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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
The Negro I'm Georgia.

A letter dated Macon, Georgia, Novem-
Der 9th says: A great deal has been sald
about mortality in the South. l recently
observed this notice in a Macon paper
"Maior Collins informs us that at least
thirty negroes have been buried at the ex-
pense of the city within tho week ending
Yesterday evening, and that nine of ten OF
them were picked up dead in-the streets
and alleys of the city" That there is
great mortality among this unfortunate
class of people, none can dispute. People,
too lenient to impugn a motive or look
suspiciously upon a fellow-being, wonder
why providence" deals SO harshly with
the negroes. They do not search for a
philosophical explanation of this unusual
mortality, and charge it home to the wick
ed persecution of this quiet, loyal race. 1t
is with a tingling shame that I confess the
fact, that representatives of my W race,
exhibit toward the negro more brutality
than I ever saw the wOrst-passioned men
extend to whining, sheep-killing ours. III
is this almost universal hatred, coupled
with as broad a spirit of persecution, God
bless the noble exceptions, that refuses
them labor, drives them from the pfaataS
tions, starves and freezes them and actually
kills them with bullet, knife and drug.
1 heard the great rough "nigger-dOctor''
assigned by the Corporation to the at
tention of negro paupers-say that 'the
id black sons Obs weregoing to glory
as fast as possible; and when the race is
extinct, Blank (meaning himself on the
Niger will be in every library"
On a pleasant afternoon 1 was taking a
stroll along the Southwestern Railway
track, in company with a friend, when we
were accosted by an elderly male darkey,
as follows;
"Massa, is yous from de Norf?'
We responded in the affirmative, when
he approached us, inquiring if he could
collect wages from the person for whom
he had worked all summer, and gave us
the following document for inspection, he
deeming it germane to the subject. AS q
literary curiosity, 1 present it reTbatiD'.
1t is the emanation of a conspicuous men,
Der of a chivalric "irst family"
Angus the II, 1865.
'lete this boy Dav pass up to Mr.. mac
LIQUIDS to day an back a monday 10 clock
an let him go TO oGalthrop (Oglethorp, a
yillage)all so.
(Signed) "Miss Matildy hammock"
He then explained that before the rebel
lion closed, the owner hired him to the
aforesaid Mrs hammock" ut a stipulated
sum for the year, receiving the pay in ad-
vance. The time OF labor extends to Feb
ruary next, and Mrs. an refuses to pay
again for the work. Thus, though he has
been a free man for many months, he does
not understand the principle Of ethics
which chisels him out Of his just dues. We
advised him what to do, and left him to
fight his battle of life.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
TOYeme

During the past year the unexampled
prosperity of the LEADER has enabled its
proprietors to introduce improvements
which render it still more worthy the
support of its large and increasing circle
of readers.
Within that period it has been twice
enlarged, the total increase in size being
about seven columns, thus at once accom-
modating the advertising pressure upon
its columns, and giving much more space
TO news and miscellaneous reading matter.
It is now as large as any paper in the
State, and larger than any outside of Gin
cinnati.
On the first of October it appeared in a
new and handsome dress, greatly increas-
ing its legibility and improving its ap-
pearance.
A new double-cylinder press has been
purchased and erected during the year,
which enables us to accommodate our
greatly increased subscription list and at
the same time to keep the paper open for
the reception Of news up to the latest
moment.
The LEADER presents more, and more
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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

1t has often been remarked that the pri-
vate soldier, who storms the crest and bears
the brunt of battle, sinks into a nameless
grave, while the need of glory which he
has earned goes to swell the fame OF his
chief. Aside from a local reputation of an
ephemer1 character, the same fortune
awaits the subordinate commander. 1t is
interesting, after reading the report of the
Lieutenant General, in which he deals
mainly with his own combinations and
facts CLEANED from the reports of army
commanders, to peruse the reports of army,
corps, division, brigade and regimental
commanders, and look upon the internal
machinery by which mighty results were
| attained. Take the battle of Franklin for
example. Schofeld is the only name Off
cially known to the Lieutenant General
in that engagement. He tells us Hood
assaulted our works repeatedly" but was
IN every instance repulsed." By whom
rerulsed2 We know that brave men from
every section of the loyal North stood
behip8 those frail acknowledgements, each a
hero; but who directed their efforts +?
General Schofeld tells us that General
Cox was in immediate command of the
line, and that to him is due the chief credit
of that stubborn and successful resistance,
for which Stanton gave him another star.
Who served under Cox? Stanley rode
the lines encouraging by his heroic ex-
ample, until disabled and compelled to
leave the field. opdycke served under
Stanley, and, at the head o his unfaltering
brigade, restored the broken line at the
most critical moment of the day.
Schofeld captured Fort Anderson and
Wilmington. Who led the troops against
Fort Anderson? Major General Cox, who,
when Terry sent him an order to come
back, returned the reply that he had the
enemy almost whipped and could not
afford to stop. Easement, too, was there,
and his little brigade captured an entire
brigade of the Zoe. 1t is reported Of him
that upon that occasion he told the cap
tured rebel commander that he and his
men felt kindly towards their "erring" enc
my. az believe it." retorted therebel afor
1 only saw you three times during the en-
gagement, and upon each occvsien you
were riding along your lines, shouting at
the top 0 fyour voice, Give themh-lr"
The Lieutenant General relates that as
one of SchofeId's columns, advancing
from Newberne upon Goldsboro', it was
attacked Eat Wise's Forks, and driven
back with the loss of several hundred
prisoners On the 18th the attack was
renewed, but "was repulsed with severe
loss" and the enemy fell back. On the
first day Brigadier General S. P. Carter,
of East Tennessee, was in command, and
unfortunately, allowed himself to be sur
prised. General Cox arrived on the field
during the rout and it is said his first step
was to command an orderly whom he met
to "ride at q more moderate pace" his OBJ
ject being to allay excitement. He soon
rallied the troops and made a successful
stand. When the next attack was made,
he was not only able to hold his position,
but gained SO much ground from the enc
my that the rebels were compelled to re-
treat during the night.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
skating Considered AIltsEastssIy.

An Arctic acrobat alone,
By Boresn breezes briskly blown,
Comes circumYolving c~uriOusly-
MISUNDERSTANDING daringly-
Each eye entranced-each ear elate-
Fast flying freely. Fancy, fate.
Grand, gorgeous, greatness, golden goal,
Him hurry hastily. His whole
Intense, inflated interest
Joins, jOvially, joys jolly jest.
Keen-sighted, kindly-hearted knight,
Leap lively, like loves living light;
Make merry measures, music meet,
Norse-skater, nimble-footed, neat,
Ger ocean, olden, o~bdurate,
Persistently peregrinate;
Quickly quench questions, %querulous quiet
Remembering rashness, ruins right,
81 p smoothly swiftly, softly slide.
Till thaws the tardy, tarrying tide,
Unparalleled ultra-mOntane
Veer v%aultingly vexations vain,
VIII wisely wandering, EitheT, Wane,
'Xpert Exhibitor, EXPLORE
Your yieldless yule-tide's youthful yore,
~Zigzaggling z~ealot, zestful-O'er.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
1iperty and Loyalty in one s0uth.

From the Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2lst.l
And then how sweet are the evidences
of their gushing affection for the Union.
What if the entire Episcopal clergy of
Alabama refuse publicly to pray for the
President, can there be any doubt that
his name is fragrant to their souls, and
that he is borne upward in their silent de-
v~otions, like incense before the altar
What if the Legislature of Mississippih have
denied to the majority Of the population
of their State the right to own, or even
hire a home, and have violated the Con-
s~titution of the United States and the laws
of Congress by ro6bing the discharged
| colored Union troops of Mississippi of
those arms which they bore at Port Hud-
son, the right to keep and bear which is
guaranteed by the Federal Constitution
and the right to buy and own which is
specially protected by an act of Congress2
! Now that the Federal Government has
sold these arms to the freedmen and got
the hire of the freedmen's blood for them,
is it not an obedience to the Constitution
and Government of the United States
more prompt than could have reasonably
have been anticipated to permit a rebel
Legislature and a militia of "the distin-
guished young men of the Confederate
army 10 tahv thvso ormo from their own
ers without any compensation? Mark
the distinguished patriotism of South Car
DINA, which DEGREES that no colored man
shall own or lease any land or tenement,
in the STATED Marvellous obedience !
And in Georgia they enact that if any
white man shall lease a house to a negro,
he shall become responsible thenceforth
for all the negro's debts and living ex-
pensesl Moreover, in all these States a
pleasant and altogether piousIsnd humane
law of slavery is in force which must ex-
cite the admiration of the world as an evil
dence that the people there "aceept the
situation" etc. Thus, every white en-
ployer in South Carolina is by law a fmas-
teri and every black employee is a 'iser-
want" and the master can whip his ser
want, if under eighteen years, but if over
that age, the servant shall be judicially
and humanely seated" by the town whip
per, under the direction Of that most ex-
cellent thing, a Justice of the Peace. If
the servant desires to change employers,
anv person can arrest him and send him
back: and he shall not leave his masters
premises without a pass. Congress will
perceive that all this is so exactly the con
dition of laboring men in free countries,
that it were a pity to interfere with it.
These are doubtless the Systems which
are gradually developing themselves if
we may use a Johnsonian expression, "un-
der which the freedman will receive the
protection to which he is justly entitled
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

THE CLEVELAND LEADER.
A DaiIy,TTi-peeNy and Weekly
NEWSPAPER.
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PROSPECTUS FOR,1se6.

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four years of desperate conflict, the prin-
ciples which the LEADER, in common with
the patriotic citizens and soldiers Of the
country, has always announced and de-
Tended, have triumphed, and the war for
the Union and Freedom has ended in vic
tory and peace. Secession and slavery
have both been crushed, and our Republic,
reunited and regenerated, enters upon a
new and glorious career. The future is
full of the promise of greatness to our
nation and Of prosperity to its citizens.
And yet the crisis of our danger is not
passed. The contest has only been trans
ferred from the military to the political
arena. The weapons are ballots instead
of bullets, the pen instead of the sword.
The spirit of secession is yet alive. The
great work of r-econstructing the relations
of the Southern States to the Union, so
that the nation may be made secure, its
faith and honor kept invlo1ate, and equal
rights to all its citizens guaranteed, is yet
to be performed-a work which for It's
immense Importance and gigantic dlt1-
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have just concluded. In this most cri-
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people.
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Telegranhie Denartment.

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patches to the Associated Press, obtained
at great expense. Special dispatches to
the Western Associated Press, received up
to four A. NJ, and containing the latest
news, are also published in our morning
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of Cincinnati. We have also able and
intelligent correspondents in Wash
ington, Columbus, Chicago, Oil City and
other places, who will furnish us by tele-
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Financial and Commercial Re-
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nd business men. Its local and tele-
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market in Pittsburgh, prepared solely FOL
the LEADER, daily reports of the stock
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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

Mr.. Pollard, the former editor of the
Richmond E1aasiner and the rebel histo-
rian of the late rebellion, proposes to
write a new history Of the war, which,
with felicitous adaptation to circumstances,
he entities sThe Lost Cause" He is get
ting subscriptions to the work throughout
the South.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
Fntnre improvements.

1t is not the intention of the LEADEl
to remain stationary. 1t intends to intro.
duce other improvements as rapidly as
possible, to grow with the growth Of
Cleveland and Ohio, and in short to con-
tinue, in the future, as in the past, q
thoroughly LIVE PAPER.
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Correspondence.

The LEADER numbers on its staff OF
correspondents at New York, Washington,
Columbus, Meadville, and other cities, and
in the army, some of the ablest and most
interesting writers connected with the
press.
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Terms.

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than double what it did before the war;
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Gerritt smith in the Courts.

A special dispatch from Chicago to the
Cincinnati Gazette of Monday says:
Gerritt Smith has finally commenced
his libel suit against the Chicago Tribune,
laying his damages at $4,000. The suit
is entered in the United States District
Court, before Judge Drummond. Mr..
Smith was willing to forego the enjoy
ment of judicial luxuries if the Tribune
would publish a retraction dictated by
himself, and most humiliating in its word
ing. Tribune plumply refuses to do, pre-
ferring to fight it out in the courts. The
Tribune did not charge Mr.. Smith with
assuming insanity, as has been stated, but
simply says that he became insane at the
time named.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
Editorial. Department.

This department of the LEADER is in
competent hands, and will receive careful
attention. The LEADER viii always be
found battling boldly and manfully for the
elevation of mankind and for freedom and
Justice to all.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
Lncal News.

This department of the paper we shall
make, as VIC have always made it, a com
plete, accurate and interesting summary
of daily events in Cleveland.
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DAILY porning or Evening Edition.,
IRI-WEEKLY.

For a club of ten subscribers the getter up of the
club will be entitled to an extra copy. For a club
of twenty he will be entitled to a copy of the
Daily.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

William Gilmore Sims is making a
collection of the leading war poems wi5-
ten in the South during the rebellion.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27
special Elcetlons in the District Of
COUnmhfa-


1t would seem quite probable that those
politicians who danced so nimbly to the
anti-negro-suffrage tune in Washington
city on Thursday last would be called on
to pay the fiddler themselves. The gen
tlemen who hold the municipal offices in
the District of Columbia attempted a very
pretty little game last week. A bill was
before Congress to admit the colored men
of the District to the ballot box. This
was very disgusting to the gentlemen
aforesaid, both because they hated the Hnig-
ger" with a chivalrous and Virginian ha-
tired, and because they knew very well
that if the aforesaid "nigger7 voted they
might say goodbye to their Offices and
their salaries. And so they attempted
their nice little game-simply an election
to demonstrate how strongly their ohival-
ric constituents hated the idea of negro
suffrage. Such an election, designed
avowedly as an antl-negro suffrage Demon
ssradon, was If course a farce. The
friends OF the measure did not vote; and
the result was nothing but a muster of its
foes. a nice little game it was, and well
enough played. But the gentlemen who
organized it, and who expect to reap its
benefits, are trying to dodge the paying
for it, They even have the impudence to
attempt to appropriate the funds of the
city, raised by taxes upon black and white
alike, to meet the expenses of their little
game. The taxpayers who want the col
ored men to vote protest against this cool
proceeding, and the case is set for trial be-
fore Judge Cartier to-day. We think
that the dancers will have to pay the fd-
dler themselves.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

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WEEKLY.
One KRnI

OHo w
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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-27

Attempted Suicide of Gen. Vaughan.
A special dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Ga
zette says that Brigadier General Champi-
on Vaughan, formerly of Kansas, at
tempted to commit suicide by swallowing
poison, bnt his life was saved by the
prompt administration of an antidote. In
the afternoon he again attempted to de-
stroy his life by inhaling ~chlorOform, in
the Mercantile Library room, but was
again saved by medical aid. General
Vaughan is a son of John c. Vaughan,
Esq, formerly of this city, and served on
the staff ofGeneral Blunt during the war.
No reason is assigned for his strange con-
duct.