Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-14

could be saved by the efforts Of the people
A preamble and resolutions we're offered
and adopted with much applause. The
preamble calls the war one of conquest by
the United Statas, and defensive on the
part Of the rebels, and denounces Lincoln's
proposition for peace as dsbasing and
cruel The following are the resolutions
Resolued, That events which have oc-
CURED during the progress of the war have
confirmed our original discrimination to
Strike for indspendsnee, and that, with the
blessing Of God, viii never lay down our
arms till it shall have been won.
RESOLVED, That as We believe our re-
sources to be sufficient for our purpose, We
do not doubt but We shall conduct the war
successfully, and hereby invoke the people,
in the holiest of all causes, to spare neither
blood nor treasure in It's maintenance and
support. $50 my
The third resolution thanks the soldiers
for their gallantry and patriotism.
LOCATION OF NAVY YARDS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l8.
The committee toselect . site for Navy
Yard and Naval Depot IN the western wa
ters, have reported in favor of oarondalet
and Mound City.
CONGRESSIONAL. 4
Senator Wilson to-day introduced bill
to incorporate the FreedmAn's Savings and
Trust Company, to include as corporate
among others William Cullen Bryant,
Peter Cooper, Gerritt Smith, Hiram Bar
ney, A. A. Lawrence, and ]. Wharton
Smith.
at hearing before the Senate Military |
Committee to-day proposition was sub
mitted, on behalf of several capitalists, to
construct marine railway round Niagara
Falls at their own expense, capable Of
transporting the largest vessels on the
lakes, as well as gunbOais, between Lakes
Erie and Ontario, provided the Govern
ment, in consideration of the free use of
the works forever, will, on the completion
the railway give to the company its bonds,
payable in twenty years for one million of
dollars, and also $500, 600 in bonds, annu-
ally, for ten years after demonstration of
The entire success of the work.
The Canal Bill which recently passed
he House proposes Government loan of
'ix million dollars, to be paid in tolls. i
A MATTER OF COMPLAINT.
The Trs5Wge's Savannah letter says the
lick snd wounded soldiers of Sherman's
Irmy are suffering in Savannah for want
# proper food, while ship loads of prOvis-
ons are being freely distributed to the
.itizens. II
- ATPAIRs ON TIE POTOMAC,
The T5iBnssss Army of the Potomac spe.
ial says since the attack on the 9Th and
tn by our left all has been quiet along the
ines. The left of the line now holds the
round gained, resting on Hatcher's Run,
Thich is mere thread-l like creek, running
trough strip of swsmp. The 9Th Corps, t
lhich up to the time Of the attack lay in L
ear of the 9Th and the center, now forms :
he left, with the I'd on its right.
The 10th Corps was the only one en-
aged on the 9th and eth, though the 6th
,orps was under orders to move at the +
anne time and support the attack. The =
d Division of the I'd Corps of the rebel {
rmy, with one Of Heath's met the attack a
nd for time sharply resisted our ad- u
ance about Delango Mills. g
By this success We have gained about n
1ree miles of ground. v
POSITION OF THE TWO ARlnEs. Il
Our line, now stretching from the james =
ver, on the right, to Hatchere Run, on
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