The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-27
Correspondence Of the Hawk-Eye.
From Washington.
WASHINGToN .July 10 1S6

From Washington.
WAsHINGToN, July 10, 1851.
The present Congress will be noted for less
empty talk, and more hard work, than any
since the good old days when our fathers met,
before the reign Of our latter.day King Bun.
combe. With budget much larger than usual
and vastly more important, one House has sig
{ niied its readiness to adjourn, and the other
will follow in few days Every energy is bent
to procure the means to crush out the rebellion
and to any thing else, both Houses lend deaf
ear. To a spectator in the galleries, this is not
highly interesting, and he is apt to vote Con-
gress rather bore. To man seeking after
pleasure, the continual offering Of amendments
Of 'fve" instead of 'six," or the substitution of
stweedledum" for ''tweedledee," !" and the calling
of the roll from A to z in the voting, becomes,
after while, slightly uninteresting. Occasion
ally, however, this monotony is broken by lit
tie helpless rage from Burnett, or little dirt
eating from Vallandingham, and a consequent
"squelcher" from some Union. Democrat, and
then it is pleasant to be near.
In the Senate, Mr.. Breckinridge's speech ex
cited some attention. The speech itself, in Ian.
guage, is very good, and the author is certainly
the most finished orator in the Senate, SO that it
attracted considerable attention. Its senti-
ment fortunately, is only supported by cor,
porals guard in each House, although it strikes
upon chord of the popular heart, to which
our Representatives are not, las they ought not
to be- Indifferent; that is, reasonable fear
lest constitutional obligations should be for
time overlooked, and that great instrument
cease to have its full force, by making the Gov
ernment more centralized than its provisions
contemplate. Desperate causes demand des.
perate remedies" and Congress, have sanction
ed, unhesitatingly, the acts of the President,
but in such way that they can furnish no pre-
cedent for guidance hereafter. This is shown
by the unwillingness to increase the standing
army. They have shown themselves ready to
furnish any amount Of money and men, but pre-
fer volunteers to be called out as needed, rather
than permanent force to surround and
| strengthen the Executive, and make us Militia
~ Government
You are seeing the wisdom Of the policy of
General Scott and the Administration, vindica-
ted by its splendid results Three months ago
the power Of the Government was nothing. Ft.
Sumter fell, because Buchanan's Administra.
tion had left US no force to send to its assist.
ance. Since then every branch has been At
work diligently to renew our strength The Sec
retary Of the Navy, paying no stipend to New
York and Boston newspaper correspondents, and
regardless Of all their cavils, has silently col
| lected our Naval force and established an eff
cient blockade of every Southern port. The
War Department has collected from the high
ways and by-ways, from the farm and the work.
shop an immense army. They come here to
Washington, raw recruits, disappointed, unskil-
led in arms, unused to the chmate-de6cient in
every thing necessary to severe war. Every sol
dier knows the value of discpine-how superi.
or the Regulars are to the Volunteers; how mo.
dern warfare is dependent more on science than
mere bravery.
A large portion of this army has only arrived
within two or three weeks. The Commissariat
has only recently been reduced to perfect sys.
TEN. The troops have al the while been ee-
verely disciplined by West Point Cadets And
now the Government marches forward in four
solid columns, with magnificent army, 80 per-
feet in all its appointments, that rebellion sees
resistance 70 be hopeless, and yields without
striking blow. Who now doubts the result or
denies the Wisdom of the policy M
All this While the New York Tribune has
been issuing edicts to march forth Immediately
and risk battle on more doubtfdl terms The
Administration, whichit helped to elect, has
been turned over to its enemies for support
So marked had this opposition become, that il
excited much comment in Washington, and, as
your correspondent, gave you the opinions
had heard expressed, and still hear expressed
frequently. 1t was . part of the news OF the
day. also gave you the common opinion Of
the ridiculous nonsense about overtures IRON
JEFF Davis, which has turned out to be q pre-.
dicted In all this certainly never thought Of
Col. Warren. / bad no idea that in mentioning
current report, IN regard 70 the Tribune. was
referring 70 him any nore than II ! was speak
is the Tribune, then possibly he may eonstrue
my few words into personal attack, and have
10 acknowledge myself enlightened on . point
upsn which have hitherto lived in profound
ignorance. Ihad supposed that Horace Greeley
vas the Responsible bead and Col. Warren only
. IN occasional correspondent
Il certainly seems 70 me 70 furnish very
} poor pretext for Col. Warren TO give vent to
} bis bitterness sgainet Senator Grimes. do moi
, choose, however, to furnish any presext, hewev-
ef poor, for such attacks, and wish itdistinctIy
understood, that when refer, 40 may hsve
occasion 70 do hereafter, V the Tribune. ! do
. mot mean Col warren. e9 xO1
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