New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-07

v,a,vrbere words Of Kindness are received with
.,-o.irde. "God bless you" we cay to these poor
Non. thinking at the same Time that 1t would be a
t,,,sA ,ask 10 minister to their comfort in any way.
A. We mass into the corridor again, we meet several
now paepts tsring painfully, supported by fellow
,ola;er. Rooms are assigned tbemi their KNAPP
,seks are hung up in tie ha below. Passing out,
we sec tie empty aubulunces that brought them
vraifpg at the door, TIE sight Of these dismal car
raaes makes ones heart ache.
We visit Georgetown Hospital another day, ia
pursuit of Capt. Schmidt, who was wounded al
Balls Bluff. We do not find him there, but we ask
leave to visit the young man who interested us so
much when we first went there, for we have brought
him flower or two. You cannot 50 up stairs just
now, says the attendant "tbey are operating" IDS
Las darkly suggestive sound. Passing on to tne
Seminary hospital, we find Capts' Scbiniu'
aud Drcher tie FIST rapidly, the second s'o"'!
recovering. Capt. Schmidt was grazed Dy sever"
balls, and received one severe wound ana one oou-
fusion still more painful. He was very glad to see
M and smoke with some warmth oil the useless saer-
Gee If human life at Bas BLUFF. No military man,
ne cold could ever have ordered such movement.
7, 80 terrible trap--Our men could only stand up
a
80 bot IT. no enemy being in sigGt. Capt. Dreher
,o,led very i'll, and COMP lined OF great beat in his
bs,d. The bad that wounded him passed in through
one check, knocking ont three teeth side, and
out through tie other, coneDtDg i,self on that side
with one. The tongue was not touched, but the
roof Of the mouth aud the nasal bones Were injured.
He was senselcss for four days, and suffered
scntely when he came to himself. His face
aud eyes were much swollen. Taking leave Of these
brave men, we returned to the o.her hospital,
where the grim work Of surgery was by this Time
over. We visited our young friend Of the other day
and found him more comfortable. The flowers
made him smile-he remembered us. We took ten
der leave of him. Ave brother; thy life is well
spent. God will take thy good will for many o
deed thou mighte,t have done. When the flower Of
eur life is npIed in the bad its intention is yet ac-
counted for in the record to which We all aspire.
No proud building in yonder city will SO claim my
shOughs when leave il the hospitals at George
town, where the Lords wounded are.
Previous TO The great Review, which every one
saw, we assisted at u tnaller one, Of four or FIVE
sachusets regiments which the Governor of that
State reviewed in person. This was much more en-
;oyabe in detail than the larger one, because ones
limited eight could really taSe il in, whereas re-
view Of 10000 men can only be adequately appre-
eiatsd by the organs of an archaugel. The field
st Bgiehtwood ia very pretty One, extremely
favorable to such occasions. We stood behind
tbe Governor, and ga him salute the ooors and the
officers who irst salucd him. Each General rode mp
In turn to the place where the Governor stood, and
safe there in the saddle while his regiment marched
by. We saw no cavalry on this OCCASION. mil.
itary friend deeply interested in all The maneuyes,
tried TO explain to us what they meant. =" This ia
deployng to the right, this 10 the etttbs is march
and commemorative is an oblique square,
formed as for charge. Change again
20 solid apks-there are the administers
thrown otf-now, you will see then fire." Much Of
this instruction was thrown away upon The mutton
head Of your correspondent, whose imagination does
not readily take the direction Of things SEEN and who
could more easily invent religion than understand
eight. Followed the firing by companies, and then
BY regiments, and this tie moot tangible Of Gil.
The firing was pronounced excellent by competent
iudges-we could only perceive that it wac executed
with great unauimty, 10 leave 10 doubt Of lis
being vote. After this, the regiments marched of
she field with full bands play ing and tue Governor,
with friend or two, drove of to dine with The Hon.
F. Blair, senior, whore fine country seat, called
Silver Spring, is situated in this negh5orhood. Mr..
Blair attended the review in person. lie is re-
raarkable looking man, very active for Lis years.
A erumbling friend in Washington told us that the
Cabinet were obliged &c 90 10 him every week to
GET IDEAS do not believe tbis, because in that case
the Cabinet would have deas and DO you think they
have
Speaking Of the Cabinet It would be endless to set
down the very contradictory accounts one hears about
them. The hints, and winks, and rumors, which
suggest, but do not explain, why 60 and 80 did go
and so, and who at tie bottom of this that, and
Che other 80 irrtated my curiosity that of all the
sights Washington could be made to command, a re-
union Of these mysterious heads of Departments was
that on which my fancy dwelt most. The President
was supposed to lave come skill in Cabinet-msking
once upon time but for the present exhibition lie lie
not werable-tbis Cabinet made ITSELF 1t has Of
course been exclaimed 10 you, as 10 me, bow il con-
sists all of former or future candidates for the
supreme Office, all except Caleb Il. Smith, who
Is simply q candied date for nothing. But
have you ever thought of the likeness the whole
syorshpful body, with its bead presents to its own
sntipodes the Pope of Rome with bis College OF
Cardinsiol If we speak of the latter, they all COM
promised to elect him, and he must compromise to
saisfy them. They all want hi, place. The Pope
must die, the President must so out. Death makes
rid Of tbs one necessary defeat Of the other. The
same intrigues may uphold or undermine both.
wonder whether the Papacy had not, at first lib
sral intention, and whether the mode Of election was
rot, at the time, considered popular and democratic
Il. 4
BOW Stands against the people once stood for Them
snd 'oA' It was great tqualizing power that has
oeen slowly corrupted into the greatest ultra-despot
ism oil the day. This shows us that not institutions
sre the guarantees Of liberty, but the spirit which