Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-20
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.

l. CHICAGO, April 10, 1861.
EDS. LEADER;-The intelligence of the
fall of Sumter fell like a leaden weight upon
the hearts of cur citizens.
The honor and the pride of the nation were
wrapt up in that fertilization, and now that
its flag has been trailed in the dust and the
hated rattlesnake banner run up in its stead,
the disappointment is equalled only by the
intense enthusiasm of those anxious to whip
the traitors back into their allegiance.
The report of the surrender of Sumter was
discredited. 1t did not look reasonable that
granite walls were combustible, or that Maj.
Anderson's guns should prove so insufficient
as ~reported-but above all it was tough work
to bring the mind to believe that the Rattle
snakes were victorious. American patriot
ism revolted at the thought-but last nights
dispatches confirm the sad e Those
who do not still discredit it find a balm for
wounded honor in the proclamation of the
President calling for 1, 5000 men.
Illinois is responding with wild enthusi-
asm. From the deep feeling manifested, I
believe that Chicago alone could furnish the
quota Of this State. There is but one senti-
ment amsng the people-rHE GOVERNMENT
MUST AND BE SUSTAINED.
The interests of the Great West are i'm
perilled, and her honor insulted by the per-
ddious acts of the rebels. So far as the
North West is concerned, the people will be
satisfied with nothing less than the prompt
~re-capture of Sumter and all the forts, arse
mails, and other Government property, the
hanging Of Davis and his leading coadjutors
in treasOn-and that everything subversive
Of unconditional adhesion to the Union be
aincontinentally squelched."
The time has come when patriots should
be heard, and sy%mpathizers with traitors ST.
fenced.
As a preliminary step in this direction,
the Chicago Times-a regular disunion sheet,
owned and controlled BY Virginians-will
receive an intimation that it viii be well to
modify the expression of its disunion senti-
ments, while the war continues at least. The
hint will be given it by leading Douglas
Democrats, who, as a class, are enthusiastic
for decisive measures for the suppression of
rebellion. Some of them have already tele-
graphed the President to stand firm, and that
the people will unitedly stand by him.
The charter election takes place tomorrow.
There will be the usual scramble for the local
offices. This election will be decidedly
mixed. The last Legislature gave the city a
new charter, a portion of which was submit
ted to a vote Of the people and rejected, 20
that portions Of the old and new charters are
both in iorce-but what makes confusion
worse COMPOUNDED, is a about as to the legal
ity of the election to-morrow-the present
officers denying its force, and announcing
their intention to hold over another year by
carrying it into the courts. There are sew
eral other laundering features about the mat
ter that makes it very much muddled.
The war news has not yet very seriously
affected business transactions. The city
bankers have resolved to stand by those
banks of this State not thrown out, 50 far as
they can. sf4 s
There is an intense anxiety on the part of
shippers for the opening of navigation.
Business will undoubtedly assume a much
%liyelier aspect upon the opening Of the
Straits. P. B.