The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-05-10
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington Safs-OfeHsipe Policy Of The
GorerRmenf-The President Of The United
States Raises Fiag-The SepeHh NeS
York and Rhode Island Regiments

States Raises Fiag-Ths SerenA Ne~
York and Rhode Island Regiments.
wAsHrSoroN, May ?, 1851.
| DEAg ExrREss Patriotism Is rapidly upon |
the Increase in this city. IL i remarkable |
how soon traitors become loyal when they |
find that Government Is more powerful than
the rebels-.hat patriots are more numerous
than traitors. There Is a settled feeling of
security here now No one. for a moment,
thinks the city can be tsken. and the general
impression among military men, is. that the
rebels will not now dare attack IL IL Jeh
| Davis and his gang of traitors ever do march
upon this city, they had better. each man OF
them bring his coffin with him. for their ex
termination will be certain and sure. There
will be no quarter shown them. and no pat
riot would receive quarters from the rebel
band.
Soon the policy OF the Government, which
has heretofore been purely defensire. viii be
changed 10 that Of attack. Wherever there
are traitors assembled together. there viii be
Government troops TO dispense them. Let no
one dream. for one moment. that this Federal
Government can ever make compromise
with treason The only compromise II -
possible for il TO make. is. to take Of us head.
| This will be done before this war closes
! The leaders, every one of them, must be
hung or driven from the countryside de
ceivcd masses may be pardoned. The air
that sweeps across our hills and our valleys,
our prairies and our lakes our mountains and
savannas, is too pure to give life to the blood
| of traitors, and they must not he permitted
to inhale :t.
There must be now near 20 600 troops in
. this citv-waiting anxiously for the order to
be given, u march. Gen. Scott is constant.
! " busy pushing forward the splendid cam
paign. whose magnificent combinations will,
I" In few DAYS. startle the whole country. lie
has no doubt OF the result. and as great
!. General. is preparing. by one terrible blow.
to forever crush out the treason which is now
prevalent in the land. IL will come like a
> clap OF thunder from clear sky 10 the Sc.
cc-sionists. and they viii ifs to their noun
. tsins and their kennels like whipped and dis
graced spaniels. Thank God the Fedora
' Government still has the power to protect it
self from the piottings Of wicked men. and i
,ciil do u. BE not uneasy about the result
The right the people and God. are with us
and the Government will come out Of thi
y fiery ordeal more pow erful than ever here
tofore.
think said in one of my letters few
DAYS ago. AMI / repeat il now. that the cncr
Nv OF this Government will never cease unit
:, this rebellion = .traneIed. its leaders hung
and all L. property now in the hands Of trai
tors. - fak.n To bc Government. claim
irg the respect Of men. Il can ia nothing less
This great work l. not % be accomplished il
a week or a month. Large bodies NOV
slow, and Il will require several months &
consnmmate TIM. Hood will flow. AMI "
will all become accustomed 60 carnage. II
this. che people in the Great West. mu.
make up their minds What are a milio
lives. compared 10 the overthrow Of such
: Government "A this 7 When The history .
" 1851 IA written. Il will al the most interest
lng page upon the leaf Of Time. IL vii ,el
ho~ a brave anil forbearine psople rushed :
|. The hatils heli In defense of the freest Gov
n eminent the world ever .aw--how hercicall
they defended Il. AMI ho~ sriomphantls the
n sustained a.
q, TIA, ratssnr>f ssl>ss rus stAae ANo sgsirs.
IA To day At ~ n. splendid Star ~psaele.
v Hammer va rai.el over the Department .
en- the Interior. When the tme arrived /
A. ,hrow this Cav 70 the hrecre. large crow
Ial hal assembled al alonF and apostle the "a,
uf irons Of this magnlhcen, hallding Soon n
- splendid Rhode Island Regiment. With Il
.se Governor Al a. head. came 1linx hy and a AL
ng e,i IN front q the east ioFiico Then on q
=. Of the builsling -een che Ciiy crey. Nh
=, mArche,l % the aag slAf Anl attached the IA
M TO The ropes. and then the President of IN
u. United States. accompanied ~ ~. se~ar
~ took hoh 81 che ropes AM pulled the a.
=. II The fr~c" 70 ,he very top ~ the Gag ssst
IN. "A i wsas NJ, AMI h- ample ioli. kl-sed n
brcsse. shs shout. of the ,s-s couooar-e b.
"a lo~. almost .h,ok the sol.d earth To
o kho~ie Isiani boys then gave ten cheers an
M speepiFi tiger Cor "AnRAHku Llxcof~. a
20. f'vsssSens - "a Caasd STAIRS Of iserios.
ng AMI ten Cor the = american Flag Il ~as a
II imFoslng -peeiacle-one calculated 20 max
e. 81 n the hearts Of true r-sr;os-. and carry
"a. ehill - The -onl. OF secession traitors
IN The aileFnoon tho glorioas seventh Ne
N York Regiment marvhci ao-n Pennsylvsn
his Avcnne on iss wsy ~ take po~scssies
ed tseorgsso~n Heights. Afies u. came a sgis.
-. sisi battery q an guns going % take pe~.e
he son q sens poini. has % not kso- cher
es A. ,hey passed d0wn. shs Rkc,e Island boz
ger sAo hal come ous - cheer their breshss -
diers A. fhsy pa-sei. hie.l siong the Asena
~. and gave huss sfler hssrn - eaeh cou1nf
81 ~ il Used u 49, soui in-FaFinf -igl