, 1861-10-30

eayIng. that as yet our army have done very
little but their Indirect, unwilling, and ye.
certain and growing Development OF this fact,
developed hy steps the historian Of the war
will carefully follow when looking back along
the tctlsoms nd bloody WY b Which % mi, 4
On this Continent Supreme 1t will be, 1t Is
written down victory, though the way
through the wildernets be long and weary
But what has all this to do with letter
Ecm your correspondent written BY candle
Every thiDg-and just here Is the place to
write It, for here the enemies Of the Govern
ment abound, here the defenders Of the Union
as 1t Was are few, here is q provost guard
making almost daily arrests OF parties sus-
pected, and q community even the m1ldest
rejoice and thoroughly, at the sndden taking
Off Ct the provost guard by any available
meaDB, from bayonet to ratEbene. What lsan
the difference: Slavery. What is really an the
controversy? Whether slavery or liberty shall
have the supremacy. Whether the grizzled
sambo Just now. piling the wood into the
fireplace Of mine inn, has any rights any body
with white skin Is bound to respect.
Why do rot send You army news! kor
tie same rear Oh that southey'6 NEEDY 6nile
grinder" told no stoIy-he had none to tell,
Sir I am almost in the mood to write It, and
Enal, leAVlnE you t0EkIlht u tul IL fou C1ouoe,
that + have come well nigh to bslieve that
our army has taken hold Of the hot end OF the
poker, and is more generously than wisely
rendering the handle to the South. / thiak
the time is coming that ne shall change ends
All colts Of exciting rumors aaoat Of which
yon doubtless get your share promptly "on
fick,' the tick Of the telegraph. As We came
down from Pooles7llle today, having first
rode. over to EdWaTds's Ferry and visited
General Banks Ut his headquarters, We passed
many residents and travellers who punctuated
cur way thick with interrogation points, and
we found and relieved them Of painful ru.
NOR that Gen Banks WAS prisones, his force
cut to pieces, given with q circumstantiality
Of detail that in ether than time when ru-
mo1s are plenty might have almost led Us to
doubt our own senses, in the belief that after
a1l some other careWorn, well hfonzed but &C.
tive and patriotic officer had palmed himself
eff upon us at 10 q. H., IS the late Chicago
Think I have written about all that il
"6uggested by the present oecasion'' excep!
an inference from the huge fire which does
| rot raise to too high f temperature this large
| rambling apartment "al1 OF the 0lden time
| Through the door as it opens, aud in the GREY
| ices Of the old window panee, comes chilly
| whisper that is faF from welcome just in thii
| present. when our army in the field has 81
| much to do before winter quarters are 5aken
I'VE rode in heavy overcoats, though the sur
etone brightly all day, and tonight It is pearl.
cold enough for euoW. Turn over the page Q
history and read Of Valley Forge. Is it tn
design to Keep Beauregard and his forces il
Manassas fortrcsEes until thsy all die Of inhu
era, the wlile Tightening the blockade 0,
| Hive Syrup and CherFy Pectoral, nov the,
have stock Of quinine per steamship Bermu
da. Was not there parsonage once VIII
stayad out in snow storm 10 frsezs his dog
| But the fire ehail not entict HE farther.
4 pain army covered wagon drawn by tw'
horses, brought down from Ed~ards's Ferry
lew hours in advance Of us Gen. McClella1
and his staff. Whatever the recall Of on
troops from acro6s tle river at that point ma
mean, 1t Vas done nnder his eye. He reache
Washington tonight. We follow On th
| morrow. =.