Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-29

Union Feeling On New ~Y0rk-Capt. whiting
Mai. Anderson.
The following is an extract from a letter
written by a lady in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Der
sister in this. city.
Arm 2l.
Such a stats Of excitement as there is here
never expected to witness, but now II tas
come upon US, l share in It to such an ex-
tent, that | am ready "to do battle" in the
cause myself. On Friday I Witnessed the
departure of the It'll Regiment, and as they.
fled past where l stood, I recognized among
them many whom knew. wished my
selfa man thar | might join them.
Three steamers left here yesterday, one
commanded by Capt. Sam Whiting, former
ly in command of the steamer Marion-run-
ming between New York and Charleston
In the morning Capt. Whining went to Fort
Hamilton with an order from Major Ander-
son, for the Stars and Stripes that formerly
waved over Fort Sunderland for saluting
which, he had been withdrawn from the
command of the Marion. he told Luther
when he returned, It was the prOudest mo-
ment of his life when ne found himself still
sailing under the glorious Flag, torn, SHAT
tered and insulted as it had been. The
Flag was intended to add interest to the
Union meeting called for yesterday afternoon.
Capt. Whiting no sooner reached New York
with his precious charge. than be was mott
fed to take Immediate command of the steam
er Columbia, which was one of the three
ready to sail with the regiments leaving for
Washington.
We had quite an exciting time last evening,
for which we were slightly prepared, by the
afternoons paper. It seems a day or two
ago, Mr.. Crittenden, the Principal of the
Packer Institute, notified the young ladies
that hereafter they must refrain from wearing
the Union badges or flags. This they re-
scented, and one young lady refused to take
hers of, when she was requested to walk in
one of the private rooms, and there told by
Mr.. Clittenden himself that unless she ac-
ceded to his demand, she would be expelled
from school. The article in the evening
paper simply stated the case, and finished
with the remark, that unless the Union Flag
was shown from the building, the Packer In
stitute might receive a visit from those, who
had on a previous evening, visited the Offices
Of the Eagle and Daily News. About 6
o'clock we were warned Of something unusu-
al transpiring by the sound OF many feet, and
soon the street was one dense mass of human
beings. The crowd commenced shouting
e0ut with your fag"-"Show you colors, -
and In a very few moments they had the
satisfaction of seeing the Stars and Stripes
gracefully unfurl and float TO the breeze.
Three times three cheers and a tiger were
given, and then the crowd quietly dispersed.
But their satisfaction was so great they kept
returning in squads to give three more cheers
and q tiger. Of eourse you must know that
Mr.. Crittenden Is a Democrat Of the strong
est kind. Nobody quarrels with a mans
honest political opinions, but he has a few
Southern girls at his school, and IN order to
keep on the right side of The South, he is for
suppressing the expression of opinions by the
North. l assure you we were rejoiced when
we saw the dear old flag from the window Of
the school, and heard the hearty cheers in
response. -
Later in the evening we called on Major
Anderso , who held areception at Mr.. Walls
could not help contrasting the Friday pre-
vious, when he was so differently engaged.
Gen. Scott says Major Anderson has perform
ed the greatest piece of Artillery General
ship in the history of the word, andall con-
cur in one opinion, that be isa brave soldier
and q Christian. He is quite small in statare,
and slim in figure, buu his face and head in
dictate his character very plainly. With all
his bravery, be is modest-nO Pomposity
about him. "Does modesty always accom-
panY true merritt"