Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-18

rebels if supplied by Yankees with articles
of commerce, they would prefer to pur-
chase elsewhere, but would take from the
Yankees rather than do without them.
The Columbia Guardian of recent date
Gays: Sherman elated by his recent sue
cesses feels confident of marching through
South Carolina. We are willing that ha
should hug the delusion to his heart, as his
fall will be greater when his disgrace
comes upon him. We, too, indulge in
feelings of confidence in our strength,
based upon far different and much greater
grounds. ShermAn's army entered this
State with threats, openly and defantly
made, Of vengeance which should mark his
march into South Carolina. We are mis-
taken If South Carolina has forgotten how
TO treat iDsolence and hirelings.
The. Tribune has the following from
Richmond papers of the 18th:
The Examiner says: According TO the
official dispatches last received at the War
Department, sherman is moving on
branch of the Edisto, evidently intending
to flank Branchville and strike the rail-
road to Columbia, north of its junction
with the South Carolina Railroad.
It is concluded thst Beauregard has
fallen back from Brsnchville to take q
new line to cover Columbia, and one bet
Ter calculated for defensive purposes. The
opinion in official quarters is that a battle
is imminent. Beauregard will fight on
ground of his own selection and with suE-
Acient force.
nwss currently reported yesterday that
column of the enemy was moving on
Augusta. Ths War Department has no
confirmation of this.
The Enquirer says the continued absence
of official news from the South leaves an
open for any amount of rumor and coDjec-
ture.
Now that it is well known that Sher-
man is actively initiating campaign, his
manoeuVres for Branchville and feints
upon Augusta and Columbia, and his DEM
onstration in force upon James Island be.
low Charleston, form basis of some very
entertaining criticisms. That Branch
vile, and ultimately Charleston, ara in the
design of Sherman there can be little
doubt, but whether he will get either, sp-
pears by no means imminent Rumors
say that BranchVille is evacuated, and the
enemy having crossed the Edisto, twenty
miles above that place, are marching on.
There is no official confirmation Of this.
FROM THE JAMES.
NEW YORK, Feb. II.
The TriBmpSs Army of the james spe-
cial mentions a statement of deserters that
JEFF Davis new ram is nearly completed.
Deserters state that the rams will soon make
another raid down the river.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN BEALL.
The order for the execution of the rebel
pirate Captain Beall, which was to have
been carried into effect tto-morrow, has been
respited for the present, and now lies en-
tirely in the hands of the President.
WAsHNaToN, Feb. II.
The Treasury Department hss been
obliged to fill the subscriptions to the z
80 loan with bonds not bearing coupons of
Feb. 10. On bonds where that coupon is
wanting, draft for the amount due will
be forwarded by the General Agent at
Washington.
The Tsi6ttnS's army of the Potomac
special of the 14th says: Everything is
quiet. The rebel army is being paid. The
men say that such money is but of little
use to them.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A special to the World, from Frankfsrt
Ky, says; The majority of the Judiciary
COmmitteeOf the Senate reported that the
Constitutional Amendment abolishing
slavery be rejected. A minority report
insist upon compensation as condition
precedent TO ratification. -Four of the
Committee are for rejection, one for COM
pensatiOn, and one for unconditional ratii-
cation.
INVESTIGATION OF ARBITRARY ARRESTS.
A resolution passed the Kentucky Senate
asking esppointment of Committee to
inVes arbitrary arrests.
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