Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-02
From WashiDgton---Draf for the
War---Startling Developments.

The thoroughly informed correspondent of
the Baltimore Exchange, of Saturday, furnishes
the following intelligence about matters and
things in Washington:
The days of terror are again upon us
Since the disorganization of the army, thou
sands of soldiers throng the streets every
hour of the day and night, two thirds of them
beastly intoxicated. Their appearance gen.
orally is shocking, characterized by nothing
but rags and filth. But few ladies seen
| upon the streets even during day, and these
| are invariably accompanied by an escort to
protect them from insult and perhaps out
rage.
There were more than fifty fights between
the soldiers yesterday and last night. Seven
men were stabbed and four others shot. One
man, who was shot at the corner of Tbir-
teentb and d streets, last night about twelve
O'Clock, is in precariUus condition, the ball,
it Is supposed. having entered his lungs.
There Is as yet no actnal insubordination,
except among those who are to go home.
The S'h. 18th, and Goth regiments return to
New York. as also do the lst, Fad, and Bro
Connecticut: in few days; the 1st, 2ud and
Ord New Jersey, and lst Rhode Island, have
ALREADY gone. The LIST and End Ohio leave
in a few days, as well as the 18th Pennsylva-
mia, and perhaps many others OF which L am
not informed.
The order of General Mansfield, promul-
gated on Wednesday, has had no effect as
vet Officers of companies are often threat.
ened with arrest by their superiors for DISC
b dience. Deserters leave every day, and
when arrested are released without Feprimand.
The department is afraid to execute the laws
relating to desertiOn upon the volunteers,
hut do not hesitate to punish regulars. This
spirit of partially has done almost as much
TO demoralize the army as did the ignomin-
iuus rout Of Sunday last.
There is evidently very great change in
the Catholic Irish who have been enlisted.
Many of them declare that they were induced
to enlist by the representation that their
churches had all been burned down in the
South, and that all the Sisters of Charity had
been turned out of the converts, which had
been turned into barracks. They are amazed
to find the statement SO utterly false, and to
learn how many of their countrymen are en-
listed on the side of the South.
Mr. Thomas F. Meagher, who's was in the
fight on Sunday last, yesterday told one OF
the priests here, that he would never again
take up arms against the South, that God
was on their side, aud if he fought again it
would be for them.
The state of feeling at the North must
shortly undergo great change. Northern
men will hardly allow themselves to be i'm
pressed into the army for the purpose OF es-
tablishing, by force of arms, the Republican
party on a military basis. Nine-tenths of
the soldiers now in the field are members of
the Democratic party, and they learned
enough to cause them, on their return home,
to ignore the sectional cause which they
have thus far supported; but few of the three
months men will re enlist.
Gen. Scott sfirms that he cannot finish the
campaign without the number of men be has
specified to the War Department, and has adj
vised Secretary Cameron to have the various
Governors of the States call for volunteers.
If this be not responded to, he advises that
recruiting sergeants for districts be appoint
ed and men t0ho haUs not passed the age OF forty
fUe The MAXIMUM standard, be Immediately drgg,ed.
The prisoners who were SO inhumanly
treated by the soldiers while passing through
this city few days ago, are lying in the
Capitol Hospital, unable to sit up. sill bear
ing on their persons the marks of the cow
ardIy treatment which they received from
the army of the Union.
A large number of Wall street brokers
and bankers are at the National and Will
lard's Hotels Nothing can be learned of
their intentions, though it is whispered that
they desire better security than treasury
notes OF United States bonds for any cash
which they may hereafter advance, and wish
to make some arrangement by which they
NAV receive State securities for their money
The United States Treasury is empty There
is not cash enough in the vaults to pay the
interest due on the lst of August on paper
VIII CHI has already been issued by the Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, the leader
of the Senate majority, and chairman of the
Committee of Military Affairs, holds that
there is no salvation fo- his party except in
the triumph of the Northern arms, and that
such success can only be attained by the
raising and supporting of large standing
army 10 serve for at least five years,