Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-25
MING LEADER.
prEfNlteD oHNAmnEFAI PRINTIna.


alebrstibg At oucsthe birth Of the Fatherot
lie county and the victories that have heiP-
d to preserve that country, AF. Jefferson
Davis was prOfaning the day By being in
President Of the sham oSnfedera-
" for tslm Of six years. One who has
'sad The history Of the rebellion IS it has de.
rslsped from day 70 day, and who can read
he signs Of the times which are presented 70
him, would suppose thstJ. D. would be con-
iss With one years leadership Of this vile
adnspiracy which has gathered thirteen
States into Is folds. Bat Davis still grasps |
ct the hope Of an empire with himself at i's |
head, or if worst comes to worst he is ,on-
tant to have the South dependency Of
England, with himself IS The provincial gov
srnor. he & blinded to the doom that Is
gathering over the hsnnts Of secession and
refuses % zee in the Union triumphs any to-
ken Of the troWning Of Providence upon re.
beiisous schemes and 80 to-day he pressnds 70
LEAD and guide the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Florida,
Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana Texas,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Aissou-
II Allof these States are represented to
the foreign world by Mason, Slidell YSneey,
Mann & Co., as being part and parcels Of the
Confsdsrsey. But what is the real condition
Of these States, which Davis nov pretends
BE thePresident off In VHginia, all the
Northwest and a good part Of the Southwest
IL IN full possession Of the Federal authori.
siea, while the drunken rebel Governor
Lsoshsr is superseded by the fres State
GoFsrner PierpOnt Along the Northern
border General Lander has control and
has an army ready to preCipitate into the
heart OF the Old Dominion whenever per-
mission is given. The two counties COM
prising the Eastern peninsula are 50 far Union
-or at least 80 guiltlsss of rebel authority
that hey caunot be considered under Davis
jurisdictiou. That part Of Virginia about
Manassas is virtually under the rule of Stan'
ton and Mcclellan, far more than Of Davis,
while at Fortress Monroe, itself upon ''sacred
sol" is an army ready to march upon either
Norfolk or Richmond. Not much in that
State, surely, for Davis to boast of.
In North Carolina Gen. Burnside
has 80 improved upon the slight open
ing made ct Hatteras months ago
that his army may advance upon Norfolk,
Ralsieh, Beaufort or Wilmington, while
it Is giving to the UniOnists their long
sought for opportunity to rise from the dss-
potism Of secession. The whole North
Caroline coast is in our possession.
South Carolins has sn ainVssion" Of
Port Royal which must be anything but
pleasant for Davis to contemplate. Charles
-T5u, WnBrs Tng WEr was hrst commenced
VII seen be in our hands, while the State
Is being rapidly dspOPulated Of slaves
which Stephens declared to be the corner
stone Of the Oonfederaoy.
Com. DupOut has taken possession Of
Georgia ct Tybee Island, and Savannah,
tAe principal port and city Of the State,
win soon surrender to the federsls.
II Florida We still hold Fort Pickens
and do not intend to relenquish it, Gen
Bragg to the contrary Notwithstanding.
We have also possession Of Key Vest and
the Tortugas, which command the nAviga-
tion Of the Gulf.
Thslats HinHasion" into Alabama by the
eaabOats from Fort Henry must have as
tonishsd Davis not little. Let him wait
. few days longer and and he viii be still
more sstonished, both ct the sudscity Of
the federal forces and the hearty welcome
which they receive from the inhabitants.
Furihermore, Gen. Butler will porbably
advances from Ship Island and take Mobile
Even in Mississippi the Stars and Stripes
have been hoiStsd BY our troops st Ship
Island, and at Beloi and Mississippi City
upon the main land. HoE much will be
accomplished from those points We cannot
Jet tell.
We hEYe had frequent reports Of the
pFsValenos Of Union sentiment in New
Orleans which however, is kept down BY
the OEerruling powers. Our blOOksding
feet closely guard the entrance Of the riv-
er, and this chief southern port will moi
Be likely to yield much revenue for Davis
treasury. Its not unlikely that the NOR
tar asst, which has been building with
special reference to Columbus, may sppear
OF the New 0rlsOns levee some hne morn
ing and take possession Of the city.
IN Texas we have, at this time, no foot
hold, but there Il q probability Of Galveston
baine shortly taken. There is s strong Union
sentiment In the Western portion Of the
State.
Of the condition in Tennessee, our readers
are wen informed already. They know that
the State expresses itself as anxious to re-
turn to the Union, and that many Of its
G1ongholds are being either deserted BY the
rebels or captured by our Western troops
Before this goes to press, We may have reports
of the occupation Of Nashville by the Unien
army. Memphis must shortly fall. Tennes-
- ig already lost to the oonfederscy.
Kentucky is also secured to the Union.
Under a pretense Of neutrality she played the
traitor ct first, but has Of late fought the
rebels upon her own soil. The ValOr and
sll Of our Generals have very nearly clear
"a the State Of rebels, and made the Stars
and Stripes universally respected and trium-
aAsnt
Even in Arkansas, General Curtis has pur-
saoa tie flying Prics, and planted the Federal
Asg aeross the border.