Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-13
DAILY LEADER.
rRInAY. IANuARY. "a.
Ihe Riehmond Press On fhe Peace
Mission.

he Richmond EEGa8 On me
Mission.
1t is highly amusing to witness the an
tics and eonfortions Of the rebel press Of
Richmond. Regarding themselves as the
chosen guardians snd sworn vindicAtoEs Of
the dear delusion Of Independence, they
snuff thepescs mission with affected alarm
snd put on their brsvado airs in a style e1-
ceedingly absurd.
The E1SnaiNer peEceivss ''tsint Of sui
phuric odors" in tie atmosphere, and pre-
diets something wicked as about 70 come
from certain 'ipricling of the thumbs
which It experiences. It den0unces the
mission IS that of spy, come to pry q
round Davis and the headquarters ofthe
different departments TO obtain valuable
information. Il expects to see concealed
under the. mission curtain reasonable
schemes for sowing dissensions among the
people and creating disunion. 1t asserts
that the interview Of Mr.. Blair with the
Richmond authorities viii not in any way,
iDjure the Washington Government, but
may do great damage to the South. This
is 3 very important admission. It sh ows
that the rebel leaders are undergoing
fearful outside pressure for peace in the
different States. The recent develope-
ment in North Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bars, have been so decided in their char
aeter, that these bslligerent editors st
Richmond, writing under the shadow OF a
grest military despotism, are fearful OF ad'
ding fuel 10 the hames. They seem to
think that if tits known In the South that
negotiations for peace have been inform
ally conducted with the rebel leaders, and
refused, greater dissensions viii bs Gre
ated and jsopsriiss the Independence OF
the "CoDfederacy."
This confession of the Examiner is very
important in connection with this move
ment, and indicates that the rebels them
selves do rot calculate upon gaining much
out of peace movements inaugurated BY
private citizsns Of the North. Whatever
may be the result, looking at it from the
standpoint Of tho Ezaminsri we do not sp-
prehend any danger 10 ourselves.
The Richmond W1ig takes similsr
view, and says "Ihe Blairs are spies" 1t
is astonished at the aunblushing impu-
denesn of the project It says;
s'The Tribune confesses that the object Of
the mission is not 10 obtain peace, but po'
litical advantage. 1t saw the fatal effects 5
of pesce negotiations last summer ard it
hopes to derive like advantages from
similar course at present It knows that
there are Legislators and Governors Of
States always seeking to sssail the Govern
msnt on this side, and it wishes TO ferIneni
this disposition. We hope, being thus for
warned Of their object, the Blsirs will not
be allowed to come within our lines
This Is also encouraging to US, as it fur
nishea still further evidence of the dissf.
fection now reigning in the South. These
lackeys of Davis evidently feel that q spark
falling in the right place, would produce 8
tremendous explosion of peace feeling
throughout the South. The fearful despo-
tism which has brooded like an atmosphere
Of desfh over the Southern people, might
they evidently think, be dissipsted bywel
directed peace diplomacy.
The Richmond Sentinel, tho confessed
organ of Davis is not SO fierce. As per
mission was granted to the senior Blair tC
20 to Richmond, It waits further devel-
opments. 1t merely says:
I'VE shall, Notwithstanding the warning
of the ITib1gle, not pronounce upon the
authority and the precise object of theil
mission until thsy shall have presented
their credentials and stated their errsnd
We do not suppose that such an embassy
IS that Of Jaquess and Gilmore, would be
entered upon. The Messrs Blair, II they
expect to be received, viii surely come in
frankcharacter, if not upon frank er1and
Ifthese citizens, high in position and in
the confidence Of President Lincoln, are
come to tender US the olive branch Of
peace, and to denounce, IN behalf of the
Washington Government, that war which
has been so malignant and so cruelty
waged against us, nothing could be more
grateful. fthey come, however, as mere
will and strategy hunters, then they will
bat add fresh insult, and attempt q treach-
cry unworthy of men and homer. We
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