, 1861-07-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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WAsuINaToN, D. G., July 27, 1901.
The work goca On Gen. Mcclellan is here;
be takes command at orce, and our ranks will
Eoon be in order for any movement which j.
may be cxpedient to nuke What that move.
ment may be is not yet nlade known. The
city and surroundings swarm with soldiers
awaiting the word, "Forward, narchr'
Tie encmy's pickets ere st Fairfax still, AID
what they contemplate il not definitely
known.
That he would like to get into this city eud
rfgale Lis men and officers beneath the groves
and in the sa1ooua here Is certain. That he
ever will, is most exceedingly doubtful. Occa-
fiorally rnmor is started that Deauregard is
TO move across the Potomac at some point
above, where he can wade the etream, and
make descent from the northwest, while his
forces in small numbers engage our boys
across The riycr toward sArI ngtou Helghte.
But the ever wutchsnl Scott has his eye On
tlat greyhound, and he will have to do some
very tall running If he pass cur lines and seize
the prize before our ''bu1l dogs" have him By
the throat and give him place in company
with Garrett d Co.
JOHN &. BRECKENRIDGE.
This arch traitor is holding hin place in the
senate in order to give NEST etIectual aid aud
comfort to the enemy. he takes occasion to
oppose egezy bill or resolution that in any
way proposes to prosecute the var for Tho
punishment Of treason.
TIE Constitution makes treason consist in
1evying Wet against the Government, or ir any
way aiding tho:e who do so directly. This
traitor Breckinf;dge mikes the most flourish
lag epeccAes against the Government. and
sends those speeches to the Southern prcss at
the South at the EXPENSE Of the Government
1le sends, directed to scme man in Kentucky
where cur nal6 are earried, then in second
e7acy3opc, which will be ffaaksd from Ken
tutky !; thus they are distributed.
And IN the faine way, no doubt, the South
ern army is posted ii regard to all onr ac-
lions and forccs here. Union men here sag
that he should be impEachcd, "atrnng up,h
s:kickel out,'' tsput In irone," anything to
check so internal an engine If mischief, Of
treason, in the way Of exciting the public
mind 0: tie South.
suERw1N's NEW Gus.
! examined the model OF this engine yester-
day, and 60 far as can judge Of such matters,
It VIII prove Of great service. 1t was tried in
rTts.nce Of Mr.. Lincoln, and so satisfactory
hAlo tAE lSe4Al3 a!:a9 LII 4&a5 OEuEIEu u Blk
pc,irder TO be made fer farther experiment.
THE TAN BILL.
In It's present form hare no idea It will
paEe. A direct tax of any kind just now
would be q great burden ard SO heavy is this
tax On scme things as to bea utter extin-
guisher, and tnis wcn!d be well on senae things !;
for instance, On certain kinds Of Intoxicating
drinks now used.
Besides this, thcre would be q vast expense
connected with its assessment and collection.
in addition to Cur present officers fees, that
would rsduce the money realized from the
country.
SENATOR DROWNING,
THIS member Of tho Senate sits in the seat
formerly occupied by 31r. Doug1as. lie is
making bold a.d telling strokes ID the present
Crisis, ard such men as J. c. Breckenridge
cover before him. With TINT reach Of thought
that at once cou,prehends the result Of no
tion or. law, and which presents proper
correction or substitute, be stands at once
one Of the master Spirits or the Senate Wi:h
two such men as TIumbu1l and Browning in
the chamber, Illinois is prepared to hold a
high place in the discussion Of all matters OF
1alional policy.