Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
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The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Tribune makes the following sug-
gestiOns in regard to the punishment that
should be inflicted on Charleston and South
Carolina, which We most heartily endorse
On my way from Washington met a
gentleman of great intelligence and high
position, who was formerly o very able
member of Congress. He had been to
Washington, and sought an interview with
the President almost wholly for the pur-
pose Of urging the importance Of the organ
ization of large force. He wanted every
regiment which offered to be accepted, even
if the whole should amount to half million
of men. He wanted the government to
put forth its greatest capacity, and to show
the world that America vas mighty pow
er. He wanted the South to learn the full
power of the North. The lesson would be
valuable There was one suggestion thrown
out by him which. meets my hearty concur
renee He thought that terrible punish
meat should be visited upon somebody for
this treason, and that the proper place to
visit It vas South Carolina. She was the
pestilent nest in which the brood Of rattle
snakes had been Matched. She was
the author and mover in this stupendous
scheme Of wickedness, Let the retri-
button fall upon her guilty head The
State had been for quarter of a century a
place for treason and traitors She has been
false to the Union, and been plotting its de-
struction. Her borders are filed with men
who hate republican institutions. There,
where this foul wickedness was conceived
and brought forth, let the band Of swift, sure
and terrible retributio1 fall heaviest Let
Charleston be blotted out; let the ground be
plowed over the place where the false and
traitorous city once stood. Let the whole
State be devastated and punishment so ter
ubie visited upon II that II straf1 stand
through all history as a warning to traitors.
Some such punishment is required to salts
fy the sense of justice and right of the Amer
icaH people. South Carolina has few friends
even in the South. She has always stuck
herself up above the rest and looked down
upon her sister slave States with q naughty
disdain which has not called forth any very
warm affection. Such an example made of
her would probably recall sll other States to
their senses, and could be made without en-
listing the sympathies of the other States as
warmly as would be the case were it TO be
visited upon Virginia or Tennessee. The
North win never rest Satisfied until the flag
flies again over Sumter. In truth, that is
one of the very earliest points latter Wash
ington) where the honor of the old flag
should be Vindieated. s7.l
APreseHt from the Rebels to Gen. scotr.
WAEHISaTOE, Nay 30, 1861.
Gen. Scott received an ear of green corn,
with the husks on, carefully enclosed in a
sheet of letter paper, upon which was the
following: 'e5a ' go
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
MONTGOMERY, May %, 1861.
Major General Scott, with the compliments
of the Secretary of State.
W. P. ALEXANDER,
Private Secretary.
The intention of this bit of diplomacy, ev-
identity, is to show our military chief that
the blockade viii not entirely cut off all
means of support.
At about the time General Scott received
this, an elegant boquet was presented to him,
with the compliments of Mrs. Lincoln. The
General with great promptness, requested
his military secretary, Colonel Hamilton, to
bear his kiudest regards to Mrs Lincoln for
her beautiful gift, and at the same time to
present her the ear of corn as the latest Curl
osisy surrendered by the enemy, and to add,
that from the appearance of the ear, if it was
a fair specimen of the whole Southern crop,
our army would be down there soon enough
to gather it for them. - -----l---1-