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If any body among our readers is in
doubt as to the cause of the rebellion, he
will be enlightened by the following, which
we extract from the Saturday Review" /"
the special organ of the Tories of England: {:
sup to that time (1S6O) the Union had
been ruled by the Democratic party, which
was neither Northern OF Southern, but
Unionist and anti-sectional. The Opposi-
ton, or Republicans, had been gathering
strength for years. They were purely
Northern, and their resolve was that the
North should rule the Union, and monop-
olize the unsettled territory. Had they sue
ceeded, few years would have got the
South round, with States devoted to the
Northern interest. A few years more and
such States would have formed three-fourths
of the whole number, the proportion requi-
site to amend the Constitution. Thus the
South would have been at their mercy;
crushed in political warfare, without a
chance in the field. The election of Lin
coin against the unanimous vote of the
South, by q sectional majority, showed
that the Opposition or Republican party
had gained the control of the North
ern States, and, having that could
rule the Union. They had svowed their
intention of reYolutionizing the South
They had-this should not be forgotten in
considering the prospect open TO Southern
eyes-sent band of robbers and row.
dies into Virginia, sndiwhen the chief of
that band was hanged, as traitor both TO
Virginia and tae Union, the city of Bos-
ton went into mourning. The South had
70 choose whether she would be ruled BY
her aYowed enemies, under the forms Of
law, till they were strong enough to sup
press her laws and deal with her as q snb-
jsct country, or whether she would break
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
FRalT HICHMnNn.
PHILADELPAIA, March

PHILADELPAIA, March 8.
A special dispatch from Washington to
the Bulletin, gives the following news:
Richmond papers of March 9th contain
no military news of importance from North
Carolina or Virginia.
The Enquirer Of Monday, in the course
of long editorial says: The country turns
in disgust from Congress. For four months
it has sat in Richmond, and day after day
witnessed the military strength Of the Con-
federscy dwindling away, though Lee has
appealed to it and implored it to use the
great military strength of the negroes for
the defence Of our country. Yet to this
date Of the session it has wholly failed and
refused TO adopt this measure for the saliva
ton of the country.
Agaia it says: No Convention is now
wanted in Virginia. A Convention will
not fight, but it could run away. Itmight
capitulate. When that sad alternative
shall come General Lac is the proper Con-
Yention. he is the best judge OF our stu
alton. No Convention is needed, for what
does State Sovereignty in q Convention ?
Has not State Sovereignty been the weak
ness of our cause2 Our cause to-day
needs power.
The Sentinel of Monday says both Houses
of the Virginia legislature have concurred
in resolutions of instructions to our Sena-
tors in Congress to support the policy Of
introducing negroes as soldiers in the field.
The resolutions take the broadest grounds,
and we trust the Confederate Senate will
now set without delay.
In the rebel Congress q resolution of the
General Assembly of North Carolina pro.
testing against the armipg of slaves in any
emergency, without the consent of thG
states, was presented. A bill has passed
the rebel Heuse % form volunteer organi
cations out of such persons as are not iiablt
to military duty.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

The word fillibuster is derived from the
river Wy, in Holland. In theseVenteenth
century, small, fast-ssiling vessels, of about
one hundred tons burden, were built on
this river, and such q boat was called by
the Dutch Vlyboot. They soon became
known in England as fly boats, term
which was transferred to the Spanish as
hIbote, or by ssoftening Of the first sylla-
bic, as flibote. The Buccaneers of the
West Indies found these light Dutch YES
sells exactly suited to their service, and,
from their using them, the French cruis-
ers gave these pirates the name of fibus-
tiers, or hlibustiers, an appellstion subse-
quently introduced into several languages.
The Vlyboot of Holland occupied two hun
dred years sgo the same position in navi.
cation that is now held by the American
clpper-ship.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

The only deVil-worshippers known to
exist are the Yezidis, singular race of
people living in Armenia. The Yezidis
were formerly Christians, were then con-
verted to Mahommedanism, and now,sppa-
rently disgusted with both faiths, they have
ory of their priests is, that although the
mighty angel Satan, the chief of ths an
gelic host at present has quarrel with
God, yet a reconciliation Willheresfter take
place, and he will be restored to his high
rank in the celestial hierarchy. This is
the foundation of their hope, and they
consider themselves perfectly safe in trust
ing their destiny 10 it. Among such people,
the profane phrase HGo to the Devil, would
of course be considered as an expression Of
good will.
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Revision Of Feeling In England 10
ward the Unite d states.

HAubrey," the able and genial London
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
writes as follows to that paper in regard to
the recent change Of public sentiment in
England in favO: Of the United States:
As for the feeling in England, there can
be no doubt that the cause of the North is
third stronger with the Government, and
that reaction has begun among the no
bility. The scene in the House Of Com
mons the other evening, when Sir J. Wslsh
made his bombastic and furious diatribe
against US, was most remarkable. His
friends-the Tories-sst behir him biting
their lips as they saw the smile of con-
tempt upon the faces Of two-thirds or more
Of the members. Notons Hear" attended
the speech. But when Palmerston arose
and severely rebuked the speaker, declared
that the Americans had good reason for
irritation, and that the revocation OF the
treaties on the Canadian border were not
necessarily hostile, there arose the first
loud cheer which has been heard during
this session in the House.
"What 8 change in one yeari" ex-
claimed John Bright. When Lord Pal
merston said with determination and
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place of which the United States were
Justly emitted to complaint" and eff the
measures which they have recourse to are
simply meant, as they ssy, for the pro-
lection of their commerce and their citi-
zens I think they are perfectly justified in
having recourse to them, the whole House
responded, and poor Walsh was q picture
Of dismsy and despair It Is to be feared
that Admiral Porter's monitors have al
ready crossed the ocean and shattered ali
the Confederate fortresses IN England. If
there were any left, they viii fall before
the news Of the passage Of the Constitu-
tional Amendment by Congress. It is re-
markable that this news should have ar
rived to-day; for this evening there is to
be held in Exeter Hall the great Freed
mems aid mass meeting We are already
hearing the cheers that are to burst out to-
night In response 10 this act of Congress.
am soTy that my letter must leave before
the meeting occurs; it will be one Of the
mest important ever held in London.
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CONGHEssION4L.
WAsHINnTnN March

WAsHINGTON, March 8.
The Standing Committees have been ap-
pointed. The following being Chsirmen
Of the prominent ones Sumner, Foreign
Relations; Wilson, Military Affairs; Fes-
sender, Finance; Grimes, Naval Affairs
Chandler, Commerce; Wade, Territories /;
Collamer, Post Offices.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, moved that the
question on the reception of the credentials
Of Mr.. Snow, Senator from Arkansas, be
taken.
Mr. Davis opposed it, contending that
Mr.. Snow occupies the position of an alien
enemy according TO the laws.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, when Mr.. Sumner moved an execu-
tive session.
Mr.. Lane wanted vote on the Arksn-
sas case.
Mr.. Grimes said they could resume the
consideration of that question sfEer re-
ierriDg the Presidents nominations to the
respectiue Committees.
A Committee on Mines and Mining was
added to the standing committees of the
Senate.
Mr.. Anthony submitted the following
list of standing committees which was
adopted:
Foreign Relationship. Sumner, Chair
man, Messrs. Doolittle, Harris, Foot, Wade,
Davis and johnson.
Finance-Mr. Fessenden, Chairman
Messrs. Sherman, Howe, Van Winkle, Hen
derson and Guthrie.
Commerce-Mr. Chandler, Chairman,
Messrs. Morrill,, Morgan, Sprsgue, Lane of
| Kansas, Nesmith and Doolittle.
Manufactures-Mr. Sprague, Chairman,
Messrs. Sherman, Dixon, Pomeroy, Riddle
and Wright.
Agriculture Sherman, Chairman.
Messrs. Lane, Harlan, Wilson and Guthrie.
Military Affairs and Militis-Mr. Will
son, Chairman, Messrs. Lane of Indiana,
Howard, Nesmith, Morgan, Clark and
Brown.
Naval Afairs-Mr. Grimes, Chairman
Measrs. Anthony, Wiley, Ramsay, Orsgan,
Nye, Hendricks.
Judiciary-Mr. Trumbull, Chairman
Messrs. Harris, Collsmer, Sherman, John.
son, Williams, Hendricks.
Postofices and PostroAds-Mr. Collamer
Chairman; Messrs. Dixon, Ramsay, Con.
, ness, BuckAlew, Pomeroy, Van Winkle.
] Public Lsnds-Mr. Harlan, Chairman
Messrs. POmeroy, morrill,, Sprsgue, Stew.
art, Hendricks, Wright
Private Land Claims-Mr. Harris
Chairman; Messrs. Sumner, Howard
: Williams, Riddle.
} Indian Affairs-Mr. Doolittle, Chair
! man Messrs. Lane, (Kansas) Harlan
Nesmith, Foot TTumbull, Buckalew.
: q FensiOns-Hr. Foster, Chairman, ,Messrs
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANcIsCo, March

Jan L hAhO4SCOJ mdICu ..
The Nevada Legislature passed resolu-
tions asking Congress to supply sufficient
military force to protect the overland mail
route.
The United States steamer Shubrick,
Captain Scammon, sailed to-day with Col.
Bulkley and party, of the Collins Overland
Russian Telegraph Company, bound for
Sitks, Russian America.
The Shubrick touches at Victoria, Van
couvsrs Island, to land working party to
commence building at Frazer river. Mr..
Gamble, Superintendent of the Cslifornis
State Telegraph Company, went on the
ShubIick, and lands at Victoria, to finish a
small gap in the wire between Bellinghsm
Bay and New Westminster, British Colum-
bia, on Frazer river. The telegraph line
will be working in two or three weeks be-
tween San Francisco and British Colum-
hia
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The Progress of Recruiting I'm Ohio.

The Progress of Recruiting I'm OhiO.
The Columbus correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette furnishes that paper with
some interesting statistics in reference
to the progress of recruiting in this
Stste, and the prospect of raising its en-
tire quota, from which we extract the
following:
The following resume of orders and pro-
ceedings under the present call viii show
how encouraging prospect is before the
people Of altogether avoiding the draft by
voluntary enlistment The call for three
hundred thousand troops was issued on the
18th day of December, but NO final assign
ment of the State quota was made until
January %, and of the quotas of the sew
ersl sue-districts until January 27-orders
not reaching the several sub.districts in
some cases until late in February. As q
result Of the uncertainty as to the quotas
Of the several sub. districts, only 2, ,507 man
were enlisted during the month of Janu-
ary. The quota Of the State, due January
l, was 26,0l7.
The following table shows the defcien-
oies of the several sub-districts on the Ist
day of March, as shown upon the returns
made to the Office of the Provost Marshal
General Of the State, of men actually mus
tered into the service and credited 10 the
b-districts TO that date:
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
Certiacate ID Anthority.
To expire on the slHt day Of January, 1866.
OFFIoE OF THR AUDITOR or STATE,
TNguRANcE DFpARTMiT,

To expire on the 9lEt day Of January, 1866.
OFFIoE OF THE AUDITOR or STATE
assurance DEPARTMT,
CoLUMBUE, O., Jan. 81, 1855.
WHEREAs, The PIsoATAoUA fIRE AND MAhINE
IEsUBAKCE CoHFsHY, located 81 South B-rgick,
the State Of Name, has filed in this once 3
sworn statement Of its condition, as required BY
the rst section of the act ''To regulate Insurance
Companies not incorporated by the St6te OF Ohio,
passed April s, 1855, and amended February g,
1854; and whereas, Sad Company has furnished
natiBa tory evidence inst tt Il possessed or AZ least
one hundred thousand dollars Of actual capital IN
vested in stocks or bonds, or in mortgages of rea
estate, worth double the amount for which the
same is mortgaged; and whereas, Said Company
has filed in this Office written instrument under
its corporate seal signed by the President and Sec
retary thereof, authorizing any agent or agents OF
said Company in this State to acknowledge service
of process for and in behalf Of said Company, &C
cording to the terms Of said law.
Nov, therefore, in pursuance OF the hrst section
of the aforesaid act, ], Jas. b. GODMAN, Aud
itor OF the State for Ohio do hereby certify that said
PIBOATAAUA FIRE AND MARIER IsGURAEoE Cox
fANx Of Maine, is authorized TO transact the
business Of Fire and Marine Insurance in this
State until the thitty-fTst day Of Jsnuary, In the
wear enc thousand eight hondIed and sixty-six.
In witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed
SELL NY hand and caused the seal of my
tsTzHF.l Office to Be affixed the day and year
JAS. h. GOODMAN,
Auditor Of Htate.
AARON CLARK, Agent,
mbp;IeI Cleveland, Ohio.
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loose at once. leaving than % choose Be.
tween peace and war. The alternative
lay between separation and Northern DOM
nation, betwesn subjugstion and indepen-
dence. Nor does Colonel Fletcher Cwhose
History Of the American War this Journal
Is revisWing), sufficiently mark the fact
that the war, on the part Of the North was
purely aggressive. he forbears to notice,
and perhaps did not know, that the franz
ers Of the Constitution had anticipated
this very cause of secession, and had decid-
Cd that force should not be used. Nor
does ne observe the utter sbsurdity Of de-
scrlLlng ss rebels, men who were in arms
under the orders of the State Govern
ments, which had unquOstionsblv over
them the power Of life and DEATH
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

The words creek, meaning small river,
dipper, meaning lsdle, pail and pitcher,
are all Americsnisms. In England they
say "a bucket of water not "a pail of wa
ter;" instead cf "a pitcher of water" they
make use of '-a jug of water" or "a decan-
ter of water" Throughout Europe, ex-
cept among the lower classes, water is
brought on the table in deeanters. They
are regarded IS not so liable to admit dust
as jugs or pitchers, and as possessing the
advantages of enabling person TO see
whether the wster in them is clean. Tho
not altogether apropos, let US here state
that an Englishman never says "Whas
time is it" but always employs the query
"What o'clock is it?7
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state rights and state lines, without which
no atteppt at secession could have been
made. The existence of state lines will al
ways be sufficient pretext to prompt the
local interest of one section to revolt
against the Government of the other sec
tions which refuse to sacrifice their loeol
Interests. All history demonstrates the
fact that sectional interest is paramount to
the life ofa country, snd even of life itself
Hence to make US one family and one
people, and to oblitsrate these local dam
ages, we must abolish state lines, which
viii give US q central head, the magnet 10
which all local interest will be attracted.
The Raleigh Progress says that the fed
erals are concentrating q force of forty
thousand at NeWburD, which will soon be
ready to strike General Lees army in con-
junction with Sherman's force.
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NEW YORK TTEMs.
NEW YORK, Msrck 8.

N. MuEio has engaged Gottschslk, the
pianist, Miss Simon3, and several other
artists of eminence in the musical art to
form an Italian opera troupe for tour in
California. They leave here on the third
of April.
Orders have been received from General
FRY TO commence the draft here on the
18th inst, and in pursuance ofthese orders
Assistant Adjutant General Bronson, now
acting as Provost Marshal General, has
issued instructions to the Provost Marshals
to be ready and proceed. The compare
lively small number now being raised daily
toward filing the large quota assigned 70
this city is given IS reason for issuing
this order.
General Kinks hiss been appointed no.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

Mr.. John Owens has made $50 900 bv
playing HSolOn ShiDgle" in New York.
B. 2. Taylor, the poet editor of the Chi
eago Journal, hos returned to Sherman's
srmyas correspondent.
It is understood that the appointment of
Minister TO Russia has been rendered to
Vice President Hamlin, and has been pos
itively declined.
General Mcclellan intends to prolang
ais stay In Paris for some weeks, and then
go to Rome and Dresden, with the inten-
ton OF spending next summer In the south
OF France and returning TO America next
autumn.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

The above figures are all official except
those Of the Fifteenth District, returns Of
which have not been received. Besides
these, over eight hundred men enlisted IN
February had not reported on the 1st, but
have sincs been reported. There are cred
tied to the First District one hundred and
seventeen men enlisted in the First Army
Corps not yet reported, and which should
be deducted from the above deficit Of three
hundred and sixty-tWo.
The enlistments reported for &s first
three days Of March averaged AIS men per
day, total Of ,425; also, that the whole
number due from the State on the morn
ing of March 4 would not much exceed
10000.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
FROM NEWBERN,
NxwBURE, March ]

Intelligence from the North Carolina
papers indicates that both sections are con-
centrating their forces on her borders for
the final struggle.
A Raleigh paper says the people of this
city will hear the guns Of the great and
last battle of the American Rebellion, and
the trsditionary grounds of the old North
State viii be the common grave yard Of
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
Antimonr Id. PefroIenn,.

A company engaged recently in boring
for oil in Writ county, West Virgins,
struck rich vein of antimony, rare and
expensive metal, in great demand for type
casting. The sum of $3.50 per ton was at
once offered for all the disco7erers could
supply, and at these rates their profits VIII
rival those of the silver mines Of Wsshoe
and the oil wells of Venango. Considers
bic excitement is created By the discovery,
and antimonY mines are likely to 30 ss
much source Of speculation as the Oh
wells are at the present. Pittsbtsrg ChrOn-
iels
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Associated Press Report.
GOLD MAKREF.
NEw YoRK, March 8.

NEW YORK, March 8.
The gold market is quiet. Spectators
regard the accounts of military affairs as
unfsvorsble to speculative operations, and
hence are quietly waiting for something to
turn up. The price opened st 1873, fell TO
1877, and then rose to 1871.
LATER.
Gold closed at 1851.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

vost Marshal General and military COM
msnder of Harrisburg, and Major Dodge,
of the 18th United States Infantry, is to
assume command Of the Office of the Pro-
vost Marshal General of this district.
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Yesterday Evenings Edition.
FROM NEW YORK.

The act of Congress creating the office
of Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Gen. Grant
confers that Office upon Brigadier General
Rawlings, who has shared in the hsrdships
and dangers of General Grants campaigns
from Belmont to the present time, serving
from Vicksburg as Chief of staff.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
NO. go.

The Tribune special ssys it is pOiey-to
contract rather than expand the currency.
Judge Edmonds is recommended for the
Interior Department by the Governors of
nine States.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09

sAs by the admission of her Senators, they
confirmed the nominations of the United
States Attorneys and Msrshsls for the
Judicial districts of that state.
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OTT1oE OF OoHHIssART OF suB.IsTEEoE,
No. ~ Park Building, North de FuBlio So .
CaErrInNR Ohio. March Q, 1865.

y
OEAIED PROPOSALS lin Duplicate)
OWil be receiEei ct this Sfise until y Q cock
N, MONDAY, March 18th, 1865, from hTst hands,
and froE citiz'Bs loyal 10 the Government Of the
United stats, for the supply and delivery at Camp
Cleveland Ohio, free Of all charges Of such FEesh
Beefs msy be 7, quiTed By the Commissry Of Sub
HiStsnce from tire 60 time.
The Beef to be well fAtted. sound and wholesome,
In aliernste fore ard hind quarters parts there
or fpecks and shAuks excluded to be Of steers mot
bulls stays, hfifers, or coWs) four years old and
over, 10 weigh net each at least 900 i've hundred
pouuds.
nav be furni he'd By the Treas urer Of the United
BtGtes.
This advertisement shall b part and p1rosl OF
the contract, and printed copy must be attached
20 each bid
SAID bid, when soosptsd, win form the basis Of =
written contrsst with two good Bnd responsible
nureties tnams OF suret required with bds) suf.
hcieut 70 indemnify the United States against LOSE
Said contract 10 take edeot Cn .he 18th day Of
Naroh and to continue in force until JAY l4th,
1885 subject TO the approval Of tbs Oommisssry
General Of Subyst nee
Proposals must be signed BY parties themselves,
and not b clerks &c
Bidders are invited TO be preset at ths opening
pfths bl5s CdAS. MCCLURE,
mha:I9S Capt. and Com'y subsist nee.
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CONVENTION,
DETROIT, March 8.

The Republican State Convention met
to-day and nominated Hon. 1. P. Christian,
Jr., Judge of the Supreme Court, and Ed
ward q. Walker and George Willard IS
regents of the State University.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-09
FROm CINCINETT.

CINCINNATI, March s.
The food in the Ohio has reached Its
highest mark, ard the water has COM
meneed falling. Trains on the Ohio and
mississippi and the Indianapolis and Gin
cinna.i railroads are suspended, the tracks
being under water between here and Lsw-
rencsburg.
Col. S. A. Harris was nominated for re-
election as Mayor by the Union eovention
yesterday.
GUEBRILLAS IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE March 7.
About half dozen guerrillas, supposed
to be of Wiqginton's band, went into
Elizsbethtown this afternoon, representing
themselves as supported by much larger
force in the rear. There was but little
firing and slight damage. The negro
guard drove the guerrillas out in two sew
ersl advances.
Last evening, at Brandenburg, about
twenty guerrillas attempted to make an
incursion and we're repulsed by the Federal
force.
The military authorities at Cloverport
have assessed certain citizens of that place
for damage done to the steamer Tarsscon
and her passengers,
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FROm MAsHINaTOs.

WAsEINGToN, March 8.
Notwithstanding the refusal of the Sem
ste, at the late session, TO recognize Arksn.