Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-19

strength Of the Confederste armies ls con-
oentrated in Richmond, in Savannah, and
before Nashville. Sherman viii inevitably
bag the garrison of Savannah, and Thomas
Is even now annihilsting the army before
Nashville. The vital power of the rebel
hon is shut up in Richmond, With Grants
grasp upon its throat -5
The Revocation OF General Dix's
order.
On Saturday, General Dix issued an or
der, which will be found in cur telegrAphic
columns, revokifng his Department General
Order No. 81, in relstion to the pursuit of
raiders into neutral territory, the publies-
ton of which, a day or two since, called
forth such an enthusiastic response from
the heart of the people. He docs this, as
be announces, because that order is dissp-
proved Of by the President, - 4 "a
Sbort-lived IS this order, now historic,
has been, it has most eheetually secom.
Plished the grand purpose for which it was
Issued. Taken in connection with the
prompt action of Congress IN terminating
the Reciprocity Treaty, and in placing a
proper naval armament on our lakes and
awakening and exhibiting, so Tremendously
p ~ IId5 tl19 Issts< o-sssy md I,s.tsioGisna
Of the nation, 1t has convinced the Cans
dian authorities that the government and
people of the United States were no longer
TO be trihed with. Long tried and long
Suffering. the Amarican people felt thai the.
limit Of its patience had been reached
kt lssto The demonstrations Of its indig-
nation, and of its determination to take
matters into It's own hands IN the future,
Df which this order Was the most palpsble
and prominent, aroused the Canadian su-l
thorities to their danger They felt that
they were dealing with Hon-slow to
anger but terrible when its wrath was
reused And it Is to their perception of
this fact that the remarkable orevulsion of
feeling in the Canadian provinces is main
y due. It is now announced that the de-
cision of Justice Coursal is repudiated by
the Canadisn Government; that new war.
rants, against the legality of which no
bubble can be raised, have been issued
against the st. AIbsns raiders that every
effort will be put forth for their recap.
ture;o andi that; magistrates, backed by
q strong police force, have been dis
patched to the frontier to prevent
further breaches of International law
Thus the very publication of General
Dixls order has, in a great measure, done
away with the state Of things which rem
dered that order necessary; and while we
rejoiced a. the issuing of the order and at
the sublime popular demonstration which
iteyoked, We are satisfied, now that it has
done its work, at its revocation,
. The Administration has doubtless had
communication with the Canadian govern
ment, and received assurances froml it
which win justify this view of the mat
ter and the consequent revocation of the
order. The advances Of the Canadian
government no matter by whAs spirit
n5erntAd5- q -ahnnld ha mat with courtesy
and accommodation. At the same time,
the spirit which called the order out should
IfoT siesp. Tine danger ts- by-nU-s 1ue1ns
past Canada swarms with needy rebels, 1
all the time plotting schemes of invasion,
arson and rapine against our frontier
They have been encouraged by the mar
vellous impunity with which the Lake
ErieI pirstes and the st. Albans raiders
have escaped. We shall undoubtedly
haYe more raids, and We must not look TO
a foreign power for the protection of in
diEidual rights or national honor. Not
single preparation for the defense Of our
border should be relaxed, and while we
meet the: Csnsdian government ina spirit
of courtesy and accommodation, we should
also show to them q the hand of iron in
the glove Of velvet the power to protect
ourselves from injury in the future as we'll
as the msgnAnimity which OYerloOks it in
thedpast. General Dix,s order is revoked,
but the spirit which dictated it can never
be revoked. -.---..z -..,-e.-=.t
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