Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-10

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The Senate confirmed many miscellane-
Gus nomination.
The President to-day nominated james
Harlan, Senator from Iows, to be Secreta-
~ of the Interior, in place of Judge
Usher, who has rendered his resignation,
TO take effect on the lst of May, in order
in the meantime to settle certain business
pending in that Department. The nomi-
nation of Harlan was confirmed.
freeman Clark, of New York, ex-Con-
gresham, has been confirmed Comptroller
of Currency.
The law providing for recruiting in re-
bellious States for the benefit of loyal
States, is repealed. The Provost Marshal
Central has notified officers and command
ants of rendezvous accordingly.
REBEL DEsERrERs.
The records in Colonel Ingraham's
Office show that from the sth of F ebrusry
to the 9th of March, 1,76s rebel deserters
have been received in the city from the
armies operating against Richmond.
A SIGNIFICANT QUESTION AND REPLY.
The The Richmond Enquirer of the 7th
has reply to a correspondent who in
quires what mean these rumors of Senate
rial committees approaching the President
to submit terms of submission. He asks:
Is that report true2 Are any Senator or
Representatives whipped Have they ap-
preached the President to press upon him
any such base proposition7 Is any attempt
made by rumors to create the impression
that General Lee is ready to consider
terms ior laying down his arms, under the
pretext of preventing the suferings and
sacrifices of forced surrender? Who are
busy in these plans of surrendering to sub
iugation? Speak eut: The crisis demands
boldness and decision, and determined re-
Eistanee to internal as well as external en-
emies. The worst enemies who now op-
press us are whipped seceders. This hour
is no time for fsctious opposition, or for
faltering with peace propositions, which
can lead to nothing but despair, relaxation
and ruin. The terms of reconstruction now
coming from Congress are nothing else but
subjugation. Let US know the worst, that
a summary remedy may be applied.
The Enquirer in response says it cannot
answer all the questions asked, for want of
information, and then goes on in the fol-
lowing remarkable and significant Ian
guage showing unmistakably that the re-
bellion is in its death throes:
THAT there is a party of whipped seced-
ers in and about Richmond cannot be de-
MED. They are cowed and cowardly,
miserable wretches, who have brought war
upon the country, ard who would now
surrender to the enemy. We have no
doubt but that there was plan on foot to
orce Mr. Davis to resign, and that Mr..
Stephens had consented to resign, and
that Mr.. Hunter, as president of the SEN
ate would become President.
The plan, we hope and believe, has
been miscsrried, and that the ungrsteful
conpirators may understand that if they
should succeed they will have placed the
barren sceptre in their grasp, hence to be
Wrenched by linisl hands.
No son of theirs succeeding Robert E
Lee, by and with the consent of the army
and people, will grasp the sceptre they
may wrench from the hands of Mr.. Davis,
and Wield it for the safety and security of
his country's liberty and independence.
No cObal of whipped seceders shall capit-
ulate this country into slavery and crouch
at the footstool of Mr. Lincoln.
Congress has terly failed. 1t is in
competent and Is doing much injury. It
has neither capacity nor courage, and is
wanting in frmness and resolution. It is
unfit for revolution. The very men who
were foremost to secede are first to surren-
der. A single head and single arm is
now needed, and if Congress would consult
its patriotism it would at once intrust
all power with the President and General
Lee, and go homo. The Virginia state
banks can furnish one or two millions in
gold, and this will secure tho supplies now
needed. Let the legislature act promptly,
and turn the gold over to General Lee.
Congress is defunet; no longer look to it
for any aid in the struggle; it is beyond
their power to help. Those who talk now
of compromise mean submission and subiu-
CATION.
Governor Vance of North Carolina
makes an earnest appeal to the people. He
says Lees army must for three or fou
months to come, depend for food upon por
tions of Virginia and North Carolina. He
himself, has donated half his stock of pro
visions to the rebel government, placing
his own family dependent upon half ra
tions, and recommends that other citizen
follow his example.
In regard to Sherman, the Richmond
papers have nothing positive. They dom
know where he is, his main column being
as they declare, hidden by his cavalry
They all declare he is in very perilou
condition.
The Sentinel, in an editorial says: Thi
new levy of Yankees will not avail to over
whslm US. We will win if we do ou
duty. None are more confident of thi
than those who have had opportunity @
observing things at the North. None ar
more enthusiastic, none more buoyant wit
courage and hope. Let no man suppos
that such is not the spirit of our people
Let no one imagine that few poltroon
with boards on, who are whipped withou