, 1861-10-12

centres public interest and attention.
Plain, unassuming in presence or surround.
mgs, with no more Of pomp or parade than if
he was sitting in his office Of the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad at the foot OF your Lake street.
George B. Mcclellan may be reached on mat
t:rB Of business as easily as you could a fen
sbo1t months ago have gained the presence Of
the Vice President OF the Illinois Central
Railroad Company.
would esk or expect an answer at Headquar-
te1e, Is to the number Of this army. Even
the keenest reporter and news monger have
conc to appreciate and approve the dlscre-
t!en which has drawn silence and secrecy
about this vast muster Of forces to yindicate
the power and majesty Of our Government.
Regiments come and their arrival is unnoted
BY the telegraph. Bngades ara mustered and
tEeir tale is not told by the Associated Press.
4 new camp, a freshly marked site for fort,
the rearing Of frekh earthworks, and themove-
mint Of immense siege trains to new positions
is in double seuse not a matter Of news in
Washington.
The city is certainly set about BY formi-
cable line of earth works, {and may almost be
said to be, Of forts, Jorty} commanding the
full sweep from Alexandra, carried broadly
round to Bladensburg, and being pushed Tor
ward westerly on the Is sacred sol,'' By move
| mentB Of which the recent occupancyof Nun
| sons Hill WIS one. Within this area the camps
| Of our soldiers thlck1y dot hill-sides and yal-
ley
upon the Capital as compared with the aspects
Of few weeks ago. Il neets the eye at every
| turn and crossing. You zee everywhere the
unmistakable etgns ofreturned confidence On
| The Capitol Hill the iron framework Of the neW
dome has turned through nearly one quarter
end Of the avenue, the workmen have set the
substantial granite gatewa5s and the iron
| 1eLce about the Treasury building, and the
daily clink Of hammers on stone and marble
tells Of progress there, and confidence that
these edI6ces will be completed, even IS this
Government will bs. completed, when the mad
hands that have plucked at its destroying shall
have been stricken down. The trembling,
quak1Dg community of few weeks ago,
ready at a, moments warning, and at the
dread simmons Of mortar and co1u1nbaid, to
pack up their all in bundles and run away
town awaiting in terror fiery avalanche from
Dixie With feeling akin to that possessing
: the dweuers at the base Of Asna what tina
the mountain is in throes, are nov no more
Of that timorous persuasion. Capital is seaas.
tive and knows when 1t is sate. Moueyed
men are ordinarily so cautious Of their inter.
ests that even larger interests than those o1
money making may be predicated on thefi
action, and by this rule too is Washington Sc
: cure House rents have gone up to figure
iayoripg landlords most sensibly, aad to 9
i
1or the public safety, the tenant would have
been willing to have paueed.
Trade is reviTirg, stocks being replenishei
largely, new stores being opened, old ones re
: fitted, and Washington Is itself again, and ye
not itself, for the change that has become I
l permanent one has replaced plotters agains1
e the Government with community NOR.
q thoroughly than ever before pledged toits pei
n | nanence.
= An these are the rapidly sketehed surfac
u | ,f rEofo hxfh In
d Of this vast Amy Of the Potomac. And this
an excellent preparation for the work th1
:, army ia to accomplish. 1t has secured stead
a ness ard strength at the central seat Of powel
the beart beats strong again.
anxious reader Is rsfe12ed It to HeaaauafteTs, M an n
II the oracle be dumb, It will be On the prime
II Fle that although speech might be sssil7el
for the neWshpYt,@t sflence'' will prove 'tgo1f
y en-" for the greet interests Of the people. NJ
often in many centuries Is the control and d
oz rectlon Of SO many Thousand soldier, ,gathere
Y, up through regiments, bE1gadea and division
~ centred in one NIL It is q task. set b
II fore few mo1tals. There are but few nichI
~ On that elevated range.
r For the mastering and formation Of tt
~ army no qualities have yet been ahoWn /:
u lacking In It's acting head. 1t would be as in
b. pcseible for one Of less physical endurance
a undertake the 1abo1. Men and horses abo1
:. Gen. Mcclellan will have no hours of ease Al
1dlene68. Inc 1n1ueuce or h1B tndetaHrab
energy, extends from Headquarters to the r
It, motest outpost He leaves nothing to subo
dmates to carry out that he does not reca
again for the proofs Of It's faithful accomplish
msnt. Everything entrusted to it's proper d
y paztment must be reported back again to tt
b. Commander In Chief.
an Whoever rides with Gen. Mcclellan uu
have good horse and test him well. II
u other day your Capt Charley Bsrker's Dsa
~ oons, as the usual escort ef Gen. McClella
re were twelve hours in the saddle behind hir
- and he came in the freshest Of the party, aft.
~ the grand tour Of camps and outposts.
1t. It has become among the most faEnilinr]
III and widely known tributes to his praise, Il
strong line Of demarcation drawn betwee
this city and the camps, and enforced by rigl
/ discipline. The soldiers are restricted to the
=, camps, and the officers to their quarters vii
n their men, and the Provost Marshal'a for,
1e come to speedy reckoning with all in bel
J. Or shoulder straps caught abroad, night
"a day, without pass The result is, Washin
- ton is quiet and orderly, even beyond prec
10 dent. 1nfour days time, have seen aot o.
Ut drunken seldier. The saloons are closed at
o. r. NJ, aud roysteTers out Of uniform, thus g
:, of from their tipple, give Us no exhloltlons
as midnight bacchanals.
s. All tbis is due to Gen. Mcclellan, and nc
Il. the nation and the world, and the Lang.
Times, waits to see what he viii DO WIN I
Grand Army. History has trean nnneo ?
1e for the record. .