New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-07
WASHINGTON An ARSENAL AND A
CAMP,

Correspondence OF The y. Y. Tribune.
WAsmSGTos, May 3, 1861.
Tbisis not only a city OF magnificent distances but
Of magnificent imaginatoDs. Men viii start at fears
Of their own creation, and rumors they know TO be
founded One evening you will be entertained with the
particular Of fling into American vessels from Secs
sion batteries; and the next dangers are excited by
tie near approach Of Dayiss horid Southern army.
We have DO definite intelligence Of Southern move
pien,s, and hence many dark forelodngs.
Every day adds to the thousands OF soldiers already
here Upon the completion Of Notifications soon TO be
commenced this city will be placed beyond the posi-
bilty Of q successful attack Then, with CONF lste
blockade of tie ports in tie rebel States aud large
army on the Mississippi the lipe OF the Free and
Slave Siates the cbivary Of the sunny South will be
coed in their net and powerless, unless they in
wade our Northern homes. They know to well the
fearful retribuon that would follow, to undertake 80
hazardous an experiment
To-day walked through tie marble walls Of the
Senate Chamber and Hall Of Representatives Of one
Of the greatest nations and beet Governments In the
world. How great tie change few weeks have
made. Every approach and avenue it guarded by au
armed sentinel who politely demands your pass before
Won can enter. Every doorway aud portco Is bani-
ca1ed by barrels filed with cement. Each room with
in ia o,curied by armed men. In the main passage
WAY rlnskete are being cleaned aud put in order.
Scattered throughout tie House are arms and KNAPP
sqcks Behind tie chair where sat the amiGble Pen
uinnton il bulletin board for the Regiment. While
tie members OF tie different companies are feicaing
themselves, how faithfully tie country IL being repre-
sented in the war congress now in session. The sae
picture is presented in the Senate Chamber. Tho
chairs which Dayis, Benjamin and Hammond occu-
pied, when they boldly published to the world dunion
ana rebellion are daily filled by some Of the mudsls
from Lowell; and the chair where Breckenridge SIT
when lie winled at treason holds muskets from the
Massachusetts armory. Tie traitors have gonei their
uaces are yaeant the echoes Of their d-luhye madness
have died away but they have awakened an energy
and installed ia their seats power which viii defend
tic Constitution, Danish treason, and punish traitors.
II Is becoming that the 9Th massachusetts, Regiment
shoud ill the places cursed BY such enemies TO freedom
aud mankind Here is now another Cromwell parla-
ment made up Of tie descendants Of the Puritens.
SQUADS drill In the different halls and the rctonndng
oanpor of arms awakens serious reflections upon the
civilization and refinement Of the nineteenth century.
IL all shows tie stern necessity and impending danger
which could have impelled the men of the North to
buckle on the amor and peril property and life in de-
ense Of those institutions which have given all our
greatness.
The Capitol buildings are filed with Massachusetts
and New.York troops. The 9Th Massachusetts have
the old Representatives Hall and the rotuilda. That
gallant regiment, which in itself is type Of American