The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-03-28
Our Washington Correspondence.

The question is no longer whom will tn,
Army Of tho Potomac move bat wher,
will the next blow be struck This is quite
probleHaiical, at least to all except Leading
military mtn. Gun inclined to the beliel
that tho Manassas Al my contemplate making
a siand at Gordonsvillc. This 10 fifty. .ulno
miles from Manassas, and ninety throo from
Washington. Should the insurgents make
dcfe0se thore. Il 10 not at all unlikely
there will yet be warm work in E,stern
Virginia. If large Federal force should
proceed from tho coast, up the rivers aud
by land. toward tho heart Of Virginia-geo-
graphically speaking--and tho Potomac
Army press on in front, do not SEQ how IL
eau be otherwise.
There can be no question but that tho
contest betwceB the iron-clad war vessels
will initiate new system of naval warfare.
Tho appropriate committees in Congress
are beginning 10 appreciate the advantages
of such vessels; and Stevens Iron Battery,
lying at Hobukcn, N. Y which has been
some twenty ono years in construction, will
probably be purchased by Congress, mainly
for tho defense Of New York harbor.-
Jtfferson's gun boat project is btcom.
ing popular; and that Charles Elicit, Jr..
civil engineer, Of Georgetown, ID. O., who
has been urging the iron. clad system upon
Congress, for seventeen years, has some mn.
dorsvaudiug uf his businoee, 10 IN prvg, uss
of concession. -
A remiriscencc may not bo inappro pirate
now, BY way OF showing the progress OF tho
ago. The monitor" (it ought to retain
name Of its inventor and builder, Ericsson, J
carries two guns, each shooting ball woeh.
ing l80 pounds. The "Morrinac," called
by tho Rebels Virginia" 0t Is too badly
dsmngod TO retain this name 10 known to
shoot 100 pound shells; but l am no. in.
formed of the number or general caliber Of
her armament. In the engagement be-
tween tho American vessel "Hyder Ally"
Capt. Barney. and tho British vessel Gen.
eral Monk" Cap. Rodgers. at tho entrance
OF Delaware Bay. April 9th, 1882, the for.
mer had i6 guns, @ Founders, and the latter
90 guns, FOUNDERS. II muy not be amss
to remind the reader that Lieut.. Worden,
commanding the "Monitor," 10 the same of.
fcer who vas tnken by tho Rebels last
spring. when on his way TO Fort Pickens
with dispatches, and imprisoned for some
time at Montgomery. Capt Buchanan, in
command of the "Merrimac." was In com.
mand of tho Navy Yard at Washington, a
year ago. do not know what no has
gained by his troachery, but it is said be
will lose leg, from wound received in
tho knee, 10 the late engagement. Justice
to him, however, requires il TO be stated
that an not aware that he is at all related
to "Jamcs."
The remains of Col. Cameron, killed. at
tho battle of Bull Run, arrived in tho city
this morning, from the battle ground, pass.
ing down Pennsylvania Avenue under q
regimental escort .... -.--E
The Representative from too 10th Dis
trict being on his FIRST tenn, |. 10 but just to
say that he 10 regularly ct his post, in the
House or committee, and careful observer
of oil that transpires in Congress, and look
ing diligently TO tbs interests of bis constitu.
enis. A valuable compliment is paid him
by that ablo journal, the Chicago Tribunr.
Referring TO bis speech in tho House, in tho
latter portion Of January, and speaking OF
his legal treatment of the question Of using
colorCd persons, heretofore slaves, in the
suppression of tho Rebellion, this paper
says: 1--WE have never seen tho affirmative
Of this question so clearly stated as in tho
speech of Hon. A. G. Riddle, of Ohio.
We think that tho arguments aud con-
clusioDs of Mr.. Riddle are unaDswerabie
at least, there is no man In Congress cnu
successfully rebut them" / havo heard i,
said that no sot speech of tho session re.
ceiyed as much attention by members
duriug it's delivery, as did this o: Mr.. Rid.
die. Il may not bo out of place to add
that, With oil the scramble for Office last
spring and summer, while Mr.. r. has blood
relations carrying tho musket in The field
no one of them received an appointment to
Government Office. CONNECTICUT.