The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-15


UGH patriotic Wings IS Daniel Web
Ter, and the loyal people OF sll parties
us the seal of condemnation upon the
veresy of State Rights, precisely as they
i'd in 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was i
by such patriotic Democrats Is
Douglas, Dix, Stanton, Holt Tod and
BroUgh-by men of ell parties, but friends
If the Government. These revolutions of
1898 were quoted in 1860 81 as authority
for rebellion. They were supported by
such men is JEFF. Davis at the South and
VAllandigham at the North. Viii what
answers the loyal men of the
North made reply to this attack upon the
unity of the nation. The occasion of the
war which Southern men i~naugurated
against the Government was q desire to
extend and make national the system of
slavery. The doctT1'e upon which
they based the right of secession was the
State Rights theory enunciated in the Vir-
GINA and Kentucky Resolutions of 1898.
They declared in favor of q dissolution of
the Union in case their demands were not
acceded to by the msjority. They made
WAT, and were defeated upon the field
where they chose to srbitrate questions
which should of right have been decided
by the supreme Court of the Nation. This
is the history OF this conflict OF ideas. Has
this doctrine, beaten by the sacrifice of 8
half million noble men, been put down
finally, so that we are safe from
tit No. The Democratic party hav-
ing passed from the control of Douglas
anu his compeers, into the keep
ing of VallandighRm and kindred traitors,
the theory of State Rights is again put for
ward as d party measure, and upon it the
So called Democracy of to-day are attempt
ing to ride into power and shape the future
OF the country. The main feature of the
Platform of this party in Ohio is an en-
| dorsement of the doctrine of State Rights
IS contained in the Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutionso OF 1898. Whilst they deny that
they favor secession, they adopt as the ba-
sis of their political creed the identical
! resolutions which Calhoun and Hsyne
quoted to sustain their attempt st Dulrih-
cation, and upon which JEFF. Davis and his
fellow c~onspirators relied Tor q vindicstion
of their attempt to overthrow the Govern
menk. Having failed in their Efforts to es-
tablish this doctrine by force of arms, they
NV aoOk its~-olo~atioa az The ballot box.
LOur work will not nave been accomplished,
| IollOM-SOlul6lE uutll bAAb 1hbdA uOSbA "
shall have been driven from the political
arena. The few loyal men remaining in
the Democratic party have been conquered
by VallandighRm-R traitor by his own
aVcwal (cheers) condemned and sent to
his frienOs in the South petted by them
not treated as were our soldiers at An
dersonville; and aided by these anne trai
tors to return to the North for the purpose
I - .TcNsn - 0-n-AI.-- H.
He was made the standard bearer of this
degenerate party in 1863, and notwith-
standing his crushing defeat by that noble
Democratic patriot John Brough. again
appeared as q party manager in 1865, Civ
ing to the platform his peculiar views OF
| State Rights. Soldiers, the conflict is
simply transferred from sabres to ballots.
The enemy attempt to throw dust in your
eyes by dragging in minor issues, but the
real question st issue is the unity of the
government. Let US see that this heresy
Of State Rights is put down as effectually
as was Toryism in the days of the Revolu.
lion, 80 that men will not dare to proclaim
disloy8lty. Remember that this is the
came struggle in which you have borne SO
gallant a part in the field. If we are
beaten at the ballot box, then truly
may the Democracy say the war
was a failure, as they have sought To
make it. In vain will have been our suf.
ierings and our wounds, the noble lsbors
of u patriotic women and the generous
contributions of our people, if the secession
ideas prevail now The Democracy afe
to-day cbeek-by jowl with JEFF Davis, and
their leaders know it. JEFF. Davis sttor.
ney's proclaim their purpose of defending
that traitor upon the ground of the consti.
tutional right of secession, making the Viz
ginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1895
the basis of their argument. If the Demo
cratic platform be true these men are right
and we are the traitors instead OF JEFF
Davis and his supporters. The doctrine Of
State rights is the essence of rebellion.
General Cox alluded to the Democratic
attempt to iDjure the credit of the govern.
mems by raising q cry about the exemption
OF national bonds from taxation, and clearly
showed the wickedness of their designs in
this respect. This, however, he regarded
as a mere attempt to divert public atten-
Srfnes sE9 apo 5ns WHICH ireS6Seffiio5nrS Vas sn based
The same is true of their cry about negro
equality, and 30 forth. 1t is an attempt tc
throw dust in the eyes of loyal men, in
order to conceal their reasonable designs
At the conclusion of General Oox's
speech, of which 1 have given but a poor
abstract, he was enthusiastically cheered
INNER
The soldiers, several hundred in number,
then partook of a bountiful dinner, provi.
ded by the fair hands of the loyal daugh-
ters of "Mollie Stark" than whom the
government has no truer friends.
OTHER SPEECHES..
After dinner, brief speeches were made
by Chaplain Collier and General Geiger,
both well worthy to be reported in full.
They were greeted with hearty cheers and
every demonstration of approval.
The exercises were interpreted with
music by the band of the 1O4th Ohio and
the choir, the latter singing very beauti-
fully the popular songs, Ring the Bell"
and 40, There's Music in the Waters"
Marshal Patterson introduced Lieut.. Buff.
fer, who was captured whilst in the secret
service under direction of Gen. Mitchell,
and had suffered the horrors of eight South
ern prisons, including Andersonville. His
vocal powers were destroyed by a wound
in the lungs, SO that he did not attempt to
make himself heard by the audience, but
stood there 8 silent yet impressive witness
of the outrages heaped upon our prisoner
by the friends of the rebellion.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Gen. Cox, ten. Geiger and Chaplain
Collier address an ~imprOnlptI meeting at
Massillon this evening, and tomorrow are
to speak to a mass meeting at Spring
field. D.
PERSORAL.