The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-01-04
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as Congressman say, 10 the "third reading.
| was truly glad to get your letter and pc
rused it with Interest and pleasure. Il Is
refreshing TO get a letter from q friend
breathing sach spirit OF christian patriot
SIN. Brother Eff don't believe it is posi-
Die for a man 10 be christian without being
a patriot, and | would that all patriots were
christians. Christianity ard liberty are
twin sister, they 90 hand IN hand over the
world lettering tie condition of the poor
ana oppressed awaking The spiritual man to
he liberty which may lie had through
merciful Saviour, the lEue Llberator, and
teaching the mental and physical man how
to enjoy and improve that freedom which is
HE birth-right Of all Gods creatures,
You enquire how | am of for reading
matter, have not seen copy of the Id
coeats since l have been in Washington;
but young Peansy Ivania friend Of mine
gets the n. / Methodist every week and
We read it IN partr ersaip. As for political
papers. the New Yor': Bal. imore and Wash
ington daiiies dJo6 r little camp every
day. | received a le-.er from my brother
this cgs,ing; the Regiment 10th Indiana
Is It Frederick tie spoke about Bros. Ben
nett and Leffler-they are weli-in fact all
tie boys IN the Company are in good health
an fine spirits. l tLink of going up to see
Them Christmas New Year If | can get
fui,ush; 1t is fry miles.
The last time | wrote to you, if l remem
Der correctly We were over iu Virginia. We
returned ia few days. Since that time |
have been over bat one and that was to
tie Grand Rcview | must tell you about
it. On Tie goth Of November, Gen. Nc
Cietan aud Staff, accompanied by the Presi
dent and heads Of the departments, besides
couple Of distinguished foreigners, re-
viewed portion of the Army of the POto
mac, consisting Of seventy Thousand troops.
Lieut. TAYLOR. of the New York a9lh. was
sent over as Signal Offer and [ accom-
panied him The parade ground was ten
miles from the city anu consisted Of large,
open PLAIN. containing from one to two
thousand acres 1t was noon when we ar
rived, and the immer-e multitude had al
ready bryan to pass "a review. Gsa. Me
Cleian and SAT we're stationed ou Cpton's
Hill d gaod part OF tie time, and, as We
have a signal station on UPton's house, Tay-
lpr al | edged our way in through Gener
as. S,4esmen and disni,aries generally,
and ascending to the roof had view
f Il l. l.
sighn Seventy thousand on The field AMI
I fully fifty thousand mancuvering in plain
view. There were B4ttalions, Regiments
I Brigades and Divisions Of Infantry. char
/ ging squadrons of Cavalry. and Battery
after Battery OF heavy. rumbling Artillery
1t was such scene as was never before
witnessed in the Western world. It re
minded me of tie >toried fields OF Belgium
when resouudjnI with the measured and
Eearg tread of the armies OF Europe,
Of the scene which met the view of Napo-
leon, Is hen he Witnessed the struggle of the
Imperial arms against his enemies, from the
summit of Mount Tabor. It was an excl
,irg seem, aul the day passed away almost
|impercar6hly to the music of hundred
brass bands. minglinc with TIE Artlery
muttnrog sounds Of suIen wrath" There
w,r4 seven div isions On the field. l acct
5erta.ir found the 9sh Indiana, Meredith's
r agimcut. 1t is As fine body Of men as
there was on the field, and executed all the
movements as well. or a little better. than
lie best of item. 1t Is in Kings Brigade,
McDowell's Division. I would have been
glad to see the l6ta-the good old 16;h,
then am sure it would have "shown lis
raising. as it always does. Taylor was the
Signal Ofiioar''-he sent me down 70 col
iact information. and mounting 'S4elIbark. -
galloped round: Whose Division?"-
w hose Brigade is this and what R5gi-
meats compose it?"-and getti.g the re-
la.rsJ affirmation / would report" to
Taylor AMI he wo4ll telegraph it to the
.'aame S,atian." - you see persons here
IN camp were enabled to know when each
Dri-a1o ras passing in review.
WEI, tha review en1eI. ard we came
home a. ten O'Clock at night and sought
o,.r t-nrs-I to 5ream of armies and Of
"Batl,es' rna-Hjhcently stern array"
T9a ara sware that Congress has been 10
session pretty near ,hrea weeks. 1t IS a
place Of great Interest,", is the center Of
attraction about Wasaiug'on on, have been
5ann several ,jnlss Al sat for half day
q. tine N the Gallery. TIE niger
4aes,i.a,'' usual, is the absorbing topic.
Ii tbs session succeeds IT disposing Of hat
question satisfactorily they will have done
big thing AL hands agree that the
slaves must be c7af-ea.ed-but how TO DO
ii2-thal's the question. l Thick that Trum-
bulls bill, or some such policy will finally
be adopted. Before I g further let me give
you a faint PEG picture of tile Two Houses