The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
Prom WASHINGTON DRAFTING TOR THE
WAR-SIARILlNG DEVELOPMENTS

l NJ lHpiHHEHiN llilOilltN special COZ
respondent OF the Baltimore Exchange,
of Saturday, furnishes the following in
tcltgeneo about matters and things in
Washington
The days Of terror are again upon Us.
Since the disOrganl1ation 81 the army
thousands of soldiers throuyg the streets
every hour Of tue day and night, two
thirds Of them heastly Intoxicated Thor
appearance generally is shocking. char
acterI1ed by nothing but rags aud llth
But few ladies are seen upon the streets
even during day, aud these are iuyaria-
bly, accompanied by an escort to protect
them from insult and perhaps outrage
There we're moro than fifty fights be.
tween the soldiers yesterday and last
night Seven men were stabbed and four
others shot One man who was shot q.
the corner Of Thirteenth and D streets,
last night about twelve o'clock, is in a
precarious condition, the ball, 1t is sup.
posed, having entered has lungs.
There is as yet 10 actual insubordina.
ton except among those who are to go
home. The slh, Goth aud Goth regimculs
return to New York, as also do the lst,
"a aud 81 Connecticut, II a few days /;
tho LIST, ID and 81 New Jersey and LIST
Rhode Island have already gone. The
LIST aud u Ohio leave IN law days, as
well as the 2Glh rcnusylvanie, and per-
haps many others Of which am not IN.
formed
The order Of Gen Mansfield, prumulga
tod On "Wednesday has had uoofier' as set.
Officers of companies are often threatened
with arrest hy their superiars tor dIs)-
bedience Descrlera leave every day,
aud when arrested are released without
,.nrimand The Department afraid Co
execute the laws relating 70 deS"ti'on
upun the volunteers, but do nlt hesitate
to punish regulars This spint ct par
TALLY has done almost as much 10 de-
moraii=e the army, as did the ignumn-
ious rout of Sunday last
There is evidently a very great change
in tho CalLo.ir Irish who have enlisted
Many of tLem declare ;hat they were
induced 90 enlist hy the representation
that their Churches had all been anncd
down in tic Soulh, and dat all tic S.stcta
-, ,.t'i.l, l,6 Icon, converted ;,.f,
barracks They are amazed 10 iiHi tie
statements so utterly false, and to learn
how many OF their conatrymeu arc en-
listed ou the side Of the South
ur Thomas y N,aehe, who was in
NO an, a., sunday last vcst.rdav to'a
oro ,Rc rriests ho,c that i. woul1 never
,,,intalc an ,rms against file south
'i,,, Cna ,yna ON their side and that II
n. .bt ag,in' ii w,nld be for theta
The s,,tc' of toolnr At the North mus,
.ho,,l,. nr,l,r',',. , a.rrst chance Norn,.
crp men viii hardly allow themselves t.
Zoe immersed into ihc army IL. tine pun
nnsc m establishing by G5tco of arms.
H.. p,,,i.i,c,p nnrty on amilitarv basis
X..,,t,.,i.s - l.. .,lJtcrs na,y I'm tine
G.lI n,s memhcrs If tie Democratic
nsrtv and ,hcv learned enough to cause
tbc,e an ,heir return Lsmc. 60 ignore thc
c..ti',,,l ,auso which thcv have thus far
In, tro NJ M. three MONTH,
men yill 70 enlist.
Gem scott anirns that h. cannot finish
IN. c,mn,ign without tbe number of men
H.. ia, .,.e,G.a T., tba War DEPARTMENT
- ,l,5s.A SECRETARY Cameron t1
have ,bc various Governors Of the -ta.es
c,ll for volunteers If this be mot re-.
snn.dra =, he advises that recruiting
.,.,,,s,u,s Cir di4trirts lie al,nointed. and
,,,,, ,.Is l.tr, ~, pes,s.i fte eseaf 6g,fu Gre
N, ma ,imntg ,isn4ryI tesmaa4slas6r.I,o{
The prisoners who were 800 inhuu .uly
tro,tca Inv the soldiers while passm.