Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-27
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There seems to be a strong conviction al
Washington, and almost everywhere else,
thai portion and probably the most rst-
liable portion Of Beauregards erpsy, re-
Gently at Corinth, is now al Richmond.
Circumstances are stated Wish seem 70
establish theihot We shoaidnt be at All
surprised % learn that Al least thirty or
thirty-6ve thousand q Beauregard men
have Joined the Richmond army. Whe-
ther the rebels have, or have not, as is gem
eraIly stated, two hundred thousand men
in Riohn0nd, we consider very doubtful.
The rsbels have uniformly been successful
in setting on foot exaggerated accounts Of
their numbers at all points. But we deem
ithkely that they hays now gathered, or
are gathering, their available strength in
10 one grand army, with the intention 10
stake everything upon single conflict in
frunt Of their capital, leaving In the mean
while an the rast'of their Cenfederacy
open to the advance Of Federal troops.
And this, if il is their policy, is no doubt
wise one, for everybody knops that our
troops, 90 lohere ihcg may iriH b gHiltg of
10 iRfsrfsrenee rifh Southern property, o.
SouihsrR rights Of dRy kind For the sake
Of tremendous victory at Richmond, fol-
lowed as il would be by a long train Of
highs -lmP Portant results, the rebels could
well afford 10 have our afmies occupy near
u the whole Of the area Of their Confeder-
aey for twelve months Louisville JolpTdly
We call the attention Of every patriot,
rr-kn annfwnu 20, Hhs1 ~ va,knn1s,v,
speedily repressed and crushed out to the
statements Of the above paragraph. and
particularly TO the passage which we have
itAioiEed. it's no doubt true, every word
Of il and should arouse us to q most seri-
Gus consideration of the policy which our
Generals have been pursuing.
The journal declares, and with truth,
that every officer and soldier in ;he rebel
army feels that his rights Of EVERY
KIM" viii not be interfered with in any
way by our forces, and feeling assured Of
this he readily leaves his property, his
crops, his horses, his cattle and slaves, to
the protection Of the Federal Government
in one quarter while he goes of with guRe
on Shoulder to strike q death blow to it in
another.
Was ever sHoh 2 YmORstroHs' absurdity
committed by any Government before as
to protect rebels and aid them in their eff
forts q destroy it2 Did ever Congressman
and editions, speak and write month after
month amid the roar Of cannon and the
elasf 0f aabres 10 prove thst We mpstno
mOlest the Constitutional rights Of traitors
or touch the sacred property ofrebels2 Did
ever Government say to Insurgents, "COn-
eentTate your forces in one body, if you
deem it necessary tostrike us a death blow;
and we assure you that your property and
rights shall be scrupulOusly respected ~
If such folly ever was committed, history
has mercifully drawn the pail Of forget
fulness over. such imbecilitY and infatua-
ton. The Administration owes 1t to the
nation and 10 posterity1io let its blows fall
60 thickly,dnd 30 heavily on the rebels and
their property, in all quarters that they
viii have no opportunity TO concentrate
their army at any paint I If. ever we ex--
pect to quell this rebellion, we must change
our policy, and cease to be allies of the
rebels.-NdshUille UflioH.