New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-28

The following letter il from the Republican or Union
candidate Tor Congress in the Fairfax District of Er-
ginia, written to hia brother in this city:
WAsHiSGroy, May -, 1901.
BY DEAR BROTHER: The forces Of the United
States AT length occupy the old District Boundary, one
OF whgse milertones, yon may remember, IL Ou my
land marked Oh ono eide, "Juri.d ction Of Eirgnia,
and on the other Jurisdiction Of tho United S;ate.'
This Is II great relief TO Union men, WHO nave been
few IN my medilt, vicinity, and these few overborne
with q maligniiy Of which you can have bat faint
idea At nay precinct, Falls Church, the yoo Mt The
Presidential election was largely Bel and Everett, but
there were nineieea for Lincoln and ilamlio, and of
these sixte,a have abondoned Ihoir homes Thee
prctenfe on the part Of Gov. Letcer, Of protecting
men Of Northern birth in the state bnt can tesny
that 40 far my poor negibors were concerned the
only "proiection" they got was OF kind which
made t'eir wives nervous and hushed the p'atts OF
their children. They were piled with thrcdts, both
verbally and by anonymous Letters, and tis system OF
terrorism was KEEP, up day by day. uotil, oppressed
with a nen-e OF danger only the more dreadtnl for
benx undefned they finally snatched up their children,
and such household goods as they could conveniently
take, aud departed by the nearest route ont OF tho
State.
The sea of human passion was ligh enough before
onr usurping Convention pissed the Secession Ord
nance but Immediately thereafter, and up To the Gay
of election, cit wrought and wss tempes'nous." 1
have heard from bat few OF tie pos but at the near
eat 10 this pon poll was opon.d for me ioi CoDgres,
under threats Of Indictment against oil who cared ~
cast vote The inhabitants Of that neigboriood are
somewhat ike the N Y. Zouavcs, impatient of re-
straint ind more lawabicing than were the mem
bors of tho Richmond Convention. They voted for
UPTON and they voted for the Unon-tbree to one.
at Alexandria, where there were really some four
hundred Union men, only some forty votes were given
for the Nation the resl were suenly SILENT red.
mouthed for Secession. Now however, all is changed
In that ancient borough. The character of Jackson
the fret victim the part of tho rebols-who MUIR
dored Col. Ellsworth, would seem 10 be An omnoas
beeiunil of tho warfare jackson Of the Zouaye
character in daring but brutal and vulgar in all lIis
instincts. knew Tim well. lie kept tavern for u
while at Fairfax Court-ilouse, and while there
was credibly informed, kept on exhibition what he
declared to be the Of one OF tho sons 0i John
Brown, which lie cut from tho dead body Ut UsrIer q
Ferry
At one tue it was feared that the Zouaves would
level Alexandria with the ground and tbis would have
been terrible commencement OF our political wa; il
will bo long enough and bitter enough, Judge; bat if
Lngl md and France take and preserve pottlol OF
positive neutrality, in good hith, sha preserve
the utmost integrity OF nationality, and prescribe
its future boundaries in tinc much shorter than il
might require under the embarrassment Of European
complications.
Rat whether the end be near or remote no sane nlGn
can doubt what that end will be. l sometimes wish
that the thoater Of warfare might be Transferred from
Virginia to South Caroliua; but am conont to let
Gen. Scott manage the matter. Your era are a h
to impatient, see; but e; ne tell you, although our
troops brave enough some OF them ere sadly dei
cieni VET In dl aud discipline. Gen. Scott will 5rilg
us out surely, if slowly. The Souiheruou are brave
but inpeluois, and ha knows how t. deal with 10Th
men and officers; tho latter hn0u h,,a, and hold his
military skill in Wholesome dread. j.oys 20 I'll.
Your a.sctionsie brOihsf, CtlAa H. UfTOH
PS You must address me now at Washington not
Fairfax Coz our Virginia ms for the present cut
of by the Department. lave learned flom some oi
d naretcrs this morning, Iaf st several precinc
the secessonists wanted tadly 10 got hold of ne for
purpose not uncommon iuT der Sonthi but have q {
word to thrm that is 10 lose who have rot yet az
appeared, that they csa PIT uo to better use tsan