Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-23
VAIIANDIGHAM CONVENTION.
Lions TO Lie Down With LANDS
But no Lambs Little.
to the Philadelphia Con-
&c, &c,
Bread and Butter BrIgadIerS.

6Etdu anu DuttCi DtISuuAOAS'
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In accordance with the call Of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of the Eigh-
tenth Congressional District 3 meeting OF
the unterrifed was held at Brainard's Hall
on Saturday afternoon for the purpose Of
choosing delegates to the Johnsonian Con-
vention to be held in Philadelphia on the
I4th of next month. The hour appointed
was two o'clock, but at that time only four
persons were assembled. At three o'clock
from one hundred and fifty to two hundred
persons were gathered at the Hall-chiehy
the ruling Democratic spirits of the city in
terspersed with perhaps twenty Union men
drawn thither through curiosity but having
q neither part nor lot in the matter" Mr..
H. B. Payne rose and stated that inasmueh
as the meeting was composed of Democratic
Unionists % and others OF the Johnson par
| ty, this new alliance was without an organ
| ization. He would therefore take the liberty
of nominating Moses Kelly, Esq, OF Cuya-
| hoga county, as President, who was elected.
! DR.. NJ. NJ. Seymour, ofLake county,and DIR.
| Smith, Of Summit county, were chosen Vice
Presidents. M. Jarvis NJ. Adams, Of
| Cuyahoga county, Mr.. D. C.. Gray, Of su4-
| nil county; and MI. Edward Seoville were
/ elected Secretaries.
II. B. Payne, 50 ,requested hat AF-AdaHr
read the original call, together with the
| call Of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, which was done.
MI. F. T. Wallace then rose aud read the
following resolution which was adopted by
a vote of about twenty Democrats, the
Uaion men assembled having no pOice in it
In fact, even the Democrats did MT seem tC
know whose fnneraly it was only a few O
them voting.
BY Mr.. Wallace:
ResolDed, That this Convention has as
sembled in pursuance of the invitation and
request Of some Of our most eminent citizens
to consider and act upon the cali of the
Executive Committee Of the National UnioI
Convention, TO meet in Philadelphia on The
l4th Of August next and believing that III
country needs and demands at this time 6
4 GpuuNl " u aO4Gnt bNlECoAlCu dAA III DGo
men of all the states and territories Of the
Union to evert possible danger from tn,
same, and approving of, and concurring in
each and every sentiment and principle Sc
forth in said call, this convention, in aspirit
Of patriotism and love for the Union, and
rising above personal and sectional eonsid
erations, will proceed 20 elect four dele
gates, and four alternates, 10 represent thC
Eighteenth Congressional District of Ohio
in the said Hstionsi Convention.
A motion was made and carried that tnt
Chair appoint q committee TO select dele
gates.
In accordance with the motion, Messrs
F. W. Green, of Cleveland, Dr.. Smith, o
Summit county, J.. P. Axtell, of Lake
county, F. t. Wallace and D. ". Cross, o.
Cleveland, were appointed on said COM
mittee.
This committee at once retired to delibe-
rate, aud F. T. Baekus, Esq, was called
upon to address the Co7enGnteFs.
Mr.. Backus rose and very modestly stat
ed that there was not time enough between
that hour md dark for him TO make q
| speech; nevertheless, while the committed
vera ont, he had no objections to express
ing his opinion upon the issues Of the hour
By this time the committee, who had
everything prepared beforehand, could be
seen bo6bing their heads out from behind
the curtain, whittier they had retired, ready
to report as soon as Mr.. Backus should halt
But that verbose gentleman had got start
ed, which, to the initiated, explains every
thing.
MANY of Us" he said, "if we had had our
"choice, would doubtless have pursued 9
" different course than that which was
" adopted by the party in power when the
+" late war was first Instituted. But there is
I" q providence shapes our ends, rough hev
" them as we may, for had it not been for
" the armed rebellion, slavery would have
" existed still. There was danger in at
I" tempting too forcibly to root up this Upas
"tree of the country. That danger we can
call see eliminating. God forbid that I
should ascribe all the calamities of these
"mis-moVes to all the members of so great
ga party as the great Republican party,
" with which l was once identified"
This was said to eoneiliate the three or
four Conservative Unionists who were
thought to favor the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, but who could not be trusted on TIE
committee to select delegates.
Mr.. Backus made the startling announce
e that slavery was abolished and the
South was conquered. And why not then re-
store to them the rights they enjoyed before
rebellion forfeited them. 1--WE are not will
cling" he continued, "to become q Russia
{" that we may make a Poland Of the eleven
" States of the South we are not willing to
q become an Austria that We may lord it
"over Hungary we are not willing to be-
g come an England, that for six centuries
" had trodden into the dust the Emerald
t" Isle OF the ocean"
This drew forth cheers from the Fenian
corner, for whom the baitwas intended, and
was followed by asecond appearance of the
heads of the Committee on Delegates. But
the speaker continued:
"There are but two policies to be pur-
{" sued-the one craftsmanship and the
" other coercion. The Philadelphia Conven-
q yenlion proposes to try craftsmanship"
"A voice from a half-naturalized Democrat,
q statesmanship played out with the
Chicago Convention After other re-
Mr.. Backus retired
The committee embraced the opportunity
to appear and report as follows
Delegates-F. T. Backus, R. P. Ranny,
H. B. Payne and Moses Kelley.
Alternates-John Fertig and NJ. NJ. Sey-
mour, of Lake county; and J. J. Smith and
]. X. Frost, of Summit county.
The meeting ratified the selection by a
unanimous vote, those only voting who were
in the middle of the hall. The ~announce-
ment of tie delegates names was followed
by a general retirement Of those who came
up purposely to see the nOndescriPt cOnven-
ton.
When order was restored, H B. Payne,
ESQ.,, was called to address those that re-
He spoke at some length on the
bid keynote of Democratic csueuses. He
the late action of Congress in ref
.renee to Tennessee to alarm at the expect
ID proceedings of the eeming Philadelphia
He said the South were going
o send delegates to that convention to have
/ hearing, which, he averred, they have
had, but are most emphaticaliy en-
tiled to. JEFF. Davis might be hung and
others as soon as was agreeable, he
would not shed a tesr over their fate. But