New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11
THINGS AT Es,E CAPITAL.
Military girasglcrsin yion-Ncsiiny
i'm Congres.-Eit< Scha 2or'cr's Trial
E5aI.oek Upon EAoClciisn - Secretary
Chnso-The Proclamation o. Erccic:a.

Elal,otk Upon EAsClcilsn - Secretary
Canso-'rhe Proclamation o. Erecic.a.
Prem oocasisna co.f,,ronitaL
WAsmyoroS Dee. G, isC2.
Even rapid glance Over the Capital 1T tho pre-
G., momont discover. many objects and snDjscts
adapted TO arrest the eve.
Perhaps that which nos. foribly and pcnil'ly
imgfesscs the visitor is the gros. number Of Officers
ard soldiers that meet him al every step. They
crowd he sidewalks thsy Tgouoyolzs the seats IN
tho stree, railway carr, they o.tc you ~ the !oobes
Of tie Capitol they louage in the Billiard saloons
AID not IL ,he drinking deus they mako !ocomotion
10 tie public rooms Of the hotel, almost impossbo,
and comfortable sea,s in their dirlng-room pnr
eha,aL'o commodity, they IuG 10 smoke o. ,beir
" Habaaas" ~ yoar face ard exuio The juice Of
"houey-dcw upon your gaFmcnis-and all tho
Wills tho heavy ordnance 81 tho Rebels may, whom
the wind st. 10 the night quarter ho heard rover
tcraiing along tire corridors Of the Prsidcua man.
sion. Dcut,lcss for q civilian 20 criticize anything
relating 10 tho Army Of The Potomac, which, Tor
the space II about fifteen mouths, IS been saviuc
the conntry upon t.rntegc principles IN very iuper
tiIeni, bu. one cannot bat 30 and feel. ns he 81
bows his way thruush THE throng Of bny4liorg,
coloneIs csptains, and private, thai II they wsfe
speedily scat to tho RappahaLno,k, Washington
wuull be materially cciopliated and Buns dc
largely re.eniosced. Heaven and ilaiiec!. grant
that they 90 not sand upon tho 0oior vi Ell going.
Tle tone Of feeling in Congress and zoe De-
par,men,s Is uot bupyGn', uof h II de-. oucout.
Z Il ID hopeful. Kul 10 hard FOR even ths t.ick-
cs. Oh .i.l skull 10 rtflrt the fact TINT u IS
about twelve weeks siuce Antietam--and suca
wecksl Balmy skies lud Lgrl rolds-the beam
tul AL 5r4,ing AG.nnn OF Eorh.E iicra F.r-
,inia wiod and wasted away IL Nal ~ O.l
tao Potomac 10 tue LappalanAo,k. "A SHALL, VITA u
) bley tent on bis tGe5, woIh blush clear through
bis shell ~ not having usdc ssca.c r pfosrcla 81,
then, tho hopeful tone u ie ling among h,p.oicA' 3
IN Congress ts g. tic future, IN bssd upon lie stern
tecessilies 0! oar position, rather tAru upon The
achievements Of tue past. ICY uops TIC Winter
will tr more iruitiul .lan the Autumn orcgds0 tho
Ausbandman csrnot aiJrd 10 have II C.leT-
wise. They LOOK 20 the tXig5ncy 70 spur OH.
cials, both IN the Cetiaa- and ~ tro fell,
10 greater drplay6 ol energy lctoA'ter. kaO" nB
that our drcolug cause u'st 10 Ieyiyed by sti'lu'
aut3 Which are not only powerful but unyrccc-
ldeutcl. Good md ;ru8 msn itle CRY ont n their
8gony for al. exhibition ~ Tie Executive Chamber
OF the iircprcelolc VII OF the Loon Nhiotan VINO,
thfty ye.s "a, o, taught lis bgbOrulhatcs tiat h3
word wes law, aud lh4! the boWstsins followed d!s.
obcIicacs 70 his lAts sunly 10 r.lects 70 loved
CAUSES Hell IL paved with good iulohuOu9" save
the pToyerb. Honesty alone ,.Inot tayo the Union.
Nor Gun West-FoiLt strategy crush tho rebellion.
Oh ioi tie irresistible nag cl.sn OF Clay, VIII IA
Inspired WIKI hs own cutuuri lsin IA illai came
within ils charmed circle Ola tor he cOuray K, Gus
determination Of "a Jackson, Which troos'd 10 de-
NAL and no delay Iasl w0Jld the aIniss Ct tue
! JLlJn no longer stand lingering aud sAiyef.lg o.
tine apEB OF narrow rivers, nor ss@ Leave OF Rebels
10 butter down tho breG aud ulOitlr OF iusurscnt
cities.
! Ii,z John PorteT's trial drugs st. slow lengt..
along under the tedious crCses. uIuations Of thai
most pugnacious Of lawyeu, ksSrrdy johnson. Bui,
Pope Is the very onbO llmen Oi d.4u aud LGtolmut-
ton; IT'D, II there Tls conspiracy 10 deiea ha IN
tho campaign Of tle K4pp.hannock, Of which
Porter was one Of tis central bg.re-, 1 AN sure lac
Will show II. And II he ioer, and the Court con.
drum the culpri. the conn ~ viii demand that lac
RULER tho PENALTY OF tho crime--i. @. Ceath. The
whoas shoulders psten win tiyer t.srs, would
save stneruB o. plcciDue ;bI.D blood, ani do mOsc
lJf TIC luli.luent o. tho oli.ultersd iiuety.dly
prophecy VI the Pfesier, thln al 10 strategy oys.
dreamed oi IN " est-lOlhi philosophy.
! Speaking OF stras,gy mai suula rociiuds me to-
day tnat IN tbs opinion Of coudefate OF AL Par
ucs al Tho Capital tao eitcumsantl report OF ecu.
n lleck has ,..Ctualy disposed OF the remains OF
Con McClchl. IL opiies tlo la,o Commander OF
.hs Army Ok the Potomac deep that Iho irayiug
Iuf crnandO Wood p nhulouH, ut 20 mualc By Johu
Van Bufens TAmmany nomination - the Prei.
dency, can never briAg him 10 TIC surface Al least
jsny Tho Gdnireie OF lioranO Seymour, who IRON
the START had determined tnt their veteran political
hero should DO pusbel irom Ia stool by this nm
successful soldier, even though the unlhiuking
mob did for limo cheer ut hi, heels. As uallock
is quite as orthodox Democrat n Mcclellan IL i.
deemed unbecOmng Tor Republicans ~ prieyo al
the fall OF the latter by the weapon OF the former
1t certainly ID " nohe OF their iuleral"
Tho financial scheme VI Secretary CLase u sharply