Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-17

Sisters Ferry, with fslled trees, plseinI
torpedoeS among them in such position
that they would be exploded by any st
tempt to remove them. aw ,
FROM eEoReIA.
The 7FiJtg1ss Savannah correspondent
speaking of the probable Convention il
Georgia says: If the Convention assem-
Bile, the doctrine of State Rights vii
again be vindieated, and the State by the
voice Of the people, expressed cOnstitu-
tionslly through convention, wal seced'
from the 0onfederacy and return to tht
Union. The drift is all one way, the eur
rent daily strengthens and in 3 short time
it vii be strong enough to sweep over al
obstacles. @
Some Georgia Union men predict that
the State will secede from the Oonfederaey
within so days. -f .
The Worlds Savannah correspondent
thinks Sherman will soon effect junction
with sebOdeld, who is supposed to be NOV
ing from Wilmington.
REBEL FINANCES.
The Enqarer, in an article on the rebel
public debt says the army Is hatles, shoe
less, naked, hungry and suffering, and
fsvors the impressment Of tobacco, m eats
forage negroes and treasury bonds 1t
thinks their currency could be made vslu-
able by repudiAting and destroying the
present rebel debt.
The Sentinel eriticises the rebel congress
for not acting with promptness and energy
n the present critical state of affairs.
The EranineT says the prisoners at St.
Louis and Alton are badly treated by the
Federal authorities, and calls for retallia-
tion. It also refers to the case of Burley,
the Lake Erie pirate, and demands that
JEFF. Davis shall protect him. It says
that Davis is two tender-hearted to adopt
measures of proper severity.
An order offering amnesty to ali desert
ers and absentees who viii return to duty
within twenty days has been Issued. Gen.
Lee declares that the people have to choose
between war and submission, and declares
that no amnesty will ever again be offered.
ARRIVED.
The steamer Mount Reum, from Jamai-
ca, has arrived. No news. -'
-a GENERAL ORDER.
The following general order has been
promulgated
WAR DEPARTMENT., ADJUTANr
GENERALS OFFICE, WAsHINaToN,
February 10th, 1866.
General Order No. 2I,s21:1
The State Of Kentucky will constitute
the military department of Kentucky.
MsjOr General j. NJ. Palmer, of the United
States volunteers, is assigned to the com
mand Of the department of Kentucky.
Second-The department of the Cum.
berland will include the State Of Tennes-
see and such parts Of Northern Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi as may be occu
pied by troops, under the command of
Major General Thomas. L
Third-Al the troops in the depart
ments of Kentucky and the Cumberland
will, in the absence of Major General
Sherman, be subject to the orders of Ma
jOr General Thomas, except posts on the
east bank of the Mississippi river, which
will be subject to Major General Canby,s
orders. In the movements for protecting
the navigation of that river in all respects
they will be under the direct orders Of
their department, and whenever time will
permit General Candy will communicate
his orders through such commanders.
Fourth. The Department of Mississippi
will embrace so much of that State as may
be occupied with troops of the military
division of West Mississippi on the river.
The Department of the Gulf will en-
brace the States of Louisiana and Texas.
Other districts on the Gulf of Mexico
will report directly to the commanding
general of the military District.
By order of the Secretsry of War.
lSignedl z. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutsnt General.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.
SOUTHERN EEWsPAPER TALK.
The Richmond Who, of the i4th. cou-