The national Republican., 1862-04-30
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A A a srAUnroa. .
n ssssy svi1seAS Sfron tAs news which ss>
rivsd fkSn GsasuAls Bann sad Frsoont yss-
lssaay, Mat 49, disansui1Asd gsasrals ~
dssinsa 10 pssl zpshaps havs slrsaay met
d Stauaton. From this all.lnportant strategic
point doubtless they will, ct The proper time,
advance upon Gordonsville and Richmond
wbsu, bow, or BY wAAs roass Or eonbinatioo
Of forces, Of course, We knew not, end II know.
Ing, would not point out II, however, II
should hereafter cons 70 pSs tAst another
uestiseof thrss gsnsssls I tFfsnont, Banks, md
McDowslD sAoald take pla6e In front Of Rich.
moud, We psopls ot Ne colatry would be de-
lighted. We ahould tAes have oil he leading
SS6srAls q the Bast upon one Or the other side
Of Richmond, excepting Burnside, Hunter and
Butler, who have Important commands else
where, sud Richmond and The grand rebel
army will be In our hands. ..u.
...... "As HONEST MAN." .
An admirable little weekly quarto journal
hss jass been started In Concord, Massachusetts,.
Emerson, Channiug, Thoreau, and Sanborn live
In tho town, and u IL rumored that they write
for the Monitor hat is The name Of The jour.
nal. We fud In II the following, which Is very
good In It, way: .... ..s .."
.r ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
(AvrER LBIoH HuFr.l
Abraham Linocln-may his shade decrease
Awoke one night from q deep dream Of peace
nAs - v.ytA In hn ll0k In Aks
Making II rich and like q lIy in bloom,
An angel writing In . book Of gold;
Exceeding peace had made A. Lincoln bold,
And to the presence 10 the room he said:
"whAt writest thou " The vision raised its
And with 5 look 50 swest, yet stern as fate,
Answered: /" The names the people own as
And ]: !, sin' one '' said Lincoln. "s.y, not
Replied the angel. Lincoln spoke more low.
But cheerly still, and said. VI pray thee, then,
To write my name among the honest men"
The angel wrote, and vanished. Tho next
II came again, with great swsk ening lisht,
And showed the names America had biest -
And 10! A. Lincoln's name led all the rest.
BAD SION.
10 the debates that occur In Congress, now
and then member attempts 10 castigate The
press, and especially newspaper correspond
ents and responsible editors Il always ID q
bad sign. 10 almost every case, upon exsmi-
nation, II will be found tAst The member 90 at
lacking the journals has bad ca,s, end Is try
ing to divert attention from himself by fierce
deuunciation Of the newspapers. When Ssna-
tor Davis expressed the kind and Christian wish
thai Horace Greeley might be hung, II only
meant that hr. Greeley being too much fol
the Senator 10 argument he wished 10 gel
cleverly rid Of him by the use Of hemp. W,
have lately heard more than one honorable
member turn aside 10 denounce "the faisehood,
Of the press" chsracterizing newspaper In the
lump as. as.slanderous and unreliable. No homes,
and honorable public man will, 10 the long
run, suffer harm from the newspaper press.
.... GEN. STONE.
The President sent message 70 the Senate
yesterday, in reference 10 the case Of Gen
Stone. As we thought be would, he tAks u,
entire responsibility for that transaction, ant
those persons who attack NJ. Stanton for th,
arrest, and that they have the President TO dea
With, and not bis Secretary. The Presidsn
gives abundant reasons Why The trial has no
taken place. Ths witnesses are absent aghtin,
for their country and to prosecute the trisI
noo, would put the highest intsrests Of tho na
ton In jeopardy. ..
~ ID II NO!
We hear II rumored on the street that cor
respondence between Generals Mcclellan and
Hooker has taken place, In which the com.
mAndingl general expresses the opinion tina,
Hooker should not have delivered up slaves
coming into bis camp upon the demand Of their
alleged owners, but should have protected
them, leaving the Goverpmsnt 70 decide th g
question Of their return, confscation, or eman
cipation. Is this trues ..'
.r.. .I- . CONTRACTS. r.. ...
We do not know that the debate in the
House upon "horse contracts" and other mat
tcrs, which has been going on for several days,
is very profitable, but Il certainly has been in
tsresting and smuving to ou,siders. Mr.. Ros-
coe Conkliug led the debate yesterday. Mr..
Wsshburne, Of Illinois, and Mr.. Holm N,
Of IudispA, followed. NJ. Dawes closed ths
debate in spescs Of fifteen minutes, and q,
the previous question was sustained, voting Il
the first bsineA Of the morning. The frs
vote will bo upon the n,tioa Of Mr.. Thaddeu
Stevens 70 lay the whole subject upon th,
table. 20 9IIGsg $50 .la..t ..
"AMIABLE MEN," .'.- r.,.
Ms. Ames il writing some very olsve
sketches Of Congress and Congressmen 10 tn
Springfield Republican. Hero are her hrs
and second conclusions respecting the Hou.
Of Representatives: a.as.t...a#. oil
"The nrst conclusion which came to re
speCtDg these gentlemen, was, that they wer
| rs noisy a lot OF mon as had ever bshsld. A
seemed to want to talk, and all to talk together
Nothing was intsnigible 10 me, but the shout Q
| ordsr y breaking over the din. That was 4
| the beginning Of the session, when each on
| was nearly frantic to ventlste his patriotism
and 70 ofIsr some individual bill for the beu
| ent Of bis distressed country. They are NOR
quiet now. They have spent much enthtniasm
| they have spoken their pieces; they are abou
l ready TO 60 home. The warm weather wilt
them little, and exhales their effervescencs
They begin to think that there IL some hnmbu
| in so much talk. They remember that II 1
time 10 plant the garden. They would like I
60 and see u wife IL we'll, and how much bah,
has growR-' Ny second conclusion 10, that IN O.
are amiable men, these Copgressmen.p