Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-26
EDATLY LEADER
The spirit Of Washington .CarrespOn
Me Gazette's eorrespondenee saYs :

The Gasstts's correspondence says:
There exists nowhere else in this eoun-
try-I might say in the world-so rsmorse-
less Judge of intellectual force, and SO
pitiless q critic, as the House of Represen-
tstiyes. Whoever has passed its crucible,
and has come out successful from its test,
has approved his title to consideration Ell
ther ss an honest and able thinker or q
consummate orator. One or the other any
man must be, who can be always sure of
Commanding the attention Of the House.
There are now Just two members who
csn stand that test, Thad. Stevens and
Winter DAVIS. No matter what tumult
may be raging, or what istlessness may
prevail neither of these gentlemen will be
on his feet three minutes till every mem
Der ia listening, and those from distant
parts OF the chamber are crowding over
toward the speakers desk
No other member has this power over
the House Several of them come very
near it; can, on special occasions, have
undivided audience, and never speak
without being listened to by majority of
the members; but Thsd. Stevens and
Winter Davis are alone sure of being al
ways heard-st any time, under any cir
cumstances, on any subject.
The Commercials correspondent
writes, on
RUSHING TO SAVANNAH.
Senators and Congressman haze been
terribly bored with personal and written
applications for trading permits between
the North and Savannah. The number of
patriotic fellows who went to rush forward
to fatten on thefrpits of Sherman,s victory
in Georgia is astonishing. They are will
ing to brave any amount or danger and
tribulstion to get down where the cotton is.
So far, they have all been disappointed,
and the chances Rre that they will not
meet with success very soon. The Tres-
sury Department here viii grsDt no per-
mits to any body. All applicants are re-
ferred TO the T reasury Agent, at Ssvsn-
nah, who acts under the direction of the
military authorities, and as General Sher-
man IS attending to the matter himself
there Is not much danger that the cotton
Vultures will get very rich. It is not very
well calculated to stimulate the zeal Of the
soldiers of the army, to see pack of civil
lans pouncing upon town, as soon SIS it
is captured, and converting It into base
OF speculative operations. Il looks too
much as if the OBJ sct of the war was not
the. restoration Of the Uni on, but the en-
riehing of a crowd Of unprincipled fellows,
who would sell their country and their
cause for bale Of cotton any day.
DIsaUsTED REBEL NEWSPAPER.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 2lst is in
8 bad way. Here is its appeal to the Yam
KEGS to let it alone: We devoutly wish
there was some other subject to write about
except Yankees and slavery. We are as
sick and tired of the disgusting monopoly
as any enc can be- Even roast beef and
plum pudding would lose their charms if
one we're compelled to dine on them every
day in the week in the year, or for four
years, much more pork and beans and cod
fish. We are nsuseated with the whole
subject of FedeEals and flank movements,
ditching aud infrenching, bombshells, iron
clsds and torpedoes. We are disgusted
with the name of every distinguished man
in the United States, not simply because
they are grand rsseals, but because they
have become tedious. To have to indict
the same thieves at the Old Bailey every
day in the week; to see the same ugly,
vicious faces peering over the dock every
day in the year, Is equal to being Mayor of
the city of Richmond Nothing is 30 Of
fensive State rogue. The interest that
villainy first inspires wears of. We sp-
peal to them as fellow-beings on two legs,
and having the same external aspect of the
humanity as other men, to begin and let
the newspapers alone. How would they
like TO have nothing to write about but
guns, transports and gunbosts. We say
nothing of bloodshed, burning, confscation,
and the like. It is q fearful subject to
write and talk about for four years.