The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-20

ing home unRrmed, Is tnougn they hSo
not shown themselves worthy 10 bear arms,
win strike the man as disgrAceful, and that
the Government can with very slight
trouble allow this favor to the men. The
suggestion deserves 70 be heeded.
washington Items.
We Clip the following from special
washington dispatches to Cincinnati pa
psrs of Thursday sndNeW York papers Of
Wednesday,
fAID ON GENERAL GRANTS HORSES.
General Grant being down to the War
Department this evening, 8 man appeared
Al his house with an order from him for
his two NEST valuable horses, the
JEFF. Davis pony and the choice bay trot-
ter, but some suspicion arising the horses
ware not delivered, The man thereupon
went swsy, leaving the order, which proved
70 bs forgery,
The charges in the case Of Garnet, re-
csntly appointed Assessor for Virginia,
Will be thoroughly sifted by Secretary
McCulloch before he is permitted to act
officially.
T r JEFF. DAVIS.
There Is no truth in the report that Jeh.
Davis will be tried Immediately upon his
arrival, nor thst he will be tried BY Mil
itarv Commission or Court Martial.
state upon high authority that Davis will
first be tried for high treason before civil
court, and the Government will tax reas-
enable time for the preparation Of the case
for hearing.
THE ANTECEDEETs OF TIE CoHsPIRAToRs,
o'LAUGHLIN AND ARNOLD.
The antecedents of two of the conspira-
tors, not hitherto very well known, have
/ nat been developed. The supposed intend
ed assassin of Grant, o Laughlin, is the
son of blacksmith, of Baltimore, who is
stated to be 3 stsunch Union man.
OLsughlin and two of his brothers have
been in the rebel army, from which Mi
chael returned about six months ago, but
he never reported to the authorities, or
took the oath of allegiance, so far as known.
The other members Of the family are said
to be hsrd-woFking people, but Michsel,
who was extremely fond of dress, would
not work more than three days per week,
and tioking the shop at intervals, was in
the habit of spending his time promensding
the streets, clad in bis best.
Arnold, whose full name is Samuel A.
Arnold, is o SON of Baker Arnold, who
keeps, or formerly kept, an nestsbllshmentin
Baltimore. The father has been known as
3 pronounced strong Union man. Young
Arnold, the prisoner, was in the rebel
army, but returned home, and took the
oath Of allegiance.
MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
So successfully does the money order
Office work that it is to be greatly enlarged.
One hundred and thirty-nine offices were
established on the 1st Of November last.
On the let of June 280 more will be estsb.
lished. The amount IF money orders is,
sued last quarter was $5S8. 462 "a, on
which Government received about 5000.
There ale about sac, 600 constantly, lying
10 the hands of postmssters, subject to
call
A CONGRESSIONAL PROTEST.
A delegation of Oongressmen, with the
Hon. James NJ. Ashley st their head, call
ed on the President to-day for the purpose
Or PrOVSSSiIIg SsE5rFiIIrt r.EIJ rsvSfOEI tho
part of the Government, which shall eX-
tend the rights of prisoners of war to those
officers and privstes in the late rebel ser
vice who have consented to the murder
and starvation of Our men when prisoners
of war. There is 3 great deal of feeling
on she point in Ohio and throughout the
West, which sections claim to have had an
undue proportion of the unfortunate blacks
who have been butchered in United States
uniform, and of the whites who have been
reduced to skeletons by the bsrbarisns of
the now collapsed Confederscy. 1t is un-
derstood that President johnson agreed
with the delegation, and will proceed 10
set upon their representations by directing
that testimony be Immediately taken upon
the subject
A Change OF TOne-The London Times
ON President johnson.
The London Times of May 9th, says
the reception of Sir Frederick Bruce by
President johnson sugurs well for the fu-
sure relations of the two countries. It was
3 formal act but it was accompanied with
cordial expressions on both sides which d.
vested it of formality and justified its being
as fresh earnest of amity. The
Tines says the Language of the President
wss pacific and ststemsnlike, and Amer
cans may feel sure it will meet with re-
IpOnss in England. The article concludes
Is follows:
slime, which, in the words of Washing
on, changes men as we'll IS things is ever
1usy in erssing the records of past ami |
nosities, and 8 benefcent natural law |
works perpetual smnesty of that which |
S best forgotten. The truth is that many |
# those sayings which have given most
pain 10 the English OF American public |
'ught never TO have been repeated beyond |
hs audience to which they were original |
y addressed, still less to have been tele-
yrsphed in mutilsted form, without their
'onte1t, TO those who would least relish
{. Great IS the advantages of modern
,ubhcity are, it has some drawbscks,
nd one Of them is tie universal currency
Ehlch It gives to hasty expression.-
everything that sn American MN
ster or General may say to q bois.
enouS crowd Of patriotic serenaders
caches our ears win cruel precision of
etaIl, every loose idea of sn English
member OF parliament respecting the ori-
in and objects of the war is reported
Without expansion st New York. A
TsAt deal of misehisf hss heen dpne =
AH NAyi ana the well eonslde ed dis
stches OF the two governments have for
hat reason received less than their due
hare OF attention. 1t would be too much
, say that nothing will be found in those
our own Foreign office which we could
oW wish TO modify, for the same narvel-
rus courEe Of events which carried Presi.
ent Lincoln with it, and of which Presi-
ent johnson owns himself the passive
lstrument has deeply influenced the
Jews of European observers. Upon the
hole, however, we have no reason TO be
ihAmed Of the tone in which Lord Rus- I
VI has conducted the correspondence, and
o fesson to complain of that in which ,
u. Seward has represented the interests OF
-menca on trying and critical occasions.
fe earnestly trust that q like dignity and ,
'urtesy may continue TO characterize all {
between the two govern |
ents, and as for what HHistoricus" calls I
die words of prYocstion employed by IL
lponsible PERSONS" let US take his wise
vice, and suffer them 70 be buried in the
ave Of President Lincoln.