The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-19
The States Rights Democracy in
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The States Rights Democracy in
Council.
We furnished our readers yesterday
morning with a full telegrsphic account of
the proceedings of the State Convention of
States Rights Democrats which met in
Columbus on Thursday. 1t will be seen
that the split in the ranks of the "harmo-
nious democracy" has been consumms-
ted. The men constituting the States
Rights Convention are few in
number, but they are bold and uncOmpro-
missing, sble and determined, and, unlike
the other wing of the party, they believe
in certain definite principles, which they
do not hesitate to aVow plainly and frank
ly. They are the legal heirs of the Chicago
Convention, and their platform, a synopsis
of which was furnished by our special dis.
patches,i is only 8 further development ofthe
principles enuncistsd by that convention.
To be sure, these principles-in themselves
traitorous and dsstsrdly-hsve been rem
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prosecution of the war and the triumph of
the Union arms. They will be thrown
overheard, for the sake of office, by the no
PIi.sIPls Dsnl0cEasY who meet in GonEen--
ton on Thursday next. But the Spartan
band led by Long and Cory are deter
mined, in the face of popular opposition,
on asserting the doctrines of State Sover-
eighty, the justice of slavery, and the
right of secession-with the appropriate
corollaries denouncing the draft, military
arrests and all other necessary measures
for the prosecution of the war. The only
difference between them and the other and
wing CT the party is that the States
Rights men, not caring for Office, are willing
to fghs out the campaign on principle /;
while the Statesman and PLAIN Dealer
clique hold TO the same views, but are too
for success at the polls to declare
them. The Plain Dealer admits that the
resolutions are "plsusible" but maintains
that they are only Hidle vsporings" unless
backed up by An efficient organization.
Such is the view of most of the Office
wing of the Copgerhesd party.
There principles are all right but the sue
of the Union arms renders it necessary
hat they should be concealed. Of course
We have more respect for that section of
he party which dares to assert what it
Its principles are atrocious and
rAitorous, but we can yield admiration to
he frankness which declares them openly
While we have only contempt for men who
precisely the same views, attempt
o hide them, for the sake of obtaining
flee.
The ticket nominated by this conven
ion is 9 strong ona Long the nominee
'r Governor, is the famous ex-representa.
We of the Second Congressional District
Congress, whose celebrated speech in /
of recognizing the South, in the
BRING of 1854. called down upon him the
insure Of the House. Chiffon A. White.
lie nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
presented the Sixth District in the last
ongress, and came near being reelected
the present one Alexander S. Boys, ,
lie OF the nominees for Supreme Judge )
as the candidate of the Coppsrhsad par.
for the same Office last fall. John !
McGuffey, the nominee for Treasurer, !
n of the sblest men in j
o party, though not hitherto i
candidate for office. Hutchinson, Shaw 8
ID Mitchell are welEknown in the Demo :
stic ranks. We venture to say that the '
invention of Democrats which meets on 9
next will not nominate [
ket nearly SO able as this. o
These nominations will not command A y
'ge vote. The mass of the Democracy 81
Il follow the lead of Vallsndigham and ii
pport q less outspoken platform. The p
for the Long ticket will probably be Y Y
arly the same as that for Breckenridge Il
ls6O-sbout 1000. A small number, Is
the Democrats can i'll afford to lose it 81
Minnesota Democratic Convention. dl
The Minnesota Oopperhesd Convention Il
smbled at st. Paul Wednesday, and A
we'd to be in every respect 3 very "a
affair. But twelve counties were rep -
,nted at all and only onefully so. They fix
pied q platform which sustsins the res tn
Ition policy of President johnson; fs- 81
) the Monroe dOctrineOppOses q protec- n -
tariff didn't say anything about Nick fel
die and the old United States Bank; in
ares against negro suffrage; denounces tn
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. tb n'
cts to the administration of affairs in hv
nessee and Kentucky &c. s01
~ us
ladies Of Clermont county are or 1t
zing to give General Cox an enthu- upt
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