, 1861-07-01
RICHLY IMPORTANT.
by the 1nvisible Line. Special Dispatch to the


WASHINGTON, June 9oth, 1861.
Ihasten to 1ay before your readers the facts |
in relation to matters at tho Capital. There |
Is no army here, AI1reports creating the be- |
lief that there is great gathering Of loyal men
at this point, burning with eagerness to march
upon the enemy, are so many sensation items
for the Amusement and astonfshment Of the
newspapers. It Is not true that the disunio1-
ists arc gathering in force in Virginia for the
overthrow Of the Government. There Is no
sreh man as General Scott; there wsa Al old
soadier Of thas nane once in the army, but he
has been dead six years; and when he died he
WIS thought too old to have an important
command. It is not true thtt there are great
lot Of militia Generals and Colonels waiting
here to be instructed In their duties before an
advance is ordered; it there are no soldiers
here, how can 1t be ? All talk ct the enormous
expense attending theis education, Is, then,
just 20 much bosh. Great Bethel and Vienna
sze Hgments Of deceased brain. There IL,
there never Was, but one Bethei-that Of Old;
and all the world knows that Vienna Is In AUS
tria. n.!pierce has had no military command
since he went out Of the Presidency, in 1851;
and Gtn. Bntler, az every Kentuckian caa tell
you, has been ten years In his grave. Proba-
bly, the two names haEe been separated by the
artIul correspondents. They belong to Mr..
Pierce Butler, the man who married Fanny
Kemble, So much for the accuracy Of the
journals. Schenck is also myth How could
the President be suffered to give high com
z1and to County, Court lawyer, who knows
nothing of war. The only sehenck who is do
Ing battle, ls the Ret. schenck Of the Church
Militant In Baltimore.
In view Of these facts, would advise the
cessation Of all military movements tn Illinois
aud the Wsst. Admit the telegraph accounts
to be true, aud what would be the use Of send
ing men here to bake their brains In the Bun,
or letting them lie at Cairo?
Tie reported movements Of Gen. Lyon in
Missouri are believed to be miserable cauards.
The West is settirg up In rivalry of the East
in the business Of nlsking news. But if that
Lyon has been showing his teeth in Missouri,
as they Fay he has, he will be cashiered- That's
10. Frank Blair il daily expected here. He
will give ps the truth.
That expedition to Richmond, so much
talked Of, IL another lie. II there had ever
been any thought Of such . movement, Why
was It not executed at ouces Of course tiue
would not have been given the enemy to raise
armies, build batteries aud fortny towns, before
setting out for the occupation Of their country:
Set your hearts At rest on That point.
The feeling here is evidently pacific. 1t is
known that war means killing. Dispatches
from Minister Harvey, the trusted representa-.
tive Of the Government, at tbs Court Of Por-
tuga1, say that in Europe, if all he hiss learned
since bis arrival on the Continent Is true, the
belief ia general tbat war Is attended with
blocdshed and our rulers here are too kind
hearted to cause the loss OF Life. 4 few men
suspected Of harborirg designs upon the integ
.ity and perpetaily Of the Republic, hnye been
asked to take an oath Of allegiance, Many 81
them refuse; but all are set fres, 50 do mol
believe what yon hear Of aa intention TO kill
Are not the men of the South our bre therein;
| Why shoot at them with bullets?
The New York correspondents have contro
ut the Tires OF would send you more, This i
Forwarded in cyphers and at great expense
bnt viii endeavor to keep you posted; anE
II poss5ble to set the country light On thia ah
surd Rer question. There IL no wBr