Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-13
Rebel Fears Of she ProelamariOn--Is IS
u0 Dead Letter.


To all who have been taught to believe
that the rebels fear nothing from the Proc
lamatiOn, or thatthey are Indifferent to its
utteranee, we commend the latter portion
of the prophetic wailing in the following
extracts from the Richmond Examiner Of
Nov. 9th;
aThe enormous and rapid increas of the
euemy's naval power in this war, is one
of its most painful subjects ofinterest. His
arm has grown to such size as to threaten
US in many respects more seriously than
the enemy's land forces. The Yankees
have now afoat at least 200 vessels of war
more than they could boast when the war
commenced. Large and active prepara-
tions have been made for naval movements
this Winter, and it is generally estimated
that there are now about 90 iron-clad men
of-war building for the Yankee Govern
ment. beside those aAost.
uTbere is good reason to suppose that the
Yankee fleet, which is TO fall upon our
coast this Winter, will be stronger in point
of armament and class of ships than any
which has yet embarked on an offensive
movement. The objects to be accomplish
ed by this naval demonstration are OF the
most considerable importance. They are
to capture our seaportsi to make the
blockade eFectual; and to open avenues Of
invasion to those districts Of the South
where the Emancipation Proclamation can
with the beginning of Of the new year, be
pat into practical effect.
"It is useless to deny the advantages
/ which the enemy from the capture OF oul
remaining ports, or to slight such mis-
fortune to us by the consolation that w
can still whip the enemy by interior war
| fare. The welfare Of the country is eseon
| tally associated with the protection OF Wha
ptorts we now have; and if we have any
reasons to fear that through improvidenc'
or imperfect foresight on the part Of thu
Government Charleston, Savannah, anC
Mobile are to fall into the hands Of tht
enemy this Winter, then we may prepar
| ourselves for train of disasters that vii
reach the heart of the South, and fearful!
try the fortitude of our people.
dWith these ports in the hands'of the en-
env. the blockade could be enforced viii
a strictness and rigor of which we hay'
vet had n % experience in our suffering from
this source. We would have to abandon
all idea of building a navy on this side o
the Atlantic. We would have to repea
the humiliation of giving up to the enem.
or of destroying what few naval structure
we have. We would lose, to q grea
extent, our vast system of railroad com
munication in the Cotton States; and W
might realize, when it was too late, tba
the interior warfare of which such hope
are INDUCED would have to be conduete'
under circumstances in this section Of tn
| Confederacy which would render the sus
tenance and preservation of large arm.
almost impossible.
"These calamities threatened in the cap
ture Of our ports are grave enough. On
qraver, however, and more terrible thai
all these, is to come if the enemy can ge
a hold in the Cotton States, for putting int
oreration there his emsncipations scheme
Great efforts will naturally be made t
keep this pet measure of the Abolitionist
from falling to the ground, and to see tina
the wrath which Mr.. Lincoln has bottles
for the first of January does not go into
harmless fszle of soda powder. So far in
the war the enemy's scheme of servile in
surreetion has proved a ridiculous failure
The attempt is now to put it into operation
where we are least defended. to try tn
poison at the heart OF the South