Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-22
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A special from Washington to the New
York Post Of to day, says:
There are rumors that another call for
troops may soon be made.
New recruits are constantly arriving
here from Philadelphis and Maryland.
Governors Yates of Illinois Morton Of
Indiana Lewis of Wisconsin and Brough
of Ohio, are here.
General Grant left here at 10 o'clock A..
NJ, for the army.
The Commercials special from Wash
ington Of to-day has the following:
1t is understood that campaign is to
be Immediately commenced.
There are strong indications that the
rebels are massiDg large force in Vir-
ginia.
The Commercials special, dated Wash
ington, April 2lst, says:
The Senate Finance Committee have re-
ported the National Bank Bill, which is
now being printed with amendments
A strong desire is manifested By promi-
nent men here from different States to
have 200, 900 six months volunteers called
out st once for garrison duties to ensure the
rise Of all svsilable troops against the
enemy.
The Bankrupt Bill will be reported this
evening.
Professor Peck, Of Oberlin, has just re-
turned from Fortress Monroe, where he
had been investigating the condition Of
colored troops.
General Butler urges that the pay Of
colored troops shall be rapidly raised, ss
they arc becoming rapidly butchered by
the injustice of this Government
Prominent members Of the Ways and
| Means Committee express the opinion that
the tax bill will pass by next Thursday.
| The efforts Of Mr.. Collins to enlist mem
bers Of Congress, and other prominent psr-
ties, 10 his great enterprise Of telegraph
/ ic communication between Europe and
America, are, awe understand, meeting with
encouraging success.
This subject has previously received the
| attention Of Congress, in which body, it
will be reeoIleeted, two very faTorite re-
ports were made three years ago, enc by
| Senator Latham, Of California, the other
| by Mr.. ] ohm Coehrsne, Of New York.
Since the date Of those reports Mr.. Col
lins has spent large portion Of the in
tervening time in pushing his enterprise
mainly in Europe, where he has succeeded
not only in interesting large portion Of
the mercantile community in his project,
hut in enlisting the patronage Of the Gov
ernments, also the fact Of the valuable con-
cessions made to him by England and
Russia, Of the right Of way through thei1
dOminions Of this continent has already
bsen made public. These concessions are
valuable as indicating the favor with which
the enterprise is looked upon in other
countries They are valuable also in an.
other point Of view for they offer such in
ducements to capitalists as will it is be-
lieved insure the speedy completion Of th'
overland line to st. Petersburg and Lon
don with very moderate degree oAen
couragement from the United States Gov
erpment.
The enterprise Of Mr.. Collins is thour
oughly American in conception, and is h
be owned and controlled by American cap
ilal, for these reasons alone therefore, i
would seem to have prior claim upon thl
attention Of the American public 81
well as upon the favor Of the Government
A large portion Of the Russian line with
which the wires of Mr.. Collins are to con
meet is already finished, and the work il
now being rapidly pushed at both ends
namely, from Irkoutohe in Eeastern Sibe
ris, to which point the wires are slread,
working from St. Petersburg, distsnc
of 1900 miles, and from the Amoor west
to meet the Siberian wires.
The parties who have undertaken tn
construction Of Mr.. Collins portion of th
line, that is the connecting link betWeel
, Europe and America, via. Behring Straits
are gentlemen Of experience in telegraph
J matters. It was their enterprise Whic
: prompted them in taking hold Of the Pa
cifo line at time when sll others shran
from it, and they elnisting the sympathie
) Of the Government in its behalf, carried
through TO a successful ending in spite {
l the warnings of friends as well ss capita
8 lists to let it alone. That it. is emiRentl
) practicable, as well as energetic, indiyiS
uals have put their shoulders TO the enter
0 prise Of Mr.. Collins, is an assurance tbs
= the project will eventually be accomplish
ed. But ss the WORK is eminentl
8 National in its scope, and as moreoVe
: much time must be consumed in its col
B struction before any returns can be mad
I for its vast outlays. Its proprietors mu
Y submit. It would seem that the Cover
e ment ought to find in their enterprise 8
object worthy of its fostering pstronsg
It The small subsiury allowed the line to Il
= Pacific, has, we are told, been paid bst
: over and over again through the fsciliti
: Of the line enjoyed by the Government
It its correspondence with the Pacific post
J With these facilities, only quadrspled
b value will be the result Of the eompletii
d Of the Russo-Ameriesn line. To all u
e dertskings Of this kind, so vast in its pr
Il portions and so full Of promise to the VI
: fare and progress Of the country, the Go
ernment win but show prudent rega
l. to the future, as well ss q generous spil
's in extending helping hand to Pruss
and Great Britain in granting them
right Of way, besides other valuable pri'
} leges for the purpose Of encouraging t
enterprise, and has set an example viii
our Government, it is hoped, will not h
state to follow.
The President has approved the bill q
thorizing the Secretary Of War to tai
v and hold possession in behalf Of the Ul
ted States Of all lands and shares Of Ro
= Island, Illinois, on which to build an (
q senal. just compensation to be made
y private land owners.
q CONGRESSIONAL.
II WAsHIEGTOE, april 81
iS HOUSE.
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