Annals of Cleveland

Washington, D. C.

Abstracts: 25

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)

Confederacy

Index terms:

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

485

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 June 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

485 - L June 19; ed: 2/1 - The verdict rendered in the case of the ter-
rible explosion at the laboratory of the Washington arsenal is that
Superintendent Brown was guilty of placing inflammable substances too
near the building.
"Let the guilty in this case, be punished with all the extreme severity
possible, and that will not be too severe." (3)

Disasters and Accidents

Index terms:

Brown (Superintendent of Arsenal, Washington D. C.); Washington, D. C.

612

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

612 - L. May 23; ed: 2/1 - "As the time draws near for the Baltimore conven-
tion, the unanimity of the popular feeling for Mr. Lincoln become more de-
cisive than before. Nothing has been so much feared by the copperheads as
his renomination. They have therefore been industriously at work for months,
endeavoring to undermine public confidence. Their savage onslaughts have
been stayed for a few weeks by the important events transpiring; but their
former malignity was not misunderstood. The integrity, purity, and ability
of the President, the universal confidence of the people, have been powerful
reasons with the opposition why he should not be renominated.
"From every quarter come the evidences that these qualities are being
appreciated and that the people are unanimously in his favor.
"From every quarter of the country where there has been any expression,
it has been overwhelmingly in favor of Mr. Lincoln. The hot beds of Aboli-
tion are the most earnest in his support, and yet there are certain
gentlemen who affect to be in favor of a still more radical candidate.
In view of the fact that the soundest anti-slavery men of the nation are
in favor of Mr. Lincoln's renomination, it little becomes the mal contents
who are to meet in this city to prate about a more radical anti-slavery
policy. They can come before the Union men of the country with but
little grace and still less hope of popular approbation. Henry Ward Beecher,
in writing to a distinguished Indiana politician at Washington, says what
will be endorsed by all good Union men:
"In the present exigency, in view of Mr. Lincoln's past administration,
the wision he has shown, the inoral purity of the man, the great and just
confidence which the people put in him... I am full and strong in my con-
viction that he should be our next president." (9)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Beecher, Henry Ward; Indiana; Lincoln, Abraham; Union; Union party; Washington, D. C.

1353

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 April 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1353 - L Apr. 5; ed: 2/1 - The NEW NATION, a new newspaper started in
behalf of Fremont, has a Washington correspondent. Like most of the
Bohemians who write from the capital of the country, he occasionally
endeavors to render his lucubrations somewhat spicy by means of a new
sensation. This man informs the readers of the NEW NATION "that great
events are seething in Washington and are ready to burst to the light
the instant the people move." -
a
LEADER:
"The NEW NATION is quite orphic in its style. Possibly it intends
to have the public understand that the PATHF INDER is to have a grand
ovation of Congressional applause which is to come forth as an unpre-
cedented outburst! By hanging around the ante-rooms of politicians
and eavesdropping the sagacious gentlemen whom the people send to Wash-
ington as their servants, this sensational writer has discovered that
the strength of Mr. Lincoln in the country at large, is a wind bag that
needs only to be punched to collapse. After this revelation we shall
be looking for the inauguration of a punching campaign.
"In the meantime let the nation watch with all commendable diligence
until this atmospheric phenomenon shall duly take place. We should like
to see politicians properly stimulated, even unto legislative wisdom.
But we would rather forego the startling military disaster than to have
an unprecedented outbursst from Washington. The latter can be survived;
the former may prove disastrous." (11)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Fremont, General John C.; Lincoln, Abraham; NEW NATION, THE (newspaper); PATHFINDER, THE (periodical); Washington, D. C.

1359

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1359 - L May 23; ed: 2/1 - Everybody in the west is asking why Craig, of
the New York Associated Press, allowed the forged proclamation to be
telegraphed without a denial of its authenticity. Craig knew it was
false at the time, and his efforts to lay the blame on special Washing-
ton correspondents of western newspapers is ineffectual.
"Mr. Craig speaks contemptuously of dispatches he himself sends west
very largely as Associated Press reports." (5)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Craig (N. Y. Associated Press); New York Associated Press; Washington, D. C.

1391

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

1391 - L. Sept. 12; ed:2/2 - The PLAIN DEALER makes the assertion that
Lincoln declared in 1848 that the right of revolution is a sacred thing.
"Lincoln did not justify a rebellion, however, which was consummated
against the vill of the people, and which has not freedom for its object,
but the strengthening of despotism and slavery." - -
The PLAIN DEALER'S knowledge of history must be limited if it does
not know that the rebellion of Jeff Davis is not a rebellion of the
people, and that the whole work of secession was managed by a secret body
of traitors at Washington. (8)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; Davis, Jeff; Lincoln, Abraham; Washington, D. C.

1583

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 June 1864 (ed; 128 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2,3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

1583 - L June 1; ed:2/2-4; 4/3-5 - "Yesterday... was a great day for
politicians. It was the day in which (vide the New York WORLD and -
HERALD, the Chicago TiMES and the Cincinnati ENQUIRER), the greatest
political movement of modern times was to be set on foot, a new party
be formed, and the next President nominated - a day more fatal to
Abraham Lincoln than the Ides of March to Caesar. -- -
"The day certainly passed off with most remarkable quiet. Besides
the arrivals chronicled yesterday, but few made their appearance, and
the convention, for one so widely heralded and anxiously prepared for,
was singularly small in numbers and weak in talent."
The convention inet at eleven o'clock at Chapin's hall. "The two
thousand delegates from Missouri have not been heard from. It is sup-
posed that they stopped at Cincinnati for consultation with the proprietor -
of the ENQUIRER as to the best mode of defeating Lincoln. The two
thousand from New York were similarly missing, and the convention was
in numbers a very slim affair....
"There was also a 'most pleasant lack' of leaders in the convention.
Horace Greeley... was absent, and his absence was regretted by delegates
even more than that of the masses. B. Gratz Brown was also unaccountably
missing, and the convention felt the loss of his active and commanding
intellect. -
"From the first it was evident that there was a secret, but
irrepressible conflict between the friends of General Grant, including
most of the New York delegation and many from the Eastern States, who
were mainly of Democratic antecedents, and those of General Fremont,
composed mainly of the old abolitionists and the radical Germans,
and led by Coionel Moss, of Missouri."
E. Gilbert, president of the New York "Fremont" club, called the
convention to order and immediately nominated ex-Governor Johnston of
Pennsylvania as temporary chairman. Johnston was elected by acclama-
tion. B. H. Brooks of California and S. Wolf of Washington were
chosen secretaries. A committee on permanent organization, of ten
members, was appointed.
The number of delegates attending the convention was so small that
the committee appointed to enroll their names never made its report.
"We believe, however, that there were about one hundred and fifty dele-
gates present, of whom nearly half were from Missouri and wild for
Fremont, and ihe others mainly from New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois."
In addressing the convention, General Cochrane said, in part: "You
assemble here intending to support the army in the field, and at the
same time to organize a great civil army to fight for principles, and
to save for all generations the precious legacy obtained for us by the
sacrifices of the soldiers of the Union. The rebellion, it must be
suppressed; the Union, it must be preserved."
The nomination of Grant "was very faintly cheerei, and it was evident
that the name of the hero of Spottsylvania would pale before that of
the swordless general of New York.
"Nothing would do however, for the St. Louis Germans, who voted not
to recognize God's hand in war, but to nominate Fremont.
"General Fremont was nominated by acclamation.
"The 3,000 delegates, with whom the city was said to swarm yesterday
by the imaginative PLAIN DEALER, cheered heartily over the good work."
General Cochrane was nominated by acclamation for vice president. The
naming of the party was deferred until night when a committee, appointed
in the afternoon, reported the name of the new party to be the Radical
Democracy. Bird B. Chapman represented Ohio on the executive committee,
consisting of 15 members. (128)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Brooks, B. H. (California); California; Chapin's hall; Chapman, Bird B.; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Cincinnati, O.; Cincinnati ENQUIRER; Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; Cochrane, General George; Fremont club; Gilbert, E.; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Greeley, Horace; Illinois; Johnston; Lincoln, Abraham; Mass, Colonel (Mo.); Missouri; New York city; New York HERALD; New York WORLD; Ohio; Pennsylvania; St. Louis, Mo.; Spottsylvania, Va.; Union; Washington, D. C.; Wolf, S. (Washington, D. C.)

1703

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 December 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1703 - L. Dec. 30; ed:2/2 - Among the improvements made by Postmaster
General Dennison, is an arrangement for through mail trains from New
York to Washington. The time of these trains is to be fixed, the num-
ber of cars on such trains limited, and these trains are to have the
right to the road in preference to all others.
The mails between Cincinnati and Chicago are to be carried by the
Chicago and Cincinnati railroad. "This arrangement will be of great
advantage to the public in both these cities."
These changes indicate the determination of the Postmaster General
to give the very best postal service possible to the public. He has
earned the thanks of the President and the people for the energy with
which he has pushed them forward, and for the pre-eminent ability which
he has displayed in the discharge of the duties of his high position. (11)

Postal Service

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Chicago and Cincinnati railroad; Cincinnati, O.; Dennison, William (U. S. postmaster general); New York; Washington, D. C.

1980

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

1980 - L Dec. 21; ed: 2/1 - "It is understood now that many of the Demo-
cratic Congressmen in Washington are favoring the Constitutional Amend-
ment abolishing slavery. They say that if they do not pass it, there
can be no hope for their success when the cortest for State Legislatures
is made in the Fall." (2)

Slavery / Emancipation

Index terms:

Washington, D. C.

2050

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 December 1864 (ed; 14 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2050 - L Dec. 6; ed:2/2 - Leading financiers of the country, men in
authority at Washington, and people in general, are becoming convinced
that the expenses of the war should be paid by a system of taxation,
instead of by loans mortgaging future generations.
"The taxation that may be imposed on the people can be easily endured
in vicw of the fact that the value of currency must be greatly improved.
The tax is inefficient in its operation because officers who are supposed
to assess and collect it, many times fail to do so.
"The taxation on luxuries and superfluities, on imported silks, gew-
gaws and fripperies could, and should be increased. The people who re-
volve about Paris and worship the goddess Fashion have more money than
they know what to do with, and therefore should receive additional taxa-
tion." (14)

Taxation and Taxes

Index terms:

Paris, France; Washington, D. C.

2274

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 May 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2274 - L May 24; ed: 3/2 - When asked his views of the present military
situation, President Lincoln replied, "Well, sir, your question reminds
me of a little anecdote about the automaton chess player, which many
years ago astonished the world by its skill in that game. After a while
the automaton was challenged by a celebrated player, who to his great
chagrin was beaten twice by the machine. At the end of the second game,
the player...exclaimed in a very decided tone, 'There's a man in it.'
And this, sir, is just the secret of our present success."
"If this could be said of every pair of trousers north of the Mason
and Dixon's line, the Rebel i ion would go down with the sun of the next
Fourth of July." (3)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Lincoln, Abraham; Washington, D. C.

2281

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

2281 - L. July 19; ed: 2/1 - It is estimated that more than 500 Rebels
laid siege to Washington for two days and are on their way to Lynch-
burg, through the Shenandoah valley. They secured fresh horses, and
fresh beef for the army, "besides inevitable prestige from home and
Europe for having cut off the Capitol from the rest of mankind, which
serves to encourage and produce much hilarity in the rebel army." (6)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Europe; Shenandoah valley, Va.; Washington, D. C.

2284

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

2284 - L Aug. 2:2/3 - In a letter to the editor, E. H. E. says: Due to
the reports of Rebel raids, there is no excitement to speak of, consider-
ing the fact that from 30,000 to 50,000 Rebels have threatened invasion.
The case is quite the contrary and business is carried on unabated.
The fine appearance and good order of Washington is due to the energy
of the military department. Guards patrol the streets and allow no fast
riding or driving.
William Cushman, a Clevelander, was killed in the battle of Snicker's
Gap. Wa. (14)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Confederate Army; Cushman, William; Snickers Gap, Va.; Washington, D. C.

2289

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 August 1864 (ed; 17 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2289 - L. Aug. 25; ed:2/1 - "Copperheads" are circulating petitions try-
ing to male the impression that the war was brought about by abolition-
ists, and inferring that Daniel Webster declared that "if abolitionists
get power in their hands, they will over-ride the constitution, change
and make laws to suit themselves, bankrupt the country, and deluge it
with blood."
"Webster made no such remarks, and to publish such a piece of lying
nonsense is a vile slander upon the memory of that great man."
Events that occurred before the inauguration of Lincoln show that
he war was started by Southern slave holders. Jeff Davis gave orders
to General Beaureguard to commence the war by firing on Fort Sumter, -
and then undertook to capture Washington. (17)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Beaureguard, Gen. P. G. T.; Copperheads; Davis, Jeff; Fort Sumter, S. C.; U. S. constitution; Washington, D. C.; Webster, Daniel

2341

Cleveland Morning Leader, 7 December 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2341 - L Dec. 7; ed: 2/1 - A paper contributed and read by E. B. Elliot
of Washington before the British association for the promotion of science
disproves assertions that this war has cost more lives than any other. Sta-
tistics showing the mortality rate of the Mexican, the Crimean, and
the Peninsular wars prove this fact.
"The differences are chiefly due to the better care taken of our
soldiers in Camp and Hospitals." - (4)

Wars / Civil War / Bandits and Guerrillas

Index terms:

Elliot, E. B.; Washington, D. C.

2496

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 June 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

2496 - L June 17; ed: 2/4 - Grant abandons his old position and invites Lee
to move upon Washington. "Richmond and Atlanta are the two lobes of the
heart of treason. These struck and the giant crime reels to the earth.
Let us have faith in the soldiers of the Republic." - (8)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Atlanta, Ga.; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Richmond Va.; Washington, D. C.

2504

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 July 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2504 - L. July 15; ed: 2/1 - People in Maryland and Pennsylvania are panicky
over recent Rebel raids. Fifteen thousand Rebels landed in the vicinity
of Washington and remained over night, but forces in Maryland and Washing-
ton should catch every one of them.
It is hoped that such a ridiculous panic will cease. Raids in the west
don't set the people shivering with mortal terror, and the fright of the
east is supremely disgusting. - (4)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Confederate Army; Maryland; Pennsylvania; Washington, D. C.

2514

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 August 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2514 - L. Aug. 15; ed:2/2 - News received at Washington gives assurance
that things are progressing favorably in Mobile. Fort Morgan, with 132
guns, is still holding Mobile, but is in danger due to her weak defences
on the east.
It is certain that the capture of Mobile will result in splitting the
Confederacy once more. - (7)

Wars / Civil War / Military Engagements and Campaigns

Index terms:

Fort Morgan, Ala.; Mobile, Ala.; Washington, D. C.

2578

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 August 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2578 - L Aug. 20; ed: 2/2 - Jeff Davis, thinks that the South is an in-
dependent power, ard that peace can come only by separation. Ile says ยบ
the South is fighting solely for independence, and attaches no special . . . .
interest to slavery, which is evidence that Rebel leaders are not ". . .
ready to surrender in favor of peace. - - - - - - -
The revelations made by this interview must effectually stop the
mouths of the brawling peace men who insist that the only obstacle in
the way of peace is the Government at Washington. - (6)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff; South; Washington, D. C.

2637

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2637 - H July 5: 1/3 - The remnant of the gallant 8th Ohio regiment re-
turned from Washington yesterlay by train. They were given breakfast
at Wheeler and Russell's dining hall, where they were welcomed by Mayor
Senter on behalf of the city. He said in part:
"It is with feelings of pride commingled with deep sorrow that I, on
behalf of our city and the military committee welcome you, after your
years of hardships in the field, to your return to peaceful life.
"But my pride is checked in its exultation as I look upon your
meagre ranks and sorrow saddens my heart.
"Where are those thousand brave and stalwart men who went forth for
their country's peace? Alas! Bones whitening on vast battlefields,
unmarked mounds in devastated regions, and leathsome prison houses only
Can anSWer.
"Thank God you, few as you are, have been spared - spared, not mere-
ly to be an abiding comfort to loving friends and an honor to your
country, but for the higher purpose of reminding us continually, by
+ WARS
++ Civil War
+++ U. S. Army
2652 - L. Feb. 18:4/2 - Due to the extreme cold, the reception dinner of
the companies of the 67th Ohio was postponed. The 67th was not in-
formed of this until they had marched from Camp Cleveland to the recep-
tion hall. They then returned, marching through the streets. (2)

Wars / Civil War / Receptions and Celebrations

Index terms:

Camp Cleveland; Sawyer, Colonel Frank; Senter, George B. (mayor); U. S. army; Washington, D. C.; Wheeler, J. A.; Wheeler and Russell (dining hall)