Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-07

The failure Of a medicine to answer the
end for which it was prepared, results in
the ov~erhauling Of the component parts, to
see where the trouble lies. When that is
discovered, the remedy is applied and sue
cess follows. As with the medical, SO with
q political social or national system. For
eighteen months or more, the rebellion and
the methods of subduingitwere ~eanvassed
and doctored with all sorts of prescriptions
but no genuine success followed. Our ar
mics advanced but they did not crush out
those Of the enemy. We conquered terri
tory, but it availed comparatively lit
tie toward a final victory. All these ope-
rations were performed, as it were, under
the guidance of coid-water-gruel physi-
clans, who would not for the world give
nauseous doses or real pain to the patient.
But the disease still ragged and the subject
waxed no better, New doctors were o
suited, but they only gave variations of the
same general treatment. All this while,
however, we were gradually working out
the conclusion that mild aperients were
not enough, and that our doctors were too
tender-hearted. What was wanted was
vigorous purges, emetics, blisters, and
other determined remedies. At length we
have them, and the public pulse beats more
heslthiIy.
To drop all metaphor, the experience Of
the war, and especially recent occurrences,
have rendered the rulers aware that only
determined rule will suffice to secure the
public peace. The COpperheads became so
bold that General Burnside was the first to
inaugurate this policy. He declared that
those who had befOre Haunted their treason
unmolested, should now suffer forit. TWAS
high time. Copperheadism was too ram
pant to be borne. Burnside says hatthey
shall be sent away from all opportunity to
further spread their treason. Vallandig-
ham is arrested, as a representative of the
class. The Effects at once apparent. The
Columbus Statesman, which has published
his movements and notes Of his speeches,
and has been the champion Of sl men Of
his class, receives the news of his arrest
in guilty surprise, and 1t as a
simple matter Of news, without q word of
the fierce outburst Of rage we might have
expected. The "Order looms up before
its own vision and keeps it within bounds.
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Indiana, General Curtis has done for Mis-
souri, The same mild policy had prevailed
there until the last rebel raid. That de-
termined The General to have no enemy
left in the rear, and his order, though more
elaborate, is Of the same character as
Burnside's. A similar good result will fol-
low it there.
The late rebel raid into Western Vir-
ginia has determined Governor Pierpoint
to go and do likewise. Severity is loudly
called for. The rebels had too many in
fOrmants and allies in the State at the time
Of the raid. Vigorous dealing is demand
ed. The People call for such a system as
viii require every man or woman who
does q disloyal act or lneites others to it,
to leave the State and go into the rebel
lines They say that the day of swearing
and letting loose has gone by. The Pro-
VOst-Marshal-Genera and the Governor Of
the State have decided that such shall hence
forth be The iron-handed law in West Vir-
ginis.
These are good effects Of the late rebel
demonstrations, and are some Of the les
sons Of war which it has taken US 50 long
to learn.