New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-08
The WAR FOR THE UNION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Sen. SCOTS park of artillery Of six pieces--Dot
gate 40 many as the Ales had al Lepsic-is alert,
and speaks out with quick utterance, % there
10 nothing but powder and waddng. II there
was heavy weight Of ball, and pointed toward
Richmond, the swab and rawrOd would be slower
IN The manual. One thousand roands OF lndia
crackers have been discharged under my win
dow. If the fathers in sgning that distinguished
instrument, had been eptertained from daylight
30 the gray of evening with this light cannoDad-
ms, they would have hesitated long before they
would have imposed on q long posterity the annuai
annoyance of this swapping nuisance. IL s
grave question whether the benefits OF the mani
festo have not been largely detracted from oy
tho incumbrance of yearly visitations OF bell
ringing cannon shooting, with the juvenile he and
platoon firing of torpedoes and small missiles.
The usual topics Of the anniversary do not
come no for any special recognition here. II
might have been made source Of joy, such as
the nation has not seen since Yorktown; but it is
not No amount Of pomp and procession can
bring the people up to the happiness of a festi'
val Mr.. Everett in New York will unquestiona-
bly, do ample justice to the American Eagle, both
in ornithOlogy and OratOry, and Mr.. A. Burlin-
game can let loose in Eastern skies the birds Of
his full-feathered ayiary. There viii be smaller
outcroppings Of talk, both foreign and domestic.
But, bark! "a drum, drum; Macbeth doth
eeme" Not precisely, but greater than he
Major. General Ssndford of New-York-the hero
of more shed sweat and sun-strokes than any
other in profane or sacred history. / never, /
am sorry to say, shook hands with Alexander
the Great-dined with Prince Eugene, or took
camp lunch with the Lion of the Protestant
faith, Gustasus Adolphus; but my fancy hes
pictured all these combined in a most felcitOus
triplcate in the General Of the New-YOIk
trainers" Of whom write. The front of
Jove and the eye of Mars are constantly on
hand, and for commanding butterfly flutter, or
30 idle tramp to drum and fife, the Western
World has no superior. But como the
column, sticky with perspiration and grim with
dust, each officer and soldier looking as If he
felt like monkey in regmeptals, riding on tho
ring pony, or dancing bear led out for Ger
man waltz before an audience Of ragged boys
add roughs.
Fine as the march of twenty thousand men
was, it stirred no enthusiasm and commanded no
pleasure. They were headed toward the Capitol
when they should have been in Richmond. Had
their guides led to the Long Bridge to Yankee
Doodle" the voices Of the spectators would have
been heavy, and hoarse as the surges of the
ocean, with the "God bless you" and " Amen
of the enthusiasm. As it was, the whole cere-
nony was as cold as the funera-baked meats Of
the house of mourning. But as if this empty
pageantry was not enough, we had another Of
series Of fag-raisings. Who is the stage mana
ger and costamer, do not know, but the nov.
city has run out. Bands play the Star
Spangled." and the worst bunting goes up with
as little emotion on the part of the gathering, as
She hanging out of bed-linen on the black Mon
dag of washing day.
Those Bartholomew Fair shows have not the
favorable incidents Of time and place. Punch
aad Judy sometimes fails 10 please. Wax dolls
and studs Of gingerbread horses do very well for
the age Of white pinafores and baggy breecbes,
but these are out Of favor with boddice-waists
and black full dress. Comfts and confectionery
DO not please, but rather pail our appetites.
We want strong food, and we shall have it.
We are not only tired but sick, not in soul, bat
in stomach, of this gala-dsy fnery. Sick, even
90 nausea. Your surgeons in camp might serve
out fiag-raisings inssead of tartar emetic or nux
yomica. But there is one hinging to the winds
Of your old standard which would bring to your
ears the pillows Of the air vibrating with bless
inzs. On the high grounds of Richmond the
symbol of your supremacy would wake even the
dull ears Of the dead with the tumut of rushing
voices. You are answerable to-day to the cOun-
Cry that you are not there. Every hour beyond
this that you delay adds to the weight of your
responsibility.
You need NOT talk about great plans of cam.
psign-- and most stupendous strategy.
That too, belongs 10 the season of wearing and
iancing gums. This closing of fingers in mys-
tic clasp, intmating that eight millions of Rebels
on some fine morning would be ingathered In a
grand national pound as prisoners Of war-the
sharp, quick reports Of the dexter palm and the
sinister fingers, symbolizing a rapid succession Of
reports which are to be types Of successes and sur
eenders treading on each others heels, carry no
assurance to us who wait for performance. The
people have trustful faith in Gen. Scott They
know his genius, and so does the world. They
believe in his patriotism, but they are weary Of
his delay; and that WEAKNESS win become
stronger feeling with the waning days in which
we wait for something to be done. .
There are things connected with this tsrdiness
which need not be spoken about, but might con-
vince even the loyal editors whose faith is un-