Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-12

Correspondents Cleveland Leader.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 7, 1862.
Should a reader ask of you, " Watchman,
what Of the night?" you may say, "The
dawn is at hand; the clouds which have SO
long lowered down upon our house begins
to break away, and the glorious light ap-
pearsn And you would speak truly.
Beassured that the "lessons of the hour"
q mean disastrous electiOns) are not with
out their uses: and that the lessons of the
past Il mean, mismanagement Of the war
on the part Of political Generals) are nee
essary exigencies. sluggard Generals and
deoaying armies are awaking into activity:
or rather sluggard Generals will have to
give way to active, energetic, earnest ones,
and our impatient armies, brave and anx-
ious for the fray, will be led against the
enemy. Rely upon it, the Administration
is at length aroused to the e1igencies of the
times, and rapid, decisive blows right upon
the enemy's front, will eleetrify and rejoice
the people The substitution Of Rosen-
Grams, vigorous General of earnest anti
slavery feelings, fer Buell., fellow of inf
mite coneeit and an amazing lack Of sense,
was a stroke in the right direction. Hun
ter will return 10 the southern coast,
Banks will be assigned to an important
department.; and it is rumored that Ere
mont will be assigned to active duty. Our
rebellious Babylon will abe encOmpassed
round about" by a mighty host of the
. North people" and her idols will be bro
ken and destroyed.
General Joe Hooker" Fighting Joe"
as he is popularity and Familiarity called
is rapidly convalesciDg, and will no doubt
be able TO resume service in q very few
days. Hooker is Democrat, bnt is an
earnest believer in every measure that can
be effectively and legitimately employed
for the suppression of rebellion. He is for
the Proclamation warmly and heartily;
and well-grounded rumor says he will sue
ceed Nc Clellan in command of the army
of the Potomac. Unless Mcclellan speed
lily gives evidence that he still lives and
has some consciousness that there is an
enemy in his vicinity, who ought not to be
there, he viii surely be removed. lnac-
tivity will be no longer tolerated, and
indeed cannot be.
The election of Governor Boutwell, to
the Houae, from MASSACHUSETTS, will de-
prive the country Of the services, in one
of its most important Departments of a
thoroughly accomplished and energetic
business gentleman. In the organization
of his Bureau, Governor B, has exceeded the
most sanguine expectations; the machiDery
employed for the collection of internal
revenue works as smoothly, under his
skillfUl guidance, as If it were the estab-
lishment of years. His decisions involv-
ing questions Of internal revenue, have
been distinguished for remarkable clear
ness of Judgment He is sound upon every
question Of public policy, and will make
his mark, in his new sphere of action, as
statesman of eminent capacity and attain
ments. He is of Democratic antecedents.
Speaking of Gov. Boutwell's Department
reminds me that it is pretty definitely as
certained that the amount of revenue
which will acrue from the internal tax,
will be largely in excess of what was esti-
mated, even by the most sanguine friends
of the measure It is believed that after
the public debt we have incurred in the
prosecution Of the war is paid, the revenue
derived from the imposition of stamp duties
alone, viii be amply sufficient for the cur
rent expenses Of the Government, if econ
oinically administered and that the costs
of collection will be greatly less than that
expended in the collection of custom duties.
Can you estimate what an important dis
covery this will be how far it will go to-
ward solving the difficulties between
the sections and how all-potent it
will be in practically asserting the
glorious theory Of free trader That
it is an equitable mode of taxation, has
never been seriously doubted, 1 believe;
although it has been radically unpopular
in this county, because Of its connection
with our revolutionary war.
am informed that General Garfield has
been assigned to duty in South Carolina,
under Major General Hunter. Wherever
Garfield goes, he will always approve him
self gallant soldier, and a courteous
gentleman. Regarding him as q rising
man in our glorious Buckeye State, l re-
joice in the opportunity afforded him for
usefulness and distinction.
1 observed in your paper the other day
q brief notice of BOllmeyer, who was re-
Gently killed at Dayton. Bollmeyer was
one of that class of leeches who fastened
upon the treasury here during the admin
istration of Buchanan. He drew salary
for two years as clerk in the Sd Auditors
Office, and never spent q month at his desk
during all that time No wonder he was
a pro-slavery traitor sympathizer.
Mr.. and Miss Couldock begin an engage
ment here at Ford's theater next Monday
evening, and the Ravsls play at the same
theater during this week.
Snow has been falling all the morning;
but its presages mud and not sleighing.-
How could enjoy a "run" over smooth
snow from Cleveland to Silverthorn's, as I
suppose Cleyelanders will within thirty
do