Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Correspondence Of the LesdeFl
WAsRIEsToE, Dec. 81.
This is the last day Of the yOar, andR quiet
day It is--but il is New Years tomorrow,
when oil viii be alive, and probably drunk,
or at least feeling very much as II they didn't
caie particularly whether Lincoln or Davis
occupied the White House, provided whisky
was cheap.
We have had blue week here, dating
from my last. As intiuAted in former
letter, Mason and slidell have been given
up and the difficulty with England settled
We shall see.
Yesterday we were startled with the news
that the banks Of the country had suspend
ed specie payment and Government had fol-
lowed suit This had been expected, though
the news produced no little sensation. The
country is now beginning to see the position
in which 1t is placed by this wicked rebel
lion, and trust will prepare to face 1t. This
war must be closed, and 1t must be done by
fighting. An army Of coo, 600 men will not
conquer peace by lying idle, though they
have but 100000 poorly equipped troops op-
posed to them. Before you receive this, you
will, think, hear of most decisive move
ment on the part Of our army; and base my
remark ON the fact that the Administration
see positive necessity for action-as an army
officer told me last night, in answer to my
question about an army movement hsV-
ing been ordered-said he, "There is a
state of things now existing that makes it
absolutely necessary for the army to move,
and it will move. We must fight this week
even If we are not certain of success-but
We shall succeed" give you his words,
and with the hope that they will prove true.
It's now believed here that Burnside's e1-
pedition is intended for York River and Rich
mond-that at the time he moves up York
River, the left wing of our army of the Po-
tomac will move toward Ocaquon Greek and
engage the enemy while Burnside's will
come in on the rear. The left wing includes
Heintzlenan's, Franklin's, BlenkeF's and
Summers Divisions.
Gen. Mcclellan was worse yesterday, and
the report is that he has Typhoid Fever.
You may have seen SONS. hints bearing upon
the laying down of arms in Acomac and
Southampton counties, Va. 1t now is proved
beyond question that it is CANNON, and Gen.
. ! aud tho raforaunn IN II in
the Presidents message amounts to nothing
Pretty much the Hhole thing seems to be a
farce; the men did lay down their arms, and
hid them beside, at any rate our troops OBJ
tanned none worth carrying away, and
though there may be great many Union
men in Southampton county, they have not
vet been found. This man, Lockwood, who
had charge of the expedition, seems to have
given his particular attention to catching and
whipping negroes, 30 much so that he came
near having an open mutiny among his
troops, the two Michigan regiments protest.
ing and declaring that they came for no such
purpose, and that they would not submit tc
it. So much for the great Union victory In
Acomac and Southampton.
l have another little item about this Mr.
Foster (who claims q seat in the House,
from North carolina, which may interest
your readers. We heard great deal Of the
Union feeling in that State, after the land
ing of our troops at Hatteras of Union
mass meetings, provisional government
the election Of Mr.. Foster to Congress, &c
Well, Mr.. Foster came here with his creden-
tials, and the Committee on Elections inves.
tigated the matter, but they did not see clear
" that Mr.. Foster was entitled to bis seat
and 60 reported. They did, however, ascer.
tain that the whole thing was bogus, and
simply q scheme gotten up by Foster to OBJ.
tain seat in Congress, three thousand dol.
las q year and mileage. The correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune acknowledges
that his letters in regard to the affair were
all lies, and written at the instigation O
Foster. The papers I notice state that this
same man has been nominated by the Presi-
dent for Marshal of North Carolina; this dc
not believe.
In view OF recent events transpiring, it il
thought there will be quorum on Thursday
and that both houses will go to work.
The weather continues mild SIS October il
Cleveland. W.