Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-19

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Spirit Of Washington Letters.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.l
soEEERAL GIANT AND THE PROCLAMATION.
The President received letter from
General Grant few days ago fully in
dorAing The late message and proclamation.
The GenersI is with Mr.. Lincoln on all
measures yet taken for the suppression Of
the rebellion. It can also be stated on the
authority Of the President that letter
vas received at the White House a few
months since, from General Grant in
which tits stated that the Emancipation
Proclamation and the arming Of the ne
groes were the two desdliest blows yet
aimed ct the rebellion. In the same letter
the General says he is not able 10 obtain
as many negroes Sc he desires because the
rebels run them of into the interior, but
be hoped 10 be able to do 50 when he got
further into the enemy's country. An ex-
tract from this letter vas actually ineor-
rorated UeTbatim by Mr.. Lincoln into his
celebrated letter to the Springfield, Illinois,
Union Convention. The New York Her
sid will be slog to believe thsse facts, but
II a1fll make the proper in quiry 1t vii
saeosfain tha truth, that IL is supporting
an out and out Abolition candidate for the
next Presidency.
FERNANDO WOOD.
Fernando and Benjamin are brothers.
The former was born in PbilsdelPhis in
1872. In appearance they do notresemole
each other in the least, bHt in plentiful
lack Of honesty Of character. there is
striking similarity. They both look like
fighting men, but Fernsndo's forte is tigers,
whereas Bsn's is bruisers. l don't know
Of my own knowledge that Fernando
fights the tigers, but the science Of ply
siology is humbug il be does not. His
keen eyes, his long nose, his sharp face
and his general contour, betray not the
real good -hgmored sporting man, who
cares but little for money, and is almost
as willing to lose as to win, but the shrewd,
calculating fellow, who IS up to sll the
tricks Of the fraternity, and has 8 weak
ness for winning sll the time and never
losing. ley ksis- a good talker in Con
gress, and what may be csllsd q very
smart man. Ia the sphere Of the pOliG-
clan he cannot be excelled in bis school
which is not the very best, OF course. He
makes no attempts at anything like states
manship, but is content to be considered
what lie really is-a hrst-elass, crafty,
COPpsrhead. Mack.
i ITO the New York Timer.
HOW THE BILL FOR BoUET1Es PASSED.
Now, IL will be observed that while the
President and Secretary OF War asked the
continuance Of the bounties simply till the
Ist Of February, the House Of Representa-
tiEes extended the payment till the lst Of
March, a month longer. The mo i've OF
this action on The part Of the Union mem
bers was, Of course, the patriotic desire to
encourage the raising Of soldiers by fnrn-
ishing sll the inducements provided by the
government bounties, and giving this ele-
ment as great an extension as possible.
The motive Of the Coprerhesds, as svowed
By one Of their number, was 10 indefinite
ly postpone, and, il possible, put stop to
the draft. But though the Union members
were moved by lRudsble impulse, their
action Was not guided by an enlightened
appreciation Of all the elements in the
problem. Thus no provision had been
made for the raising Of the money to pay
the bounlieE; and the Secretary Of the
Treasury finds himself brought face to face
with q new unforeseen and formidable en-
bsrrassment. Provision had been made
for all the current expenditures, including
the payment Of bounties to the 1st Of Feb
.ruary; but the new draft on the public
chest, contemplated bY the action Of the
House in extending the bounties till the
- u l., H1,n,
sum Of something like fifty millions Of dol
lars. Mr.. Chase having strained every mus
ole Of the financial organism 10 lis utmost
tension; can 60 no farther, insists that if
the bounties are to be extended, provision
must be made for their payment by taxa
tion, utterly refuses TO make any further
issues, and, on dit, threatens 10 resign, if
- he is asked to Go so. The fnll effect Of
their hssty and inconsideFate action now
become evident to thu RspIesentates, and
9 score or two Of the very members who
had Just voted for the resolution went over
10 the Senate, snd asked that the measure
should be voted down ir the Upper House
This would have been promptly done had
not the Chairman Of the Committee On FL
nance, to which the joint resolution had
been referred, reported from the Secretary
Of the Treasury that there we're no oonsid
erstions arising from the conditions Of the
Treasury that would make the passage Of
the resolution dangerous or inexpedient,
providing Congress make provision for
the payment of the bounties by taxation.
The resolution was accordingly passed by
the Senate but as, by the Constitution
the originating of bills for raising rave
nue. is given exclusively to the House oi
Representatives. It was impossible L
give any pledge to meet Mr.. Chase's rec.
ommendation for taxation to pay the bOun
ties. In this condition the matter rests