Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-29

W6sHIsaToS, D. C., Sept -, 1862.
EDIToRs LEADER:-0ne day has passed
since the Presidents proclamation was
given to the public. 1t was matter of
interest to know how a proclamation of
emancipation would be received by the
people here and throughout the loyal
States.
The greet mass of all parties here in the
city appear to welcome it as a necessary
measure.
President Lincoln's forbearanee in not
resorting to this extreme measure to crush
the rebellion until convinced that it was
absolutely necessary, is much praised.
Many who now see its necessity, claim
that but for McClellan's inactivity last
winter, it would not have been required to
restore the Union and the permanency of
our free institutions.
There are few here, as was expected,
who are very much alarmed at the danger
to the peculiar institution and the political
status based thereon.
There are some fippant officers belong
ing to our army, here, who are, also, very
much afraid that they, under this prOcla-
nation, will have to, as they say, fight for
the "nigger." 1 am glad to say that this
class of officers is small, though under the
teachings of such papers as the New York
Herald, if its disloyal teachings were fol-
lowed, this class would be larger and more
dangerous. Such officers should be prompt
ly discharged from the service, for their
talk tends to demoraize the soldiers under
their command, and in this way the rebel
sympathizers at the North are straining to
give aid to the rebellion, and embarrass
the Government Letters should be sent
from home to the soldiers that would tend
to keep up the patriotic fires, and counter
act the bad influences brought to bear on
the privates. of some of the army corps.
Hundreds of our wounded from the Mary
land battle fields are being brought to the
hospitals of this District tits intended to
bring about 5000 of them here, the rest to
be distributed to the hospitals of Balti-
more, Harrisburg and other points. There
will then be near 10000 patients in the
forty hospitals in and near this city.
Our patriotic ladies have all they can
find time to attend to, now, in contributing
to the comfort Of our gallant soldiers
Mrs. Secretary Smith may be seen almost
daily in a carriage loaded with stores on
visit to some of these hospitals.
This kind-hearted and patriotic lady
never tires in this good work, and has
helped to unmask the abuses in some of
our hospitals here. A report on the con-
duct of the hospitals of this District, pub
lished few days ago, does great injustice
to the great majority of our hospitals.
There are not more than three or four of
the forty that were the foundation for the
reported criticisms. The abuses in these
are being promptly remedied by the Sur
geon General.
Secretary Smith, ever careful of the well
fare of his cOuntrymen, has ordered the
Commissioner of Indian affairs to give no.
tice that travelling overland to the Pa
cifc will be dangerous this season on ac-
count of Indian hostilities.
Captain Perry, of the Navy, has been
promptly dismissed from the Naval service
for allowing a rebel steamer to run the
blockade off Mobile where he had com
mand. This is as it should be, and if like
punishment was meeted to our army Off
GERS for dereliction of duty, we should have
more efficiency in our army, and less
complete" victories that require another
battle to make them satisfactory. But
this criticism is on men high in position,
who perhaps, are doing the best they can
under the circumstances but should like
to see them act in accordance with the sug-
gestion, nevertheless, for an army with
strict discipline, even though some call it
an iron hand, is most effectusl.
UNO.