The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-23
Our Military Correspondence.
CAMP FINALEY. Aug. I2th. Il

CAMP FINALEY, Aug 18th, 1861.
! MIR. EDlTOR:-lf the columns of Your
paper arc not fillod with news from botter
source, perhaps q fow limos from soldier,
upon how the world "wags" about Wash.
ngton, will be acceptable. Two or threo
years since, Oliver Wendell Holmes said
Boston is tho hub of tho Universe, but,
were he to point out tho center of creation
in those war times, be would certainly point
to Washington. 1t is certainly tho conter
OF gravity of the United States, for all it's
population is falling in hero. Those who
have hero endured the scorching rays of
the sun during two weeks past, would read.
lily testify that il is the center of heat; and as
! the world socks for nothing but war intelli-
gence nowadays, Washington is evidently
tho ccntcr of light, for hcre tho military
arrangements arc made, and boro sits "Jove"
with bis "thrDderbolts." A few men hero
know oil there is known about tho war; tho
rest Of US, as inquisitive as We arc, are com.
parativoly profoundly ignorant of all mill.
tary movements. II is n privilege wo all
enjoy, to speculate aud prophcsy, but it
docs not amount to anything. Wo do we'll
If We got the truth after measure has boon
| executed. Nothing, in fac!, in regard to
ihe war can safely bo believed until an Of
/ fetal report is issued.
Our Regiment (Ponn. loth) arrived in
Washington soon after tho battle at Bull
Run. On our way, we found all the rail.
road bridges and stations, from somo dis
tanco the other side OF Baltimore through to
Washington. safely guarded with Federal
soldiers. The Capitol and other places Of
i.terest. aud the streets, were throngod
with soldiers, many of them just from the
fight. Tho city became so overrun with
soldiers that Major Con. Mcclellan issued
on cdict that all officers and men found in
tho city without pass from Brigadior
General, should be arrested. was there
few days aftor the edict, and found the
city thronged as before, demonstrating the
fact that Northern boys will SEQ the "Eie.
phant" whom near him, iu spite Of Gonorals
or Police. The commanding officers of our
troops may be able to crush that indepond-
once, that reliance upon self, characteristic
of Northerners, which it is said must be
doue before wo can make good soldiers;
but, II they do, thoy will have to 60 to work
with the spirit of him of Revolutionary no.
toriety, who said of something, "By the
Eternal, it shall be DONE"
Our Regiment moved here, eight milos
up the river from Washington, on tho 4th
inst The 18th Regiment of Penn. r.
Corps, ,undor command of Brig. Gen. Mccall,
are all campcd near here. Ono Regiment
Is thrown out overy day. three or four miles
from Chain Bridge, as picket guard. They
have orders to stop and search such men as
the guards, in their own judgment, may
think arc suspicious characters. Infantry,
cavalry and artillery have boon passing by,
up the river, for the last thirty six hours,
both day and night. Some very heavy can
non have passed. 1t Ii eviden. preparations
are being made either for an attack upon
an enemy or for defense against them. It
is not unusual for US to hear the long roll az
night, when wa have to roust and prepare
for march. As yot. however. our marches
have no. amounted to anything but uneasi-
ness.
The health Of the troops. as far as know,
is better than one could expect. The
measles are gradually going tho rounds in
our Regiment. As . general thing, the