Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-18
The spirit ofthe Times On The PoEItieai sit-

The spirIt ofthe Times en- the Political sit-
nation.
The editor Of the New York Bruissr and
Prize Fighting organ is making hinsen
as ridiculous in the eyes Of all sensible
people, as he can. His weekly diatribes
on the President, though characterized BY
8 puHRent smsck Of smartness, fall harm
less everywhere. The great zeal Of the
New York Prizs.hghter is SO wanting in
good sense and respect for the common de-
eenciss Of psrtizsn literature, that ell such
efforts Of Mr.. Wilkes are butstillborn mon
strOsities, dsformed and disgusting.
Tie trouble with this new Presidential
knight Of the prize ring, is that he con-
stantly supposes that fierce inEeotive is
COED logic. The English language need
only be subsidized for its most savage
adjeetiyes in order 70 msnifest sense.
Hence he lsshes and fosms furiOusly. He
struggles IS il the fortunes Of the nation
Wers dependent upon paper whose
ambition is is to report cockHght or q
barbarous g mill between two whisky
blosted bruisers. 1'
p Mr.. Wilkes, since the action Of the Ohio
Legislature, has gone of into q drunken
howl about the State Of Ohio. He affects
to see world OF corruption IN sheir recent
action. This New York champion Of pub.
lie virtue has been suddenly seized with
great anxiety about their morals. he
wsuts to know why that body fsVors Abrs-
ham Lincoln, q JscK Pudding, who when
left to himself, seldom rises above the level
Of smutty joke" The Legislators Of Ohio
sre only poor, purchased creatures, who
represent nothing more than 50 many un-
named fees or hopes per vote.n
The President "has been eorrupting
them" They have been doing Injustice
to the people Of Ohio"
Mr.. Wilkes simply displays his ignO.
rance Of the people of Ohio, in this drivsl,
ing nonsense about the Legislature of this
State. II he can find time from his regu-
lar business Of pandering to the brutal
love Of pugilism, to visit Ohio, he might
get his mind somewhat illuminated, SC
that he could offer sensible opinion in
moderate language.
After having lashed the people of Chic
and their legislators, the Spirit Whisks Of
into discussion Of the chances Of Ere.
mont and Butler, and concludes by in.
forming the country that Fremont and
Mcclellan are to be the opposing candi.
dates. We have no objections to the advo.
escy Of any man Of such thorough going,
radical faith in human liberty as has
either Fremont or Butler. We desire NOT
to advance the claims Of Mr.. Lincoln by
any other than righteous means, and in
obedience to the wishes Of the people
Such grossly reckless diatribes as those Of
Mr.. Wilkes, however, which are peddled
out by the secret-circular combination, are
not calculated to advance the fortunes Of
either Fremont or Butler, and If both
Generals are not to be murdered in cold
blOsd, get them out Of the hands Of Mr..
wilkes.
Ths.people Of Ohio are not to be moved
by nuoh biHtant- Of q their
poor purchased creaIuESg5i o1.1 zarss s'rsii
fortified against thsmalicious attacks upon
the President which are distributed by
Congressional frsnking through the cOun-
try. They know that they want and wiz
manifest it OF Baltimore on the 7th Of
June.