The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
tCosrsapondenee Of the Upton Advertiser.
" WASHINGTON, d. c., July II.

lCoreepondenee Of the Upton Advertiser.l
>"" WASHINGTON, D. G., July II.
FRIEND DANIELS You have tele-
graph reports of the doings of Congress,
but, perhaps, can give you some partic'
ulars .nat will be interesting. There
we're many things about the organization
of the House that were pleasing to a
Union man, and indicated the general
feeling Of unanimity for prompt action
to support the President in his efforts to
crush out the traitors. When has the
House Of Representatives elected
Speaker on the first ballot before? When
was q Clerk elected before without a
second ballot When we're all the Off
GERS Of the House elected on the first
ballot, for each, before this Session p
When We think of two months being
spent, heretofore, in electiug Speaker,
We ask ourselves, what has produced this
change? The only answer is, the mem
bers are inspired with patriotism, and a
determination to "wipe OUT the rebels
who have attempted to revolutionize our
government and destroy the liberties Of
the people Of some Of the States. This
demonstration has caused downward
tendency in "Compromise Stock,' and
Granny Crittenden will be overwhelmed
in the Union food Polk, Powell, Breck-
inridge & Co., in the Senate, and Bur
nett, Vallendinghum 4 Co., in the House,
make puerile attempts to block the wheels
of Government, but the machinery moves
on, occasionally crushing their fingers
when they come in the way Of the cogs.
These men are very anxious to make it
appear that the Administration brought
on the war by its own acts. But the sim
ple fact of the rebel attack on Fort Sum
ter will demolish their bombastic decla-
nation 1t is pleasing to see the con-
tempt with which these men are treated
in Congress. They are allowed to make
their speeches and lying allegations, and
then, scarcely noticing them, the business
of either House is pressed forward. The
Presidents Message has given history
of the progressive acts of the rebels and
lucid reasons for the acts of the Admin
istration that cannot be controyerted.
A general desire for retrenchmcnt
seems to actuate the Heads Of Depart
ments. The Secretary of the Interior,
Hon Caleb B. Smith, is making heavy
reductions in the clerical force of the
different Bcreaus Of his department, and
Bills have been introduced in Congress
making retrenchment in other govern
ment expenses The appropriations for
the war will of course be heavy, but |
believe the Union men of the country
will take most Of the loans necessary. |
am sorry See. Chase did not recommend
that the poor mans or small treasury
notes should draw as much interest as
the larger or rich mans. There are
thousands of comparatively poor men
who would be glad to take the small notes
recommended and hold them for three
years, but why should they not draw as
much interest as the others?
l notice that the Union members from
the border States are more severe, if pos
sible, on the traitors than are the men,
bers of the free States. This is, proba
bly,, consequent upon their having re-
ceived more outrages at the hands of the
rebels. Such men as Senator Andy.
johnson and VIM. Etheridge, the new
Clerk of the House arc not disposed to
listen to compromises, but. in behalf Of
their friends in the rebel States, demand
that the Government shall etfectually
crush out the traitors. As Mr.. Hickman
of Pa, said in the House yesterday -
at is no party that is carrying on this
war, but the people, and they will give
twice Eve hundred thousand men and
twice five hundred millions of dollars
to insure the supremacy Of our Constitu-
ton and laws"
Movements hereabout indicate that
active operations are not to be left en-
tirely to the western divisions Of the
army, aud very likely you will have tele-
graph news Of battle in Eastern Vir-
ginia before you receive this.
As Congress has endorsed all previous
action and the President and Cabinet find
the Representatives fresh from the people
urging active prosecution of the war,
there will be no hesitation on their part,
aud We may look for a cleaning out of the
traitors to order. | think Congress will
get through the requisite business Of this
session next week. A greater amount of
business is being done than was ever
done before in the same number of days.
LORZO.
w.su,rcroH Ctry July 13 1861