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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-05

Sixteen numbers of this journal have
now been published; and its conductors
have had time to develope their general
plan and aim. They have made good usc
Of the time, and their paper has improved
constantly. A certain crudeness and
acridity Of criticism, which marked the
earlier numbers, has disappeared, and the
writers are not permitted to GO behind the
lmpersonality of book and journals to as
sail the personal pecularities of authors.
Meantime, 1t has sacrificed none Of the
pungency, impartiality or directness of
criticism which has marked it from the
first. The Round Table is now valuable
acquisition to the journalistic literature Of
America. Its tone is dignifed, its critical
articles evince sound judgment and ripe
scholarship, while its discussions ofpubiic
affairs are moderate, sensible and for the
most part just. Its columns show wit and
industry; sne the contents are SO varied
as to suit all cultivated tases. Its re
cords Of art and literature, in this country
ss we'll as abroad, are remarkably full,
and they give accounts Of what is doing,
not only in New York, but in ell parts Of
the Union. We have reason to wish the
Round Table, therefore, prosperous fu-
ture, it is, we hear, established on a sound
fncancial basis, and has already attained
a profitable circulation. The number Of
people to whom sound and intelligent
criticism Of literature, art and public
affairs is welcome is so large in this
country, that weekly journal which has
the merits Of the Round Table should have
and no doubt will have, a pleasant and
as well as useful career.
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into rails and shingles. In searching for
these logs, the workman uses an iron rod,
which he thrusts into the soil, and By re-
peated trials sscertains the size and length
Of the wood he strikes, snd then by dig
ding obtains chip, BY the smell ofwhich
he can determine whether it is worth re-
moval. The number Of shingles produced
from the wood of these submerged forests
is very great; from the little town Of
Dennisville, as many as eight hundred
thousand, valued at twelve thousand dol
lars, hsye been sent to market in a year.
From the same place thousands Of dollars
worth of white cedar rails are annually
sent out. The deposit Of timber ct this
psint extends to an indefinite depth, and
slthough, from the growth above it, be.
lieved to be two thousand years old, is all
entirely sound, and will supply, for years
to come, the draft upon it.
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Mining for Wood:

The Irish 'bOg oak has been long
known and celebrated. It consists Of the
fallen trunks Of ancient oak forests. now
deeply covered by accumulations Of neat
bog, but perfectly sound. This ancient
wood furnishes large quantities of vslua-
bic timber, which is mined from the beds
in which it lies, and worked into beautiful
articles Of cabinet work, sculptered pan
els, and other carving. The dark stain
impaired to it by the long sleeping il has
undergone in water saturated with both
vegetable and mineral matters. gives IL q
special value for ornamental wood work
Similar deposits of ancient wood exist in
the vast swsmps Of New Jersey. These
buried trees, however, are oedars and not
oaks, and it is made regular and pro-
ftsble business to dig them from their
beds, to be manufactured into sbinglesj
which are said to be Of extraordinary az!
cellence and durability. a New York
paper thus describes the timber, and the
process Of getting it out;
"These sWsmps are very valuable. an
ecre Of such timber commanding from five
hundred to thousand dollars. A pecul-
lsr feature Of the sWsmps is, that the soil
is Of purely vegetable growth. often
twenty feet or more in depth. The pesty
earth is constantly aceumulsting. from
the fell Of leaves and boughs. and tree1
are found buried in it to eli deptbu. ouita
down to solid ground. The timbe1 I'd
buried retains its buoyance and color, and
lerge numbers Of Workmen are eonstaStiv
employed in raising and splitting The lort
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-05

The rebels know their friends. They
look forward to the sppnaaChing PresideR-
tisl contest with solicitude Yerging on dis
may. They would like Mr.. Lincoln beaten,
and the Union party beaten and over
come" Mr.. o. R. Singleton, of the rebel
Congress, wrote in January last as fol-
lows:
No man can look forward 10 spring
without great spprehensiOns. Doubtless
our severest trials will then be upon US.
II we sustain ourselves, or more, il we gsin
any signal advantage over the enemy
soon after the opening of the campaign, we
may give the opposition elements of the
North chance to combine and beat Lin
coin for the Presidency. This I should
hail as good omen, and begin to think Of
peace at no very distant day. see no
chance for peace until the Republican
party is beaten and overcome.
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The Presidents M sssage and sdeeches.

A statement recently appeared in q
newspaper in relstion to Mr.. Lincoln's
messages and speeches. Among other
things it was stated in the article that Mr..
Chase wrote the concluding paragraph in
the Emancipation proclamation. Mr..
Wilkes intimstes that Mr.. Seward wrote
the Gettysburg speech of the President.
These statements have attracted the stten-
ton Of Mr.. Lincoln, and hear that he
pronounces them entirely erroneous. Ev-
cry public document of his, since he be-
came President, but one, he asserts, is his
own composition. That exception is the
Address Of the English clerqymen. Mr..
Seward wrote it. The Gettysburg speech
was entirely Mr.. Lincoln's composition.
The Proclsmstion, his friends say, he
claims also. His Inaugural message was
certainly amended by Mr.. Seward, for the
document as it was sent off by the tele-
graph is now in this city and Mr.. Stewards
interlinestions are to be seen in the manu-
script, or rather in the printed copy, for
the message was first printed for the Pres
ident's private use, and, if my memory
serves me, this was done before he came to
Washington.
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TIE RebeI Army.

The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin says;
The following communication comes to
US anonymously, but probably the writer
has reason for not disclosing his name.
At all events his intentions are evidently
honest and good, and his conversion to
loyalty sincere. For that reason we devi
ate from our rule Of rejecting all articles
unsccompsnied by responsible nsme, and
present his communication tn nnr readers.
"PHILADELHHIA, March 18-I am q
Georgian, and since the war broke out I
have been directly and indirectly employ
ed by the Confederate Government in va
rious apscities-never, however, as SOL
der or officer, being physically unfit for
the field.
six months since, came te the con-
clusion that our cause was hopeless, and
since then have been engaged in 'set.
ling up and quietly preparing to abandon
the ship This latter l successfully ac.
complished about three weeks since. So
much for my personal history.
Occasionally intend to write fact
or two, should you desireit, but only when
l think it will be of service; for frankly
tell you have got rid Of all my secession
fsncies.
az noticed in a recent number Of the
New York Tribune a statement that the
South could not by any possibility, get
more than 100000 men in the field,
kn0W this to be a mistake. know there
are fully this number Of veterans now in
the field. And I kHOW, also, that on the
fast Of this month about 100000 con.
scripts had been added to the army, and
it was calculated that about $4,000 more
would be obtained; so that the army will
be about $500 strong by the 1st of April.
If you calculate for less number than
this, you will be mistaken.
k1OO that fully this number of eff
'ient men will be ready, by the time
named, to meet your armies.
"Ex-REBEL."
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The gehIeswis-HoIstein Question Ex-
planned.

4
At BreGkfast-Q. What is the scblss.
wig -HOlstein question, papa
A. Well, my dear boy, 1 am pleased
to see that you have an inquiring turn Of
mind, and take notice Of what is said in
your presence, and will endesvor to make
you understand. SchIeswig -Holstein is in
Denmsrk-thst is, it is not exactly in Dem
mark, at least Schlaswig may be called so,
but not Holstein-no, it is HoIstein that
may be considered Danish, or, if you like
long word better, Scandinavian. Let me
see what did 1 say o, yes, Holstein is
the German division Of the territory, and
Schleswig is an ancient ief (you know
what 6ef isl Of the Crown, and was ceded
in 1916; that is to say HoIstein was ceded,
not SchlesWig. Holstein having been an
ancient ief Of Germsny. and therefore you
see Prussia takes no interest in the ques-
tion, as part Of the German Confederation;
but Lord John Russell is only in the mat
ter as mutual friend, and he thinks that
the proposals Of PrussIs-no mean BEN
mark-yes, Of course, Denmark, that CON
cessions shall be made to Holsteln-no,
Holstein does not want concessions, but
veto THAT is Latin for forbid J upon
baAoLOn enu otheF bhlngsi ana ScnlesWlg
is to be allowed to speak Germsn-well, I
Lord John thinks this fair, but the Prus-
sian Minister does not think that Prussia
at least Denmark, has any right to in
terpose conditions of this sort, because
there was promise Of constitution to
Schlsswig or HOlstein, I forget which, but
the principle is the same, and there are
some other points mixed up with it which
you might not be able to understand so
easily as the simple outline of the case
which l have given you. Pass my cup to
your mamma. a."-Panch.
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The Boston people are grosning over
the advance in the price Of groceries, for
the dealers swindle as asextenEively there as
everywhere else. Teas have advanced fifty
cents pound, coffee, which sold last year
for thirty-nine cents, is now forty seven,
and -four Is $12 barrel. 5000
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-05

The eoppereesd war in Coles county be-
Ing ended, the valiant seeesh warriors are
now in fair way Of getting their deserts
Forty Of them have already been arrested
end 80 many Of the rest ss have not fed
Ike towards, viii also be spprehended.
The preliminary examination Of the priso!
ners has commenced. Those conViotsd
viii Of course be hanged, and the hanging
Of them will make every loyrl heart Slad.
4he foul treason Of those eoWsrdly North !
ern rebels Is as much worse than that Of
the Southern rebels IS knaves are worse
than 0hieago Jossnal.
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A soldier girl named Elizabeth Price
was before the Provost Marshal at Louis
will the other day. She is stwenty-one years
old, came from Cincinnati, has served two
years in the field in an Ohio regiment, fol-
lowing her lover, and has now seen enough
Of the war and wants to go home.
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T OTIS FOR SALE-135 FT. FRONT
I 4 on Superior. St., corner OF Muirson-St. Also
sublots 49, II and 49, being As feet front esch Su
periorSs., east OF Muirson-St- Also-l5 feet front
On Spring.St running back to the Bailroad track,
being land on which part Of the Wood Shed Of the
Oolum bus & Cincinnati Railroad stands
AlsoI7 feet inches front on Ohamplan St., nearly
opposite the new City Court House.
IIFor terms enquire Of PAINE WADE,-
dacs-R1o AkknrnaVE
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MILITARY.
NOTICES.

NOPARTNERsHIP THE UN-
J dersisnsd have this day formed n coDartnership
under the name firm Alexander, Sc0feld Co.. tor
the purp9se OF manufacturing Petroleum Oil. The
firm will occupy the ONCE formerly occupied By
W. O. ScOfeld 8 Co., No. l0s st. Clair ssrsst.
JOHN ALNXANDER,
W G. gCOFIELD,
mRrs0-lfT MATHEW WILSON.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
DMINTsTRATORs sALE-In

A DMINIsTRATORS SALE.-In pur-
"A sUanee Of an order of sale granted BY the
PrOOste Court of CuYahoga County, Ohio, shall
offer for sale at public auction on Thursday, the
seventh day Of April, A. ID. 1854, at o'clock, P
NJ, at the door of the Court House in the city o.
Cleveland, in said County and State, the following
described real estate: situate in the Township OF
East Cleveland, Cuyshogs County, Ohio, and Is
known as part of lot number 354, Of tract l, in
SAID Township, formerly called Euclid, and
bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning st an oak
tree standing at the southeast corner of SAID lot
number 354, thence west along the south line IL
chains Sc links to the corner Of lands sold 10
William Higgins, thence north 2815s, west along
said Higgins line 10 chains 3s links to post set
for the corner Of said Higgins land thence north
~, east IA chains So links to post, from which
a notch in the root Of a beech tree bears south
800, west links; thence west chains 8 links to
tbs west line of said lot, a notch on the root Of q
WhiteWOod tree bears north go, vests chains,
thence north 80, east l6 chains SO links to the
northwest corner Of said lot, thence south e91So,
east 25 chains 75 links 10 the northeast corner OF
said lot, thence south along the east line Of the
lot 40 chains II links to the place OF beginning,
containing seventy-six and sixty-hve-one hum
dredths acres, excepting three and thirty -hve-one
hundredths acres thereof which have been con
Veyed to the Cleveland, PainesYilie Ashlabula
Railroad Company, and is now occupied BY the
road OF said company Appraised at $500 co.
L. PRENT1SS,
Administrator OF J. ResWick, deceased.
Cleveland, March II. 1864 mrl7;l45d&wl
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The Coming z'UnPrecedented Outburst''
The New Nation, q new newspaper start
ed in behalf Of Fremont, and ready to die
asssoon as it fails Of its purpose, has a
Washington Correspondent. Like most Of
the Bchemians who write from the capital
Of the country, he occasionally endeavOrs
to render his lucubratiOns somewhat spicy
by means Of new sensation. This man,
whose eyes have such faculty of peering
into the usually opaque hearts of Senators
snd Representatives, and who has been as
founded by the revelations therein made,
informs the readers Of the New Nation, in
his last letter, that Hgrest events are seeih-
ing in Washington and are ready to burst
to the light the instant the people move
The people are soon to expect what the
rhetorical knight Of the quill calls an un-
preeedented out-burst Of opinion from in
diEidusls nearly related to the Admins.
tration. What can this painfully my steri-
Gus language mean2 Are we on the verge
Of smother gunpowder plot2 Down deep
in the innermost chambers Of the sacred |
oOunsels Of the wise men of Washington.
there is brewing something whose advent
into the world Of common and unsuspsct-
ing people is ikened unto an outburst. 4
As the mountain is often split ssunder by
the accumulation Of the choked up floods
within its venerable heart SO we are to be
favored in due tins with grand cOnvul-
sion at Washington.
The New NstIcn is quite orphio in it's
style. It affects the mystic and oracular
Possibly it intends to have the public un.
dsrstand that the Pathfinder is to have q
grand ovation Of Congressional applause
which is to come forth as an aunprecedent-
Cd Oufburst." By hanging about the ante
rooms Of politicians and eavesdropping
the sagaCiOus gentlemen whom the people
send to Washington as their servants, this
sensational writer has discovered that
i'the strength Of Mr. Lincoln in the ooun-
Try, ct large, is wind bag that Deeds only
to be punched to collapse" After this
revelation we shall be looking for the in
sugursticn Of punching campaign. We
Judge from the hearty zeal exhibited by
the New Nation, in its attacks upon Presi-
dent Lincoln, that the gentlemen who thun-
Ger in its columns are to be the grand
puuehsrs. This grand punching of wind
bag is preliminary, no doubt, to the out
burst. The outburst is to be unprecedented !
By reason Of the immense size Of the wind
beg to be punched.
In the meantime let the nation watch
With ell COmmendsble diligence until this
atmospheric phenomenon shall duly take
place, There seem to be only two draw
backs. This unprecedented outburst may ,
aot take place, says our gay Bohemian, /
unless we suffer some disaster in the field Q
b which the country shall be startled; or
lnless the politicians in Washington are /,
IHmulsted by the action Of the people. !
We should like to see the politicians prop :
lrly stimulated, even unto legislative wis
aon. But we would rather forgo the start !
tng military disaster than to have an un- .
preeedented Oufburst from Washington. f
Inc latter can be survived; the former
nay prove disastrous.
L
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looking GLASSES q FRAME8

OVAL GILT FRAMES.--AIE
ElEss OF hand and made toOrdsI at short notice,
-I- EARdHAHT'G
maE14 usEupsrioF-aa.
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FOR SALE.
NEsTRARLE RUTLDTNG LOTS

DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS
E0R BALE.-Ths subscriber offers for Sale
the building lots belonging to the estate Of g. Fish
and Cleveland, and comprising 40 lots. The above
lots are pleasantly situRted on Columbus Street,
Clarke, Stone and Ede Avenues, sandy soil and ad-
reasonable terms.
Applications may be made to j. W.. Fish OF the
subscriber at Painesville.
WILLIAM HABRIsOE,
april4-l49, Executor.
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Yours, respectfully,
TIN

The sentence in the January number,
referred to by Mr.. Lincoln, is as follows;
Even so long ago IS when Mr.. Lin
coin, not yet convinced Of the danger and
magnitude Of the crisis, was endeavoring
to persuade himself Of Union msjorities at
the South, and to carry on a war that was
half peace, in the hope Of q peace that
would have been ell wsr-while be was
still enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law,
under some theory that secession, however
it might absolve States from their obligs-
tions, could not eschest them their claims
under the Constitution, and that slave
holders in rebellion had alone, among
mortals, the privilege Of having their cake
and eating at the same time-the enemies
of free government were striving TO per-
susde the people that the war was an
Abolition crusade. To rebel without ress-
on was proclaimed as one Of the rights of
man, while it was carefully kept out of
sight that to suppress rebellion is the first
duty of the Government"
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Having had over twenty years. expsriepoa IN the
treatment Of Chronic Diseases Of every character es
Pecisiy the Throat and LungE will give perfect sat
isaetOn 70 all who may apply for relief Having had
successful practice in the above named places for
several years with unparalleled success Of which sat
named places.
All medicines prescribed, and not operating salts,
factory the money shall refunded for all such med
icines returned: Price Of Medicine for one month
The Doctor can be consulted thelast two weeks
Of every mouth ct his residence, No. 50 Garden ST.
Cleveland y. Post Oh1os address-Box I'LL.
deolsR2sltSmdAw G.B. CLARK, n. D.
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MORNINGLEADER.
1dFaD4Y 170RNTNG, APRTL s, 1854,

- e,scias and TeleGrRph--seo First
Ra.ss Fer LEGAL snd COmmsroiAl--soe
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OtARRIAGE AND WAGON MAN.
4 NELEGANT RESTDENOE FoR

A N ELEGANT RESIDENCE FOR
n SALE.-The undersigned offers his Farm, Of
nearly sixty acres, within few rods of the Euclid
Station on the o. Z. Railroad and nine miles from
Cleveland. This IL one of the handsomeat locations
In the county with one Of the finest Orch hsrds con-
sistng Of Apples, Pears, Peaches Piums and small
Fruits about half acre of four year old Grapg
Vines. The Gardens, fncluning the vineyard, are
surrounded with the BEST 0sags Orange Hedge in
which viii yield, with care. 1850 cwt of Sugar, A
new two story House, consisting OF five large Bed
rooms, Sitting Room. Psrlor. Dining Hall, Clothes
Presses, and bath Room. The place has been pre-
pared and fitted up for permanent home, but ina
bity 10 take Of it, il the for offering for
Fale. Plenty OF good Water, good Barns, Shecs &c.
Posi- 0fcs, with two mails per day, only few rods
from the house. It Is desirable place and will be
sold at a bargain Enduiries may be made of
Hon. John Barr, Cleveland,
/" d. z. ridden,
E" h. Nottingham, Sup't O. & Z. B. B.
DR. L. Little, Cleveland, or OF
A. McKEYNJLDS, the Owner,
feb22-l43 Agent at Euclid Station,
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eThsrs Is, and probsbly always has been,
spocies Of ahfaeonism between the Radi-
asas Young and the Conservative Old.
Fouth is spt 70 vote age g slow coach,
while sge talks about hair-brained youth.
BstHsaa these two forces, csntripetal and
centrifugal, Of theWorld, social religious,
cr political, that venerable oid-fogy, tAe
world, spins round with amazing regulari-
ty and is in q very excellent state Of pres
srvation even at this time.
A very clear writer hss in the Atlantic
Monthly, come to the rescue of gray hairs.
By a.vsst array Offgures the clever wri-
Ter endeavOFs to prove that youth is not
essential to military success that some
men Of over two score yesrs, have had
some small success in that way.
dai The Army and Navy Journal seems to
assent to the doctrine with some qualifca-
tiOns however.
We do not propose to become the cham
piens Of Young America and demand the
removal OF Grant, Thomas, Sherman and
Banks, becsuse they happen to be nearly
iifty years Of age but we desire to affirm
fhispropOsiiion The reason why SO many
successful Generals are advanced IN years,
is not because they are old, but rather be.
eauss the organization Of an army is such
that youth rarely comes to the top where
the qualities necessary to q great General
can be msnifested. Priority of commits
sion often keeps genuine military genius
dndsr for many years.
Another objection which is not " Rght-
ing fact for Old.fogies is that military
science is making such rapid progress as
to leave your oldfogies bshind. Old Gen
erals viii stick to their old routine, and to
their old notions Of strategy, after the
World has left them very far behind. We
very much question whether your truly
successful old Generals would not have
been successful at An earlier period if they
had only had an opportunity. Herein lies
the bane Of our army organizations. &C.
MUS, unless elevated suddenly by wesltb
snd political influence, or through some
extraordinary good luck, must work
through the fossiIiferous incrustations in
the upper strata of every large army.
Nations wage wars for years, waiting for
The coming man, who shall be the Nspo-
leon or Caesar who leads to victory.
The true doctrine is that man is in his
prime when the point Of highest mental
and physical vigOr has been reached at the
same time. Some men reach their prime
ct s5; some men do not pass it before so.
There are occasional instances Of ripened
talent at even an earlier age than any
which classes you among the Old-fOgies-
certain kinds Of talent ripen early,
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CLOTHES WRINGER.

DUTNAM'S CLOTHES WIRING
il ERs Dealers purchasing Wringers to sell in
Cuyahoga county, are cautioned against purchasing
Of any one but the undersigned, as 1 own the coun-
ty by right OF purchase and also caution citizens
who buy for family use from purchasing OF any one
but myself or agents, GEO D. BECK,
mAr26 40 superior-st opposite Postottlce.