The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-27
WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

RAIN and mni rre among the "powers that be-"
in Washington. Que would naturally think that
tie streets of our National Capitol would certainly
be kept in good co. ,di ton but, alas he is fortu
nate individual that IMAGES to steer clear of rain
mud and mud holes, especially the latter A friend
informed u.s. before ST lriing, that the mud was six
feet deep in Washington. on dead level This
statement, however, was p.rhops slight cxagera-
ton. Almost continually We have had drzzlng
rain and mist and the milit'ry situation, as con-
sequence, j; rendered very unpleasant. On tho
other side of the Potomac, the condition OF affArsis
said 10 be eren worlc than on this and it is with
much difficulty that the camps are supplied with
daily rations. Government team tcrs look more
like earth -bumos'inS Fins, or the mud-eatng in-
GaEs Of the 0rneco, than like civilized ankecs
aad patriots The regiEicnts encam, ed in low lana
or side -hM locations slTtr untold mis- ~ from the
mud, whipped to a jelly in aud about th''r tents
and sone sre GnderCoing determination from, re'uit-
ant diseases. Military leaders are not, perh& Us,
greatly to blame for the existing condition of thu
camps, as it seems ta be inseparable from the eli
saate, and the posioa which ust be maintained at
ali hazards These who seem 70 know, say that
the standard of discipline and driA Is not so
high throueho the army Of the Potomac as IL was
a couple of months age FROM the very ucccssi-
ties of the weather almost all brigade snd division
drills have been suspended since the middle of Dec
ember. The men attend . company exercises and
stand guard, the rest Of the time budding IN their
teHts from the cold and inclement weather As
species of Decentralization invariably attends such
respites and changes, although a week of good ac-
tive service weuld probably make all right again.
The events OF the past ten days have been big
with important results We siiade to the arrests
made of those persons, who, by word or act, have
in any manner endeavored to cast reproach upon
tho gorernm snt, tc give aid and comfort TO the
plotters Of treason and sebetti0a- The first among
these was Bsig- Gen. Stone, of Bas Bluff notoSiey.
His arrest took place the 9th inst, and he was
immediately sent to Fort Lafayette, in change Of
Lieut.. James Snyder, of Gen. Sykes staa. Gen.
Stone stands charged with serious crime, and, if
guilty, we'll merits the punishment of traitor, in
which event he will receive. Another important
arrest was that of Mrs. Morris, who came here fro
Richmond some time since, alleging that she hsd
been compelled 70 leave on account of expressions
of sympathy with the North. She is charged with
giving informadOn to the enemy regarding the posi-
ton and strength of the federal troops and fortfca
tions in and about Washington. Mr.. Walworth,
son Of Chancellor Walworth, of New York. clerk
in the Adutant Generals office, has also been
rested and imprisoned, on charge of acting in COM
plicity with her. The "chevaler" correspondent
of the New York Herald was pla ced in coninemen;
in the Capitol building, few days, last week The
immediate offense with which he was charged, was
the procuring of the Presidents late message, in
some surreptitious Declining to reveal the
name of the person from which he obtained it, he
was committed until he should purge himself of his
contempt Another statement, however, has it that
he introduced himself into the War Department
for the purpose of obtaining war news, and con-
Quoted himself insolenty, making threats to the AS
sistant Secretary what he would do through the
Herald, unless he was afforded special and excluS-
i've privileges. However, upon whatever ground
he was arrested he, after few days confinement
purged himself and is now at liberty The cor
respondents Of these New York papers strut about
the Capitol as If they were the only persons to be
consulted upon all important questions and move
ments. Besides the aforementioned, note may be
made Of the arrest of Maj. j. Rasku, of the Second
Maryland regiment confederate army, and Rev.
Mr.. Jenkins, Of Alexandria, who recently returned
from the secession army, where he had been for
some time past, Both these individuals, as well as
Mrs Morris, were taken TO the old capitol prison.
The political relation the revolted States will oc
oupy, when they are conquered, is question that
now begins to agitate the public mind, here. Sew,
eral propositions will evidently be presented tc
Congress. The resolutions of Senator Sumner
upon which he proposes 10 make speech, look Il
the reduction of the rebel States territorial con
dtion, and ths establishment Of provisional govern
meutS, under the jurisdiction of the United States
and Is based upon comprehensive emancipation
idea. His theory is, that Secession abdicated th,
rights Of the State under the Constitution forfeited
the functions and powers essential 10 the e1isenc,
Of the State, and, hence, that the STATE fell unde