Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-10
reckless horde Rsls taderhi6lnt de y7Fy 10
ground on which they tFod.-


reckless lhQrds Fsls aaderhi6lnk taS77Fy 10
ground on which they tFOd.
ANY TRANSPORTATION.
Another iisn Of reckless expsnasturs wssear
the order Of the War Department allowing
two cents per mile for the transportation AZ
troops, and liberal prices for bag yaee and
hOfss. So enormous were the pioGs that
railroad companies In the West bid fEoH SID
500 10 e. 500 to nearly every regiment ff
the privilege Of transportation. L Is remark
able that he late Secretary, who Wss him.r.
sell, By long experience and observation 60
conTersant with the Management Of rsIl-
roads; who rsjoicsd II the oonhdsnes Of .
friend; who WAS intimate with railgosd con
nsEions, especially ia PsnasylEania; shonldas
have allowed railroads such large amoqnts
that they could lavish thousands for the iIans-
poFtstion Of single regiment
Trains not running as swiftly, and some-
times with no bstter cars, charged nearly
double mere thGB smigEsnt rates. Did he
not know thst each passenger was entitled
to eighty pounds Of bsggRgsf Jet an extra
charge wa allowed for all transported With
the troops thus thousands have been un- q.
Justly taken frcm Che Treasury, not only by
the assent Of the Department, bat by iis eE-
press sanction and order.
The pirates who infest The oessn, under con-
mission Of the rebel .hief, are not more de-
serving the exeeration Of mankind than the
gang who, On land, are suffered % feast upon
the BRsat Of the poor shd the blood Of Dc
brave. asan rai ssgE t11llrr1 al
While the nation Is siFsiaing at eFsEY
nerve, and bleeding st every pore, thsse
heartless crestures-for gain, to gfatily un-
holy passions-Eretehes,
YWho shrine their iusts in heaven, ,- -r
/ And make pander Of their God"
have fcmer grasp upon the thro5t Of the
nation than bhis armed rebellion. Llks
panthers, at set Of SUE, across the nation 81
darkene1 path, they
aBound upon their startled prey" ~
And while this mighty nation, this giant Of
the West is trembling beneath its grsat
weight, is arms growing weary, all its nerves
and sineWs quivering, almost while lie is
ebbing nom is veins, if gold could Be ex-
/ trseted from The quartz they Eoald pick b.
I piees-meal the rock on which be stands, of q
Il they could make merchandise Of his locks
dishsveled By the rough tempest wonld shear
him Of his strength. They follow ~
ssWith what keen second scent Of death, eld
By which the Tuiture snUGs the food" ga ig
If we cannot overcome the open enemy IN e1
'front.' let rs at least bauisb the masked trail ~
tor in our midst. Do this, and yOu
strengthen anew the arms and sdd 70 TIE
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sure the conviction that all VIII be we'll -
Fraitor spies have been waking youF streets,
6essting at your saloons, pr0menadiog at -lA
your lsvees, and sleeping in your capital.
They have been engaged in y0uF Depart /.
1 ments, making drawings Of your f0rti6ea- &
tions; aggregadons Of your armies al your =
consultations, your plans Of battles and Or
der of marches have been communicated to
the enemy. Your generals have been para
lyzed, your armies defeated, BY the very men
who are feeding upon The bounty Of your
Government betrayIng your confidence and
the land which holds the graves Of their
fathers.
'Oh, for tongue 10 curse the slave, 30
Whose treason, like deldly blight,
! Cones DER the cOunsels Of the brave, ~
, And blasts them in their hour Of might 20 ~
Sir, am not one Of those disposed to
question or distIust the ability or correct
ness Of our Leaders. have always believed
that poor general, with the c0nfdenos Of 1E5
the people, vas far better than a Napoleon -r5
, or Hannibal, with mutteriHgs Of complaint
and half uttered distrust. We cannot afford
another defeat They who control our armies
win lily discharge their duty If they sfe a
guided BY ought else than t9eir Own ma
tured judgments. Bat have right to in 81
sst that we shall use all the means which 8
Z God of Providence has placed In our reach.
} No war has been more ezassless; no sebsl- 30
hon, with so little of complaint, since the no
angels fell no treason which threatened 50 -
, much destruction, and imperiled 50 much
of happiness for the present, or hope for the
future; none involving 80 much crime against
humsnity, or sin against Him who guides The 90
dosti=ies II naIions - .4t
Hen in arms were formerly our brethren;
and while in peace we would treat them IS
} friends, in war let Us treat then as enemies.
! They are seeking to wrap in flames the ten 1g-
, !, pies which their fathers built and in Which
they worshiPped. They are trampling un-
: der foot the Constitution and laws which
their fathers ordsined, and Of which they.
boasted; above Rll, they have dispised and
8 rent in twain the hoEeEy banner which their
fathers and ours planted in victory on Sars-
toga aad YorktoWn's plains-that banner Il
which hoated II triumph ct Chippewa and
NeF Orleans; under which, on ihs plains Of -
Mexico, the Palmetto regiment and the vol
unteers from the Empire State fought sdsb7 -
side, where the gallant Butler tel. They r.
cannot divorce the American people fron
that noble ensign each sIripe on its starry
folds gees back and entWiRes itself around q
the battle-helds Of the Revolution Every oa--
star stands as a sentinel over the grave where
n the patriot sleeps; how deep the crime Of
those who have been reared to sing Of its l-
power now to trample and despise il ! Are 81
not such men The basest Of eaemies, who
should feel our pHnishments, and our vens
gesnee, too? VIII you talk Of the eonstitu-r .
tional rights Of men who are steeped IN the
gzll Of such damning infamy2 II this vaF5 =
itmatters MOI, what may b. their insiu.ions.
No matter though they be the bess on earth, -
If We can harm them, subdue them by suu-...r
dering their Institutions, il is our duty to do
90. A rebel sells you horse for one hun -
dred dollars, which you agree to pay him by r
solemn contract in writing; be comes sisais
the horse, and then demands that you shsll 80
pay him the price agreed. - 49,
L VIII not do for this administration nor ~
for us, with half million Of men sleeping ri
OF their arms, to be apologizing with proels- -
nations, which are ssnseless-1ay, criminal II
that We should be dancing like hariots in the -
ante chamber Of this stupendoas criminal
though armed to destroy and surronnded ~
with the minions Of an snslaFsdi dinatioualitE. -
10 the ineendiary Ehopu;s the torch to volr,--i-
dwelling and is despoiling you cf family +,
family and property, would you stand crouch
ed On one knee begging like dog that YOU
did not mean to burn his dwelling or destroY
your property No, sir; let rs stand in he ~
dignity Of our national manhood And he ~
who violstes our Constitution, tramples on. -.
oar hag, or pariis our commerce. is an enc =
ny, whom We should strike whether it be In
I ehn daafrraffn, of 1sfa