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

We extract the following items from re-
cent Washington letters to the Cincinnati
Gazette:
how TIE GUSDRY CIVIL BILL Is BUR
DEEMED.
There has rarely bsen 8 finer illustra-
tiou OF the powers of orstory than Winter
Davis forcing through the House his
amendment to the Gundry Civil Appropria-
ton Bill J, remanding all persons uncon-
nected with the military organizations, ar
rested by military authority, to the civil
courts for trial. The House was unwilling
to pass It; and if introduced by almost
any other member of the Union party, It
would have been nearly sure to fail. Every
effort was made TO choke off the discussion
but finally Mr.. Davis himself took the
holr. His husky but explosive tones had
hsrdly begun to resound through the
chamber before every Unionist had turn
ed in his chair TO face toward the back
portion ofthe Union side in which Mr..
Davis stood, and the Democrats had de-
serted their desks and focked over to the
center aisle, the area in front of the clerks
desk, and the lobbies behind and beside
Mr.. Davis, where they stood clustered in
watchful groups. The speech wss scarce
ly fifteen minutes long, bat it carried the
House. Putting out OF view all questions
of expediency or of sound policy, there has
rarely been a finer thing done than Mr..
Davis impsssioned appeal for re-estab-
fishing the safe guards Of personal liberty,
and upholding the barriers that hedge
about the rights Of the citizen. The most
violent in their opposition to his measure
were the warmest in their admiration of
his speech. When the question was taken |
in Committee of the Whole, it wss seen
that Davis had majority with him; but |
it was confidently predicted that when he
came to the House itself, and had to stand |
the ordeal Of the yeas and nsys, the power |
of the War Department, ard indeed of the |
whole Administration, would be brought |
to the bar, and the proposition would be de. |
fested. But the effect of the speech was
more lasting thsn has been expected; and |
some hours later, on call of the yeas snd |
nays in the House, the decisioH of the Com |
mittee was affirmed by an increased ma
iority. The effect will of course be to |
esuse s disagreement between the two |
Houses, and SO the death of the Gundry |
civil" bill, and consequently relief Of |
nearly hundred millions to the Treasury,
STRATEGIC EFFECTS OF 4 ToEGUE-LAsHIEe.
There is strategy in legislation, SIS well
rs in war. How General Schenek got his /
to the Conscription passed, in
spite Of the weighty opposition of Thsd.
Stevens and others, happily illustrates it.
He hoped to carry it through on Satur-
Day night but about three O'Clock half
he Unionists went off to Mrs. Sprague's
matinee, and the General found himself |
getting beaten at every point. He accord
IDgly proposed TO adjourn; and the Dem
ocrsts, hardly yiperceiving their advantage,
readily assenied. When it next came up
there was the same feeling of lassitude
about the msmbers with regard 10 it; and
Stevens uniting his forces with
he Democrats, was sill emssculsting the
of every vital point. Schenck
aw It was necessary 10 arouse party feeling,
,r his case was hopeless; and he accord
ngly improved the occasion at the very
irst opportunity by deliberately scarifying
nownshend of New York. That worthy
vas immensely indignant, rsved, screamed,
allied names, and succeeded in thoroughly
waxing up the Unionists. Sohenck then
.uietly replied, illustrating Townshend's
Totes, and making his charges worse than
ver. Party feeling on both sides was at
nee aroused to fsver hest; the Unionists
olloWed Schenck's lead almost to q man,
nd the bill was triumphsntly carried
through before Mr.. Townshend discovered
What signal service he had unconsciously
sndered.