Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-07
The Richmond Press DenOunes GOEs
Brown, OF Georgia, as = 1raitOr.

Brown, Of Georgia, as 3 1raitOr.
The Sentinel of March lst says;
Governor Brown has no idea Of abandon
ing the Confederate cause, and viii, doubt
less, in his own way, do what he may TO
sustain it. But the evils of the discomfort
which he does all he can to scatter among
the people and the army will far outweigh
all the good we can hope from him. Il IL
such utterances Is his that make desertsra
from our army. We are informed that Ia
those regiments or commands from which
desertions are most common no reading ia
generally desired, except such as deals In.
rsbid eensures Of the government and In
gloomy predictions Of certain and hopeless
failure and defeat, in consequence Of what
is alleged to be unuttersble and invsriAbIa
official folly and stupidity on every posi-
bic question. Men read these demoTaliz-
ing distribes, and brood over them until
they become reckless and Departing, and
when night comes and they are set on OUT
post duty, they do what these faultdndeTG
logically bid them to do-they desert.
Why should they not, If they believe tho
half that Is told thsm7 How many de-
serters Governor Browns message VIII
make depends on the number Of copies Of
it which may find their way to our trench
es.
The Enquirer says:
The synopsis Of the message Of the Gov
ernor Of Georgia presents sufficient insight
into that document to show It TO be such
IS no pure patriot can rssd without tha
liveliest emotions Of indignation and dis
gust. Treachery in the Executive Of q
State IN this oonfederacy has heretofore
been crime that no man conceive-R thing
beyond even imagination; but Governor
Brown must blame only himself if he haG
incurred the suspicion Of having reaped
the recompense Of the reward that preceda
treason. That his recommendation
would be the utter ruin of the cause Of thesa
states, and the degradation of the frsa
people Of his own State into slaveryt to their
enemy, is so apparent in the synopsis Of
his message, that "maR, though fooln
cannot err therein. His recommends
tioa to repeal the CONSUMPTION act and
to resort to quotas from the States, coupled
with that of organizing the State militia
to be In no case turned over to the Con-
federate authorities, but to be retained for
home defence, is direct effort to disband
the army, open wide the gates to the enc
my, and would certainly be attended with
speedy subjugstion ofevery State. Charity
would presume that Governor Brown did
not understand the ruinOus effect Of these
recommendations; but charity cannot apply
to the State papers Of an Executive. He
must be presumed to understand and intend
and desire the results that must certainly
follow his recommendations if adopted
That Governor Brown is endeaYoring 10
disbsnd the armies Of the confederAcy, that
he is actively engaged in prostituting the
high position he holds to the service Of tha
public enemy, and seeking, with all tha
powers Of his Office to discourage and dis
pirit the people of these States is too EP-
parent &c require explanation.
=
Now, the people of Georgia have the
undisputed right 70 Governor Brown, q
their Governor, if they like him-shGewB
srry, gozt; but the whole tanor and effect Of
this message can only be regarded as an
effort on the part Of the Governor OF Geor-
gis 70 destroy the civil and military suthor-
| ity of the Confederate Government.
= But that it must, if successful, de-
stroy the Confederate Government and
result in subiugating the people Of all
these States, cannot be doubted It Is q
Recommendation to Georgia to abandon
the Confederacy, to break up the Confsd-
crate Government and its army and to re-
tire each State within itself This is the
meaning Of the message. It's meaning
may be daubed over With professions OF
loyalty, but if responded to favorably by
the Legislature Of Georgia, viii result in
rnin.
While Governor Brown pretsnds thAt
there are only fourteen hundred exempt
in the State, and most Of them over age,
the records Of the Oonscript Bureau exhi-
bit s,22s exemptions Of able-bodied msn
between the ages Of eighteen and foEty-fVa
exempted by State authority in the State Of
Georgia, as follows;