Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-09
LEADER,
DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY & WEEKLY,
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EDIToRs AND PROPRIBTORs.


EDIToRs AND PROPRIBTORs.
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THURSDGTFEBKU 0. Is65.
The Duty OF the HOur-The Warspjrit
OF the North 20 be gain Aroused.
Tie insanity that ltill rules the rebel
chiefs has put upon the people of the North
the inevitable responsibility of rousing
themselves once more to the great issues
of the war. The tone of the retel press
and Of the political leaders of Richmond
shows that more blood must be shed before
rs people Of the South can be made strong
eccugh to overthrow the terrible despot-
ism which now holds sway in the region.
The wickedness that has already brought
war to every hearthstone in the land, viii
not be satisfied until It is utterly snhihils-
ted. With the army of Lee stin defend
ing Richmond, the rebel press still howls
4 its rage at the idea Of reunion, while DA-
Wis and his followers endeavor, By diplo-
nstic strategy, TO gain some vantage
ground in order TO rouse the people of the
South once more torenewe deforts in their
hopeless cause. There is no doubt but
the hope of foreign intervention or some
fortunate accident of war still urges them
on in their hellish course. The recent in
terview at Fortress Monroe, hereafter to
become memorable in the history of the
war, has proved the desperation which
still animates the rebel leaders.
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of every Ioysl citizen to ask himself what
sill this imposes upon him. What new
duty arises out of this posture of affairs
Are we supinely to relax our vigilance or
are we, IN the might and dignity of
great nation, 10 rise to the level of the
great occasion now presented in the histo-
~ of the rebellion2 The answer is plain
The sacrifices we have made in men and
money, the dignity snd honor of the nation,
the security of our democratic institutions,
the future pesce and prosperity of the
country every consideration alike of inter.
est and of honor, unite in demanding that
the alternative of disunion offered by the
rebellion as a condition of peace, be indig-
nantly spurned, and the right of the Re-
public to every foot of its soil be again re-
asserted with more power and determine
ton than ever. The Rebellion is chiefly
sustained at present by the idea that the
present armies Of the Union are the last
that can be raised thst in few months our
armies viii be weakened by expiration of
service, and that the present call for 100000
men cannot be filed. They therefore
hope to hold out until the war shall break
down from the inability of the Govern
ment to carry it on. The duty of the
North is to prove the contrary. If but
one hslfof the 5000 men called for, are
added to the armies now in the field, with
in the next two months, the last of the re-
bellion will not long survive the force ths.
would thus be brought to bear in complet-
ing its annihilation. The men are to be
had. The population of the country is not
reduced. The right kind of efforts will
succeed: War meetings sh hould be held in
every township in the state. The
choice of separation and pesoe, or union
by further war, should be pre-
sented to the people. What the result
will be, none can doubt All parties will
be united agsin in the determination to
stand by the government. There may be
few craven peace snesks that would pre-
fer to have the Republic crawl to dishon-
orsble grave, rather than give up their
party prejudices, contribute of their money
to the defence of the nation, or peril their
own precious bodies in the field But the
bulk of the people are not made Of such
stuff. Tens of thousand of democrats who
honestly believed thst negotiation would
bring peaee, having been thoroughly dis
appointed by the recent propositions of the
rebels, will not indulge in querulous whin-
ings, but meet the new issue like men. The
war spirit must again be aroused. The
armies of the Union must be filed. The
blessed day of peace for which we hunger,
must be put off until by the power of war,
all armed opposition to the Union shall
cease. Who can doubt the duty of the
heur2 Who can deny that the rough road
of war must be Travelled until we are led by
it into the sunny land of peace, of fat har-
vests and unbounded prosperity
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