Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-10
GRAND MASS MEETING F.!
Close of the GubernatOriaI
Campaign.
SPEECHES BY GEN. COX AND
SENATOR SHERMAN.

SHERMAN
The political canvass closed yesterday. 1t
hasnot been prosecutedw with as much ANNA
ton by other party, as on some former occa-
sions. General apathy and languor have
prevailed. Nor is this surprising. 1t is a
result incident to the close of a war which
has kept the sensibilities Of the people con
stantly wrought up for the last four years.
A great war which absorbed all the inter
ests of the nation, would naturally be fol-
lowed by a reaction commensurate with the
activities it had inspired. And that ques-
tons Of policy or politics, letters and art
have not utterly languished, is a result far
more surprising than that We sec.
But the people hare taken an interest in
the campaign. if they have been less de-
monstrative than formerly. Able speakers
have stuInped the State, and have been
welcomed and heard by the people.
Agreeable to announcement, a mass meet
ing was held in this city yesterday after
noon, which was addressed by General Cox
and Senator Sherman. 1t was held in the
Public Park, commencing at two o'clock.
At the appointed hour, Mr.. Thomas Jones,
jE, introduced Hon. John Sherman, who
proceeded to speak of the privilege and
power of the franchise with which we are
clothed, and of the grave responsibilities
which its exercise devolves. The ballot is
the weapon with which we are to put down
here in the North the last vestige of that
rebellion which was overthrown by the bull
let in the South. Our duty now is to crush
out the C~opperhead party, which is the last
relic of that rebellion. This party, less
modest than the kindred tories, who dis
solved their organization, as such, at the
close of the revolutionary war, now ask us
to stand aside, after we have put down the
greatest rebellion Of modern history, not
only without their aid, but in their despite,
and let them administer the government!
He traced the Shiny path of the Copperhead
from the beginning of his opposition to the
war, down to the present time, and showed
the matches impudence of that organiza-
ton in daring even to exist, to say nothing
Of its claim to administer the government.
He passed to speak of the methods of urg-
ing their claim, declaring their reliance on
mean and dastardly appeals to the preiu-
dices of ignorant men. He had heard Gen.
Morgan recently, and the whole burden of
his speech was Niger, niger, Niger"
and his talk was a tissue of misrepresenta-
tons, false differences, vulgarities and APP
Peals to passion and prejudice.
The speaker then passed to discuss the is
sue raised by the Copperheads, relative to
the taxation, by States, of the United States
securities, reviewing the history of the doc
trine, and showing that no less than four
times had the Supreme Court of the United
States decided, that such securities could
not be taxed by the States. As we have al
ready reported in full the Senator's argu-
ment on this subject, made at Salem, we
will not here repeat it.
The Senator gave way, and General Cox
presented, and warmly received. He
congratulated the people on the multiply
ing evidences of the return of prosperity to
the State and nation. The doubt and strife
as to whether the country shall live are
past. The principle of secession has been
put down by force in the South. We're it
not that this principle is still recognized by
Democratic party, were there no opposi-
tion from this party, we might almost lay
aside the party organization, without fear
Of consequences. But this Bourbon VaIlan-
party have learned nothing and
5rgotten nothing. They affirm in their
that the true doctrine of the rights
of States, is that which Southern statesmen
have taught for nearly half a century. {
We have fought this doctrine step by step :
n the South, and forced it down, and 10!
We find it still alive in the North. This
Democratic organization has been in our !
way at every step in the prosecution of the .
var. Opposition to the government and the :
var has been its characteristic. Conven- a
ions have passed resolutions intended to
discourage and embarrass the government. >
The doctrine has been preached, that the
government has no constitutional right or \
to coerce q State. In Butler county,
10th, 1861, the discovery was made
nd trumped forth, that there is no power "
o order a draft, and that resistance thereto -
therefore constitutional and right. AT 7
the Convention declared that the '
our years Of war had been q failure. So Y
it is evident that the Copperhead par Il
as such, has been used, from first to last, .
, thwart the government in its efforts to u
rush the rebellion. They nominated Val
.sndigham for Governor of Ohio,-he the :,
ebels' boldest friend. He was q fit type of =
ne party. Such a nomination proves the an
nus of the organization. Failing to SUCCESS q
Accomplished objects inthese modes, f
ley tried TO depreciate the national cur o,
,ncy, and weaken public confidence in, and h,
lduee distrust Of the ability of the govern W
lent to earryon the war to successful issue.
hey induced wholesale desertion, endeav- c,
ing thus to break up the organization of n,
lie army. 70
Now with such a damning record, what III
} they propose? This; That we step aside. AZ
Id give the administration of the govern a.
into their hands. Re-afirming the n,
entical heretical doctrines of Davis, Yam Of
y and Toombs, they advance their claims 81
the consideration of the people. Since fir
is is their position, we have in the can hi
ISIS disposed of side issues, intent only on
that this principle of secession, over all
rown in the South, shall now be forever OIL,
INITIATED in the North. ~
issues are so bound up in the can I
that our defeat in any measure, or a
rtial victory, onything less than an over do
triumph, will be disastrous. He on.
d urged no personal claims in this can III.
IS, considering the fate of individuals of ros
account in comparison with the right fro
of principles which, if not set va,
d Alright, would turn to ashes all the ad- ain
gained by the war. He said all elf,
rest of the State was looking to the Re an,
with anxiety, to see what she will do.
ey had urged him to say to the people of !
: Reserve, that any apathy on their part Der
Il be taken as apostacy from the faith. the
In conclusion the speaker alluded to the cou
ancial issues foisted into the canva by in
Democracy, and refuted the charge that Sin
revenue and other laws were framed to last
hurt of the poor man, and to the advan- rest
e of the rich,-showing that the case had Ber
N reversed in every instance, the dis She