, 1862-10-10

always took the shortest liue to danger On the
ne1d, and were always On hand when wanted
Il commend them to the consideration otthe
Government. E. o. G. ORD, Maj Gen.
NorE.-Major General E. O. G. Ord was se-
yere1y though 1ot dangerously wounded.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Foolish R'snofs Of Raoe-Our Weak-5acked,
Not The Rxlels Hacen.akers-lHodern De;noc-
Taey ahd Treason the SANG thing Mr.. Lin
coin not yc: +stae Conaaaanler ~ Border
State ard FEST Ibint I.f7uence-Ieras and
fzortaa cotoni7ation-ltsasons for and
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tslbune.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. s, 1862.
I lam surprised to perceive that the latest
canard OF the Philadelphia Inquirer, a journal
which considers invention, enterprise and
which accounts it duty to produces at least
two sensations week, should find believers
and create excitement in the West. Tue sole
foundation Of the peace paragraph Is the reso-
1utiora introduced BY Foote into the rebel
House Of Representatives, and the reports,
pro and con, OF the committee to which they
were referred. These simply contemplated
renewal <f tho nf1,r of +},e N;ssissinni hsihe to
~. N,,,bues+ and nat tho sacainr IF c,m.
miesioIers to Washington. II, moreover, tae
r.;h.,e herr. hea enct = mission se-;,ns,r m.
s.r cons;de,,tio, II 1r,s hef;,,c +he h,+t1. oe
an+;a+am and hefore tbe r,,onn1oat;on of rho
presidents proclamation Of freedom. 1t WAS
Immediately alter the defeat Of Gen. Pope,
and at the time when their victorious columns
..t:1.., a..;..1 1,.1,;-, pa-rsa1.,.;. r.
49,, ..,,~, e.e.o-,,,a+ a,.r ,,,.,.-. n.e1',.a1.
~. 4eA eo'e.' ~ 'ns PSop'o47
ot peace, II Will De upon the neels OF q great
victory over our arnsie:, and the sine gun non
OF negotiations will be tle recoeni. ion Of the
-fl so..4., c+a,o. D. .aa.a :.
coa4aoeia.e 9la.es. nut loete - lo leason-
not tho sl1ghest-to Believe that Jctt- Davis
has eyer got 50 far yet as to think of sending
onz,3ss;cnrrs IN U,ab;no+on rr,r bod ~
-v" - eo 41en nAu 1ae
rsEel House soteo IN 1aFor OF such step, it
would be no indication Of the purposes Of the
rphtl eoverruent. Dnr louar Unsa vote5
+t,,,1,s =, ,Cou,n,nd,r u:,1I.,. o,a s,,a,,,.,4
..aaNs W e4 "NNee gu" uceineo
th9t We would never, never, never surrender
Mason ard S1idell.
There is ,ist1e donht howovar th,t +baro ;s
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party Aeie, - "e4A 40 III eae NoFta"es1 a1o
The Middle states-deternlined in purpose,
and growing relatively to the rest Of the home
-a.1s'.t;o., l., ,,,.n,,a-s 7r,,,;a,, .e,,.. --s
l"IuAa.o"' !" Iunnoeis- "Aisa la1hs a3oat
the olive branch in one hand and the sword in
the other; which has vague dresms
that af,1omacv ran untsitt the cor,,;,,
.s. - s.,, 11N.,a1. ~ oo'o1aa
Knot OF reoell'en' and prefers not to ees it
cut, it 1t can be prevented; Which has Vague
an,icipations also that slayer7 will vet be
esv.d and thc pood old 11nion a. IT v,s =, ~
" ~ ""o IL VIC
t1Wcs o1 BROOKS ana htltt re-e6taolshcd.
Until the bells that ring in 1863, rinr out for
ever The old order OF thiptrs. these drea,nrr.
NAV dream On, But with The dawn If rhe
lit ct Janusry, If not before, they NAV exnsct
rude awakening; unless, indeed, reoc!lloa
against the government aud is decrees be set
on loot in the loyal Sta1es, Us will not in
probably be the case, many think, If Seym 1u7
should lie elected In New York and k,ag
n,ker Wood put in position to govern ns
Empire State and to betray it to Jetr. Davis.
But cannot believe that the kuage, who Lad
will have following Of tools euouvh to etf.cc
their treasonable purpose. man Vim
casts a Democratic yute now. in consa,
duepce of old party associations. a man
who forrets bis country IN his marty: MIN
who refuses to see that the Denocr lev IL; the
ureeent means more or less sneaking suhser-
vtrcy to jeff Davis, and thar he whn Won,d
support the government OF his coQu,ry and
ht lp suppress the rebellion must Oppose th At.
is = otuily obstinate or blind, If not ia c,n.
tcions alliance with the enemy, Aud it is to
be hoped that the few leadirg war democrA;s
Who sill cling to Seymou among them even
euclt mtn as Moses +. Odell of the Brooklvn
district, will see the error Of their Nays before
November.
IHiah that the presIdent toe7,c IN rasn,ct of
the CONDUCT Of the war and tho seluction o.
hiR generals 4.lhe commander" as you term
him in an editorial PARAGRAPH. In sfsme r.
kurds, be is more SO than he has beea. but
there is still great room for improvemen ent.
S;eel sill waits for Justice; Hunter still waits
q command; Buell. is removed at last bus ti,en
! Inu,y1latrly rrInstatsd at 1hc instance ot n.
1nrk,-ept ekir y thronph ue1erals Critt.n.l., ,
at d jackson. and Corrressmen Crirtrnden and
Wickl}ffe, The prgs1den. viii indeed h. :. the
commander tpiy when, alter h:s mind fas
been made up he Is net moved finn h3s d,,trr.
intuition BY remonst1ances from aay auarttr.
| civil or military, when he is dat to vast
| Point, aid deat to border states. Let ,1s ne
| tbaph1al for the great things which hTr- Lin
| coin has done, for the proclamation Of free
d. Ill. abuye alI, but let Us beware OF even cpn-
sjce,ing his nets or lis iuactiou above cr1ti-
| cieni. Because VIC are his friends and the 5up-
| rorters OF his policy, let us urge and continue
| 70 urse the Carrying out Of that policy in all
| ditectiOrs, Eearil;, thoroughly.
Gen. Garfield will propab!s be the cOmman-
| der OF the ferces. three bngades, as it is no n
unotFstOo1, ueslde Tue clLlzen SIX months
| enldirTy who are TO hold, occupy. possess and
! cultivate the rich LINUS Of Florida unt-r Ell
lhastr ae military governor, The projecE vi
colonizirg Texas III The same way IS urged
again Low that Col. Hamilton has shown hi III
| stl1 10 be just thu man We want for mill ar;
governor Of tue lone star State. Before NJ
came to New York Frank Blair Was talked
oi for the place. but Col. Ham'lton's cliimi
! would seem to be superior, particularly as i;
| is according to the policy OF the adminisrr !.
| tion to appujnt Texan, and 1t is understood
that he Is pressed BY Gen. CAssias NJ. Clay,
who desires to command the forces to accom-
rany Lin.
| The only strong objection to the settlement
Of Florida and Texas by armed esn!gran1s are
two: first, that able bodied men IN . thus b5
wi'bdrarn from the army, where taeir selgi
c*s may be reqnifed under calls for more men
yet to tssne: second, that the true place fol
the colonization OF the eouth to begfu is l..
the rtsr OF our advancing from the north, both
in order to protect 'heir rear and because the
climate Is better suited to nortaernera. i
sufficient answer to the second objection II
that there are no unoccupfcd lands ia the res.
Of our armies, at this present time, Virginia
much has yet to be done before immjgransA
can IN &tasohao1e security put in their crops,