Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-04

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CongreSS.-Ihe Rebels and Mstr prospects.
--ArrivaL Of Senator'S and N. Cs.-THe
arrest of Marshal Kane.-Baitimore trea-
son, &C., &c.
WASHINGTON CITY,
June 81, 1861.
EDITOR. HERALD Il am glad to announce
the arrival in this city of the Second Vermont
regiment, Col. Henry Whiting, comman ding.
They arrived at the depot about 8 p. NJ.
yesterday, and Immediately marched to the
grounds provided for their encampmest. The
men appearded somewhat fatigued from the
loss of sleep during their journey, but were
all well and every man able to shoulder his
musket and kDapsack, and march to the field.
There have arrived in this city as yet, but
few regiments from any part of the country,
that will bear comparison with the Sec ond
Vermont in point Of size, intelligence, gen
temanly conduct, powers of endurance, in
deed every quality which goes to make the
true soldier. No Termonter can look upon
this fine body Of hen without feeling proud
of bis native State,
They are encambei on a beautiful field,
located about 81 Of a mile directly east of
the Capitol. Tho grounds are high, level
and dry. with a fl me we'll OF water near at
hand. But one tn ing is wanting to make it
a delightful locatio b, aad that IS shade. En-
tirelv exposed as they are to the burning
rays of the san, l ear they will vote this eli
mate, at this seaso b, a nuisance, and in which
YOUR correspondent It will join them most hear
tily When we lift the field last evening,
they had lust com menced pitching their tents
When they get airly settled, we shall call
on them again. al d see how they look after
being thoroughly rested, and also scrutinize
the appearance Of the camp. W. have now.
located in and around this city, something
over 10000 troops.
Now let Gen Bcauregard, or as Senator
johnson of Tenn essee calls him. Gen. No
regard, proceed With his rebel army as soon
as he may, we shhil be prepared TO ejva him
a very different reception from that received
at Fort Sumter The lines Of the TWO armies
are now almost within heiling distance Of
each other. but no movement on the part Of
either is known to have taken place tor
several days
We rather suspect that this delay is to
await the appr4 aching session Of Congress,
and this has led many to suppose that the ad-
ministration is prepared TO propose to patch
up peace Of 50 me sort
We however, do not share in this opinion ;
indeed we are assured, semi-oficialy, that
the Administrative will propose nothing Of the
sort. On the contrary, they Wall diseounterl n
ance all such at empts on the part of others,
and urge a vigor ous prosecution Of the war
We are loosing nothing by delay. TIE rebel
army have air eady become impatient and
troublesome, an if left entirely alone will
soon become so dissatisfied and demoralized
that they will fight among themselves.
In nv opinion the victory is already as
good as won. The South with all her ports
blockaded, hemmed in on the North through
out their entire border with their supplies
entirely cut off, how IS it possible for the
boasted Southern Contederacy 10 long exist
with large army in the field to support 1t
cannot be possible that they can live year
under such circumstances at the very longest.
Every train from the North and West IS
no bringing to the city a large number #
Senators and M. Cs., who are busy in ar
ranging matters for the extra session Of Con-
gres
But two gentlemen are spoken of for the
speakership viz +. p. Blair, Jr, and G.. A.
Grow, with J. w. Forney and Emerson Eth
eridge tor clerk. What the chances of either
| of these gentlemen are, we are not able to
state. We, however, are inclined to the
opinion that MesSrs Grow and Etheridge will
be the lucky men.
Intelligence has Just reached this city that
Gen. Banks arrested Marshal Kane, of Balti-
more. for TREASON, this m-rning about 3
o'clock, and that martial law has been pro
claimed in thai city This act on the part
/ Of Gen. Banks, gives great JOY TO all the 10y
al citizens ofthis city. Baltimore is not, nor
/ has it been anything less than a 5ecthing caul-
1 dron OF secession. No city has ever ex-
listed since the days of Sodom and Gomorrah
| that so richly deserves a similar fate as the
/ city OF Baltimore 1t is well known that
many thousand in that city are secretly
/ armed, ana ready at the hTst outbreak to
turn their guns against the government and
this notorious Mashal Kane is known TO be
their chief alder and abettOr. Gen. Banks
/ becoming acquainted with the fact that Kane
/ had recently received Brigadier Generals
commission in the rebel army, and was about
/ to leave for the scene Of action, thought it
prudent to cage the bind before he 20. away.
/ Selecting force of several hundred he qul-
| city went to his residence and surprised him
! by an unusually early call. So quietly was
/ the move managed that Kane had no time to
: destroy any evidences Of his reasonable
/ guilt, Of which l understand there is an album
dance. Now, for myself, as a Vermonter, and
in the name Of that noble State, so disgraced
| by recreant son, let me ask Gen. Banks to
crush ont that pestilent sheet known as the
" Baltimore Sum-" whose owner and publish
er, | am ashamed to say, is a Vermont man.
| both nv birth and oducatiou