Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-23

letter, tue Prince nae spoken dtsparagingly
Of onr prsparations for val, saying however
that be had all snch conmonts subject to
change o., correction AFTER be should have
seen more cfcut Institutions for HIMSELF
This second letter & of peculiar Interest and
We make two or three extracts.
lsiaslo9 bHH Is AsfoNsHED. @ 81
On The plains and slopes beyond the
Potomac are scattered nunberiess small
white spots, and the top Of the great trees
B bathed in u Whitish smoke which relieve
admirably the rawish tones Of the landscape.
The spots are The tsntso of the Northern army,
of the army OF the, Union, which protects
Warrington on the right shore of the
Potomac. The white smoke is that of the
bivouacs Of camp of 2OOoO men. have
crossed, at the rats Of thirty-six miles the
hoHr, the distance which separates New York
from Washington. have had the spectacle
of those great works Of American industry
which are to ours what the great cities Of
Babylon and Eineveh were to our Gowns
have crossed arms Of the sea with q fright
ful rapidity on two iron rails suspended over
theRbyss have arrived, at full steam, on
the top of immense ediiees, the lower stories
ofwhich were occupied BY people or applied
to uses unknown to me; then have felt the
edi6ce move, and have perceived that l was
on steamboat and that they had run
on It tAe train Of cars Just as bale Of cotton
would be placed on an ordinary vessel To
vary these splendid but somewhat frightful
spectacles, have had along the route the
sight Of AN army in the field everywhere
tents, wagons, conveys of sick or wounded,
dark and soiled uniforms, gloomy and grave
faces Of soldiers, who with their guns
between Il cir legs and with Indifferent and
sad expression, watch you as you pass Balii-
mors gave me somewhat the ideaof a besieg-
ed city; a. To- Washington, imagined myself
while tTaversing it, in town invaded, over
run, stained by war at the moment Of the
passage and sojourn Of great armies, or Just
as, two years ego in Italy, l have seen
Alexandria, Brescia and Milan. The peace
fnl federal city has appeared to me almost un-
der the aspect Of s-a'cSmp, with streets en-
numbered with horses wagons, guns, re-
sounding with the rattle Of drums, with the
houses transformed into hospitals and bar.
racks, fheir open windows exposing scenes OF
suffering, uncleanliness and disorder. Well,
as resting place from all these things,
grand or terrible or painful, not to speak Of
dog-day heat and OF sSabarian dust,
Z 6 I'D myself suddenly at Georgetown in the
midst OF yerdure, in the bosom of quiet,
tranquil nature, taking from its contact with
the most Drosaic works of men only some fea-
lures calculated to set off It's poetic beauty.
.T0H goFHIs- -oPIsIoN or CoEaHEss. -t
-Gontrary 70 What has been so ofteR writ
ten about the tUmultuOus appearance of the
Chambers, she dress and eccentric habits oi
the honorable menberss found in the Senate
and House OF Represen tatides as espect very
usual and decent. Without the fashion OF
the great number Of white coats which,
worn by q number Of " Pslern members, de-
generate, By their extraordinary out into a
species OF garment of the middle ages, we
might fancy ourselves in one OF our French
political assemblies. l have seen no one
with bis feet on bis desk, not the least bit Of
revolver, and have looked in vain tor thos.
little blocks Of white wood, the cutting OF
which with apenknife, passes for one of the
favorite diversions Of the statesman, the
judge or the American attorney in the ex-
ercise Of hisduties. Doubtless in the United
States, aoIhe details 81 secondary moment
shock our European ideas and habits; but
do not wish to dwell on those datails without
real Importance, which should not blind rs
As to what IS good and great in this country
4 = ~, WHAT IN THINKS or AMERICA,
4 declare 10 yoH tsaL arriVsG iE America
ssuA prtpoDessions eztrslSly Favorable to The
Uniied States The reality has passed % Be tar
beyond those PTsposssssioHs, at sight of these
immense cyelopisn cities and those magni6-
cent workshops, proportioned to condition
of things where ever thing has dimensions
unknown TO the Old World. -.-f -r
haze foUBdiH fbs. UHifed States that Ishieh,
despite my iEeliad iog % adnire everything,
did not e1Psct % meet tcith, on the l0oTd of evea
fhs mosf faoorablg disposed Jewellers, and thai
IS perfect ordsr, honesg, e7GsnsSs 70 be Of ser
giesr fROt ar6dRity, Life comfortable easy and
reQiiIaf; n ise az habitital intsreonaet by al
eias,es soeies ghieh neither seils, pPOHuds nor
II ehils dngons
q / viii add hat / have been struck and
touched By the ardor, in some sort chiFalrous,
| with which the people Of the North, contrary
\ to thsis most immediate and most imperious
matetiat interests, have thrown themselves
into war in which they have but, one end,
that Of Yindicating the honor Of the flag OF
the common country, which they believe to
have been outraged BY the South. This is
what ! hays whstI am very happy to say
and 70 repeat. E.----. -'rs
ALERtcA MIL IN aREATER THAN RYER. y
Theorists will pSss; the elements of vitality
which America beats within her will give
her Strength to surmount it. Soon you will
see this country greater mora full Of future
than ever. ls5a nii @
sei7Basa 81 al g, I. sl.az = aaE sT89
.'Ksllln i, Branch Of aIilitary Tactics; !;
\ speaking Of Col. Simmons, of the 5tE
Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, the Pres
satagHs yiiaabug5a 0Ia f1af1ata.s
Colonel Seneca e. Simmons entered thi
army more than tTenty seven years ago, from
West Point During the Mexican war b
! was promoted to q captaincy, a1d recently
/ on account Of wound in the foot, was grart
ed furlo1gh for three years. By penis
/ sion Of the War Department he took com
mand Of this fine regiment, which, thanks t.
his skill and talents, is now one Of the bss
1 drilled and most efficient in the service
Their evolutions Wers almost as interesting
as q -battle.-Afer meuner Of bis own, hl
threRShem into holloWsqusre four deep
b resist cavalry, in, fewer seconds than i
4 takes 10 write this sentence Besides mani
6tfeF movenSnts, be made them charge on I
full run, with q shout in unison from Mint
hilndfed throais, 30 loud and terrific that, !
had not seen then, ! wcnld have sworr
there were nine thousand instead Of Mint
VI |nnf
a. -aI
i1At once there rose SO Wild yell, 40
hiihin thar dark secession dell,
ASH the hends from heaven had fell ,IQI
rrr. And called , sH- Davis down 20 heu.7 ssns
The Orientals are not SO foolish, after all
4 when they 0ttempt 70 ffiEhtea their foes viii
a great noisa. II Governor Wise had hear
that yell he would have been running YETI
tus ONH BuEDRED AMI FfFTY OARchuu n,