Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-03
JEFF DAVIS INDICTED.
A Change In Rebel Leadership
Demanded.

Ucl11n0cQs
(Fron the Richmond Wing Of Friday, 2lst ,
Thsa. arc times to try mems souls. The
ooasoorences Of q defensive policy, snd Of
ne foilV q transferring the war to The
valley Of the MiBsissippi, where the enemy
have their best fighters, instead Of attack
inr them In their central and most tender
nt-PennsylVanis-by aggressive var,
are nov upon as. We have permitted them
without interruption, 70 mature their pro-
lTsmme Of surrounding and compress
fne us, which vas announced more than
Il ,siTht monihs ag0. What our government
hss done 10 meet the issue, besides Wrang-
nne Hith popular Generals and piddling
over petty Jobs, the Lord only knoWs.-I
judging By results 50 far, 1t is the most
lsmentabls failure in history, and suggests
10 the rejecting mind that the most signal
VsSF7ios Which that government can render
20 the country e ths saErsHder Of the helm to
ablr Gld 5sftsr hands. In view Of the
past tie present and probable future, the
pageant of to-norroW Is bitter mOokery
and miserable compensation for the ruin
Of q fres people. A child With q bsuble,
fhs old ran with young wife, are par
fial illus rssioHs Of the dsplOrabls folly.
For eight months the people have been
...L.A E1l4 NNA-NAA0- ANNNIA aAA
Be said Of tbs araor, he disinterestedness
ana devotion Of the s01thern people. With
= one hart they have offered all they have
fsr the common cause.-The cause Of life,
1ibsFty and happiness-but there has been
responae from The authorities ct all in
nrOportisn e the outburst from the popu.
sr heart The dreamy inaoti0n Of the last
arrEef ond autumn, the disease and wear
oss q camp life, and the wasting away
frsat arf1F eFeI assembled, Were IN
re7 IA net with patiel lce7 st tsaat Vlth-
oh7 nv btiBtesous con- laint against lhe
cover seat. II c5nfdence vas bhsEeD,
fhs-boPs eti survived that on rulers were
IDdtine diligently, wisely and effectively
FrfaF defehE6I Iir1sdAGe A4i--4a
Tie rssuls is before US. Does patriotism
di5tats, does il justify longer silence Z Are
We privileged TO fold cur arms in mute ae-
miration Of some reputed great man, Will g
TIE country, under his guidance, IS going
with railroad speed % odsstrugtionG There
40 unkind feeling il any quarter, that
s know of iDEards Mr. DsTis; go far from
IL eli the Manifestations Of the IasStHelYe
months prove the contrary. But the con
rietion Is geReral-Outside Of Official cir
cles i may be said to be uniVsrsal-thst
mo enc msn can perform an the varied
funoE6bs, civil and military, Of this gov
srumeut The mystsrious do nothing pol
icy, which has been attended only viii
disaster, has substituted distFust and sP
rruhsnsion for the hope and confidence
fish previously preVailed. Il is this Loo
~ confidence which presents the mos
1ieomv phase 70 our cause. The nen an'
fhe peiioy that have without necessity in
vo2Ted Us ia our present troubles, are the,
on whom We have 70 reiy for extraction
Conadsrce can only Be regainedY and ou
dsliverance achieved, by 9 change Of mel
or 9 change Of policy,
The crisis is too serious to minee Woro'
Perhaps We AL have committed an eErol
0nd hsVs contributed e deluds the Admin
ts1tion By holding our tongues, or onI
snirinr thu h0nsyed accents Of prais
hs aisp51ifion has been great among a
ola.7e q LOOK on the bright side Of ever
fhine--to gloss over what We did not 81
prove and hope fer the best from what v
"a not understand. But such disasters 9
q. Of Roanoke Island, and the Tenne
tCunbsrIsnd Rivers are such patel
Wing evidences Of insui6cienS
~. -BPeH Sdcnca must be lost Withol
saet =. s go 0f sR altered and mol
sAseLeas 5 P9siey 49, ~ msy have been {
- - o..,.'i-.-l : the last eig
N-HN|
msnlhs, while the enemy Fsfs 81 rol ds
ps1inE t0 invade us, on oauss u 'sos
perase, IL We can have eBgneels a. = -
estio aesion. With free aRd brave u
pie, ready TO peril fortune and Life for
naintainanos Of their liberties nothing
wanting but competent leaders --nen I
wise heads ana big heads, worthy Of u
great movement . conduct them to VI
tory.
A Preae6er over one Huuarea Years On
RsT. y. ~ Sullivan, writing 70 q
Western Christian Advocate from siEtsel
Ma sand Ohio, Feb, 18th, says;
Ths fztsnent n your paper On The ~
i6ant in noticing the death Of RevereI
Ioshus Wells, Of Baltimore. Maryland,
bang The Oldest preacher Of the Metaodi
Eaiss6pai Church, is q misiake-he peil
in his ninety eighthyear. hey. Hugh Ou
.nor dent some four miles sonlh
Rishmond, WSyne county Indiana, Isl
one hundred and hfth year, enjoying
one Of his extreme see, WondeTiu u sirer's
Of body and mind and displays moon p
aatons Of the aoldeR time" uam.s 81
evidences Of that ViRor Of mind which
peculiarly eharaoieriEed him in other yea
n seon7ersalion with friend on the 8
day Of JauUary, 1852, he said; 81 we'll
mhsr-7h1 Yas doing enc hundl
aE 1ss 8 q
III IaIsaEeFEIoa
T k7GDl lIs.---iVe lave slrsfdy p
eiate1aeAt mat o. "a AitIrday ev
Inaiust before leaving Rislmonds Colo
- cf Massachusaits, vas informed &C
al Nashville. Col. Lee also says /
aisnsfoh to thst eject YES received
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