Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-22
g. ,CaWles & Go, Publishers,
From tho london Times
The chaass. Of lho slrusslo.

! pNAtAta.. 4Au. kMpAt1 uAllNua ~ AbEhA
.srners have been able to pat in the aeld q
force Which, though exaggerated By pairiotisH
o. policy, is sljH ono tcf Tie most iNPostpS
/ that icas tUer gathered under The banners Of a
/ Satr. That army commanded by Gen.
MoClellan on the Potomac probably ex-
eeeds in numbers the whole force which tho
Confederatss have to defend Virginia and
I the Atlantioeoast. Without sending away
! a man from the army destined to protect
! Washington and to advance into Virginia,
4 the Federal Government can direct ekpedi-
tons against other points which hey judge
| nssailabie. For instance, il Is said thai
the success AZ Cape IIatterss has been so
/ complete and important and yet so easy,
/ that the President has determined to con.
| tinue this method OF warfare, and that
one or two other expeditions are projected,
and, indeed, in ac'aal preparation. But
troops for these Farposes will not be taken
| from Gen, M0Clellan's sTmy; or, if So,
gaps will be filled up ct once By regiments
from the various Northern States, In the
West, toe, the Fedoralists have very con.
siderable forces, and Il must be BY some
what negligent use Of them that the North
bas received the check ct Lexing on, Mis-
souri,. The South, indeed, can never hope
TO equal its opponents in the number Of It's
men. Inferior in population, with no large
and poor class of immigrants to supply
soldiers and with four millions of slaves
10 look after, the vast Cotton States can
furnish but very moderate force in com.
psrison to what the North can send oct
when il is in earnest The only adEan.
tage hat the South enjoys is, that its in
hsbitants are more generally trained 10
arms, and that they will probably fight
With the desperation. Of men who know
that defeat really means The fall of the IA.
stitution for which they have taken arms,
and he destruction Of their own political
power in the Federation which has had the
strength 10 ooer0e them i5uEzs .te-s.f-
Bat an inieriority still more important IS
that under which the COnfederates suffer in
thematter OF arms and materials Of war. Our
Special Correspondent has continually allud-
ed to this aud It is confirmed by the little
inewswhich leaks out from the South, as well
as by the event OF more than one actioF.
They are, it s believed, wanting ia powder
and in the sulphur to make il; their rifes are
notabundant and thongh they have a good
many heavy guns, and have set the foundeT-
les to work, the number Of field pieces at
their disposal is insufficient for the dimen
siOns which the war is taking. These things
might certainly be pr,dicated of the two par
ties Il eFeu We knew nothing Of the facts,
Tbs. .Originsl supply of warlike material with
which nation begins ,hostilities car. last but
a little time rand the crest care every wise
ruler has been to mske his country indepen-
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it has been the fate of the Southern States to
neglect at once manufactures and shipping.
The coast is sealed fzespt 70 o fssg eleV,r sea
man commanding tdst-SqitiaE UsSssls, and tie
skill for. .fdbriedti1g arms must be slow,y acguir-
ed 10 III gn sssM.ss al thegates. Y U
The chances are thcrefore, that he southerh
Statss are ab9ut t9uadsEgo seUere triaIof Ll4ir
strength and resolution. A telegram, said to
be from the South, has been published an
nouncihg, ameng several incorrect peiees of
news, that the cotton loan amounted 10 a mil
lion bales, that the picking season had fuliy
commenced, and the planters were slowing
awayin the sad on their estates, there TO re-
main at the disposal Of the Government ur-
til the raising Of the blodk ide. This practice
however, is evidently not quite universal,
since we hear of cotton ships slill attempting
to run the blockade and bring their carsoes
to Liverpool. But If it be the rule it must
point to an expectation among the GOnteder-
ates that the war is to be a long one, and that
the Federalists are likely toattenlpt some oc-
cupation of the Southern ports. From the stray
facts which reach rs fnom the South it would
appear that there is no intention Of yielding,
and that compromise with the North, even
on the most favorable terms Tor slavery,
would be rejected by the obstinate race which
obeYs Jefferson Davis. The a-cendancy
which this leader possesses over his people is
complete, and the Confederate Cabinet gen
orally consists Of highly popular men, who
have been able tocommit their fellow-citi-
zens to the momentous struggle now coming
upon them. 1t Is stated in the telegram to
Whi.h We alluded, that Gen. Mcclellan vas
between the lines Of Beauregard sndathe
Potomaca IL this be q specimen Of the ideas
entertained at the South, respecting the con-
dition Of The federal forces, it hardly CORES
ponds with dhe assertion that "the people
there discuss matters freely" If they did.
this, they must have some clearer notions Of
the position of the hostile General, who wiH,
probably, soon be able to fake a very menac-
ing attitude towards the Confederates.
With respect to, the actions which have
been fought during the fortnight previous TO
the departure Of tho last msil, it is sufficient
so say that the federalists, according to their
own account, have been generally the vicr
tors. A reverse, however, has befallen the
federal arms il Missouri. Gen. Price had
captured The town of Lexington, after series
Of combats, which lasted several days, and il
which he is said, by bis opponents, to have
suffered severe losses. We DO not however,
attach much importance to this outlying war
fare. Whatever may he The resuIt OF the
war, IL is impossible that Missouri, with Kan
sas on one side and Illinois on the other, with
g million Of white inhabitants, and but com
paratively few slaves, can ever belong to the
South. The real battle will be fought in
Virginia and on the coast and It IS to these
regions that the attention Of both Govern
ments must nov be directed. -.-l