The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-30
Washington COrrespondence
WAslINaroN, July %, 1852.

1910 I'Ni AlNNAf anu " IL
LAED's" is quiet. After long and i'm
portant session (propably the most i'm
portant ever heidi the Thirty seventh
Congress is a thing Of the past But its
work is before the people, and posterity /
will thank the noble patriotism which |
has upheld The integrity of our country |
strengthened the hands Of the President /
legislaied wisely FOR the present crisis Of .
the nation, and yet amid the excite
menis and turmoil Of existing strife, has
passed tho splendid Homestead Bill and
the Pacific Railroad Bill and established |
the Agricultural Bureau--meosures which \
gain applause now, but whose full APP
probation will come with the coming
generation, and not before, No one who
will attcntively study the procee dihgs Of
the las seven months will fail 70 per-
ceiye that vast work has been accom-
plshed, and with less talk than at any
previous session Il is noticeable, this
absence Of speech making A iooyE.ag
Congress, the last Probably it is be-
cause both Senate and House have been
weeded Of that bombastic, streakcd-
lightning, wordy class Of politicians who
come here TO lulogize the "peculiar in
stitution," aud heap abuse ON all who
doubted the divinity of slavery. They
have gone, the chivaIry; and the Nation
al Capitol is no longer a bar-foom. They
have gone; and Washington Secossia
sigh for a Senatorial buldgeOning or
House duel. They have gone; and speech
is at last free The world does move.
There are two classes of representa-
tives in Congress--;he takers and the
workers It is 'be quiet man generally
that turns the wheel Of state. If the
country knew the vast amount of person
AL actual labor performed in committee
by men who scarce make half hours
speech in whole session, they would
better appreciate some Of the silent ones.
Mr. ErHERIDGE, as clerk of the House,
has won as much reputation for power
full working qualities as he formerly had
for oratory, Amid the babel Of the
| House, with a dozen members on their
! feet at once, a dozen motions pouring in,
! pages darting to the desk with resolu-
tons, reports, amendments, bills, the
clapping Of hands, and the hum Of the
gallery, the Secretary sits, cool and keen,
watching, waiting,evoIing order from the
seeming chaos, aud rapidly systematic
ing everything, 1t is one Of the most ar
duous of positions, but Tennesste's ia
| vorite son EM-ETHERIDGE, has fully fill
ed the place 1t isto be hoped that the
Legislature will return him to the Sem
ate, His past record gives splendid fu-
ture promise. "'..'.~. ..D. .s q
The adjournment of Congress generally
leaves Washington Sahara, but not So
now. The advance guard Of the new
levy of troops is beginning to come in
and in little whilc Washington will
again be a camp. an more and more
astonishcd at the wonderful resources o.
our country. After the heavy drains al.
ready made, the patriots are still numcr.
Gus enough to fight the world for The
Right This is the cleaning, but som,
Of the best sheayes have been left Thu
material now pouring in is equal in ply
! sicue and deteTmin ton to that now OF
the Battlefield A noble emulation. o
! prompt patriotism between the State
i viii soon give Us the new quota, II ira
will not do the work, we can get more
! One thing is morally certain % The PEG
pie have demanded, and the government
has decided, to wage this war joferib i
need he, till repubhcAnism is yindicate'
and our country is one, The " ar atlas
is 10 be carried Oh as a war and tn
velvet glove will be replaced by The iror
haud, that will crush out the last spar
OF treason and rebellion, General POP
has given Virginia a taste of what sh
may. expect. IT will have a good cfFcc
Soft words wont turn away anger in tn
case Of arebeL-but military rule Will
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