Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-08
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Judge Cartier, of Washington, formerly
of this city, was among the speakers at the
recent great meeting held in Washington
to celebrate our victories. The following
is his speech as reported in the Washington
Chronicle:
FsLlos0-eitizens That Lcheering1 is the
way 1 feel like expressing the congrstula-
tions of the evening. The period of re-
joicing is not the period of reasoning. 1
can laugh with you tonight. can psr-
don Rll my enemies to-night-not quite al
the enemies of the country though,
[Oheers.l have mental reservation on
that subject; but 1 feel totally sverse to en-
teringupon any line of logic or to follow any
path Of reasoning TO interest this audience.
You will have to excuse me with the sim-
pie exclsmstions of congrstulation for this
great deliverance of our great nation. We
have passed the Red Sea of its blood, and
now the promised land is in view. TCheers. I
The night of our trial is dissipated in the
twilight of morning, and the full MONDAY
sun of American liberty is sgsi7 treading
its pathway of glory; and this is about all
there Is to be said upon the subject.
Laughter.
There are very many lessons taught in
the bitter experiences Of the last four years
years into which are crowded the su1er-
irgs of 8 brave people-and, thank God.
the sgonies of the damned. We have
learned during these four years that we
are a favored people-the richest, most
powerful, irresistible nation upon Gods
beautiful earth. Cheers Wehave been
translated from the cradle during that pc
riod, and been born into perfect propor-
tions. We have learned the strength that
is in us, the strength l. herent in us, though
we did not know it. Treason at home.
hereditary hatred abroad, has taught
US this lesson. We have learned
how Judsses have grown from the
favored of the nation; how the sons of
the nation, taught at the public expense,
fed on public rstons, could betray the
hand that led them. We have learned in
the experiences of the last four years that
we have national military institution to
raise up and educate traitors to cut the
throat Of the nation. The flying rascal
out Of Richmond was one ofthen. [Oheers.
And his class is composed of them. /
trust that this Government of ours will
attach to that institution one additional
lesson, in its course of instruction, and that
is the lesson OF patriotism; for I hesitate
not to say that those who have been led.
clothed, and taught at the public expense
ought to stretch the first rope. [Grest
cheering
We have learned another lesson, that
while multitudes of the nations sons are
dying upon the battle field, some 90 quietly
TO Wall street, in New York, and buy and
sell the nations nfe, as the Jews of old
did the garments Of Christ. It may be
said Of thst class Of persons, as of many
in modern New York, thst they have not
been nstursHzsd 10 the country, and have
no homes anywhere; and that is the best
apology can offer for them. Cheers and
laughter.
We nave learned another lesson, This
great nation, without military leaders
without armies, robbed by political thieves,
without skill in the battle field, extempo-
rized the largest, greatest army that the
earth has ever SEEN Tcheeis1- and that It
has, by virtue Of its native resources alone, |
overthrown the largest rebellion that ever
was assembled upon the earth; and that |
lesson is better lesson than if it had been
done by Napoleon or an Alexander.
These battles have been won not by the
great powers referred to-not BY the |
genius Of single man. Ifthey had, that
man would have taken your liberties into
ms hands, and left you to follow likespsn-
lels. 1t Is this nations muscle that has
tought the battle. IChesrS.