Annals of Cleveland

Confederacy

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248

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 January 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

248 - L Jan. 6; ed: 2/1 - "The Rebel Senator Brown of Mississippi has gone
into ecstascies of legislative lunacy."
Senator Brown says that every white man of any age, occupation, reli-
gion, etc., should be conscripted into the Confederate army.
He could not trust the Negroes, so they would be barred. The duties
of civil life would thus be performed by army detail. Hatred of the
Confederate cause is very noticeable. (8)

Index terms:

Brown, Senator (Mississippi); *Confederacy; Confederacy; Confederate Army; Mississippi

249

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 January 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

249 - L. Jan. 6; ed: 2/3 - "The seizure of so much Rebel currency in New
York is unfortunate for us. Why not let Memminger have it. Another
hundred millions would only be a feather that would break the Rebel
camel's back. Send it to Dixie and let us martyrize Ililton, the printer,
by inviting him to a speedy cz it from this unhappy world. (2)

Index terms:

Hilton (printer); Memminger; New York

250

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 January 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

250 - L. Jan. 8: ed:2/1 - From the general tore of a letter written by the
Rebel minister of war, James A. Seddon, to Quartermaster-General A. C.
Myers, the farmers in western North Carolina have given evidence of their
unwillingness to be taxed any further for the Southern cause, and are un-
willing to have their crops taken by the Confeder te government. Seddon
instructs the Quartermaster-General to issue orders to these fellows to
deliver one-tenth of their crops at once. "The ultimate result of this
growirg disaffection in the South will be the overthrow of the terrible
despotism of Jefferson Davis." (8)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; Myers, A. C. (quartermaster general); North Carolina; Seddon, James A.

251

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 January 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

251 - L. Jan. 18; ed: 2/1 - Jeff Davis called upon Pope Pius IX and talked
about peace. Pope Pius replied that Davis should "exert himself and stop
the civil war in the United States, that the people may enjoy peace
together." -
"Jeff will possibly see that this is an invitation to abscond from the
Confederacy, save his neck, fly to Rome and rest under the shadow of the
great toe he kisses with such veneration." - (6)

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff; Pius IX, Pope

252

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 January 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

252 - L. Jan. 23; ed: 2/1, 2 The Rebel Generals Hardee, Stevenson,
Cheatham, and Breckenridge appealed to Jeff Davis and the Rebel Congress,
beseeching them to establish a military dictatorship. -
"Will some of our Northern Copperhead sympathizers tell us what has
become of States Rights in the kingdom of the Arch Rebel? Will they
please inform the people why they do not condemn the centralizing influ-
ence of the Confederate Government, when Rebel Generals propose such
things as we have mentioned here, for those struggling wretches in the
South?" (10)

Index terms:

Breckenridge, Gen. John C.; Cheatham, Gen.; Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; Hardes, Gen.; South; Stevenson, Gen.

253

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 January 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

253 - L. Jan. 25; ed:2/1 - The trouble now perplexing Southern Rebels is
to keep citizens from running away from er:listment in the army. Governor
Smith of Virginia suggests making laws preventing passports from being
given to runaways.
"The Confederate authorities will take good care not to go too far in
legislating on this delicate subject." (3)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Smith William (Gov. of Virginia); U. S. army

254

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 January 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

254 - L Jan. 27; ed: 2/1, 2 - Governor Letcher, who defended the Rebellion,
has subsided into private life and William Smith has been inaugurated.
Governor Smith's inaugural efforts were chiefly devoted to the old stale
fallacies about state rights which have been the bane and destruction of
the South. He claims that from the day of the Constitution to the day of
the Rebellion the South always made concessions to the North.
"He is a cunning Governor and when affairs are so gloomy, he does well
to talk about State rights. Why, Governor Smith, do you not deal with
practical questions of the day?" (8)

Index terms:

Letcher, Gov.; Smith William (Gov. of Virginia); South

255

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 February 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

255 - L. Feb. 4; ed: 2/1 - School books found on the captured blockade run-
ner EILA, bore the dedication "To His excellency, Jefferson Davis, presi-
dent of C. S. A." This series of books, selected from the best texts,
and prepared and adapted to the wants of the Southern states, is respect-
fully dedicated "by yours, etc. K. J. Stewart, London, England, June 15,
1863." "It was an outrage to prevent the reception of these instructive
volumes by the persons for whom they were intended; but such is the fate
of war, and blockade-running is a risky business." (5)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; London, England; Stewart, K. J. (London, England)

256

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 February 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

256 - L. Feb. 11; ed: 2/3 - General Grant says that the non-slaveholders of
the South, small farmers cultivating their own lands, never did unite in
the Rebellion. "Democrats! hear General Grant, and be convinced that
your brethren of the humbler middle class at the South are Unionists to-
day, and have always been at heart true to the Old Flag." (3)

Index terms:

Gantt, General; South

257

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 February 1864 (ed; 17 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

257 - L. Feb. 13; ed: 2/1 - The Reverend Dr. Elliott, commended as a patri-
otic bishop according to Rebel ideas of patriotism, addressed his flock
in Savannah lately concerning the awful results of submission to the
North. "Submission is no longer possible," said the bishop. "Once when
the Rebel army thundered at the gates of Washington they might have sub-
mitted to the conservative and Christian people of the North. But now
we must lock our shields and trust in God."
"Alas for Bishop Elliott and his misguided flock. The surge that will
sweep over them are only the tidal waves of a nobler civilization."
(17)

Index terms:

Elliott, Rev. Dr.; North; Savannah, Ga.; Washington, D. C.

258

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 February 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

258 - L. Feb. 18; ed: 3/2 - The most impudent farce of the day is being
played by the refugee Kentuckians, who try to represent that state in the
Rebel Congress: "If the hides of these refugees were not impervious, they
would tingle under the caustic application to which they are subjected."
(4)

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259

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 February 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

259 - L. Feb. 22; ed:4/3 - Rebels reduced to bacon, corn-butternut, and
bomespun, because they can't get imported food or clothes, pass a queer
bill against importation of luxuries. "A southern legislature that was
not permitted to fight windmills would break out into universal secession."
(3)

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260

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 February 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

260 - L Feb. 29; ed: 2/1 - Rebel agents in England and France, fearful
of impending ruin for themselves, bought up the Confederate cotton loan
when it had reached a very low figure, in order to make one grand final
venture for themselves. "Should they get into the hands of our cruisers
this time they won't get away as comfortably as before." (3)

Index terms:

England; France

262

Cleveland Morning Leader, 10 March 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

262 - L Mar. 10; ed: 2/1 - The terrible despotism of Jeff Davis is driv-
ing thousands from the South in search of homes and peace in the North.
"They are certainly entitled to it, roaming as they do, fleeing from
a terrible despotism." (4)

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff

263

Cleveland Morning Leader, 7 April 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

263 - L Apr. 7; ed:2/2 - The holders of Rebel bonds in England are felici-
tating on the statement that the Rebel government has 500,000 bales of
cotton, 250,000 of which would pay the loan.
"Suppose they had as many millions, what difference to European bond-
holders so long as we intend to capture it all, together with Jeff and
his rebel horde." (2)

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff; England

264

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 September 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

264 - L. Sept. 20; ed:2/2 - News from Southern papers indicates that the
South is making a desperate effort to be cheerful, and to bolster up the
courage of the people. The movement in Georgia is causing much alarm.
The Richmond blusterers expect some foul play from Governor Brown on the
Confederacy. "Notwithstanding all their fury, it is evident that they
are beginning to distrust their own people." (3)

Index terms:

Brown, Governor (Georgia); Confederacy; Georgia; Richmond Va.; South

265

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 October 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

265 - L Oct. 5; ed:2/4 - "The laborer who proposes to vote for Jeff
Davis, should first read of some plans proposed by rebel papers, and
their views on 'free' things." The Richmond EXAMINER, Alabama HERALD
and Richmond ENQUIRER all speak against free Negroes, free farms, free
thinking, free schools and declare that they are "all in the same cate-
gory, and belong to the same brood of damnable isms."
Howell Cobb, leader in the rebellious movement, advocated enslavement
of all workingmen and women. He says, "there is perhaps no solution of
the problem of reconcil ing the interest of capital and labor, so as to
protect each from the encroachments of the other, so simple as slavery."
(8)

Index terms:

Alabama; Alabama HERALD; Cobb, Howell; Davis, Jeff; Richmond ENQUIRER; Richmond EXAMINER; Richmond Va.

266

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 October 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

266 - L. Oct. 12; ed:2/1 - Democratic conscience has been very much out-
raged during the war by the enlisting and fighting of Negroes. "They
will feel outraged again, by the fact that Rebels propose to put Negroes
into the service, and will be surprised to know that they think they
will make efficient soldiers." (8)

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267

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 October 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

267 - L. Oct. 14; ed: 2/3 - The proposed arming of slaves by Rebels is the
last ditch to which Union men are anxious to see the Rebels driven.
In the event Lincoln is reelected, the new war policy will no doubt
be adopted in the South, unless they decide to yield to an inevitable
fatality.
"Put arms into the hands of 100,000 slaves and we should see where
their sympathy lies. It would soon be discovered whether such a thing
is possible as their fighting to enslave their mothers, sisters, wives,
children, fathers and sons. We should have a fine accession to the
strength of the Union cause in such a desperate policy." (3)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Lincoln, Abraham; South; Union

268

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 October 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

268 - L. Oct. 24; ed: 2/1 - Public sentiment in the South for arming slaves
is becoming very strong. This effort is a confession of inability to
succeed with their white population. "The chivalry that have robbed the
cradle and the grave to accomplish their wicked ends, now reach out their
hands asking aid of these people whom they have regarded as nothing but
inferior animals. Now they admit that they will Inake good soldiers,
and indulge the hope that the slaves, with promise of freedom, will
fight bravely for men who have made cattle of them and their children."
(8)

Index terms:

South

269

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 November 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

269 - L. Nov. 1; ed: 2/1 - In a recent speech made by Davis at Columbia,
S. C., he refers to the people as "spaniels" and declares the only way
to keep them civil is to whip them.
"It may be well enough for Davis to talk about 'spaniels," but the
day is not far distant when the people of the South will recognize our
army as their deliverer from a worse fate than Egyptian darkness and
bondage." (6)

Index terms:

Columbia, S. C.; Davis, Jeff; South

270

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 November 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

270 - L Nov. 2; ed:2/2 - Jeff Davis has set aside Nov. 16 as a day for
thanksgiving for the people of the Confederate states. He calls upon
the people to be thankful for the "many signal victories" with which his
arms have been crowned, and for the "fruitful fields with which they have
been blessed," and finally because "He has inspired our hearts and
strengthened our hearts in resistance to the iniquitous designs of our
enemies."
"We fear that Davis has mistaken the inspiration of the devil for
that from above. His recent confessions put the lie upon the profession
he makes in his Proclamation." (5)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff

271

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 November 1864 (ed; 13 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

271 - L. Nov. 4; ed: 2/1 - It is officially announced in Southern papers
that the Rebels intend arming 300,000 slaves in the spring, giving them
their freedom and 50 acres of land for their services.
"The Negroes of the South have understood from the beginning that,
practically, the North is fighting the battle of their freedom, and it
would not be astonishing if the result of this new desperation of the
Rebellion should only serve to hasten both the overthrow of the Rebellion
and the restoration of the Union." (13)

Index terms:

North; South; Union

272

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 November 1864 (ed; 14 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

272 - L Nov. 9; ed: 2/1 - The New York NEWS has undertaken the defense
of the recent movement in the Scuth of arming the slaves. With hypo-
critical anxiety for the welfare of our armies, it asks in feigned
horror: "Unable now to do much more than hold our own against the white
troops of the South, how can we expect to do so when they shall be re-
enforced by four or five hundred thousand able-bodied Negroes."
"The truth is, there has never been a lou er wail of despair than
this new movement to arm the slaves, recommended by the Rebel Governors
and advocated by the Rebel press. It is an a mission that having ex-
hausted all white soldiers, there is no hope for them unless they can
manage to compel the slaves into their support.
"Let this last movement in the hideous catalogue of crimes, perpe-
trated by the Rebellion only, be carried out, slavery will cease, and
the strength and motive of the Rebellion be gone." (14)

Index terms:

New York city; New York NEWS, The; South

273

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 November 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

273 - L Nov. 12; ed: 2/1 - From editorials written in Southern newspapers
it would seem that there is a party forming in the South which is be-
ginning to think of some method of obtaining peace without further blocq-
shed. "The reconstruction movement of the South promises to be very
important, and one that will be greatly accelerated by the reelection
of Abraham Lincoln." (11)

Index terms:

Lincoln, Abraham; South

274

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 November 1864 (ed; 18 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

274 - L Nov. 15; ed: 2/1 - Jeff Davis' message to tile Rebel Congress
was written in order to put on as good a face to a bad cause as is
possible under the circumstances. He complains that foreign nations
have not seen fit to recognize his independence, and says it has always
been customary to recognize a nation when it became evident that it
could not be subdued. "Nobody but Davis and the Chicago Convention re-
gards the war a failure. The message of that wicked traitor cannot re-
vive the waning fortunes of his people. He only waits a short time be-
fore the avenging sword of liberty and a free people shall overtake him."
(18)

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Confederate Congress; Davis, Jeff

275

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 November 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

275 - L Nov. 15; ed: 2/2 - The disorganization in the Rebel ranks is very
obvious, with the leaders arguing among themselves concerning the arming
of the slaves and the financial condition of rebeldom. Rebel editors
are becoming excited over the prospect of being drafted.
"Altogether they are getting fearfully mixed up." (4)

Index terms:

Confederate Army

276

Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 November 1864 (ed; 24 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

276 - L Nov. 16; ed: 2/1, 2 - James A. Seddon, the Rebel Secretary of war,
has sent in his annual report to Rebel Congress. It will attract much
attention as an illustration of what a wily pen can do for a very bad
cause. Everything looks charming to Seddon. He agrees with Davis that
the fall of Atlanta means little, although Governor Brown of Georgia
says that "it is the very heart and railroad center of the Confederacy,
and the loss was a severe blow." Seddon reviews the military situation
by saying that the Rebels have resisted efforts of the enemy by defeat-
ing the largest and best appointed armies, and have thwarted best laid
plans. "We have shown ourselves to be worthy of that separate and equal
place among the nations of the earth which is our birthright, and which
has been unjustly withheld from us." He discusses the question of main-
taining the Rebel armies, also of arming the slaves. He then gives a
review of the conditions of the Rebel cavalry and of the Rebel prisoners
in our hands. He attempts justification of horrible atrocities inflicted
upon Union soliiers in their hands, by saying that the effective drain
by the blockade on their limited resources justified them in taking care
of their own men first. He winds up his harangue by holding out the
threat of arming slaves by way of retaliation. "Do it, we say, we are
anxious to have the last resource of the Confederacy brought forward.
This will complete all labors... except one, and that is, that this in-
iquitous Rebellion has closed its hel lish career." (24)

Index terms:

Atlanta, Ga.; Brown, Governor (Georgia); Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; Georgia; Seddon, James A.

277

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 November 1864 (ed; 13 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

277 - L Nov. 17; ed: 2/1 - Governor Brown of Georgia is between two fires
and doesn't know how to escape. He hates Davis and Lincoln. He insists
upon the independence of the South and yet he exhorts Georgia soldiers
never to lay down their arms until the despotism of Richmond has recog-
nized the "individual sovereignty of their own State." "We look with
confidence, therefore, to the day when Governor Brown, and men of his
type, will become active in their efforts to restore the Union in more
than its original power - a Union cemented forever by the blood of tens
of thousands of the young men of every State. The duty of the Govern-
ment is to divide the South, and hasten the day of its redemption from
the darkest crimes in history." (13)

Index terms:

Brown, Governor (Georgia); Davis, Jeff; Georgia; Lincoln, Abraham; Richmond Va.; South

278

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 November 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

278 - L. Nov. 30; ed: 2/1 - The proposition of the Richmond DISPATCH to
have a financial and military dictator to manage affairs in Rebeldom,
is an indication of the rapid approach of a central despotism wielded
by Davis and Lee. It also proves that "there is no hope of accomplish-
ing anything through the Rebel Congress to remedy their financial con-
dition." - (3)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; Lee, Gen. Robert E.; Richmond DISPATCH; Richmond Va.

279

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 December 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

279 - L. Dec. 3; ed:2/2 - By clever management during the early stages
of the war, Davis managed to create the impression that the South was
united on the subject of continuing the war, and that the people of the
South were "welded together in fiery heat of devotion for the Confeder-
acy." "The deceptions practiced are being exposed, and it is growing
more apparent from day to day. The hollow shell of Rebellion must soon
give way and then will be seen how great a delusion is the talk of Rebel
unanimity." (10)

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; South

281

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 December 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

281 - L. Dec. 20; ed: 2/1 - "The Rebel Congress is agitating the subject
of flags. It seems that naval officers object to the present flag, be-
cause in a calm it looks like a flag of truce. They had better leave
it as it is. If we may judge from results of the last few months
campaign, they need just that sort of flag." (2)

Index terms:

Confederate Congress

282

Cleveland Morning Leader, 26 December 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

282 - L Dec. 26; ed:2/2 - The results of the recent military operations
in the South have revived discussion of Negro conscription.
"To this humiliation are Southern nabobs at last brought. In the
earlier stages of the war they would have been stung into furious wrath
had they been told that they must finally rely upon the Negro. Now when
ruin gapes at them, they cry piteously for the black man, laboring under
the delusion that the Negro will delight to fight for the enslaver of
his wife and children." (5)

Index terms:

South

283

Cleveland Morning Leader, 26 December 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

283 - L Dec. 26; ed: 2/2 - "Foreign advices represent the Rebel loan as
having been greatly 'depressed' by Sherman's movement. When they hear
of all that Sherman has in store, that loan will go down still further
until it is lost in the abyss of utter worthlessness." (2)

Index terms:

Sherman, Gen. W. T.

284

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 December 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

284 - L Dec. 29; ed: 2/1 - With the idea of a military dictator for the
South, "whatever the consequences may be, it cannot be doubted that the
fortunes of the Rebel government are drifting toward this new condition
and when it reaches it, important consequences must ensue." - (6)

Index terms:

South