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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
Later FrOm AIabama---UnIon Sentiment
and Rebel DesROtIsns

NAsHVuLE, March u.
l lave just had . long conversation with
an Alabama refuges, WhS left Montgomery
some two weeks since; snd from him
gather much information Of . vslusbls
character, relative to the situation Of AZ
fairs in Dixie in general, and the original
rebel capital in particular.
The frst assertion my informant makes,
and he appears both honest and intelH-
gent-is, that there are large number Of
members Of the Legislature who are secret
ly doing sll in their power to restore the
State Of Alabama to the Union; and that
some Of them are in Communication with
the Federal authorities on the subject he
also states that there are numerous Union
Associations throughout the State, and
that large number Of members sre en-
braeed in these organizations.
The supporters Of Douglas, are almost to
q man, for the Union, and these are nu-
nerous in various parts Of Alabama
Among the most prominent Of the leaders
Of these loyalists is Mr.. Sisbern, sx-minis-
ter to Belgium, and long editor Of the
Montgomery Confederation, Douglas pa
per. BE is eutspoksn and undisguised;
but Is yet the military authorities have
not interfsred with him; they, doubt
less, regard him IS too formidable an op-
ponent to be triAed with.
But Union men Of less influence, receive
no quarter. A Mr.. Horton, young st-
torney Of Selma, recently sued out writ
Of hGbeGs e0rpug in behalf Of . man Whs
had been conscripted after having furnish
ed asuhStitute; but no sooner had he re.
turned to his office, after msking the sp-
plisstion, than he WAS arrested and cenfn-
ed in the military prison, and on the fol-
lowing day he was sent to Mobile; but
from that place he escaped, and has not
since been heard from.
These, says my informant are no iss-
lated cases; they have hundreds Of par
allsls; and he desired me 70 say to those
ct the North, who are constantly prsting
about despotism in the loyal States, to try
q month in Dixie. He is Of the opinion
that even that brief sojourn would be suf-
hcient to turn the bittsrest eopperhesd in
to an abolitionist.
The people look upon slavery ss dead
and those who still claim that the South
viii achieve its Independence, declare that
the negro will be recognized as freeman
with it.
The progress Of r6oonstructioR, under
the Presidents amnesty proclamation, is
watched with eager interest; they know
that each State restored In this way, does
more to weaken them, than the loss Of
battle.
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ed By the seizurs Of the PoStOfice and Of
the letters addressed BY Lacy, member Of
the Rebel Congress, to the leaders Of the
plot.
General Gilmors's Chief Of staff states
that the lower part OF ChArleaton is nearly
destroyed, and that only the upper part is
now occupied by troops.
The rebels are scattered, and have
laTgesforce in North Carolina, distributed
along the railroad from Petersburg to
Wilmington.
LOugstrset It's said, viii Be appointed
% The command Of South Virginia, and
Kirby Smith Is to take his plsos in East
Tennessee. ~
lbs Times dispatch confirms stusrt's
crossing the RappahAnnook, and says Kill
pstriek and Meade are on his track.
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KentusIIy Slaves and the Dram.

If Kentucky is to supply her quota In
season st all, it must be supplied, in part
at least, by her slaves. The law which re-
quires her slaves, IS well as all slaves ey-
eryWhere, to be embraced within the draft,
instead Of being q violation Of the rights
Of Kentucky, is an indispensable act Of
Justice to other States. It is absurd to call
It unconstitutional. So far as slaves are
persons, the Constitution makes no dis
tinction between persons in regard to mil
itary service due the Government. All
that is left to be regarded by Congress at
its discretion. 30 far as slaves are prop
erty, the Constitution expressly prescribes
and authorizes the taking Of private prop
erty for public use with compensation !;
and compensation is specially p7sfided
for in the Congressional act. There never
was q more monstrous pretension than
that Kentucky slave Is neither q man to
be drafted nor property to be touched, but
g teiTtHm eUid, within the limits Of the lsnd,
to be sure, yet absolutely beyond the reach
Of the national arm.
II is the first duty Of the National Gov
ernment to save itself from destruction
and there is no earthly possibility Of its
doing this but by filling its armies through
drafts made upon the respective States. 1t
has no right to make distinctions between
these Ststes-to shift burdens upon g por-
ton that ought to be borne equally by an.
1t has no right to give Kentucky credit for
the number Of her young men who are
fighting in the rebel armies against its
life. It has no rigat, when it fixes day
for draft to be made, to arrange that
certain State shall have an extension Of
time which is not in like manner granted
to ali the States. Kentucky is entitled to
no fsvOrs which Maryland, or New York,
or Ohio may not also receive. It is her
business to supply her quota at the time
due, and il she cannot do it in the way
she would like, then to do it in the way
she can. The process may injure her dsr-
ling system Of Slavery, but tnst is no
reason for her not fulfilling her national
duty. She cannot make it 3 reason with
out giving proof that her prOfessed loyal
ty Is hollow mOokery
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FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March Is.

CHIoAGoJ March 10.
A house on Prairie Avenue, in this city
occupied BY 3 Mrs. Higgins, was burned
this morning, and her little daughter
burned to death. Mrs. Higgins is miss
ing, and it is feared that she was also
burned to death, although, as Jet, no trace
of her remains have been found. She
was known to have been intoxicated sill
night. Higgins, the husband Of the
woman and father Of the child, Is now in
the Penitentiary for killing one Of his
children.
General Burnside will arrive here to-
morrow, and have grand reception ct
the Board Of Trade Rooms.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19

bF. LOUIS, March IL.
A Washington special to the New York
Commercial states that the Military Com
mittee Of the Senate refused to recommend
for promotion Lieutenant Colonel Sander
son, Of the 18th Regulars, becsuse Of his
cowsrdico at ChiekAmsugs. It was tele-
graphsd West last night.
Colenel Ssnderson is Provost Marshal Of
this Department, and ss an sct Of Justice
to deserving officer, General RoseorsDs
authorizes the statement that he has no
knowledge Of any charges being made
against him, and if made he believes them
unfounded. He states, so far IS his per-
sonal observation went Ssnderson con-
Quoted himselfin such manner a. to en-
title him to special mention in his (Rose-
cran's) official report Of the battle Of Chick
AMANDA
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Infamous Conspiracy In Ken.
lucky.
A Number Of Rebels Arrested.
General Burnside in Kentucky.
LATE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Correspondence Between Min
lister Dayton and the
French Emperor.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland LzADra.l

WAsHIHGFoH, March Is.
General Neal Dow, who arrived here to-
day direct from Richmond, appeared on
the floor Of the House this afternoon in his
Libby Prison costume, viz. flannel shirt
blue pants and q single-brested private
soldiers coat which was sadly torn and
seWed up by the General himself. He says
if we have any success in this campaign,
itmust be the last one fer the rebels can
not hold out for another. All that he saw
there indicates exhaustion. The General
complains that some Of his old Maine Law
discipline in Richmond don't live up to his
precepts since they became rebels. He eI-
presses the desire to be in the field again
as soon as possible.
The government is raising two or three
negro cavalry regiments to be oficered, Of
crurse, like other negro troops, by whites.
The officers in these regiments sre only
sttainsble through General Casey's Exam
ming Board In this city, for hearing, be-
fore which, application must be made to
Major Foster at the War Department.
Generals Wool and Humphreys were Oh
the floors Of the House and Senate to-day,
as was alsOs, Colonel MoKibbOn Of CalifOr-
mia, noted as BrOderick's friend.
CAPTAINS SAWYER AND ELYNH.
Captains Sawyer and Flynn, whom the
rebels had condemned to death, and for
whom our Government set apart Fitzhugh
Lee and General Under as hostages, have
been exchanged for those officers and sr-
rived here last night. They look we'll and
seem to have borne up brsVely under their
perilOus imprisonment. Sawyer says as
hearty greeting as he ever received
from any one in his life he got from FitE-
hugh Lee when they met under the flag
of truce being exchanged. They agree
with Neal Dow, that while the rebels may
fight well during this campaign, it will
be almost impossible for them ever to make
another.
OoRREsPoEDKNoE WITHHELD.
The Navy Department has now been
three times called on for its correspond
ence with Dupont relative to Charleston.
Two Of the calls were made some months
ago, and it is somewhat singular that the
correspondence is not yet forthcoming.
COLONEL NosEHRT's CASE.
The case Of Colonel McHsnry, csntestlng
the election Of Yeaman, Of Kentucky,
cOmos up next Monday. McHsnry bases
his claim upon charges Of military inter-
ference in the election.
sUPPLEKEETAL TAX BILL.
The b.committes on Ways and Means
have not yet reported the supplemental
tax bill to the main committee. Merchants
who are now largely oVer-impOrting, in
consequence Of fssr that the tariff may
soon be raised, and who are thus turning
the balance Of exchange against US, will
find 1t an Improbable speculation, when
they learn that the subject of changing
the tariff has not even been mentioned in
the Ways and Means Committee, and that
some Of the most influential members are
totally opposed to touching 1t st all
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mr. Washburne was elected Speaker pro
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FROM ARKANsAs.

LITTLE Rock, March 18.
Partial election returns from eleven
counties give more votes than the whole
required BY the Presidents Proclamation
to replace Arkansas in the Union. Other
counties to be heard from, 43 in number,
viii give fully 5000 more votes.
The new State Constitution, framed by
the late Convection, is almost unanimous-
ly ratified, there being, SO far, only 1877
votes against 1t. Arkansas is thus declsr-
cd free State in the Union by the Volun-
tsry action OF her own citizens. General
ISasc Murphy and the whole State ticket
ara elected.
Guerilla Banks made violent threats,
Notwithstanding which, the citigens were
enthusiastic in their declaration. There
is no mistake in their determination to
vote the State back into the Union. Many
are going to the polls at the imminent risk
Of their lives and the military authorities
are using every exertion to protect voters.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
TEN. of the House to-day.

TEN. Of the House to-day. r.
Mr. COllamers postal bill which the
Senate passed and the House rejected, is
now in the hands Of the Conference Com
mittee.
Mr.. Grimes introduced bill to provide
for the compensation Of the officers and
crew Of the gunbeat Baron DeKslb, for
losses of clothing, not to exceed fifty dol
lars to each man.
ROCK ISLAND CASE.
A report Of Mr.. Whiting, solicitor Of
the War Department, submitted to the
Senate, embOdiss the opinions Of Caleb
Cushing, Judge Mclean, John ]. Critsen-
den and Attorney General Bates to the
effect that the title to Rock Island, Hi
nOis, still remains vested in the United
States, excspt one hundred and ninety
three acres decided by special act Of
Congress to Mr.. Davenport and Mr.. SeaFa,
and thirteen acres claimed by the Rock
Island Railroad Company, leaving six
hundred and ninety acres still in the con-
troll Of the War Department.
The Solicitor suggests that the entire
Island may be taken by right Of eminent
domain, or by act Of Congress, with suit
able appropriation for the satisfaction Of
private rights. 1t can be invaded if nee.
esssry for the location Of an arsenal, snd
civil and criminal Jurisdiction may doubt
less be obtained from the Illinois Lsgisla-
ture, on psying a compensation for the To-
cation Of the works.
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SENATE.

The House bill to provide for carrying
mails to foreign ports was called up, and
after amendment Was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson the eenSte
proceeded to the consideration Of the Sen
ate BILL to promote snlistments and for
other purposes. he made . speech in sup
port Of his amendment to the original bill
ss substitute for 1t, which frees the wives
Snd children Of colored recruits.
The other portions Of the original bill
had been provided for in past legislation.
Considerable debate ensued on this amend
ment and another giving compensation to
loyal masters.
The above Senate Bill smsndatory to
the Homestead Law passed.
Without disposing Of the Enlistment
bill the Senate agreed to adjourn until
Monday and went into Executive session.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19

0eVefHoF Fance'n Speech In North Care
hnR
There iB sYsry powerful party in NortE
Carolina in favor Of seeding from tn,
COnfederscy. Governor Vance, who il
really in sympathy with their hatred Of
JET Davis tyranny, opposed it however
for three reasons
Firstly, that Il would be useless to SO.
cede from the COnfedsrscy; secondly, that
it would be dangerous thirdly, that il
can't be done.
Now" says he, "psrait me to ask
you what it was that got you into this
sorspe Why, you all know that it was
the fact Of your secession in the first in
stance. Suppose you were sick Of typhoid
fever, and had been close TO deaths deor ;
amp becoming oonvaleSceht, the phySicisn
should gravely inform you that the only
plan to effect your entire recovery, would
be to take another spell Of the internal
feEer2 Would you not think he Was Q
fool 7 Laughtsr1. Secession was tried
sitter II had been considered for q period
Of forty years, and the whole country IN
derstood itss completely ss an abstraction
could be understood. We were promised
1t should be peacesble. What is the re-
suit ? Why, it has been everything else.
1t has involved us in 3 war that has no
parallel upon the pages Of history. Do
you expect to find 8 remedy by q repeti-
ton Of the dose that brought you to bed"
Governor Vance demolishes the key
stone Of the Southern COnfsdsraey, the
right Of Secession, in very uncsrsmoni-
Gus style.
1 can assure you my fellow citizens"
says he, that secession from the Confed-
eracy will involve you in new war, a
bloodier conflict than that you now d.
plore. But you may say, Mr.. Davis and
his Government will not dare to make war
on seeding State, because the right of
secession is recognized in the Constitution
Of the Confederscy.' So it is, my friends;
but you see BY that tine you have thrown
Of the Constitution, you have gotten from
under its obligations and sworn you
would have nothing to do with it. Do you
expect the Confederacy to be bound By a
document you refuse 10 recognize &c affect
ing yourselves So soon as you announce
TO the world you are q sovereign and inde-
pendent nation, as matter Of course the
Confederscy has right Of declaring war
against you for sufficient cause, equally
with the right she holds Of declaring war
against England, France, or Holland.
This right is Inherent in all sovreignties."
Governor Vance appeals to the fears Of
the people. he shows them that il they
resolve to leave the JEFF Davis concern,
the whole State will be made field Of bat
tie and blood. General Lee, he says,
would send poWn his veterans, who would
fall mercilessiy upon State which had
abandoned the South while, he adds,
/" Old Abe would ReAd his troops here also,
because we would no longer be neutral
and 30 il you will pardon the expression,
We would osteh the devil on ell sides"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
FROM CAIRO.
Especial to the Cleveland Lsadsr.l

LopeSihl % tuS OleNelhno Lea0sf.l
CAno, March Is.
The steamer Continental has arrived
from New Orleans with dates from NatchE
to the 11th.
On the 26th Of July about 100 Federal
prisoners made their escape from shrieve-
port. On the sth the Ram Hornet picked
up dozen of them. They had been II
days making their way from Shreveport.
None Of the others had been heard FROM
There are about six hundred prisoners in
Shreveport.
For the past few days q band Of guer-
rillas has been committing barbsrOus out
RACES on the negroes near Lake Providence,
destroying everything in their reach.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19

HGnIIA, N. Y, March 1s.

The new Presbyterian church, in which
the Sanitary Commission were holding
their fair, caught IRE this evening ct about
six o'clock, and in short time was con-
sumsd, together with its contents. Owing
10 the sxertions Of the Fire Department
the Sanitary buildings win be saved.
It is feared that some Of the visitors at
the fair psrished in the building. The
church was valued ct $S6,0 900. It was In
suFed for $4,000.
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FROm OHTR0

CAIRO, March Is.
Several men were arrested . few days
since below Hickman, KY, for having
among others organised themselves into
Companies for the svoWed purpose Of en-
tsring the rebel SerVics.
A number Of rebel sympathiEers have
recently been actively recruiting Sor the
rebelsrmy.
Guerrilla bands sre being formed by the
citizens in the several tswns and counties
Of Kentucky, for the purpose Of interrupt
ing the navigation on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
FROM FORT SMITH.
Especial to the Cleveland Leader.l
FoET SIXTH, ARKANSAS, March 16

The Arkansas election has been pro
gressing for three days and closes tonight.
There will be from 10000 to 1900 votes
cast. There is no opposition to Judge
Murphy for Governor. Two Congressman
will be elected.
General Price has resumed command Of
the rebel department Of Arkansas, and
has issued an order in which he says; "I
expect soon to lead you against our cow
srdly and bossting foes. We will retrieve
our reverses, reOOCupy our territory, and
establish the perpetustiOn Of our govern
ment.D
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rh'NosrOe. ar VieA.Durs sBroushtbyshor-


Extract rom Vicksburg Lsttsr.J
Some 5000 slaves Of sll ages and oolors
arrived here yesterday. It was one of1hs
sAddest sPectaelss Witnessed for a lonR
time in Yieksburg. Ths women and Ohii-
dren were almost starved, and half naked.
Such terrible picture Of abjeot want and
squalid misery can neither be im6Eined or
portrayed with pom Many Of thS women
and children we're sick with fever, brought
on By. the great fatigue and exposure Of
the long march from Meridian, Enterpriss,
Quisman, and other places. WIZ net the
friends Of freedom and the human philaa-
thropists Of the North come forward
st once, and with their generous hands
rescue these liberated slaves from prema-
ture graves. Shoes and clothing for both
sexes are needed Immediately.
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sEHERAL oooPER.

General Cooper is at old Fort TOussu
with about 1900 men-sll he has left Of
his Indian army.
The Union men OfTexss are eoncentrat-
ing and preparing to claim the protection
Of General HERON and the Union.
Another column is expected from that
direction.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
Wonderful Growth of IllinoiS--sFirss a,
War, First In Peace.

war First In Peace.
The Census Report for 1850, which Il
soon to be published, will present some in
teresting facts. No state has lost in popu-
ladon, though some have just escaped bs.
ing placed on the losing side. Vermont
has gained only one-third Of one per cent.
in the last decade, while the increase In
New Hampshire in the same tine haa
been at the rate Of !saly two and 3 half
per cent This is due to the superior in
dueements offered in the Wsst 70 aRrieul-
turists, resulting in drawing Of large
per centsge Of the population of the ststsg
named. Maine has increased ct the rats
OF LA per cent. OF the slave ststss,
South Carolina shows the lowest rafs
increase in population, being only 52T
per cent. Tennessee has gained 10 68 nap
osnt; Virgins II 90 per cent; and New
York 25.z9 per cent But uinois pressnts
the most striking picture, TheEsw York
journal OF Commerce, Commenting upon
these tables, says:
" "Illinois presents the most wonderful
example Of great continuous snds health
tul increase. In 1880, Illinois contained
l5I 400 inhabitants; in 1910, 476, ,Is3; in
1850, s5l, ,470; in 1850, 1,711,8 ,861. Tbs
gain during the lost decade wigs, therefore,
s6l i48l, or, 101, ,06 per cent So large s
population, more than doubling Itself IN
ten years, BY the regular course Of settle
ment aud natural increase, is without 4
parallel The condition to which Illinois
has attained under the progress Of the lsuf
thifty years, is 8 monument Of the bless
lngs Of industry, enterprise, peace and
Tree institutions. - Chicago Post.
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FROM INDIANAPOLIS,
Irp1lnAPoI1s. Maroh Is.

AADAHAFOAlSI AoEoA 10
Several colored soldiers have recently
died in Camp Fremont near this city,
from the effects Of eating poisoned pies,
purchased from Irish pedlers. An inVss-
tigatiOn will take place.
COldnel A. D. streight telegrsphs from
Washington that he will arrive here on
Friday next.
The various cOlOred regiments in the
North are to be assigned to General Burn
side.