Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-04

Rarely will our readers find such keenly |
edged sarcasm as in the following from
last New York Independent. It bites bet
ter than a file:
When bean or a c0nTolyulus selects
long and shapely stake, and tenderly clasps
it with its twining stem, does the pole i'm
aqine that the vine cares for Il or for itset7
All that it asks of the stick is, that it will
allow the vine a chance for selfdisplay.
When ma, therefore, ridicule the eminent
scholars and merchants of Boston for max
ing SO much ado over General Mcclellan,
on his recent invasion of New England,
they lack comprehensionl
q He furnished good trunk on which
Boston worthless could climb themselves
into conspicuity. Mr.. Everett hung beau
tifully as as an azure conyolvulus from
garden trellis. Mr.. Hilliard twined about
the hero as tender as q blossoming bean.
Mr.. Lunt ran all over him, rank and coarse
as q Virginia trumpet-creeper. The stake
had q heavy time Of it. But it was Spring
time forihe Boston twiners and elimbersl !
GWe must do the General the justice to
say, that he appears far better in such
campaigns than before the enemy. Lee is
too much for him, but Lnnt is fairly over
matched.
"a sword was presented, all ablaze with
diamonds. It was none Of your ugly
savage swords, made to cut with. 1t was
one Of those home swords whose value is
not in the blade, bat the handle. OF course
it had Latin on it. That is the language
of Boston. I" Pro regs Sasps pro PGtrid
ssmpeT." Never was q painful fact more
elegantly worded. It would have been
rude to say, "Twice rejected by the Gov
erDment, yet ready for anything from the
crowd The Latin did the business
q Pro regs saeps, patria ssmDeT'-now ant
then for the Government, but always fol
the nation Wicked Mr.. Hilliard Mildly
roguiah Mr.. Luntl Is not this putting ~
at auction, in Latin, the hero Of two cam
paigns for bid2 Patriotism won't bid
Loyalty won't bid. If Revolution bids
don't wait second. Strike him off. 0
all generals to head a movement sgains
this Government, commend us TO McClel
Ian, the knight Of the Diamond-hiltet
Sword
The reply of Gen Mcclellan is remark
able, too. After the brief fOrmalitie
usual, he thus eonsecrstes his BostOl
sword: aPlease accept, gentlemen, m,
sincere thanks for this beautiful sword
and believe that it shall never b
used save in the causep-of what 2
of this imperiled country Of thi
noble Government against treason an
rebellion 2-"save in the cause Of 5Estic
and right" A Country, a Government
Loyal States, are things concrete. As con
trasted with these, Justice and Right ar
simply distractions. Is our General abou
to take the chair of Moral Philosophy il
some College? and will he use this splen
did Boston sword to cut the knots an
niceties of ethical casuistry2
The day'of swords is not past. Their
ara coming men who will earn swords b
using them The Hookers, the RoscranseI
the Fosters, the Fremonts, and others who's
names are being spelled by deeds, sha
transmit TO their children swords tbs
shall need no Latin and jewelry. Thei
blades shall be untameable steel. Thei
= ornaments, the gaps made by battle-strOkei
No diamonds, no tinsel gliding. A wal
rior's hand is all the decoration his swor
needs. If inscriptions must be-theI
write upon the blade in letters that sha
: flush fire in every fight, Liberty for a
: mankind, and on the other side, "Deat
to Despots and to traitors"
"Pass on, generals Of the damon
) swordsl Come, iron men, with ire
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