Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-20
FROm wAsHINarON.
From our Regular oorFespOndsntl
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wv QAIN M1M WV ~t
am assured, upon diligeat enquiry, that no
serious apprehension Of Wal are enter
tanned by the Administration. It Is not
credited that the English Cabinet will present
an uldmahm without FIRST officially learning
Che position Of the American authorities
upon the issue presented, and the grounds
upon which It is proposed 70 conduct a nego-
tlation. It is probably quite true that Eng
land will demand concessions at our hands, |
which cannot be made; but the cOnsummats
craftsmanship which has so far distinguished
the Administration Of Mr.. Lincoln, gives
abundant assurance that no fears nesd co felt
and that the honor and dignity of tie nation
viii be vindlcatsd and sustained; and that
the peaceful (but net cordial and Tiendly,)
relations which have hitherto existed between
the governments Of the Old World and our
own, will receive no serious interruption at
this time.
Nevertheless, Il must not be forgotten that
war may grow out Of the present complies
ton, and that we must accustom ourselves to
Ook upon such a contingency as ct least pos
slble of occurrence. Il is useless TO attempt
to conceal the TACT that Sour British Cous-
ms" as we sometimes sbsnrdly term them,
and ourselves are hereditary enemies, and that
the bad blood which has existed between US
for more than four score years, rsy resrlt in
the 'shock Of arms"
We have nothing to fear, however, even
II such should be the fate Of the controversy.
The defiant spirit of the people Of the loyal
States is too thoroughly aroused to admit of.
any doubt as to our capacity to Srbdue the
rebellion and sustain a war with England at
the same time. When Frederick the Great
vas engaged in his wars for the existence of
bis empire, against the combined forces of
Europe, historians tell hat ONE sIxFH Of the
entire population of his kingdom Eel, victims
to the devastation which rioted throughouthis
d~ominions. Buthe emerged from TIE contest
triumphant in every quarter, with a name
enduring as history ITSELF and leaving to his
succession, as the fruit Of his genius and vic
tory, a kingdom consolidated, and q people
who had come out of the "scourge Of FRI"
~invincible. France, in her revolutionary
struggle Of the last century, also exhibited
an energy scarcely less memorable than that
Of the P~russiaus, and furnishes 3 cseoad i'm.
pressive lesson of what a great psop.e can
do who are fighting for nation.l existence
and the preservation of their liberties. VS.,
Of the loyal United States, With a treasury
comparatively free from debt with undimin-
ished resources, a people united end r~esclute,
and an army in the 6eld second to none in
the world, and q TsIsrUe almost unlimited as
to numbers, need have no spprehe-sions as
to our ultimate triumph.
England, struggling under a load o. debt
which in cur vulgar currency reaches the
enormous amount of four thousand millions
of dollars, may well hesitate before entering
upon such a contest. It would bsa war of
invasion wholly, and as such would involve
an expenditure of blood and treasure, to which
even warlike England is an entire stranger.
Among the rumors l hear ahoat here is
one that "Cash. Clay designs returning
from Russia and receiving a command in
the army, and that Gov. Dennison of Chic is
spoken of as bis successor. I know nothing
about this; I only give you a ruEcr. I am
also told that it it is probable that KOn. A
P. Stone, present State Treasurer OF Ohio,
will become Third Auditor of tbs Treasury,
vice r. ]. Atkinson.
Brevet Maj. G.n. Wool is spoken Of as
likely to succeed Gen. Scott as Lieutenant
General. The services of the worthy old
veteran are certainly deserving O. SC distin-
guished a mark of appreciation. He is the
senior General, in point Of age and service,
now in the field.
Vs~llandigham yesterday presented, in
the House, a series of resolutions, pIedg-
ing the whole country to sustain the Adj
ministration in the slideT.Mason asair, and
oouched in such language as to commit the
Administration to a certain cOu-ss OF action.
0fcOurse, his new born zeal in indicating
the dignity of the nation, grew ont Of a dis
position to involve us in a war with England,
and is but the Out-crOpping of his inherent
rascality. The bait didn't take, however,
and ~Vallandigham has not afforded JeffdOm
any very valuable service in this endeavor.
The business of Congress is progressing
finely, and a short session IS anticipated
A little furry occurred in the House yester-
day, reViving the customs of tie past in
which Conway, OF Kansas, and Foulke, Of
Illinois, succeeded in demonstrating their
entire unftness for the places they occupy
No blood will be shed in consequences, how
ever.
The FIRST death among the Ohio clerks, APP
pointed by this Administration, vas that of
a son OF Hon. William Helmick, en- Saturday
evening last. he was a most eTcsIlsnt young
man, and generally esteemed. BE net his
fate calmly and bravely, as one who swrsps
the drapery of his couch sbOnt hin and
lies down 70 pleasant Dreams"
Y. Y. z.
From an Occasional Correspondent
WAsHIKGToH, Dec. Is, 1851.