Annals of Cleveland

Confederacy

Abstracts: 44

216

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 October 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

216 - L. Oct. 17; ed: 2/1 - A report from Judge Advocate Holt tells of
secret treason societies existing in the North, whose objective has been
to assist Rebel states to secure their independence.
"We do not believe that any great number of people would themselves
engage in open revolution, but may have been induced by wicked leaders to
join treasonable organizations, and might be led by them to open revolu-
tion." (6)

Civil Opposition / Wallandigham Case

Index terms:

Confederacy; Holt (Judge Advocate); North

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

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)

Confederacy

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

Confederacy; Lincoln, Abraham; South; Union

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

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)

Confederacy

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davis, Jeff; South

1358

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 May 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1358 - L. May 21; ed:2/1 - The manner in which the forged proclamation
found its way into the New York papers shows that the whole affair
was a miserable "Copperhead" scheme to make money. The object was to
stimulate the Confederate stocks in England and to advance gold here.
"We do not think, from all the circumstances in the case, that the
journals suppressed, knowingly published it as a forgery." (4)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Confederacy; Copperheads; England; New York

1563

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 September 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1563 - L. Sept. 19; ed:2/1 - August Belmont, chairman of the "Copperhead"
national executive committee of the Democratic party, is an Austrian
Jew, and a financial agent of the well-known house of Rothschild in
Europe, which holds Confederate bonds purchased for almost nothing.
This committee is endeavoring, through Belmont, to bring about a ces-
sation of hostilities based upon granting everything asked for by the
South. It wants the national government to assume the Confederate
debt, which will add much to the already fabulous wealth of that great
house by increasing the value of its bonds.
"The Rothschilds know that the re-election of Lincoln will result in
the suppression of the rebellion and the worthlessness of confederate
bonds. It remains to be seen what success these foreign Shylocks will
meet." (6)

Political Parties / Democratic

Index terms:

Belmont, August; Confederacy; Europe; Lincoln, Abraham; Rothschilds (financiers); South

1566

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 October 1864 (ed; 22 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1566 - L Oct. 4; ed: 2/4 - The Democratic party at the Chicago convention
seemed thoroughly paralyzed. Had the convention declared for the one-
term principle, and in a calm and dignified way arrayed itself against
Lincoln in favor of Generals Dix or Sherman, "it might have struck the
keynote of popular sympathy, and swept away every vote in the electoral
college. But lured by our despondency and confident of triumph it
followed the evil counsels of Wallandigham, Powell and Pendleton - it
declared the war a failure, and spoke for peace at any price."
McClellan's letter to acceptance, exhibits the best side of the
Democracy. It says: "The Union is the one condition of peace." If hy
peace he does not mean restoration, he means nothing at all. If he does
mean restoration, he makes the laying down of arms and the return to
allegiance its only condition. An armistice between belligerents must
be entered into by the highest authorities on either side. Not until
the leaders of the Confederacy are dethroned, inquisition crushed, and
the shackles removed from the people's limbs and lips by federal arms,
will the masses learn to see and act for themselves and return to their
old and true allegiance. (22)

Political Parties / Democratic

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Confederacy; Dix, General; Lincoln, Abraham; McClellan, George B.; Pendleton, George H. (Cincinnati); Powell; Sherman, Gen. W. T.; Union; Vallandigham, Clement L.

1631

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 October 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1631 - L Oct. 22; ed: 2/2 - The New York WORLD is trying hard to over-
come objections to a convention of states. It admits that state sov-
ereignty is opposed by the North but approved by the South. The WORLD
also tries to show that the same doctrines of state sovereignty has been
held at different times in history, but has repeatedly died out, its
former defenders becoming its bitterest enemies. It also says "that
if the Union can be restored this metaphysical opinion of the South
would ultimately, by reason of self interest, die out in the South."
(LEADER) "This is all a very nice bit of reasoning, but it is un-
sound in starting with the assumption that the Union could be restored
and the virtual independence of rebel States be recognized before a
convention of States was called. A convention of States predicated
upon an admission of the right of any State to secede and consequent
justification of the rebellion, never could result in restoration of
the Union except on such terms as the rebels might see fit to dictate
as conditions of their return. The recognition of the right of a State
to secede Inight be salve to Southern pride, but it would never result in
restoration of the Union." (12)

Politics and Government

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Confederacy; New York; New York WORLD; North; South; Union

1671

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 September 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1671 - L. Sept. 12; ed:2/2 - The eage raess with which Europeans are
buying federal bonds seems to be upsetting the Rebels, who have built
up hopes of our Financial failure.
"The world is beginning to realize that there is a permanency to the
Union and that the ability of this nation to pay a debt is unequaled by
any nation on the globe." (4)

Politics and Government / Public Finance

Index terms:

Confederacy

1779

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 September 1864 (11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1779 - L. Sept. 28:2/1 - Seperate state action is getting to be a favor-
ite doctrine in many quarters of the South, and if a state treats for
peace as a sovereign state she withdraws from the Confederacy. Rebel
leaders who still cherish hope of success through the overthrow of the
present administration look with alarm upon the movement calculated to
work their speedy overthrow which is now started.
"It cannot be doubted that if there be such a movement in the State
of Georgia, sustained by men of positions and numbers who wish to bring
back Georgia to her allegiance, that a magnanimous course will be adopted
by the Government of the United States in order to win her away from
the wicked rebellion.
"If now she will see fit, having repented of her sins and lamented
her wicked folly, to return to her allegiance, she can have peace. The
Government will put no obstructions in the way of an immediate return.
Georgia cuts the Confederacy in twain and makes it impossible for a re-
construction of the remaining fragments." (11)

Reconstruction

Index terms:

Confederacy; Georgia; South

1968

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 June 1864 (18 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1968 - I, June 14:2/3 - In a letter to the editor, Mrs. Frances D. Gage,
says: That Cairo, where she landed, is the stopping place for the refugees,
white and black, that flee from the terrible oppressions of the Confed-
erates. She found groups of these ill-fated people, lying, sitting, and
standing in an almost unimaginable condition of wretchedness and poverty,
squalid, filthy, pale, haggard with hurger, fever and toil. She says:
"If there is any one who has enlisted in the work of emancipation, that
has felt like turning back, let me beseech them to persevere, if not for
the sake of the Negro, for the sake of the white men and women whose hu-
manity is crushed, almost into brutishness, by this unknown monster,
slavery." (18)

Slavery

Index terms:

Cairo, Ill.; Confederacy; Gage, Mrs. Francis D. (1ecturer)

2048

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 September 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2048 - L. Sept. 23; ed: 2/1 - Some seem to think that it would be a good
idea to levy a tax of five cents a pound on cotton to pay a debt of
$2,000,000,000 owed by the South.
"This would be a fine scheme for the Southern Confederacy. After hav-
ing involved the nation in a great war, they now want the people of the
North to help them pay the price of their guilt. The reverse of this
would be justice." (6)

Taxation and Taxes

Index terms:

Confederacy; North; South

2258

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

2258 - L. Jan. 6; ed: 2/1 - "The American people have a decided weakness
for prophecy. This weakness has been alarmingly developed since the
beginning of the war. We have, so far as we know, no prominent public
man who has not indulged in vaticinations. Mr. Seward is a remarkable
example. We have styled it a 'weakness for prophecy"; certainly there
are no utterances of Mr. Seward's so weak as his sixty-day and ninety-
day prognostications of thirty months ago.
"No doubt the Confederacy has received some staggering blows in the
campaign just closed, but that there is any evidence that its strength
and vigor are exhausted, we deny.
"We are confident that the war can be ended in one more campaign, but
not by starvation, not by a degenerated currency, not by an "amnesty," -
but by the armies of Meade and Foster, Grant and Banks. We should not be
thus pointed in our strictures, did we not see danger to the Republic in
the delusive prophecies just now so common. There is no other way but to
cease prognosticating; fill the regiments and hurl them once more upon
the foe." (18)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Banks, Gen.; *Civil War; Confederacy; Foster, Gen.; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Meade, Gen. George; Seward, William H.

2259

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 February 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2259 - L Feb. 6; ed: 2/1 - Further fighting is necessary. The conscrip-
tion bill has passed, meaning that whites between the ages of 18 and 55
are to be put in the army. The Rebels have weakened and we have wrested
a great amount of their territory, but they can rally again.
"Let us remember that notwithstanding the infatuation of the Rebel
leaders and their distress on every hand they may, by concentrating their
shattered columns, deal ponderous blows upon the fair fabric of the
Republic." (12)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Confederacy; U. S. army

2264

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 March 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2264 - L. Mar. 30; ed:2/2 - The Rebel press is industriously discussing
the coming spring campaign and is drawing delusive pictures of the con-
ditions and spirit of the North. -
. . . . "Another and a better class of men from the North and from Europe,
will fill up the South and if several hundred thousand rebels will be
exterminated the world will be better off in the new population which
will take their place." (12)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Confederacy; Europe; North; South

2265

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 April 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2265 - L Apr. 18; ed: 2/1 - Now that the Rebels have given up hope, they
give themselves up to atrocious and inhuman crimes at . Fort Pillow.
"It will take some rerve to execute 400 rebel soldiers, but if the
government stands faithful in its pledge to the colored soldiers, it
cannot escape the responsibility." (7)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Confederacy; Fort Pillow, Miss.

2288

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

2288 - L. Aug. 20; ed: 2/2 - For several weeks horses and cattle have been
taken from Canada to be shipped to Rebel states, but the dangers from
climate, food, and travel will undoubtedly be fatal to many; and, though
sailing under a neutral flag, these animals may be overhauled as contra-
band property,
"We shall see before many weeks what becomes of this Rebel venture."
(3)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Canada; Confederacy

2350

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 February 1864 (ed; 106 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2350 - L. Feb. 3; ed: 2/2, 6 - In his Congressional speech on confiscation
of Confederate property, the Ilon. James A. Garfield declared that such
confiscation was justified by the action of the South. He said in part:
"When the government of the United States declared that we were in
a state of war, the rebel states came under the laws of war. By their
acts of rebellion they swept away every vestige of their civil and polit-
ical rights under the constitution of the United States. Their obli-
gations still remained, but the reciprocal rights which usually accompany
obligations, they had forfeited.
"The question then lies open before us: In a state of war, is this
resolution legal and politic?
"I remember to have said to a friend when I entered the army, 'You
hate slavery; so do I; but I hate disunion more. Let us drop the
slavery question and fight to sustain the Union."
"Mr. Speaker, I am surprised and amazed beyond measure at what I have
seen in this House. Having been so long with men who had but one
thought upon these great themes, it is passing strange to me to hear
men talking of the old discussions of a few years ago. They forget
that a nation sometimes may live a generation into a single year and
the experience of the last three years has been greater than that of
centuries of peace and quiet.
"If we want peace that is not a hollow peace, we must make thorough
work of this war. We must establish freedom in the midst of servitude,
and the authority of law in the midst of rebellion. We must fill the
ranks of our armies, assure them that a grateful and loving people are
behind them and they will go down against the enemy bearing with them
the majesty and might of a great nation.
"The war began by proclamation and it must end by proclamation."
Mr. Garfield's speech cuts so directly down to the heart of the whole
question of confiscation that our readers will be glad to read it. It
has been spoken of as the most effective speech made in Congress this
session." (106)

Wars / Civil War / Confiscation

Index terms:

Confederacy; *Confiscation (Civil War); Garfield, Maj. Gen. J. A.; South; Union; U. S. Congress; U. S. constitution; U. S. House of Representatives

2430

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 August 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2430 - L. Aug. 15; ed: 2/1 - Immediately upon the call for 500,000 men and
the passage of a bill permitting recruiting in Rebel states, much anxiety
was manifested to fill up quotas by the use of money amongst Negroes of
disloyal states. Agents from the east and North have gone South to offer
higher bounty than is offered in the west.
Southerners resent having men from the North try to buy men and take
their places in the army, and suggest rightfully that the Northerners share
time heat and burden of the war as they are doing.
The draft is certain to take a large number of able bodied men. In-
stead of waiting to be drafted, if men will volunteer, there will be left a
large bounty for dependents; but if drafted there will be left little or .
nothing. Substitutes will command from $1,000 to $1,500, and none but the
rich can hope to secure them.
"Let these facts be understood generally. Do not place your independence
on recruiting agencies in the Scuth." (10)

Wars / Civil War / Enlistments and Confiscations

Index terms:

Confederacy; North; South

2522

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

2522 - L Dec. 14; ed: 2/2 - The battle at Savanrah has not been fought ac-
cording to latest reports, but Sherman is steadily advancing and will soon
strike the first blow. The Southern press, "from which accounts of his
movements are gained, is a distorting medium, and news is almost worthless.
We shall have news from Sherman himself in a few days, of this grand march
through the heart of the Confederacy." (2)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Confederacy; Savannah, Ga.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.

2523

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 December 1864 (9 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2523 - L Dec. 15:3/2 - In a letter to the editor, T. M. Davidson, a re-
leased prisoner says, many things regarding his experience in the Southern
Confederacy. Of special interest is his description of the fortifications
of Savannah and the condition of that city. He says: "The river at Fort
Jackson is lined with thirty-six huge siege guns. The river is blocked with
heavy timbers leaving just enough room for a boat to pass. Just above this
entrance are two ironclads, well manned, and above these are torpedoes.
Their location is known, by the sharp pointed projection of a log about
six inches from the surface. No man could be seen at, or near the forti-
fication, earth works being thrown up around the guns for the men's pro-
tection. These guns, together with obstructions in the river, are intended
to crush anything that may come up but offer little resistance from a land
force from the direction of Savannah. Sherman will have little difficulty
at this point. The swamps will impede his progress more than anything
else. The force at Savannah is composed of old men, little boys and
crippled officers. Business of all kinds in the city is stopped, re- -
minding us of Sunday." - - - - - (9)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Confederacy; Davidson, T. M.; Fort Jackson, La.; Savannah, Ga.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.

2524

Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 December 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2524 - L Dec. 16; ed: 2/1 - Yesterday's dispatches prove without a
doubt that Sherman is in full possession of Savannah. His glorious
movement has met with the most complete and triumphant success. He has
moved through the very heart of the Confederacy, proving its hollowness
and weakness. He has cut the Rebellion completely in two by the entire
destruction of its railroad system, and has established himself on the
Atlantic with a convenient base for operating against Charleston, and
within easy communication with Grant. These are the grand results of
the expedition and all this was achieved without almost any loss of
life, or ammunition.
"Let us all unite in the north and "Hurrah for Sherman and his gallant
soldiers.'" (9)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Charleston, S. C.; Confederacy; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Savannah, Ga.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.

2525

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 December 1864 (ed; 24 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2525 - L. Dec. 19; ed: 2/1, 2 - "Never before has the war been prosecuted
with such terrible efficiency as at present, and never before have the
prospects of a sure and speedy triumph of our cause been brighter.
Within the last few days the events that have occurred point to the suc-
cess of the Union forces... the Confederacy has been literally split to
fragments. The first important event was destruction of the Weldon
railroad, which connected Richmond and Lee's army with the South.
Further south, valuable commissaries have been destroyed, together with
a million dollars worth of rebel supplies. The most brilliant of the
glorious successes is the one in which that gallant veteran, Thomas, is
still winning in front of Nashville. Five thousand prisoners have been
taken and thirty-nine pieces of artillery. Such is the inspiring cata-
logue of Union successes of the last few days. The news of the last
week shows that only a few weak garrisons are held by the rebel forces,
which will soon be in the hands cf our Union Generals." (24)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Confederacy; Lee, Gen. Robert E.; Nashville, Tenn.; Richmond Va.; South; Thomas, Gen.; Union; Union army; Weldon railroads

2526

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 December 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2526 - L. Dec. 19; ed:2/2 - Official dispatches announce the capture of
Fort McAllister, a strong and important earthwork at the mouth of the
Ogeechee river.
But we need not wait for the capture of Savannah to rejoice over the
success of Sherman's movement. The object of that movement--to disem-
bowel the Confederacy by a destructive march from Atlanta to the Atlantic,
is already gained. Let us thank God that the army is in safety at the
sea-board. (5)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Atlanta, Ga.; Confederacy; Fort McAllister, Ga.; Ogeeches river, Ga.; Savannah, Ga.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.; U. S. army

2567

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 April 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2567 - L Apr. 13; ed:2/1 - Long of Cincinnati in a speech which "made
Congress boil" said in part: "I believe that there are but two alterna-
tives and these are, either the acknowledgment of the independence of
the South or their complete extermination as a people, and of these
alternatives I prefer the former."
LEADER:
"We do not regard it worthwhile to show how utterly illogical and
treasonable the speech of Long's is. It will sting itself to death, and
the nation will only be strengthened when once all northern rebels
unite with their brethren of the South in favor of recognizing Southern
Independence." (12)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Confederacy; Long; South; U. S. Congress

2568

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

2568 - L June 1; ed: 2/1 - On May 23, Leach of the Rebel house of repre-
sentatives introduced a series of resolutions on the subject of peace.
The plan provides that the states propose an armistice of 90 days, dur-
ing which time they would consult with peace making powers of the North.
"Evidently General Grant's strategy is calculated to produce a peace
party in Richmond." (4)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Confederacy; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Leach; North; Richmond Va.

2569

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 June 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2569 - L June 25; ed: 2/1 - However much we may disagree with the purposes
of the peace men, however untenable in practice their positions may be,
there is something in their efforts that presents a tangible point of
opposition. The issue is "Shall the war be stopped, the Union be di-
vided, our armies withdrawn, the Confederacy recognized, and slavery re-
established, or shall it be prosecuted with the power and might of a
great nation until our nationality is vindicated, and the flag is float-
ing over every foot of the republic."
LEADER:
"The people who are making all the sacrifices are not content to ac-
cept such a peace as the sniveling, cowardly, pro-slavery Copperhead of
the North would like to have. Away with such peace." (9)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Confederacy; North; Union

2570

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 July 1864 (ed; 13 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2570 - L July 23; ed:2/2 - Every reflecting man, be he loyal or dis-
loyal, will grow more thoughtful when he reals that two distinguished
citizens, one an officer in the Union army, have had free access to the
Rebel capital, have been kindly received by the Rebel chief, have freely: ...
conversed with him on the prospect of peace, and have returned to com-
municate to the President the results of the interview. -
Men of high standing in the Confederacy have asked for an inter-
view with our government looking forward to negotiating for peace. The
object of the negotiations may have been to influence the Chicago con-
vention, or may have been the desire of the Rebels to abandon their use-
less struggle. If Rebels will plant themselves on a Democratic plat-
form of "Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men," the North will sustain
them. The Democratic party wants peace at any cost. -
"The 'Union and Liberty' are not to stand in the way of this achieve-
ment." (13)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Confederacy; Copperheads; Davis, Jeff; Lincoln, Abraham; North; Union; Union army

2586

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 October 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2586 - L. Oct. 19, ed:2/1 - Alexander H. Stephens thinks a convention
of states would be a gocq thing, provided the Confederacy is first
recognized as an independent power. Nor would he be willing to leave
the questions in dispute to the absolute decision of such a body.
This is a political trick. Stephens regards the peace movement in
the North as "part of the fruits" of the resolutions passed by the
Georgia legislature that states are sovereign powers and have the right
to secede when they see fit.
"Mr. Stephens might as well give up his ideas of new Confederacies
that shall embrace the north-west. The north-west-stands by the whole
Union in all its integrity and will fight to the bitter end to main-
tain it." - (11)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Confederacy; Georgia; North; Stephens, Alexander

2588

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

2588 - L Nov. 18; ed: 2/1 - General Butler thinks "the olive branch
of peace" should be extended to the Rebels, so that they may choose be- -
tween submission to the constitution and years of unrelenting war,
only to end finally in their utter ruin and annihilation.
"If the Rebels again refuse to accept the proffered terms of peace,
they must take the terrible consequences of unpitying war." (15)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Butler, General; Confederacy

2589

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

2589 - L Dec. 2; ed: 2/1 - In the discussion of peace found in the
Rebel press, both North and South, much is said about "the cruelty of . ,
proposing terms of peace to the Rebels which may 'wound their pride' . . ."
or bring 'disgrace upon their escutcheons.'"
"The absurdity of such talk must be evident to everybody. After
drenching the land in blood and slaughtering immense numbers of our
people, they ask that they shall not be treated as the criminals and ... ."
traitors they are, but so as not to wound their tender susceptibilities." - .
- - - - - (6)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Confederacy; North; South

2605

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 August 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2605 - L. Aug. 11; ed: 2/1 - The reasons why so many thousands of prisoners
are held by the Rebels and by the Union are because the authorities on
both sides cannot agree as to the number of paroled and exchanged
prisoners; also to the recognition by Rebel authorities of Negro soldiers
as prisoners of war. - -
Prisoners taken by the Rebels are treated poorly, being half starved
and lacking medical care, while prisoners taken by the North are treated
just the opposite. - -
"The duty of the government is that of retaliation, until every man. .
wearing the uniform of an American soldier is respected." (6)

Wars / Civil War / Prisons and Prisoners

Index terms:

Confederacy; Confederate Army; Union

2611

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 November 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2611 - L Nov. 28; ed:2/2 - The report of the exchange of prisoners at
Savannah is full of "terrible interest." The barbarous cruel ties of
the Rebels toward Union soldiers are fully confirmed from independent
and indisputable sources. Ancther fact established is that the Rebel
authorities have made the Union soldiers believe that they have been
cruelly abandoned by their government. - -
"By operating upon them in this way, large numbers have been induced
to join the rebel forces in order to escape the horrors of confinement
in those hells which rebels call prisons. The return of those already
exchanged, will create deepest indignation among the people, and a just
sense of the barbarous character of the enemy with which we are fight-
ing." - - - - (5)

Wars / Civil War / Prisons and Prisoners

Index terms:

Confederacy; Savannah, Ga.; Union