Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-14

Ponoent, with which the telegraph furnish
ed US an abstract on Saturday morning.
It viii well repay perusal as an exhibit Of
the growing strength of submission party
in Richmond:
In TIE TRENCHES, March 4, 1856.
WEssRs. EDITORS: We are alarmed.
What mean all these rumors of the city 2
Not OF Sherman, or any successes over him /;
not Of Sheridan or his advance, or how
Early has been defeated not of the war or
rumors of s0aT; but what are these rumors
Of Senatorial committees approaching the
President to submit terms Of submission
Is that report true2 Are any Senators and
Representatives whipped7 Have they ap-
preached the President to press upon him
any such base propositions? Who were
the Senators? What were the PROPOSE
tions2 Answer these questions directly
and boldly, gentlemen. Don't vince OF
finch. Don't hesitate on account of any
supposed danger Of giving any information
TO the enemy If submissionists are among
us-are in the Congress-hsve begun their
work-they have already conferred with
the enemy. You may rely on that. They
have every opportunity of conference. We
have plenty Of quasi Commissioners. Sim
gleton is back here. And not only Single
tons are passing between the enemy and
this cspital-paroled and exchanged pris-
oners are returning in our midst. Some of
them have been received snd treated in
Ysnkeedom with distinguished considers-
ton, and have been returned under Shields
In a reasonably short time. Have they
made any impression upon Senators OF
Representatives Is there any plan on
foot to force the President TO compromise
with subjugstion or to resign2 Is any one
else ready to volunteer resignation in case
he is forced to Vscate his plsce2 And if
he does, who Is proposed to I'LL that plsce2
Is an attempt made by rumors to create
snd circulate the impression that General
Lee is ready to consider of terms for laying
down arms under the preteIt of preventing
the suferings and sacrifices of forced sur
render2 Who are busy in these plans of
surrendering to subjugation? Speak out !
The crisis demands boldness and decision,
and determined resistance to internal as |
well ss external enemies. The worst |
enemies who now depress Us. ara the |
'1OhiPped sseeders." Who are they in |
Congress Let US know. We know the |
army is firm. They have almost unsni- |
mously declared their resolves. Gen. Lee |
has responded to them with the decided |
published expression that this people can
not be conquered if they will only be true |
to themselves. The President is still |
known to be firm, and is said to have de-
clsred the devoted sentiment that he will |
sooner perish in the ruins of his country
than surrender her liberty and honor
Cannot he be induced to change men and
measures without conspiracy against the
as we'll as against his policy 2
What hAs Congress cone2 What is il
1oing2 viii the two Houses agree on
Who is responsible for the
agreement TO disagree, and refusing to psss
any one single measure demanded by the
army or the people, at q moment when all
should act and act united Are we to die
Of dissensions among ourselves Is the
President to be devoured by the very dogs
who at first, and some of them ostenaibly
% the last, have licked his power and pat
-onage2 Let US be admonished, if the
won't remember that JEFF
Davis will not be the only victim of their
They will destroy the
loblest cause of human rights, and sacri-
ice the independence of q country which
las but TO struggle through the last agony
# her fate, to 1--we and fouish. This hour
# that agony is no time for fsctious opposi-
ion, or for pAltsring with peace propositions
which can lead to nothing but despair,
elaIstion and ruin. Terms of reconstruc-
ion now, exactly just now, coming from
Congress, are nothing else but subjugation.
Let us know the worst that the summary
'emedy may be applied. BRIGADE.
Our correspondent, brigade" asks US
ONE most pertinent and important ques-
IONS some Of whi& we cannot answer for
7snt of information;
That there is 8 party of "whipped sece-
Iers" in and about Richmond, cannot be
lenied. They are cowed and coWsrdly,
wretches, who brought the war
lpon the country, and who would now
urrender to the enemy. We have no
Ioubt but that there was plan on foot TO
orce Mr.. Davis to resign, and that Mr..
stephens had consented to resign, so that
lr. Hunter, as President of the Senate,
would become President. The plan, we
lope and believe, has miscsrried. At any
ste, the Hconspirstors" may understand
hat if they should succeed they will have !
laced