Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-07


The Richmond Dispatch Of the 9th Of
September calls for legislation for the re-
mOval of all the negroes, making at the
same time some important admissions. 1t
says:
The Federal invasion, especially in its
relation to negroes, has thus far been
John Brown raid on a grand scale. Wher-
ever the Union armies have advanced the
negroes have been swept of as clean as
the Eastern locusts sweep field Of grain.
Not one green or black thing is left IN the
line Of the Yankee march, nor in the whole
country for many miles around. The
Piedmont, the Upper Valley, the Peninsula,
the country watered by the RappahannOck
and the Potomac, have been stripped of
their negro population. This war has as
sumed the character of a grand negro
hunting expedition.
OF victories the Yankees have gained
few; negroes many. What becomes ofthe
game it is impossible to say, nor is that a
matter of much Importance. The loss,
however, of so valuable an element of
strength and prosperity is q matter of such
moment, that the Legislature Of the State
ought at once to take measures for the pre-
7ention of similar oalamities in the future.
This can only be done by law providing
for the removal Of negros from all threat
ened districts to the interior. 1t will not
do to leave this to the discretion or judg-
ment of the masters. In some cases they
are too indolent 20 take the proper precau-
tions for the security of their property
In others they are deluded by implicit con-
fidence in the fidelity of their servants,
and, notwithstanding the experience which
the war has furnished, that the neighbor-
hood of Yankee army creates as COM
plete stampede among negroes as the ap-
proach Of locomotive among cattle, there
are thousands Of masters who continue to
believe that their servants will not run
under similar temptations, and foolishly
expose them to temptation. 1t is clear,
therefore, that there is no security for the
negro property of the State, unless the
Legislature makes the removal from the
district exposed to invasion compulsory.
We trust the necessary action will be taken
promptly, for the State has already suf-
fered enormous losses from this cause,
which, by precautionary legislation, might
all have been prevented.
The London Times AYERS that hatred to
England has come to be the meat and drink
of the people of the loyal States Of Amer
lea, +" ard is greatly puzzled to divine the
cause. If it will look over its files for the
past fifteen months, and recall its beastly
Trades against us; if it will recall the
fact thst the ruling presses and politicians
of Great Britain have been constantly ira
ducing us ever since the rebellion broke
out; if it will be so good as to remember
that those who give tone to English society,
have, with few exceptions, been giving
moral aid and comfort to the rebels from
the start 1T will cease to wonder that our
feelings toward England and Englishmen
are not altogether cordial. When leading
journals speak of our beloved Union as
nuisance in the eyes of Europe" when
the anniversary of our National Independ-
ence is made the occasion of inditing
coarse lampoons upon us when we are
stigmatized as the " "disgrsce of eiviliza-
ton" when Peers of the Realm and Prime
Ministers hold US up to the public horror
as a terrible example of evil courses
when i. is seriously proposed in the House
of Commons, that the "Great Powers
make common cause against US and wipe
us out" as blot and a scourge; we must
be pardoned for not feeling entirely amia-
BILE towards our revilers. Il may be very
naughtyin us to resent these jibes and in
suits, but it is very human. Even the
worm you tread upon turns its head in
protest against the heel that would crush
it.-Abdnp Journal.