The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.



FRIEND DA>IEIs:
Our May day is cloudy, rainy, and
disagreeable day, altogether unpleasant
for hunting May flowers, but the flowers
are plenty nevertheless. Of this Lad
ocular demonstration while taking walk
in the country yesterday.
The season, here, has been backward,
on account of rains, for farming opera.
tions But the Maryland farmers have
sown oats and planted some. Wheat
looks well and promises a good crop. |
speak of east of the Potomac, west Of
that river, and in this immediate vicin-
ity, there are no crops-all is waste, a
sample Of retributivc justice, on Virgin.
ia, for rebellion. 1t is true, some Union
men have to suffer with the more guilty.
but they, with all O. US from the loyal
portion of the country, have of necessity,
to feel the burthcn of this war and We
must accept it az our just punishment
for allowing monopoly 10 get control Of
the Government. At the same time we
can but feel that those active in this re.
bellion and in giving aid and comfort TO
rebels should receive double portion Of
this retribution Our sins have been
through passiveness theirs active, with
malicious intent
All, truly, loyal persons, Throughout:
the country feel that Congress has been
rcmiss in its duties, in not passing, lony
ere this, a coniscatiou act that would
suitably punish traitors. Why there
has not been any decisive action on the
different bills introduced, no one can sat.
isfactorily explain, at least it does not
SO appear to the country; Union men
from the slave States, Of the johnson and
Brownlow stripe, have lorg urged sever.
er measures. They have seen and felt
that decisive action was necessary to
counteract the fear inspired by the
prompt action Of the confederatcs in pun
lshins those opposed to the rebellion or
whom they suspected Of sympathy with
tie Federal Government The rebels act
on the assumption that, as The Book ha,
it, "the beginning of love is /eor.'
The secess'o"ists and their sympsth-
lzcrs, IN this District, are loud in their
denuncistions Of the abolitionists for
robbiug them, as they say, Of their SER
raHts. Aboltiouist has heretofore
been term of reproach used, in this CITY
and elsewhere, against the opponents of
the slavery propagandists-bus it is used
so much, Of late, by tho rebels and their
sympathlzers that, to be called an aboli-
tion!st, IS synonymous with being term
ed loyal citizen and, even here, is re-
putabIc.
There has been no claim for rcruuer-
alton, under tho District characterization
Act, presented, as yet, for the considera.
alton of the commissioners. They have,
however, had but one organized session.
Perhaps those who claim to have been
robbed of their servants will not present
any demands for remuneration. Itwou!d
be novelty to ask robber to pay for
what he had stolen. There is, also, a
little dlthdence manifested in setting a
price on slave property, as it is notorious
that this article has had no price here Of
late, the supply being much greater than
the dcmund
Congress takes up the Pacific Railroad
bill occasionally and moves it along about
as fast as they do the Confscation bills
The ecrnest members improve these op-
portunitics to make "points" 4 few
days ago, it was demonstrated that, the
interest On the loan asked from Gov
eminent to assist in building this road
would be on y half what is annually ex.
pended, IN present cxorbitant rates Of
extra Transportation over the plains to
mountain stations. 1t is also urged that
the present is an opportune time, to com
mence the building of the road, as it will
stimulate industrial pursuits, Il. the end.
ing of the war, by creating an opening
for those who have been thrown out Of
employment by the war No one doubts
the utility and necessity Of the road in
military point Ct view.
There has been an arrangement effect.
ed by which this city will receive the
5.nefts CT stree, railroads.