Year: 1866

| Threatened.


Especial Correspondence OF tho Cleveland LEADER.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l2th, 1865.


The exercises at the Capitol to-day were
no doubt of a highly interesting character,
though your correspondent could not be
there to see, and was not disposed to pur-
chase ten dollar ticket for seat inside
the peoples national forum. Tickets
were Issued to members of Congress
some half dozen to each one--and large
numbers of these were obtained by their
friends who have made very handsome
speculation by selling them out for five
and even as high as ten dollars each.
Long before the hour of meeting the
House was filed by the select crowd
with chalked hats and bonnets, and
no others of course could gain admission.
There were over two thousand free tick
cts issued to Congress and other dignita-
ries-more than sufficient to I'll the Hall
and of course like the select and fashion
able parties of the city the people were
not admitted within this choice and chosen
circle Of officials. They we're not even
permitted to place their plebian feet upon
the ground floor of this temple of freedom,
nor ascend to the galleries, without pass
in due form from some member of Con-
gress Take it all in all, the ceremonies
were Uery exclusive, and the managers
iustIV ameuabla To censlre


CABINET CHANGES.


1t is rumored that Secretary Harlan
will soon retire from the Interior Depart
ment Having been elected to the long
term IN the Senate he has 10 wish, it ia
said, to remain much longer in his present
position, and the friends of Senator Doc
little from Wisconsin and other western
gentlemen aver that Ex-Governor Ran
dali, lst Assistant Postmaster General, is
to succeed him.


SOUTHERN NEWS.


All reliable reports from the South
agree in regard to growing feeling of
hostility there against the Government.
Governor Dennison has been obliged in
many instances to deprive them of mail
facilities or involve the aid of the military,
such has been the hostility Of the people
against all who are inclined to take the
prerequisite oath to discharge the duties
of positions as postmasters. Even in
Alexandria and Baltimore these rebel
sympathisers are more bold and defiant
now than they were during the war. A
sample of thousand or moro eases is here
stated. l alludo to one who had a claim
rejected last week in the Treasury Depart
ment, for the very good reason that he was
rebel during the war. On its rejection
he openly declared that they would soon
hGUe a party i0hieh Sg0Wid drive this id
abolition horde of seouldreL Yankees out Of
the Capitol aud they ,oosetd the,. get their.
rights." So far from being penitent
for what they have done they seem
to glory in their infamy. With
hands dripping in the blood of
our slain, they have the effrontery to
come into the very capital Of the Republic
to make their demands for claims, emolu-
ments and for official position, and with
impious curses denounce the representa-
tives Of the people, and threaten, even,
some Of them with mob violence. l was
at tho residence of the Commissioner of
Public Buildings last evening, when a-mes-
seDger was announced from Senator Foote,
chairman Of the committee appointed for
the ceremonies of to-day, who sent re-
quest to have the Commissioner institute
II rigid search in all the subterraneous
apartments of the Capitol, as he had heard
of threats made to blow up the building.
Is it not time to teach these halter-desery-
ing wretches that there is POWER in the
government to punish as we'll as magnan-
unity te forgive2 They know not how to
appreciate our kindness, and regard every
kind act as so many proofs of weakness.
Instead of calling tor the "roals and the
hills to fall upon them and hide them
from the presence of an indignant peo-
pie, they parade the thoroughfares of the
capital and make their demands for place
and power Just as they were wont to do
before the rebellion. The cause of this is
easily accounted for in the fact that there
has been too much lenieney extended to
them without its being asked for or ex-
pected on their part, and without any
manifestation of penitence. In plain
English, ave have east our pearls before
swine" and they turn with fury and rend
us. FRANKLIN.