Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-13
War Blasts From the Rich.
mOnd Press.
GRAND PIROTEOHNTC DISPLAY OF
BEELIGERENT RHEFORIO.
THE EFFORTS OF DAVIS TO GET
UP a WAR FkELdNG. -zs1z

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nearly four years ago. 1t was "like the
beginning Of 8 new wal" as many persons
remarked who visited the Capitol, and |
walked through the streets, hearing in ev- |
ery place the serious and energetic words OF |
men who had now learned, past dispute, |
the meaning OF the word- @subjugalion."
aIf any man no1O talks Of Submission ne |
should Be hung to the nearest lamp post
was a sentiment frequently expressed yes
terday in the streets of Richmond. All
day long atthe SpJtswood House, the point
of congregation for public men and srmy
officers, and the most Interesting center VI
life in Richmond, there were crowds en-
gagged in the animated discussion Of Lin
SAPs EpFQPSsition, and in the expression Of
what was the spirit of the people and OF
the army in this new development Of Con-
federate affsirs. f.5 --5
The Sentinel roars in the following
strain: l- -.--,.--y.-l q 20 .ll-- .Z-zlz-
And in that case it will be apparent
that Lincoln and Seward have committed
this time great blunder and that in the
whole of this last move the advantage rests
with us. Indeed it is highly probable
that the three very shrewd gentleman who
went from Richmond upon that mission
knew beforehand how they were likely 10
be met, and intended, by eliciting g con-
spicuous demonstration of the enemy's re-
morseless brutality to unite slt Southern
men, and rouse them to the vital necessity
of bringing out the whole available force
of the country to battle and destroy such
rufian invaders. IF they so intended,
then Lincoln and Seward have played in
to their hand with recklessness which
few would have suspected. In their desire
to crafty the vanity Of their nation by sn
insOlent rebuff to three Southern statesmen,
thev missed the chance-the last chance
Ito SOW dissension and cultivate "Union
sentiment" in the South. Cnce more the
incredible presumption of our enemy has
done us 8 service, insured our unsnimity Of
action and made ineVitsble the ultimate
Independence Of the oonfederscy.
The Rhig follows up the war blasts Of
the Sentinel in similar style:
Submission is the only condition on
which we can have peace. The man who
is not satisfied with this effort at negotis-
ton is factitionist and will be held as an
enemy of the cause. Totslk now Of any
other arbitrsmsnt than that of the sword,
Is to betrsy cowsrdice or tTelchery. We
must beat back the enemy, thirEtipg for
our blood, or be destroyed by him. There
is no alternative We must make good
our independence, defend our institutions,
and maintain our rights, or give up the
houses we have builded, the lands we have
titled, the slaves we have owned, this iHsti-
tutions we have inherited, the religion,
civilization and traditions in which we
have been reared, the laws, customs and
| habits to which we have been used, the
hopes we have cherished, the name We
have aspired to-all, indeed, that makes
existence valusble,-snd go forth, with
nothing LEFT but q worthless life, as Yaga-
bonds and mendieants. i---
The Enquirer of the 9Th beats its tom
tom in th9 following:
But Mr.. Seward has done US 8 service
Before he undertook to use the high and
holy purpose Of peace-msking for the low
and mean ends Of party, the people Of these
States were somewhat divided. A portion
of them believed that the enemy wOnld yet
give them honorable terms of peace pro-
Vided they agreed to reconstruct the Union
and under this belief there was growing
party which insisted on negotiation. An
honorable and manly course on the part of
Seward might have made that party domi-
nsnt in these States snd ended the wsr with
reconstruction. But his tricks and decep-
tion, his trihing with the sacred cause of
peace, has undeceiVed the ereconstructioni
and taught them to believe with the rest Of
their fellow citizens. that faith, and truth,
and honor are unknown to the authorities
of the enemy. He has united the people Of
these States in the same spirit which sni-
mated them in 1861, and having destroyed
the last hope Of peace, reconeiled them to
war and to fighting it out.
Fighting is now the sole business of this
people-to it every thought should be
turned, every energy devoted. The sol
emn dedication of every kind of property
! in the State to the cause is the first duty Of
the Legislature of Virginia. To call upon
| the people 10 give their gold and silver,
their jewelry and plate, and the solemn
dedication of all to the cause and the csr-
rying on of the war, followed by the pledge
of the abolition Of slavery and the con-
script n of negroes into the army, to work
and to fight, is now the duty of the Legis-
lsture, snd will be, we sincerely behave,
the pleasure of the people. The suthori-
ties have exhausted all means of an honor
able pesce. This people can hope fer
nothing from the enemy but diogrsce aud
ruin; the impOVerishmsnt and inslRYe-
ment of our people are the only terms Of
fered by the enemy. i-- .-- tE
Tie Examiner repeats the strain sgain
with the following; .-.-.
| If there is now remaining among this
| Confederate people any one SO base as tc
yearn for reunion with the Yankees, OF
for the only kind Of reconstruction that il
possible, let him know that he cannot be
admitted to Yankee association as an equal
even with Yankees; but as criminal and
an outlaw who has forfeited every right
whose lands no longer bslong to him,
whose slaves are TO be henceforth his mas.
ters, whose house is TO be occupied by come
fortunate New England emigrsnt, and
whose family is TO be driven from the soil
to make room for the race Of the conquer
or The aConstitution IS it is combined
with athe Union as it was means the
suppression :, of Stste soYereignties, ths
eternal subordinasion of the South 10 the
North, the eonhEcation Of all Southern
property for the benefit Of Northern sdven'
E turefs, or to psyl the debt incurred in sub.
jugating US, and the emancipation Of tht
zlsves By general and sweeping enactment
of the YANKEES Congress in the shape Of 6
pretended amendment to the constitution
The transition from g. government thu
completely consolidated and centralized *
the imperial despotism Of the Illinois law
yer, surrounded with his shoddy aristoc
racy, would be natural and easy. Should
the South, blythe fortunes Of war, beforcec
to submit to such rule, her only consola
tion would be that those who had reduced
her to so profound degradation would
share her misfoltunes. But that she could
ever willingly SO debsse herself as to make
voluntary surrender of her liberties In
stead Of struggling even to annihilation il
their defence, would be q thought to(