, 1862-06-19
IFrom Our Own Correspondent. ]

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Representatives..
[From Our Own Correspondent.l
WAsHIEaToE, June Ii, 1854
The campaign In the Valley OF the shenan-
doah is supposed to be ended. 1t is hoped so
st least. Several generals operating against
Jackson in that quarter have been crowned
with glory and honor In the New 7 orh papers.
What are the facts? jackson with 81, 0C0 men
{the Star says i, ,00V has traversed I distance
Of oyet 200 miles, going and returning, and
has escaped victorious over 81, 600 sent against
him. Victories are to be reckoned by the &C
complishment Of TINT which the general un-
dertakes' to do. Jackson, according to the |
revelations Of his captured dispatches, was |
sent Gown the valley to threaten Washington
2cd Baltimore, and prevent McDowell's army
from going to the aid oI Mcclellan This he
did most efFcetual1y, thereby delaying the war
six weeks at the most important jnncturc.
Our generals we're sent to get in his rear and
capture his whole force or cut them in pieces.
This they have not done. It would perhaps
be improper to write the unpublished details
Of this il-starred campaign at the present
time. Probably the people would not believe
tLcn if pnbliehed. 1t Is admitted here BY
everybody, ! believe, that Jackson, III his
ter to Port Republic Inflicted considerably
more injury than he received-makiug staud
here and dartlng aWay there, eludins tals force
and overwhelming that, by series of maneu-
vets which 10 unsurpassed BY anything in the
! progress Of The var.
/ Congress has been 8 good deal Modified by
| the evidence Of disp1eaaure In the country
when the House passed its resolution d1og
upon The 10Th Of Jnne. The plea Of taking
recess of couple of months stas many as.' a.;,=
cafes. What new and unexpected features The
| war 1DGy take on between the first Of Jaly and
| the first Of December no one is prepared to
say, but if the kaleidoscope of the past two or
three months is a safe criterion it teaches our
legislators that the country must not be LETT
| to chance 8 single hour during this crisis. 1t
tie Senate had adopted the House resolution
of adjournment the treasury Hould have been
left without the neT issue Of demand notes
| no great disadvantage perhaps, but, in the
absence OF other measures, grave and 1nsur-
mouDtable embarrassment. The French in-
Easion Of Mexico, and the collection OF Napo-
Icons war vessels on our coast, {six Of which
we're III New York harbor list weekly should ad
monish Congress to sit out this period Of peril,
if they never do another. The rebellion is yet
far from an end, and eyenff We had Richmond
as surely as we have Norfolk or New Orleans,
it would still be far from its end Whit form
it may take, and what means may be nece5-
| sary to overcome it no one can predict with
certainty. There are still q half dozen Of rhe
most important bills presented to Congress,
to be acted on By one house Or the other, the
! confscation and emancipat49n bills, the Pa
cific railroad bill, the bill disqualifying per-
juIcrs like Davis, S1ide1l, Wigflll and Breckin-
: ridge from, holding Office, tue bankruptcy BILL
the bill re-organlz.Dg the supreme coutt, etc.
t The last mentioned bill has come back tG
thc Senate in much better shape than before
The House amendment makes the new cir
cults a8 follows:
1. Ohio and Michigan.
2. Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin:
S /! 3. Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas
T. / These circuits are compact aud contiguous
' The Senate bill put Indiana, Michigan, Wis
: consiD, and Minnesota together jumping I
/ considerable lake, aud making as Unlocking
l gtrrymander as some of the Legislative dis
a Illcls Of Cook county under thu ncw consti
tuition. If the bill be restored to its furme
n shape by the Senate, I judge it Will be dropped
r by the House, and that no bill at all will b.
. passed at this session.
> The seizure 0: three or four secesh churcle
= in Washington for hospital room, has great,
II aggravated that numerous and influeutia
ass of the community. H,s it come to this
they say, that We cannot worship God accord
irg to the dictates Of our oWn conscience
J. Not at ALL The eftctu1 fvryent prayer Q
:. that righteous man Lyle, who quarreled wit
IL | bis bishop on the question Of giving til IL
J, for the deliyerance Of Washington from tn
d prrilB Of blockade and siege, will avail as zaNc
y IL his own closet as 1T the altar Of Trinity
y: Some of these religions rebels console them
1t sel9es with the idea that God will not prospe
Is o cause which disturbs His worship. Thi
= may be true, and still not have any sight
= cance in the present case, for the Deity The
IL worship does not control hunlau affair;
Theirs is superstition begotten Of slavery
1t -rresuntcs the existence Of God who smile
oil man Btealers On those who Scourge wome
r. and make merchandise OF babes, not uafrt
qusntly their own, In the public shanbles
IS The three Episcopal churches in Washington
in Trinity, Epiphany, and Ascension, were nevt
,s put to 20 good use before, as they are 500
:. 10 he in affording shelter to the wounded SO
lu diers Of the Union.
o. Now that tire time for holding political col
1e ventions is approaching, it may not be inat
propriate to say word III behalf Of those RI
publlcans from the Northwest who have fougl
the good fight during the past session. Al
4 sure that Chicago has never had more faitl
IS full representative than bIr. Arneld, nor Il
~ cause Of freedom more Jealous ahampio
-, Mr. Arnold YVES not my candidate for the R
- publican no1nination t*o years ago, nor fol
u years ago, but am constrained 10 say that
N. has been jndefatigablc III the service Of
~, constituents, one of the hardest workers
the committee room, and always in his Sc
ne when his vote wanted or his counsel desire
ed His character on all occasions has been such
to do honor to those who sent him here. q
speeches. few and brief, have been in the rig
spirit and Oh the right side. He has empha
is cally deserved well Of bis constituency. Fl
Use men have made better beginning in the b,
i'm of 1egisation, aud few haye won mare since
49, | aud general respect from their associates.
o. Mr.. Washburne is the hest parliamentari
BE- in the House, and one ofthc most infuent
ey, members. II he should be returned from t
Il new Galeua district, h!s friends would prol
- bly, put him in nomination for the spcakersn
1as His laboEs, rs Chairman Of the Committee
I'LL ! Government Contracts, amid hostilisies |
most unexpected and embarrassing, have
titled him to the thanks Of every honest n
Ia il the country, and the lasting hatred Of ev
1o guilty contractor and corrupt official.
Iovcioy is the particular thorn 10 the side
such Border State patriots US old MF. Wickti
'oS His powers as q drbater, and especially un
the 81 five minute rule" when it becomes
its ccssary to condensa the ideas Of Il long spe
,ies into few cogent logical sentences, are
l., euua1ed, and on such occasions, or indeed
~ others, it is 4 luxury to hear Loyejoy on
OF floor: Moreover it is Mr. Lovejoys pecu
province to confront the pro-elavery p
The with the fret principles Of the Godhead "
they are least in the mood for them.
Mr.. Potter, of Wisconsin, is ncT, as he
Eaye has been, one Of the most sterling
inco1ruptible patriots that ever held sea
ave Congrcss-a man Of nerve and Of conscienc
cut. Dan Of dignity and truth in every resp
he'd Atr. Wilson, of Iowa, is also one Of the
this men Of this Congress. Hardly auY one
y = taken higher stand in all that is estim:
1eut and patriotic. Possessing clear INTEL
orce heart which loathes everything base, he
has ! established . Feputatlon which every n
IAN minded man in his district may be proud
4 be Mr.. Julian, Of Indiana, also new mem
has taken high place on the roll Of merit.
ion, lab0rB in the Committee on the Conduct
en- the War have caused him to be absent |;
G Of | share Of the time, except when his vote
'ein- needed, and hence he has not made hin
raw | prominent in current legislation. He is
acts | Of The men Of first Drinciples-one Of the
inns cTal baters OF Antichrist in all its form5-I
Nc est to fault, and above feproach in all th
this pertaining to the character Of d gentleman
Tue Is hardly necessary that ! should speak Of
the Coltax, cur indcfatigaole neighbour If 81
9Th Bend, who is always obl1giog, always
: too posted, and always able and skillsul in de
1y Of and parliamentary tuetics, Il has been
me- fortune. or misfortune, to differ from biz
IS 50 opinion several times this session. but Ic II
n OF | doubt that hr. Co}fax has been actustet
the best motives, and he certainly kt
how to present his case in its
IN. attractive co1ors. His defense Of Gen
Nc mont WIS extremely able and plausible
icks- Republican party can hardly afford to lost
Cofax from the national councils. Mr.
T." ~ay OF Kansas is very pure and couragg
max man. 4 long and painful illness has deps
Yir- the House Of his services for some mo-
mn1i- which is rs much to be regretted on tn,
count Of his brave and generous constitute
as On his oWn. Messrs. Aldrich and Win
Of Minnesota hare been with the forcmo
, | every good word and work, and especial
u "a eecnrinr The nassara of that hnneffrruf r