Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-15
LEADER
FRIDAY MORNING. APR. IS, 1854.
POLITICAL


The Tribune says there are three vital
questions before Congress needing settle
ment. They sre
The Freedman's Bureau bill
The bill to allow the loyal States to re-
cruit from the citizens of the dislOyal.
The bill to equalize the pay Of oOlOred
and white troops.
The World replies that the following
three are more important:
l. A tax-biIl to produce three hundred
million per snnum.
2 The abolition Of the national banking
law, SO SIS to reduce the enormous issue of
paper money; and
8. A rigid reduction Of the expenses Of
government.
There sre fifteen thousand petitions in
circulation, issued by the Women's Loyal
Lesgue, praying Congress to abolish slave
ry. The Senate has voted to uproot the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The House may soon
be called to vote upon the Senste's bill
Hurry up the signing Of those petitions /;
and to save time, forward them directly to
Washington, to the Representatives Of the
Districts in which the petitioners respect
lively live. Hurry them up
ThurloW Weed, in letter to the Albany
Evening Journal, makes the following
statement:
"Soon after the election of 1862, Mr..
Lincoln remarked to me that, as the Gov
ernor of the Empire State, and represent
ative man of the Democratic party, Gov
ernor Seymour had the power to render
/ great public service and that, If he ex-
erted that power against the rebellion and
for his country, he would be our next
President. think Mr.. Lincoln author
ized me to say 80, from him, to Governor
Seymour. At any rate, did repeat the
conversation TO him. But the gentleman
+ pFOolivities were in the wrong direction
Governor Seymour made his bed with Val
landigham, thus depriving the country oi
the advantages of his high position and
himself Of q a'gOlden opportunity
: A bill has passed the New York Assem-
bly, to enable the New York Infrmsry fol
Women to confer the title of NJ. D.-witf
q view, Of course, to extending the faCili
ties for the medical education Of women
. Contrasting Grants and McClellan's re
ports, the Tribune says:
The people who have lately been read
ing the Presidential campaign document
called General McClellsn's report, th'
style of this paper may seem very plain
General Grants report is devoid Of Rll at
1 bok, 10
guished throughout by perfect simplicity
Of statement, makes no attack on othel
commanders nor any effort to obscure thei
services, presents no lsbored apology II
his own bebslf-possibly because there
&c Was nothing which called fer apology
d addresses no sdmonition to the President
nor points any insOlence at the Secretary
= of War, omits sll political discussion, AM
in q frank, soldiery way, tells the homes
truth about the events with which it deals
In these respects 1t differs from the repor
Of General Mcclellan.
The vote of six, in the Senate sgains
A.. resolution to amend the Constitution
e abolisbins and prohibiting slavery, wa
made nm as fOlloSs: Davis, Of Kentucky
Hendricks. of Indiana, sssscDOugall, Of Cal
ifOrnia, Powell, of Kentucky, Riddle an
s. s>ulsbury, of Delaware.
e Tb,> Chicago Post-whOse editor was tn
Il persona, and political cOnfdant Of Doug
ias-earne1'uy protests against ths effort
of certain Dem ocraiie leaders to array tn
nartv against tht country. He contend
- !. ,o,,.ss ~ not only disloysl bu
suicidal. He pointeG.'.v remarks: Nv
have repeatedly pointed out the evil, lnia
' nous measures resorted to BY the rev un
prinoiPled men who have seiHed the olrec
ton Iof the Democratic party ana nav
rushed it from one calamity to aao'her'
The following political item extrEorGl
/ nary, we take from an editorial in n
:, Commercial on the printers strike in Gin
: ciupati: at is q part Of the history
! the typographical Union in this city, ths
e its members once, in the, Enquirer office
> suppressed leading editorisl article o.
IS Know Nothingism, because they disagree
with the sentiments it expressed"
The Union State Committee Of Pennsyl
,e vanin have called State Convention
meet at Harrisburg April %. This Cor
y yention will nominate an electoral tekt
Z and select delegates ct large to the Bait
more Convention. According to the cal
a.. the Representative to the Baltimore Coz
l. yeption are to be chosen directly by Il
people in their county conventions.