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Letter frss . Pay Master.

WAsHrSoros, July 10, 1861.
The ride 10 Washington was suggestive as l
nsared that hot bed Of sscs csssionism ltimore,
ous could not help thinking Of the 19th Of
April, and Of the plans which were laid by
Marshal KAYE and the Police Commissioners
for the massacre Of the nobls Massachusetts
9th regiment. A secessionist, Q B Biltimorsan,
came and took a scat besids mo. He sssmsd
to DO disgus..d with my uniform.
"now Go you think" sid he, you are
going TO make US love you1 And without
love there can be no Uoion. l tell you that
you cannot conquer Q Union. We hate the
North.r
THAT Is very candid, said I. "Blt lot me
irquirs Of you what are your idor Of Gov
sInmsnt7"
my ideas are that II Is no use to co npel
those to live together who wish to live apart y
''If you do not misststs yoar position, .aid
l, you have no government anywhsrs--ln fam.
ily, church or state. All d, p lnds on likes and
dialiksA. All the harmonies Of today may be
broken up by the discords Of tomorrow. On
such basis there can 10 no government bat
anarchy and confusion"
'Tt you susdus Us, we ihall hate you worse
than ever, and what are ou going to co2"
LET you take 1t out in hating--hats till
you are tired"
lie lsft the scat In high dudg,on, and "a Union
man next took IL. He also was from Bald
more which we were now approaching.
"You have, said he, lin the man who Just
lift you, q ssOsssioDist tf the mildsst type. l
know him. At heart Baltimore sscsasionls,s
are muIduers. II they dared they would no!
let you pass through their city alive. The
spirit Is just as willing today as It was
on the nineteenth Of April, bat the
Assh Is weak" He sail II with a ms,r
and resumed. 'Peopls are fleeing every day
from Baltimore. Some Of onr poor ladies' have
become so nervous at, every now anil then, a
whizzing bullet, that they leave tho city uu-
able to endure II. There Is Ex-Goy,rnor
PRAiT-a red hot sscessionist gives orders to
his boys to shoot down a soldier IL he comss
into bis ysrd-lst daylight into him. That Is
the spirit Of the tsm."
Il thought 1t had become all quiet Ia BAL
,imore," said |.
80 It is-but what sort OF quiet, | tell
you that you have no idea Of the state Of
tbings."
What would you bave dons 2" Done p
/ would have treason plaisaed--kigh or low
let the traitors 10 punished. We stall never
have the right kind ofquiet until We have pun.
ishn snt msttd out to them audacious rebels
gnd trait 10 the world ever saw. tell you that
there are thousands ia Baltimore who would
commit murder or auy thing else to carry their
ends. What do they fsAr? Arrests are made
and show OF power-and than this most arraut
wretches slive are SGT at liberty, to laugh at
our Gove-nmsnt that ddrss not pua.aI
passed through Baltimore Wltnou. chang
ing cars or leaving my seat, reached Wishing.
down P,nnsylvariA avsnus to t.s Arsenal to
Exchange muskets for riass. Tns regiment
gave cheers fer the PAylnls.sr, as stop
ped into my place. found | wlI very pop
ular man for the time.
1 have fnished paying or III, mss ard thsy
arc haviog a regular Jolly tins. Po,r fel.
lows! Some Of hem we're too poor to buy
podos' stamp before they go, taeir pay.
Pm,ky enough arc tn, troops-com-
irg and going-As you wolli s,u, II hoe
All wish 70 be on tn, "slsrsd soii"-and on 10
R'chnoad. Bat all have c,nddsnce in sod
Scott, " notwithstanding the constant aud out
ra eous assaults Of tbs Tribune. Who pays
GrEEIEY for his asuIs OF the Old G,ueral2 Is
the question Oftsn asked He work, for a
mice, or in tho interest Of soma one. Who
isit7
We expect orders to march svory moment.
Troops are poa,ing in'o Virginia day and
night. The news Of battles only increAsSs the
desire fr battle. We do no. wish the Rsbela
any harm, but WS wish to sqIslch ont re-
bellion.
The Confederate Congress viii have short
ssssiOu. and VIII st with elolsd doors aud pale
tAess. y.