Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-21

sssessarE Uhass's PrsdlotSn.
M Secretary q the Treasury Is reported
. have aald, at the bank meeting in New
York, that be hsd confident expectations that
By ne uidsls Of January naval and military
novsusuh would give brilliant and deei-
GVt rssalts. BE also expressed kis oonEie-
non haehs English difficulty would Be sat
tied a~micably. These remarks Of Mt. Chase
are important and hopeful. BE isin position
Rooad 70 none In the Cabinet IN importance
aad necessity for careful calculation and
gaOhandodnea.p BE can taks nothing up
On trust or hsarssy. BE is expected to keep
he treasury supplied with funds slbiect to
draR bF all the expenses Of the war, and IL
especially bshooFes him to preserve invio-
lsss bis reputation for eandOr sad hrSighted-
uss. One false step By him might be avery
mrious disaster ct this time andRoEss than =
aSfaa IN The Geld, worse than another Bull
Ran, would be the loss Of oonadeHce IN our
kRancial manager, BY the monisd institutions
q The east. Therefore we are sure that Sec
lstEy Chase would give uttsranee to no
haslE rsmark which might raise false hopes
regarding the conduct or purposes Of the
va.
We look then, with great condolences upon
Tie prediction Of the Secretary Of the Treas
q, bat not alone for the above reasons strong
- thsy ere. Fhs situation Of events strength
q the szPsctation which the Secretary sE-
sitsL While the army upon the Potomac il
~apparsntly inactive, ave in building winter
QssrtsEs there are other divisions which ara
Inevitably preparing for fatal assaults. The
army Of The Potomac Is the body Of the scor-
pioa which i, In itself, sluggish, but from
which radiats long arms which encircle the
6s and each one Of which is ready to insert
81 deadly fsogs when the time comes to
strike. Upon the one side 81 arm termin-
stss ct Fortress Monroe, which the rebels
daily eOvet but which they dare not ATTACK.
From IL Gen. Wool can send oUt 3 foree that
Wm bring CONSERVATION to the hearts q
he nbsls st Norfolk and Richmond,
end which wiz hsrass the rear Of John
ems army At Manassas and OentrsVils
Another fang has besn fastened upon North
Carolina ct Hstteras ready to co operate
With lis fellows at The signal. Farther on,
hs tsnA, s~torshousss and -fOrdhcatons q:
Peri Royal Beaufort and Tybee Island tes.
dy 70 the presence Of very dangerous at
taking arm. From this point Charleston
Gnd Savannah wiz be attacked and taken,
@d eli eoasting and foreign trade hom those
tW0 cities E1d their vicinity made an imPOs-
sThEity for the rebels. Another expedition
vas % sail for FeFnsndina in Florida,
Which has doubtless been secured before this
tine. Passing. thence into the Gulf Fl Pick
ems keeps complete watch over Gen. Bragg
snd his forts, while stll further west Gen.
Rhslps has iust made 80 formidable an addi.
aoa to tie force at Ship Island, that It can
- made an important base Of operations
sglinst New Orleans and Mobile.
Upon tbs other side Of the GENITAL body,
Gen. Kelley is established at Romney, ready
@ descend upon Winchester where Gen.
Lee commands toe rebels. Gen. Rosecrans
nssd do no more than hold his positi9 n du-
ding the winter. Gen. SchespR is in Eastern
Esatasky and Gen. Buell. with the central
column. The former has doubtless, within
ths past dsy or two, met ~ZOIlicOfsrs rebels,
snd, We trust, driven them back. The adj
Eancs guard Of Gen. BuelPs central column
kss already fought one daring battle in
which thrss hundred Germans caused three
apusand rsbss to a~rstreat inglOriOuBly.1-
Thstthis column Il 70 push vigorously south
Wszd,W We have great condolences. From Cairo,
undsr Gen. Halleck, the gunbOst expedition
nust start shortly against the rebels down
De HissiSsippiunm il meets the Ship Island
hncss st Eea Orleans. In Missouri Gen.
RsPe Is doing q good work in clearing the
eouatEy Of rebels, and sven ss We write We
hsEs word Of 4 brilliant victory won By one
q hs Ohcsra In which he captured thirteen
hundpsd rebels with arms, equipments and
aosss. Lastly, in far away Kansas Gen.
Lana Win sweep d9Wn the western borders
q ssssssiA marching to crush out treason ct
uhatsVer cost to traitors OF their institutions.
Tins We hsVe simply noted the prominent
Point Of stack which form a Gordon around
he rebels who may well sluddsr IS they
ID The tightening grasp Of the Briarean
Gz1 Of The Federal power. Let rs not be
es inPsdsntfo for N advance. It win come
" dSubs not in good time, and in time for
o. falsllnsnt Of Secretary Chass's psopbe-
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