Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-10
MORNlNGLEADER.
TUESDAY noRNINC NOV. 10, 1853.
Addres. OF Hon. z. w. ennrt.


being opened as TO the turpitude of the
rebel leaders, and The Discerning clearly see
that the rebel cause is hopeless, and thous-
ands and tens Of thousands would be glad
to find security and peace under the old
fsg, though but comparatively few are
bold enough under the reign of terror
that prevails, 10 openly ayOw their senti-
ments. There are occasional exceptions,
and We have enc before US, in an address put
forth by the gentleman whose name
s. nds at the head Of this article Mr..
CAN'T was distinguished citizen Of Ar
kansas, and his address marks him as a
man Of intellectual endswments and eul-
ture. He was a secess:onist, served as q
soldier in the rebel army, and was twice
in the hands of the Union forces as q
prisoner. He unfclds with boldness and
point, the corruption, selfish ambition,
oppression and tyranny Of the rebel lead
ers, not sparing JEFF. Davis; declares the
rebellion r failure, and advises a return
to allegiance under the old fsg Of the Union
The address was issued f:om the Capital
of the State, and is having wide circula-
tiOn, AMI cannot fail to produce pro-
found impression and exert wide infu-
ence. We would be glad to give the
whole address 10 cur readers, but its eK-
traordinsry length forbids. We therefore
content ourselves with giving some Of the
salient passages as samples Of the spirit
Of The whole.
The Openidg passages are as follows
FELLOW CIrIzzNs-since The 81 day of
June have been prisoner in the Fed
erAl lines.
Having bat recently been through the
entire South, having studied its resources,
and Wept over its ruin and having be-
come fully acquainted with its condition,
and the character Of its rulers, have
chosen, after long hesitatiaB, TO Temsin
here and address you, in preference to
being sent home and exchanged. l am
now out of the service, aad can therefore
speak with uRreservsd freedom.
Ny course in this struggle is known to
the country. In the army and in prison,
with FIRE in frcn5 and in rear, l have
been with you and Of you so long as hope
reua ned. ARj, 10 day, 1 know no devo-
tiCn 50 strong as that l bear 10 my South
ern home, and TO the masses Of our peo-
pie, whose terrible suferiDgs bind me clos
er to them now than ever.
shall give you ny views and counsel
for what they are worth, frankly and full
", in this address, and care not for the
consequences to myself It is the path Of
duty, aud ] shall follow it fearlessly.
The writer proceeds to portray at
length the character, conduct tyranny
snd cruelty Of Hindmsn and the John
sons, showing that JEFF. Davis was cogni-
can't Of, and fully sanctioned their pro-
oeedings. After rehearsing sundry rebel
disasters, he proceeds
Our people, after these reverses, were
more disheartened than ever. They clam
ored for Hindman's removal and trial.
General Pike preferred the charges, and
went 10 Richmond in person to prosecute
them. But Mr.. Davis smuggied HIndman
back on the other side Of the river, and
gave him the diZuifed and appropriate
position of President Of Court of lDqni-
~ to investigate the conduct Of one other
pet Of his General Mansfield Lowell, who
SO ingloriously surrendered New Orleans
commencing in Louisiana what Hindmau
completed in Arkansas. Bat as if TO add
insult to injury, Mr.. Davis, at last Tin
dorses openly the acts Of Hindman, and
to add to your shame and humiliation,
gives him command of q division in
BraVe's srmy Humanity stands appalled,
Snd Reason aghsst at such acts of perhdy,
bsseness and cruelty.
Oh my countrymen, your suffering has
been indescribab.e, iueonceiVable / We
thought we were fighting for constitution
al liberty, when q tyrant was most mer-
cilessly trsading that Constitution under
his feet by every act Of outrage and op-
preston that a conquered people can feel.
And after nearly two years Of stIife, we
awake from q cheerful b1ptismal Of blood
to the terrible truth that the shadow Of the
despotism which we fed from under Mr..
Lincoln, dissolves into nothingness COM
pared 10 the awful reign Of tyranny that
we have groaned under at the hands Of
jefferson Davis and his minioas. Will
vs profit by such awakening 1t remains
to be seen.
OF JEFF. Davis, he gives the following
pOrtrsiture
This gentleman has proven himself TO-
tally unsuited to the emergency. With
the whole cotton crop and wealth Of the
South at his disposal, and the friendship
Of many European powers, he has accom-
plished nothing abroad. His foreign poll
cy has been q stupid failure. He has per-
mitted himself TO be oyerreaehed and out
managed in everything. His policy st
home, while proving bin to be strong in
some respects, has shown him te be weak,
mean and malignant in others. He is
cold, selfish, and supremely ambitious;
and, under the cover Of outward saHotity
and patriotism, flows concealed the strong
est vein Of hypocrisy and demagogism.
Hehas never been up to the magnitude
Of the undertaking. He refused troops
for the WARM May, A. D., 1851, because
be did not kaol0 that they lgoHld be need
cd" His idea, at FIRST, seems TO have been
that hostilities would sO0a cease, and he
bent his energies for cheap war. His
preparations and outfit we're, accordingly,
contracted and parsimOnious. Awakened
20 g sense Of his error, his next aim seems
TO have been to conquer his foes, and put
down every man that hal passed his path
way in life. The latter success at ell
events. Instances Of this are numerous,
but that Of Senator BroWn-ihe peer of
Mr.. Davis in everything, his superior in
many and hisrival and successful co onpe-
titOr for the United States Senaie-is
pointed. BE Joined a company in Davis,
army and was elected Captain. He hsd
capacity for any position. Yet Mr. Davis,