Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-11
spirit Of the Morning Press.
THE NEWS HERE.

Congress, yesterday, embracing proof that IL IN
the deliberate and unalterable purpose Of the
Government Of the United States to bring the cur
rent contest for the yindicstiOn Of its corstitu-
nonal authority TO q close IN the shortest possi bic
time.
we point TO II, also, as embracing conclusive
PROOF that those who dream that portions Of the
United States will be permitted to exist under diff
ferent Governments, are wofuly deceiving them
selves.
We further point to II as proving that It ia
the Governments intention, II possible, to avoid
the excuses and horrors usually attendant upon
civil wars, By at once bringing an evidently-irre-
sistible force into the field
The action Of Congress TO which we refer was
the passage through the Senate of The bill voting
10000 Men and $500 600 COO Of money to rees,ab
lish the authority Of the United States as Il
ere the attempt 20 erect over the South an o,igar
chic despotsm was essayed and the passage
through the House of a bill authorizing the nego-
tiation Of a loan OF $3.50 coo 900 to meet the ex-
penses (war, &c Of the Government from now
until Congress meet again In December next But
i've Representatives voted against this Iast-men-
uoned medsure-a number barely sufficient 10
make plain the remarkable unanimity with which
the peoples Representatives sustain the cause of
the Union as committed to their guardianship.
There can be no longer doubt that Il is the
purpose Of the people at any cost and all hazards
TO Vindicate the supremacy Of the United States
from Canada 70 Mexico, and we sincerely rejoice
that Con- -ess have set about doing so In amanrer
thus emphatic and unnlistak1ble One important
result Of this Congressional action will be to omen
the eyes Of tie people of the South 20 the due
comprehension Of toe fact that they must ma ke IN
their minds to render due allegiance to the United
States, or TO be treated In all respects as its enc
mics 1t (this Congressional actIon) must serve
70 di"iPate current dreams throug bout the South
OF possible settlement upon some other basis
than that Of laying down OF their arms and their
return to unconditional allegiance
Our dread has been. we frankly admit that
failure to prosecute the war with due vgor at the
outset, might possibly result in disasters to the
arms Of the United States: 10 be followed by
condition Of exasperated popular sentiment in the
loyal States leading to the employment OF the
slaves In arms to aid In maintaining the authority
Of the Government, under the plea that in 30 doing
the example Of the oligarchy in EMPLOYING slaves
In making Notifications, &c. against the United
states, was merely being followed This Con-
Rrsssional action has dispelled this great danger
frsught, as 1t was, with prospective entire de-
siruction Of the whole South
Now that 1t Is certain that the Government ia To
be able speedily TO crush out the despotisr, bv
which the South is at this time held In chain. n
becomes those charged with the conduct of tina
war, to have II distinctly understood, by proela.
nation, that all that the Government seeks To Oh
tain At the South By force of arms, 10 is return to
is former condition Of fealy TO the United States
n that existed p:1or TO the denouement OF the
sPiracy Of the Oligarehy; and that due protection
viii b guaranteed to all who choose to renew that
fealty In good faith In all their rights, ubertie,
and ufODSFtV citfI Of he
formerly @ ioyed by them. The geE. DayiSs,
Cobbs Keils, Extra BiIlys. Pryors, Ben McCuI-
lochs, ss i'd onns, will not, Of course avail them
selves Of the chance thus offered Of reestabIIsbino
thsmfelyes In their tJImer r. rts and liberties az
American citizens, for thcy made the revolution
by fraud and usurF alton for their personal ad-
vantage, and in failure mus, necessarily fnvoivs
their utter ennihilation az public men Rut
whereve: the ARES OF the United States progress
such PersOIS will fee thar region, probably ueyer
10 return to II. Death or exile is 10 be their nor
ton, or there s no lesson 70 be drawn from all the
civil wars that have occurred anywhere since
civilized government has existed.
IL the government can successfully restrain II.
own soldierV, 40 thai they shall perpetrate few or
no Outrages upon private individuals or property
wherever they progress triumphantly, the mssse,
will gladly return to their allegiance 90 soon q,
satisfied that the government possesses the s,enyt
requisite to defend them successfully from the
vengeance Of the Oligarchy and aims simply &c
restore 70 them their lost rights liberties privtI
egesand property "a citizens Of the United States
NAVY YARD AFFAIRS The members of In,
New York SeventY-arst Regiment We're In hipt
glee this morning at a prospect Of being sent Gu
OF tne city The men believed that the regimen
was ordered 70 leave this noon, for Fairfax Cour
Hnnaa hs5t - a
indication, thus conveyed, of an imns5is,,
change To actual campaign scenes This regi
menf may be looked upon In all respects az beips
equal TO regulars, their discipline being ever,
whit as strict as that exercised I'm the regpl,
army, and wherever sent, they will be likely I,
give good account Of themselves
In the anchor shop, the hands, under the sinner
intendence OF master workman John Thicker Ar
busily engaged in making the heavy anchors TO
The Loop-of-wsr Pensacola, now lying at tn
dock receiving her engines. She is to be pro
Fided with five eco pound anc hOrs beside eiyL
small ones varying from 600 pounds down to s
pounds. Those under 500 pounds are for he
yawh. The Pensacola will pro5sb bly, be ready 70
sea by the LIST Of August.
The employees In the ordnance department ar
busily engaged day and night They are dj
Vided into two gangs, one works Il week a
"Bn', dho tne next week the other TeIie W.
them Rapid progress is made in the prepara
tion Of ordnance stores
SENATOR CARLILE, of Virginia, has been con
Hned to bis room for some days oy indisposition
not Of serious nature, however, we are happy I
say.
ANOTHER FLAG OF TKUcK.-As we 90 10 pres
there Is q rumor ahoat that another flag OF true
has arrived at Arlington from the enemy,s lines
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III Seven thousand horses have been ords,s,
TO lie purchased for use at Washington, and sew
sral thousand for Fortress Monroe and Gen Pa;
terson.
W The American Temperance Union of New
YORK are engaged In supplying each regimen
with one thousand temperance tracts. Thirt
regiments have already been supplied
II The Paris Debat. Initiating the Londo
Times-has sent out a special correspondent Z
keep an eye on the American war
IL To morrow the TnIrtaenth Ra0 =.