Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-08
LETTEM FnOm WILMINGTON.
WAsHINorON, D. c., Jan. ?, 100


ON this threshold Of year OF wondere' IL may
be we'll to make few observations lot your
readers. The present is a sort OF isthmus De-
tween two of the most oceanic years IN our n''-
tory. We know how the past year has Deen
moved BY the vexing storms of politics ana war;
and 40 far as we can see, the forthcoming year
bids fair to be even yet more tempestuous. no"
a. have we subdued the great rebellionY Has
,ho c.use of the Union been forwarded thus lar
Are the ends achieved of as much CONSEQUENCE
as the preparations were e1tensive1 inese
-...,ons NAV we'll give us pause. The Missis-
,nnj ia vet ON foreign SOIL for all the purposes
oStlet for the West. The Potomac Is
evsry week registered as blockaded; we KNOW
hare that every night come vessel runs inc
hIoekade:" but still the humiiaung iact 70
mains. that the very Capital oil the union Is Is
nnder the stringency OF river piocKaue. II
we cannot break this blockade, tne quesNon
comes up, can we be sure oil opening 'ns "ise,s ''
sippi, where We have neither sue VI sno to., ms
;s ;;spro ~ cannot omen the Potomac where we have
hr, the north sidef It is, however, shrewdiy
snsnsc,ed that Gen. Burpsides's expedition 10
;n.sndsd for the purpose of opening up the ro-
tsmsc. or If not that, to get below the lines Oh
tSe enemy, and If possible thereby call on :, :,
,hs srmv at Manassas and Centreville. butaii
this Ia surmise. The army movements are, Oh
ali things, the least understood. McCieuAn
hs. hsen sick Of typhoid fever, and much con-
earn has been felt for his safety. Although re-
Oo,.ad otherwise here 1t is known that he Is iar
rom oet,ine better. The soldiers in bis neign
hood stop all noise and vehicles, serenades
| and shootng.
Sas over the river on day before yesterday
Tho camns are all gaily decorated with iestoons
and rings of eyergreens The poverty OF the
saored soil is no where more apparent tnan IN
the production of evergreens' Inc soiu,ers
have denuded the hills OF them' 70 rePianS OF
reset them around their encaDpmen's. inns
has the double advantage OF use ana oecorauon' :
They keep of the cold winds ana give gaiA
day aspect to the camps. p,o,Lo,,s
The new year was ushered IN oy oienHer M .
brigade, with an immense expenditure VI py"-
der The booming was 30 incesssn', teee.a'
and noisy that the question was asReum s..
Az oi the wear is the festive day Of the year at
Wssbinvtof. All the boys are out with guns
and crackers. The colored population have an
extatic time. and their loud laughter and greet
inOs show the hilaIity of their hearts and Inc
emnti.ess of their heads. The "calls' mere
were kent up with jocund mirthfulneeeI very
muoh In contrast with the solemn and terrlDle
tact of a half million of armed soldiery, only
waiting the command to bloody encounter
The President's mai sion was the nucleus OF q
rrsh of peonle. The police were on hand IN
Iono files To nreserve order. The President and
bis wife went through the endless hand-shakings
of the croWds-a tedious performance. Inc
secretaries we're ell receiving; but without the
aocomoaninent Of refreshments
The CITY was fairly shingled over with SOL
diers. policemen and cavalry. AT every corner
was soldier on horseback, so that the city had
the appearance of being under martial law. "A
stranger visiting here would be surprised a1 inc
number of soldiers at every turn WnSs pVee
il indicate7 Is it sign OF the douotfui loyalty
of the metropoisl Another scene, every morn
ing and evening upon one OF the Daek avenues
of the city, is a curiosity Long miles Vi Guy,
cred wagons full of forage or provisions, Wlnu
an al, wsy over toward the Georgetown terry
and their white covers and mule teams make
picture m1re graphic than comforting 10 INC TO
hecting aud tax paying citizen:
The subject on the tapis ia the subject OF pa
per mopey. II is curious how these subjects O.
| finance have their ccles. One might have rea
sonably supposed that the question OF making
bank of paper money circulation out OF IN
Federal Government was o settled thing-for
ever at rest among the dead formations OF th
i past-curious, because Of its antiquity and ID
ps ssion and discussion 1t once caused. But "
have II again; and it shows the necessity Q
having a party of fixed and definite principle
on these sus siects. The Democracy, with the
ieolousy of moneyed power, will at once TAX
the Acid with their old flag of constitutions
right and constitutional currency; and let hir
who will meet them in the lists. 1t is urge
, here that Seer retary Chase shall borrow no NOR
money; that he shall at once issue deman
notes, and pledge the whole resources OF tn
country, including the public lands, Tor tneir re
demption then make them legal tender (noWD y
and thus make them the currency OF the coun
try in spite of the banks, and thus save tnI
country world of interest, ETC. All sorts OF
financial ncstrums are stated, and 1t any one
objects he ia REQUIRED to furnish plan unob
iectionable by which to carry on the Govern
ment / think Gov Chase's plan will be MADE
| into law. We will see how it works.
This paper money business has absorbed all
tbouph,-it there be any of that article left
here. A few days since, Slidell and Mason
were the theme On their delivery by mr.
Seward there was, in spite of all telegrsphs TO
toe contrary, tall swearing among the hepuoll.
cass. Men like Potter OF Wisconsin talked oil
rsvolutionisiug the Government and putting
Bill Seward into hucklety. JEFF. Davis was a
bold. bad man; put Seward -! You should
have heard the expressions Of disgust. l don't
wonder at IL. The case was clear one IN our
favor. England, as it appears by the latest
| ne ~, would have arbitTated it, and we mlgn'
| have been saved the contemct and humiliation
of knuckling under With such cowardly un-
graceiulness. a.
confess that do not see any effort for the
increase of our revenue by an amendment oi
the tariff The tariff is now protective and pro-
hibitive on many articles, and the tf1rt seemt
| to be 10 make as little revenue and give a.
much protection to certain interests as possioie
| Meanwhile the West gets the burden ana th'
| East the benefits Of the war. II IS SAID INA
these Republicans will not alter the tarln u
please England! PshaT! P-s-h-a-W!
No attention scarcely is given to the Mex
can. question, though in two weeks We may Lea
that Matsmoras may be--a rebel port, for al
the purposes of contrabsnd and cotton. lTh'
flag of Spain flies over the castle OF San Juan
and the Monroe doctrine is reduced TO hgmen
OF the imagination or a dream OF the past
when great men, even though from the South
ruled our land. Oh! for the old Union! Oh
for the old Democracy in power! Only tor
year-if only to clip the paws Of the EuglisI
| lion and TO re-aassrt the old-time DOCTRINES
the country.
p In his instructions to Mr.. ADAMS, th
Minister to England, dated the 10Th OF April
three days before the fall Of Fort Sumter, an
the day the Southern Commissioners Withdrew