Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-27
RROm WASHINGTON.
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Ihave not written you for two or three
days, NOT from the want Of material, bat the
want Of heis. The last news from Europe
has produced great deal Of gossip, and also
great anxiety among thinking men. What
Is 70 be done In view Of the future, sad what
win Be the course Of cur Government Is the
hourly inquiry Of eli. All hope for peace
able adjustment Of our difficulties with Eng
,and without dishonor to our Government
though majority believe we must prepare
for wsg,With that power or recede from pO-
sition which men high in favor havs stated,
and which the country believe 70 be a right
and proper one. WhA. England demands
We do not OF course know, but tho impress
sion yesterday and to-day ia, that If the de-
mand Is for giving up Mason and Slidell, 1t
will be done. It may all be in accordance
with the principles of international law,
(thls DO not disouss) bat the outside world
win not see it.
The change Of tone In the Senate within
the last two days is most marked. When
such men as Harris, Browning, Dixon, Shsr-
man, COllamer, FoOts, Anthony and CoWan
Arein the straw, and Wilson, Doolitte, and Ten
Eyck are on the anxious seat, one would
suspect there had been prOtraeted meeting
not far OR Where this sudden change comes
from one can guess. It is firmly believed
that q bill confscating all the property Of
rebels could not pass the Senate, the Sena-
tors from the Eastern States seem more anx-
iOus about slave property than Union men
from slave States. In times like these, we
fnd who are men in buckrsm and who
are true men. We want more Of cIsss Of
men that are with the age. Statesmen, such
as Fesssnden, King, Wade, TrumSull, and I
win include Jim Lane, who at least knows
how to deal with rebellion.
In the House believe We have a majority
Of hrn men. If there is a giving down to
slavery or foreign dictasiOn 1t viii be f-Om
the New England States, New York and
Pennsylvania. The Northwest, with fewlsx-
ceptions, will stand firm and IS unit, On all
the questions that agitats the country. : of
course inelade the Republicans of yorr State.
knov that Riddle, Edgertou and EutOhins
are unyielding, and assume that tie other
gentlemen Of the delegation are With them.
We are all here as impatient for move Of
the army as your readers can be, hut we are
told that we amust wait little longer l
have MT, as you know, been sanguine Of en-
early movement, but think that can see
indications of activity in military circles;
not that I bhlieve We shan Have
any considerable battle near WsshingtOn,
unless our lines are attacked, which is hourly
probable. We have waited DO long haze that
the enemy have been able TO fcrtify them
salves fully. If we attack OenterTi-le and
Manassas and take it, we shall lcse several
thousand men 70 gain point thas is Of no
stragetic Importance. If we wish to cut them
of from the west we can do it much cheap
er by way Of Leesburg and Winchester, and
If we wish to 30 to Richmond, the best and
shortest rOuts is by way of Aqua Greek and
Fredericksburgh.
With our Forts, 10000 men can defend
Washington. But the campaign of this win
ter will bs on the Southern Coast and in
Kentucky. PrObabably before this reaches
you, your readers wiz hear of an astivs for
ward movement BY Gen. Buel. It is believ-
ed here that TIE great battle of the war is
to be fought within the next ten o. fifteen
days IN Kentucky. There will bs no Bull
Run there-there will be lighting, sad some
body will be whipped-thsre VII be the
same class of men on both sides, and when
our Western boys talk fight they mean, eght
and not fOot-race.
With the Mississippi river open, and the
prominent ports of the South in CIR hands,
it is easJ to see that the enemy uznnOt sSord
to keep three-fourths Of their forces before
Washington.
A prominent man here, and Oae Who IS
presumed to be in the confidence ef the Pres
ident, stated in my hearing to-day that he
fully believed that before the 2oth Of Jsnu-
ary our troops would Re in possession Of
Memphis, Nashville, Richmond, Norfolk,
Charleston and Savannah. Ihops his groph-
esy will be fulfilled.
In Congressional affairs can giTs yoa no
points beyond what is published daily. The
bills and resolutions as offered, hare sent
you. There is an earnestness on tie part Of
the House, indicating that they will not sineh
from doing their whole duty to their coun-
try. If the country is plundered b. dishonest
agents, much skill will have to Re exercised
By them, and If traitors are allowed to hold
positions where they can give aid sad COM
fort to rebe lion, It viii be no fault cf Con
grsss. The report of the Van WICK Com
mittee, introduced by Mr.. Washb1rne, will
show you that no class of persons can per-
sue their rascality towards the Government
unmolested. ".
The seFviIIty q BOstonlans.
The soldiers of the Republic, ths brave,
fellows who gave up comfort,