New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-05
FROM WARRINGTON.
| The Reading OF the Presidenfs Message
What Congress may Do.
From Our Own Correspondent

WisBISGToS, Dec. ,, 1861.
Wagons, horsemen, and pedestrians, uniformed
ano in civil dress, the prevailing current past the
War Department to the Georgetown ferries and the
Chain Bridge. Transfers, soldiers, and saunierers
the prevailing current westward, down the Penn
syvania avenue and past Wizards and the Treasury.
Men riding swiftly, men walking quickly. women
smiling and walking, all going westward past
Browns and the acknowledging away from the
session Of Congress and the reading Of tie Presi-
dents Message Is the life OF the nation held IN
mailed hands and carried under sword-oets Sixty
six vacant seats in the House of Representatives
The solution is ready. Rebel States send no repre-
Seniatives to a Federal Congress. But the vacant
spaces the foor-tbe vacant seats in the galleries
the uncrowded halls and coiIidors-what Of these
The population Of Washington is double what i,
ever wac before. The population Of the suburbs Of
Washington is a hundredfod greater than il ever
was beforehand the Presidents Message is being
read. Read here al the eastand the world moving
westward to tho War Office ana the War, and escap-
ing from the Capitol by the Long Bridge and the
ferries and the Chain Bridge, to Virginia and the
actual front Of the Rebellion. Indeed, il must he
that the life Of The nation is carried in the gauntlet
and under the sword-belt.
Of the Mossage, now being read TO the House.
The heavy silence with which il is received was Just
broken by tina, quiet laughter with which respect
struggling with derison greets ill-timed testing. The
solitary passage in hs anxious xpeced document
which produces a sensation in the House, is that
which, unnecessarily feeking in time OF revolution
to hamonize the Constitution to an impossible scheme
OF colonizing the emanciiated slaves Of the rebels
remarks:
"If Il be said tina, the only ense object of acquiring
Territory to nnish homes for white men this measure e
fscts tia; object: the sqgya,i0H 81 coTed ares
addioAG! yoy rhite remaining coming here"
These coneentric arcs of grave and seemingly op-
pressed aw-givers facing this Reporters Gallery
they 20 through with form now. But how evident
it is TO all beholden that there is stormy debate
brewing below here, and that the receives which
save nations as France was saved by ayes and Uoes
given in sessions that were soleoiny voted 10 he
permanent silently taking shape in the hearts of
the Peoples representatives. IL the army of the
Potomac be marched, aud great and decisive battle
be wor, this session OF Congress gratefully ana
will he n short IL viii be long and
PASSIONATE, II the President, az Commander-in.Chef
glder the Constitution, does not see 10 it that the
who volunteered 10 fight and not TO hy
begiate, are brought face TO face with the enemy.
. Close quarters, and not Winter quarters, is the
ny in Tie camps. This cry will find full echo III the
popular Home fuller echo in the conservative Senate.
A speedy battle, and an Austeriitz victory, will
ave us from much in an early adjournment OF the days
quiet or OF debate that good-tenpered men are glad
o iorego. Otherwise. there is Immediately upon us
seusson Of resolutions 10 emlncpa,e the slaves Of
!ebels--to emapsipaie the slaves in Rebel States
0 emaDcipate the Javes ~ the District OF Columbia
to the slaves OF Rebelsto nire the slaves in
Rebel satep 10 cultivate the roll aud gather crops OF
otton' nee, sugar and Tobacco on Federal account
Isfass'on Of bile to coDfscue The land IN The Rebel
'Iases- 81 bIs Ie gave bounty lands " tic soldiers,