The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-24

urgh, E. B. Ward, Of Detroit, Isaac Jones,
T Pittsburgh
On motion, the letter Of Mr.. MOrrell was
to be printed in pamphlets form for
istribution.
Mr.. Williams, of New York, editor OF the
Age, offered resolutions authorizing
be purchase, for gratuitous distribution, OF
900 copies of Henry C. Cary1s "AsDual
# Social Science" Referred to The Exec
tive Committee, with power TO act.
Mr.. A. W. Young, Of New York, was in
reduced to the Convention, and made a
brief address. He urged the Importance Of
protection in the present condition of the
country, and pointed out some Of the dan
gers If it were not effected. he claimed
that every man il the nation, the labOrer
or equally with the manufsctur-
or producer, is directly interested in the
protection of American Industry.
Col. Daniels, of Ohicago, gave . very en-
couraging account of the progress being
made in educating the public mind of the
West in the cause of protection. The Con-
gressionaI representation from Wisconsin
is all right upon the subject, and the press
of the State is fling into rank rapidly. The
circulation of German documents have
been very fruitful. He anticipated the
most satisfactory results in all parts of the
West.
The next business was the selection of
a place for the next meeting of the Associ-
ation, which occurs on the third Wednes-
day in November next. Cincinnati, Alba
ny and Philadelphia were named, the lat
ter being finally chosen upon the ground
of con Eeniencs and good policy, inasmuch
as the next meeting would be the annual
meeting.
Hon. Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvsnia,
was requested to write a series of articles
upon protection for the Association, to be
published and distributed.
The Association then adjourned to meet
at Philadelphia.
EVENING observation-disclosures OF THE HON
JOHN CovoDE.
At the close of the afternoon session, the
President of the Association announced
that the Hon. John Covode, of Philsdel-
phis, had been requested and would deliver
an address in the evening on the subject Of
Reconstruct ion in the South, and other
matters pertaining therstOj but owing to
many of the delegates taking the evening
trains to their homes, and the insufficient
publicity of the announcement, the audi
enoe was small, and did not assemble unit
after eight O'Clock. The subject was 6
fruitful theme, and The learned speaker
having Just returned from an extensive and
protracted tour of the late rebellious States
was able to speak with the force of cOnnec'
ton, having seen it from every stand point
Mr.. Covode, on rising, stated that it had
been his intention to treat the subject t.
some considerable extent, but that his audi
enee was not the class he had expected
that his intention was also to -enlarg'
upon tariff protection, g., but -sinc'
the public had not beea properly
advised of the meeting, and his audience
was composed chiefly of delegates to tht
convention, who were as fully acquainted
with that subject as himself, he deemed
it impolitic to say anything on that head
and would at once pass TO consider Very
briefly the reconstruction tendency in tn
South. He spoke about twenty minutes
and was listened to with marked defeTencI
and attention. He said he had been re
Gently sent by the government to look int
the condition of affairs in the Mississippi
States, and had come home Yer.
much discouraged with the prospect. Mos
of his time had been spent in Louisians
He found there the officers who had beel
elected by the Union party, finding til
rebels strongest, had gone over with them
The Governor, after loud proteststions {
loyalty, after joining the Union League,
soon as he came into authority had desert
ed and betrayed the party that had elscte
him. More than one hundred rebC
officers were dischsrging the dutie
of the government under him, dresse
in their rebel uniforms. Oar me
. re becoming discouraged and threaten {
= Igays the country if tho army is Will
I drawn. The GoVSrRor claims from IN
national government pay for the iberste
slaves Of Louisiana, yet refuses to assist
the payment of the National debt. II
3 claims, in event they do not receive pay
meDt for their slaves, those slaves shall
sent out of the country-to Mexico, or else
where. Mr.. Covode had been up and dow
the country and found no white men hand
=. ling the pillow or doing any wOrk-the ne
groes did it all. Who would do the labor
the negroes were sent out The GovernC
replied whites from the North or frOI
} abroad. He answered that when th
whites went to the South it would be 6
owners, not as servants.
3 He found the same state of affairs i
} South Carolina and in fact throughout
l great norton of tho south. They are l
favor Of free trade. There are no dissen
sions. They do not intend to help pay 70
whipping themselves.
1t is time for people having interests /
the country to orgsnizs. The rebels a
vote, though not one in twenty is loyel
The only clear way out of the difficulty
TO extend TO every loyal man the right
suffrage. The loyal whites of the South ar
in favor of it not that they have any re
gard for the negro, but because they see i
it their only hope whom the army shal
bave been withdrawn. What is to b
done2 The questions of Finance and Re
construction are the great questions of tn
country. What is to be done with thes
questions? We must send men of energy
men of capital to buy up their estates an
retrieve their country. He had talke0
with the Governor of Massachusett
upon the subject, who had gone home ful
of it, and intended to urge his people {
make such investment. The question c
franchise must be met in some shape. "
had used the negro as q soldier, and 10
right that We should now turn him off
Is it right to give the South an increases
representation of thirteen votes, when the,
refuse to Oestow upon the loyal portion 0
their community the right Of suffrage?
The speaker had personal reasons 70
justifying the negro. he had 8 son kille'
upon the field, and being left by our troops
who were compelled to retreat, was robbeS
by the rebel soldiery of all he had. It wa
left to a negro woman to bring him water
and to a nrgro man to bury him and bull,
a fence about his grave. And this was no
alone his experience; thousands all owe
the land had realized the same. There i
not a case in the South Il speak that which
I know wherein a negro has been dislOyal
He saw no hope for The South if We canno
bring the loyal vote to counter balance tn
dislOysl- the black mans white hear
against the white mans black heart. Their
isl dark future for the country if we can,
not stop the placing eff rebels in power.
The speaker closed his rsmArks amid an
plause, and the meeting adjourned.
Everything connected with the meeting
of the Association was in the highest de.
gree harmonious, and the result of its de-
alterations cannot but be of great servic,
to the country, if the ends they aim to &C.
complish are perseveringly sought after
The men composing the Association are en-
ergstic, intelligent and wealthy, and theil
influence large. There is every promise,