Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-07-10
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
Letter from Capt. SpciccI.


WAsiuNGT,N D. c., June 2G, 1862.
MEssns EsriLL-Gcmtmen Every wellrcgu.
lated newspaper nova days has its regular Wash
ington Correspondent, and as everybody admits
that the FARMER is second to none in Importance
can see no reason why it should be behind the
age in this particular.
Allow me, dear srs, before saying anything
else, to thank the people of Holmes county gen.
orally, and Weinsberg particularly, for the cheer
fel and cordial reception given me at my arrival
and the unabatcd kindness shown me during my
stay among you. The treatment received at
the hands Of my friends at home will ever be to
me a talisman, awakening such cmotio. S as to
call forth the right kind Of action under every
circumstance. On my journey hither nothing par
ticular transpircd. After | arrived in Pittsburg
began to feel better and my spirits to revive
Somehow never feel right on the Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne & Chicago Railroad. / don't like the
road it's conduct never did please me. Take
away John McGill, who is rs perfect gentleman
as lives, and you have but little worth saving
will relate few incidents of my Journey one
of considerable Importance to the travelling pub
ilS' ~ Lug iNN' SN''" ~ NN''~ -
glass. | indugcd to the amount Of one glass, and
found it excellent. ! think it would be well for
Professor Irvine to stop there awhile on his jour
ncy to Washington. l made the agreeable ac-
quantance of Mrs Colonel Ellis, Of the lst Mis-
souri, Cavalry, so distinguished in the Missouri
campaign. She has been through the several
battles of Missouri and Arkansas, and gave some
:. IL, 1,,; Ia,
on Gen. Fremont, but thinks Gen. Curtis very
good man.
Baltimore does not show any signs Of being
anywhere near the seat of war busine IS seems
to be thriving and every branch Of trade in full
bloom--a fair contrast between the PARENTAL
protection Of the out spread wings Of the Amer
ican Eagle and the sncakiug reptile monster Of
Secession.
The country situated along the railroad between
Baltimore and Washington city at once impresse;
upon the mind of every one that large and i'm
portant, as well as an old city, must be near, and
must confess than when unexpectedly saw the
dome Of the capitol / WAS completely 'takcl
down" ] can now understand why the Rebel.
venture much to gain possession of Washing
ton, and why President Lincoln guards it with
such jealous care. ! had no idea of the grandeur
and magnifccnce Of this ooble old city, the pride
of America. / have seen, and carefully, too
eighteen capitol cities of Europe, including Berlin
and Vienna, and in my estimation Washington
surpasses them all in magnifccncc. DO not be
lieve there is a nation in the world that can boas
of such Capitol and such public buildings. Go,
grant that peace may soon be restored, that thcs
monuments of mighty nation may be enjoye,
by united people.
As entered the Senate Chamber ycsterda
about an hour before the Senate convened, | wa
involuntarily impressed with a feeling of rcvcr
entail awe, and as thought of the many glori
Gus and noble state smen and patriots who have
in times past stood there maufully battling 70
the Constitution and the Union, when | though
Of our late beloved leader, Stephen A. Douglas,
pang shot through my heart and | am not asham
cd to say it, tears came to my eyes. Douglas, thu
noblcst Of them all, who manfully defended al
attacks against the Union by Davis, Benjamin
Slidell and others, oh, that he were here now t
battle against Sumner, Wade, Hale, and othc
Abolitonists, in their unholy efforts to keep u
from a re union for the sake of the negro. Yes
tcrday heard his successor, Mr., Browning, max
a very able speech against Mr., Summers effort
to pass unconstitutional laws against the seeded
States. In the House heard Mr., Sedgwicl, o
New York, say that he chopped and trusted tha
the war would not end until the sun would no
shine on single slave in America" If it is tn
object of Congress to prolong the war until thi
is accomplished, | wish they would be homes
enough TO say so ut once, and give US who hay