Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-30
Reconstruction.


The Charleston Mercury wakes exceeding
indignant at the tendency toward recon,
struction OF tLS Federal Union, as manifest
ed in some acts of the Confederacy. It sees
danger in the clause in the new Constitution
which provides for the addition of new
States by two-thirds vote, as after the
accession (of which the Mercury has ardent
hopes,) of the border States, there will be
likely to be no great difficulty in obtaining
the requisite number of votes to allow the
admission Of Pennsylvania, New York, &c
And if they may be admitted, then the pro-
cess may 90 on until the whole North grad
uaIly falls into the lap of the South, and
then the whole battle for supremacy must
be fought over again. It advocates the firm
refusal of all Northern States to admission
into the Confederacy. @
The Mercury closes as follows at is
therefore, not to oppose the adoption Of the
Constitution by South Carolina, that we
broach the subject, but simply, and at once,
70 oppose the idea and policy Of this Few
kind Of reconstruction or Reorganization, and
70 build up and fortify public opinion
throughout the South, as far as we can,
against using the discretion that will be
given our Congress Pnder the proviso Of
fwo-thirds vote. For, if sufficient time be
allowed the people Of the Southern States
70 realize, under their own government, the
amount Of security, prosperity and power
attainable, without connection with the
North, except BY treaty, We have great hopes
that they viii outgrow present Proclivities,
which we are fain to consider weak ana I'M
adu tn al
/ Northern States, whose people differ from
Us so radically and in such hostile degree in
I regard to our domestic Institutions, and
whose punic faith must render all paper
constitutions and parchment obligations ut
/ terlv nugatory and worthless for all the
purposes for which laws are useful''
Considering the character which is borne
BY the bonds of some of the Confederated
states, that last sentence is cool, certainly.
Hov once Holders are Received in Vir-
/ Einias
The Lynchburg( Va. )Republican, town evil
IDENTITY appropriately named, gives the follow
ing sample of the way the secessionists Of Yir-
ginia intend to treat President LineOln's ap-
continents. In such ease a stOppage of all
mails upon the routes where opposition is
made, would be the best remedy. If the
people are so particular that they cannot have
their letters taken through by Republican
Nail Agent, they had better go without AM
correspondence. IL
eMr. CroOk, Lineoln's mail agent on th,
Alexandria road, made his first tip up Sat
urday, and in passing Charlottesville wa
waited upon by a COMMITTEES Of citizens, wh,
{ niormed him in the pOltest manner possible
( that be had better throw up bis commission
and retire from the public service, or b
would be dealt with according 10 bis desert
D as black republican, who would never b
permitted to scatter bis foul teachings owe
Q Virginia soil. Mr.. G. thinking @discretiO
4 The better part Of vslor," consented to resig
IN bis return to Alexandria, and be was pei
nitied to pass 1t is also stated that th
y aid gentlemen, upon reaching this city 0
o Saturday evening, made castle Of his ma
ar, from which be was afraid to bulge an
come out in the city, but remained safel
= enseonced in it until his departure yesterda
e morning, sending the mail up by a subst
tute."