Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-07

p;.I-9 S. s.19'apsds Of Female Gerks fyo1
.''5 ~. lpressiNg Horsss IN RieE.
IA ALA OAkAKs II TIE TREASURY prpAu-.
HEHT.
One hundred and thirty ladisu .,,,lou
ed as note-signing clerks in The Troas,,sy-
nsPaItment at Richmond, passed through
Sais olty Yesterday morning, en- route for
C'IuHpls, o y, where they are hereafter
% oOnauet tnelr peculiar branch Of bust
ness IL mas oeen aseertsined that living
= cheaper In Colqmbia-how much We 40
not knoW-thsn 1t is in Richmond. and
me policy of the government, which Il Al
eSononleal - one, is to remove their fields
OF operations thither.
Is an unfortunate necessity that COM
Pels tne removal Of these Iaiies so far
away from their homes and Friends. and
me sympathy Of the public is very nstur-
any extended to them. Many Of them are
young handsome and intelligent but bv
tne foroe Of circumstances sre forced to
lsooF for their living, and as matters nov
Lafn out not at home where the company
OF Ismlly and friends is enjoyed, bat hun
areds OF miles distant, where evervtbin1
Is strange and everybody q Stranger
HsseISouTe EEpTetS.
The Richmond Examiner of April SOsh,
contains the following article;
The principal excitement in Riebmond
Yesterday was created by the presspos NJ
me government impressing agents for tba
eoHecuon Of horses-those fellows tbat
snow you bit Of paper, enter your stable.
IsmiIisrlze themselves with your horses
:, Sha flde or lead of your best. MANY u
inc hVery stables on Franklin and otheP
streets were swept Of their steeds. And
perfect horse-psnic preceded the move
ments OF tAe sgent5. Several indiyiduslq
set1ng WIND OF the coming Of the agents,
mounted diminutiye negroes upon tbeir
laVorlte snimals, and sent them undsr
mhlP =, ana spur IN an opposite direction
rms strategy failed in several instances.
snd the riders came back dismounted ana
-eported that they had met the enemy
everywhere the agents were active and
lgllant and We may say, polite, though
ieternlned-slWsys producing their s1-
norlty when il vas questioned.
THE FORT PILLOW xAssAcRE.
Butt is evident that LipcoIn,s
cart was not in his introductory oono-at1
lstlons to "these many people. /" nor in HE
eW edition Of the old fable. The oonfed-
rates nave succeeded in establishing
aW raw" "raW," on his csllous hide.
ave at last succeeded in making him Saai
is responsibility. Nor is the responsibiI-
y pleasant one. Indeed, it is 90 nm
leassnt that while che fears, he believsgB
e. ne takes care to say that he does not
no" that the report Of the Fort PilIow
sssaere IS true. ITO take tha liz ~
ly one OF their Daia.---zzs9y Hnsn II Is
~'~sv1 certainty that they do murder
lrs, might be TOO serious, too cruel q mis-
ke" How tender hearted This serious,
Is cruel mistake, has been made times
1t Of number since the beginning Of the
ar. Why does it suddenly become toe
rious, too cruel ? Simply because We
I'VE shown that we, as q people, are heart
? tired Of 3 policy dictated partly BY
ntimentality, partly By foolish Difference
the good opinion Of the world, partly By
ofioial awe at Wsshington-ap policy TO
hich we have facrihced too long the lives
our brave soldiers and our solemn sense
duty. We are not 3 nation Of butchers.
Q are not, like ancient Pistol, thirstinR
suck, to suck, the very blood to SUCK
1t we have to deal with race Of butchers.
ase4ss-sN
e letter Of the laW.-RiehmOnd RzGmiser.