Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-15
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Yesterday the House passed the Loan Bill,
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
negotiate for s25O, 900, 900, which, added to
$50, ,OOO, 900 to be raised by the revenue tariff,
win make $3.50, 900, coo put into the hands
Of the Government with which to carry on
the war.
The House has shown remarkable degree
of promptness in driving business through,
and thus making the session the shortest on
record. Since the formation Of the Govern
ment, there never has been before such an
important bill as the Loan Bill passed, as
was this, without debate and by nearly
unanimous vote.
To give some idea of the magnitude OF
the amount necessary to pay the expenses OF
our Government for the next year, let me
say that if this 1880, GOO 600 were to be paid
In silver, It would require 1892 wagons to
haul It, allowing one ton to each load
The House also passed a bill anti oriting
the President to abolish ports OF entry at the
South at his discretion. This viii prove to
be one of the most important events Of the
war, for no foreign power can have any pos
sibls excuse for forcing the blockade, IL there
should be no ports Of entry at the South. II
is the law of nations that each country has
perfect right to designate its own ports oi
entry.
If my Lord PalmerstOn has any itching
for interfering in our affairs, he will proba-
bly, be cured OF it when he reads the Presi-
dents Message, calling for 400, 900 men, and
finds that this requisiiion will be promptly
filed. It certainly don't look very friendly
or neiehborly to send feet Of observation
consisting Of 80 men-of-War to prowl around
our coast, as is now being done by England.
However we shall socn be in condition to
send an army of observation to the Cana
diar frontier 10 checkmate this feet.
notice that Gen. Ashley of Ohio i:
chairman of one OF the most important COM
mittees OF the House-that on Territories
The interest of f.eedom in the territories now
free, cannot have more vigilant friend than
Gen. A. He is also appointed on the Com.
mittee on the District OF Columbia. He will
I QOuDLlGH1 see tuhN ALG bNlhAANAo AWS "
Maryland, which are still in force in the Dis
trict, and which authorize Furnishing negroe;
by boring through their tongues, and hanging
them for trivial offences, and other like in.
human acts, viii be wiped Of the statut'
books.
Nothing new has occurred in military
matters since I arrived here last Saturday
with the exception Of the removal OF more
troops into Virginia, aud the arrival of sew
eraI regiments from the North, among whiel
| might mention the splendid DeKalb regi
ment of New York city, consisting of / ,o4.
| fine looking Germans, most Of whom have
seen service in Europe. This regiment ex
cited much admiration here, and is consider
ed one of the finest in service.
The belief is getting to be genelal herr
that Scotts plan is not to make any forward
move till September, when our troops will b,
thoroughly drilled, be well supplied viii
wagons and all the psraphernalis of war, ant
have the advantage Of cooler climate d
march in. It is calculated that by that tint
the resources Of JEFF. Davis, Floyd, Beaure
gard Co, will be exhausted, and for tn
want of means to carry on the war, the,
will be obliged to make an assignment ant
vamose the country, to save theiI WORTHLESS
necks from being stretched. Though Gen
Scott is one of The greatest Generals living
yet cannot help thinking that the dasbini
movements Of Gen. Lyon in Missouri is th
true way to deal with traitors, and that it
better to strike while the iron is hot. Man.
think, however, that forward move vii
be made this week, founding their belief o.
the fact that the Commander-in- Chief ha
issued an order to put the wires under sur
yeillance, and forbid the sending of any wa
news.
The Senate has in most proper manne
excused Mr. Breckinridge from serving o
the Military Committee. not deeming it sal
to put traitor in position where he migh
betray the secrets Of that committee to JET
Davis.
have seen Messrs. Dockstader, SchuckeT
and Champion, who are in coed health.
&c.