Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-25
Ilems and eo.sIp Ion OharIestOn.


From the Charleston correspondence of
the N. Y. Tribune, we quote few para
graphs:
Meantime, there is no idleness at Fort
Sumter They have just built a sort of wood
en- tower, (Magiculli, believe they are call
ed technically, name taken from the
Italian), in order 10 be able to reach the
enemy from an elevation.
One thing is worthy of remark: Although
it was claimed that the entire South would
hy to the rescue and help of South Carolina,
and that there would be q contest among
the sympathizing States for the privilege of
fighting her battles, as yet, not an offer be-
yond a single company from Savannah and
one from Maryland, had been made. The
plain inference is, that the other States have
not much sympathy with the prscipitste ac-
ton of South Carolina. She now finds thai
she has to fight her own battles, and pay
her own charges.
Things have come to a provoking pass
with the Rebels. The thing has got chill
Three thousand men lie encamped around
Fort Sumter and its little garrison Of less
than one hundred men, their guns all pointed
and shotted; and yet Gov. Pickens, with
whom solely the discretion rests, refuses to
give the word to FIRE What are we here
for, say the three thousand, but to FIRE, and
what enemy is there except Fort Sumter
handful of men 2 How long are we to ex-
hibit ourselves to the world in this ridicu-
lous Ight-three thousand men eneamped
against hundred2
Thus say the valiant three thousand unto
Gov. Pickens, Oommander-in-Chief, who, in
reply, says-notbing,
The obstinncy of the Federal Government
in refusing to surrender Fort Sumter to the
Rebels is provoking beyond endurance.-
They want to disband their army, cease
their warlike preparations, and thereby stop
expenses, which are not less than $40, ,0OO
and are growing continually. That's the
spot where the shoe pinches worst. The
pocket has begun TO reflect: or rather has
been rejecting, and is going to spelk out
Wherefore the acts that have driven away
the commerce Of the port sa! the shippers
vessel owners, and commercial property
owners. OF all the unnecessary, injurious
acts in the world, say they, the sinking 0
the four ships in the channel to the harbo'
was the most extraordinary. No measure 0
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could have been so bad. We have bitter
our own nose clean of. Thus the CONNER
cial men bring in their indictment agains
the men, who have managed the Secession
business. All classes are beginning to ute
their complaints. Were their perfect ibert,
t Of speech in South Carolina, those leader
! would 60 under in less than thirty days.
: Within the last twenty four hours hav
more than once heard the remark made, use
cession is played ont, or words to that im
port, and in every instance from men belong
ing to the representative classes. The utte
impractieability Of the enterprise is every da
more and more manifest. The expense fo
soldiers and other warlike requisites is b
no means the leading item. It is the pros
: tration of business, the ruin of credit, th
destruction Of values, the depreciation Of a
!. kinds Of property, the unhinging Of every