The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-08

hlmselt II ne mad attacked any time pre-
Vious to the 25th.
DAVIS MAKES SPEECH
Davis made a speech at Charlotte fev
days before he left, promising to hAv
another army in the field, larger than eve
before. rs
oUIRAGEs COMMITTED BY DUKE
Basil Duke burned the public buildings
ransacked private stores, and committed
various outrsges on property and persons
Of citizens. His men are mainly Kentuck
ians and Texans, and were formerly undel
MdAgan.
EMIGRATION To MEXICO.
The Herald's Washington special says
The proposed emigration to Mexico Seems
likely 10 assume formidable dimensions
and it is thought will bode no good to the
Imperialism in that country. The emi.
grants viii, by a decree of the legitimate
government of Mexico, Immediately be-
come nsturalized Mexican citizens.
APPoINTMENT.
William Richards, chief clerk of the In
ternsl Revenue Bureau, has been appoint
ed agent of Internal Revenue, and will
probably be placed in chsrge of the Inter
EST Bureau in the Trans Mississippi;
States.
NAIL LINE.
The Postmaster General has sent an
agent from his department to st. Louis,
who will be there on the 18th to make
arrangements for the transportation of
mails on the Mississippi river and its tribu-
tsries.
HANCOCKs CORPS.
A letter from Winchester of the 9th,
says that nothing of interest has of late
occurred in that Department. General
Hsncock's corps is on the march to Wash
ingtOn via Ashby's gap. Several regi-
ments have gone up the Valley to Stsun-
ton and other towns in the Valley and
beyond.
The 18Th Virginia regiment will do pro-
Vost duty at Winchester for the present.
RATIoNs TO CITIZENS.
Gen. Torbert has issued an order that in
future citizens must not depend upon the
issue OF rstious.
ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS.
Officers and soldiers are eDjoined TO give
protection to persons and property, and
more especially to the growing crops of the
farmers, and TO have every possible assist
ance rendered them in planting and Sow
ing of the new crop.
INTERESTING FROM soNoBO.
The Herald's correspondent at Guaxs-
mas, SoDoro writing on the 25th of March
ssys: None of Mamimillian's troops had
yet entered that State except SIS prisoners
of war, and that the authority of Jusrez
was universally recognized there.
Preparations to invade the State were
being made by the Imperialists, but the
Republicans were confident of their ability
to maintain their ground.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Byth steamer America from Bremen
and southampton, we have the London
Times and News from the Gath to the 26th
ult.
The Times of Monday says: Whether
the Southerners have or have not fought
better than in former years, there can be
no doubt that the Federsls have surpassed
all their preceding efforts. Slowly, but
surely they have brought their armies to
perfection. At first they suffered from
mistakes by undertaking the strength and
determination of their opponents. They
could conceive not how three four millions
of white shut out from foreign succor and
with discordsnt if not hostile population,
within their borders, could resist the re-
sources of the great United States. Know
ing also their over friendly feeling for the
South, they could hardly believe the con-
federatss actusted by such hatred of the
Union as would rouse them to long and
strenuous efforts. These feelings had 8
great deal to do with the lack of energy
with which the war was prosecuted in its
early stages. 1t was only when army
after army was defeated in Virginia, when
the last hopes of the existence Of Union
party in the South were dissipated, that
they gave their whole heart 10 the war
and put their whole strength into it. The
steady discipline and confidence given by
superior resources have made Northern
le7ies excellent machines after the model
of European armies. The war has brought
out commanders of ability in the persons
of Grant, Sheridan and Sherman.
These drilled and disciplined their mixed
forces until they were fit for every emer-
gency Of war, and when this wss done the
end of the OOnfederacy was plainly near.
The superiority of the Federal armies en-
abled them TO prevail in actual conflict
and their progress in discipline enabled
them to take advantage of victory. Their
cavalry, which st the beginning of the
war was the laughing stock of the Confed-
crates, is now excellent, and they know
how to use to advantage the plentiful ap-
purtenances of war which their Govern
ment can furnish them:
The Southerners undertook a great en-
terprise, and carried it out most skilfuIly
and with wonderful audscity and Obstina-
cy, but they were not strong enough for
the work. They had genius and coursge,
but these have failed when opposed to
equal genius and courage, backed by su-
perior numbers. They may now accept
the decision of the war which has been
against hem.
The Times OF Tuesday says some pledge
of submission to the federation will proba-
bly, be exscted as condition to the ezer-
else of political right which of itself must
disfrsnchise many of the inhsbitants of
the South. Communities which have
fought for secession must long remsin what