratic
at the very outset raised an op-
to the Administration, and
n every possible way endesvOred to weak
the power and psrslyzs the efforts of
he Government. This party was eager to
ecognize the Confederscy; it spplauded
he rebel leaders while denouncing our
resident, who 1t last fell q martyr to his
.uty and his patriotism; opposed filing
ur armies both by drafting and volunteer.
ng; encouraged desertIons from the
rmies in the field until we
cit that we had in our rear
n enemy more dangerous than that in our
cont I; opposed the decisions of the courts;
enounced the modes Of trial adopted BY
be Government; and some of their lead
rs persistently advocated the division of
be nation into several considerations,
that such was the natural and in.
vitsble end to which we were tending.
md during the vital period when Sher.
ian was beleaguering Atlanta, the issue
in the balance, and the people
,Oking for the result in doubtful and any
JUS suspense, this party met st Chicago
I'D declared the war q failure; that we
lould at once yield up the cause. Such
as the party that we have had and still
ave to fight.
Our inquiry now is, What should our
course be2 And in order to deter
inc this question, we must look at the
ate of affairs in the South. There are at
South several distinct classes. The
of these are the original se~cessionists-
ose who have been tutored in the doc
and who have directed their whole
yergies toward the end of DESTROYING the
overnment. This class, the speaker con-
lded from the observation he had had.
instituted but a very small minor 1
: and perhaps had exercised an 1
soluts political control only in {
nth Carolina. But they we're men of en-
", of intellect and Of capital, and thew l
the leaders of thu armies, and in c
civil brsnees of the Confederate Gov. q
lment. How has the war left this class G
admit they have been beaten in arms; q
{ they viii tell you, if they speak their 3
nds, that they believe they were right
i thst they only submit because thew &
no. further power to resist They S
We not changed their opinions. For this v
SIS none would claim the slightest immu- e
=. Is
Another class are the Conservatives.
is element was opposed to the rebellion, Il
1 thongh little heard of during the war 10