Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-09
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the War-Startling Develop
ments.

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the War-Startling Develop
ments.
The Thoroughly Informed correspondent
of the Baltimore Exchange, of Saturday.
furnishes the following intelligence about
pIatters aud things in Washington:
The days of terror are again upon US
Since the disorganization Of the army,
Thousands of soldiers throng the streets
every hour of the day and night, two
thirds Of them beastly intoxicated. Their
appearance is generally shocking, charac-
terized by nothing but rags aud filth
But few ladies are seen upon the streets
in the day time, and these are invariably
accompanied by an escort to protect them
from insult and perhaps outrage.
There were more than fifty fights be.
tween the soldiers yesterday and last
night. Seven men we're stabbed and four
others shot. One man who was shot at
the corner of 18th and d. Streets, last
night about IL o'clock, is in "A precarious
condition, the ball it is supposed having
entered his lungs.
There is as yet no actual insubordina
ton, except among those who arc to go
home. The 9th, Goth, and 96th regiments
return to New York, as also do the lst,
I'd and Sd Connecticut, in few days; the
1su, I'd, and Sd New Jersey, and lst Rhode
Island have already gone. The LIST and
I'd Ohio leave in few days, as well as the
25th Pennsylvania, and perhaps many 9th
ers of which am not informed.
The order Of Gen. Mansfield, promulga-
ted on Wednesday, has had no effect as
yet. Officers of compsnies are often threat
ened with arrest by their superiors for dis
obedience Deserters leave every day, and
when arrested are released without repri-
mand. The Department is afraid to exc
cute the laws relating to desertion upon
the volunteers, but do not hesitate to pun
ish regulars. This spirit of partiality has
done almost as much to demoralize the
army as did the ignominious route Of Gun
day last.
There is evidently q great change in
the Catholic Irish who have been enlisted.
Many of them declare that they have been
induced to enlist by the representation that
their churches had been burned down in
the South
Mr.. Thomas F. Meagher, who was in
the fight on Sunday last, yesterdy told
one of the priests here that he would nev-
er again take up arms against the South,
that God was on, their side, and if he
fought again it would be for them.
The state of feeling at the North must
shortly undergo great change. North
ern men will hardly allow themselves to
be impressed into the army for the pur-
pose of establishing by force of arms, the
Republican party on military basis
Nine tenths of the soldiers now in the
ranks of Lineoln's army 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 afirms that he cannot finish
the campaign without the number of men
he has specified to the War Department,
and has advised Secretary Cameron to have
the various Governors of the States call
for volunteers. If this be not responded
to- he advises that recruiting seargents be
appointed, and men who have not passed
the age of forty five, the maximum stan
dard, be. Immediately dranghted.
The prisoners who were so inhunanly
treated by the soldiers while passing thro'
the city few days ago, are lying in the
Capitol hospital, unable to sit up, still
bearing on their persons the marks Of the
cowardly 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 whisper
ed that they desire better security than
treasury notes or United States bonds for
any cash which they may hereafter ad-
vance, and wish to make some arrangement
by which they may receive State security
for their money. The U. S. Treasury is
empty. There is not cash enough in the
vaults to pay the interest due on the lst
of August on paper which has been is
sued by the Government.
Mr.. Wilson, ofMass., the leader of the
Senate majority, and chairman of the com
mittee on Military Affairs, holds that
there is no salvation for 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 to serve for at least FIVE
years.