, 1862-08-25


Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.1
WASHINGTON, Auguat 1871
"If folly can destroy this government"
wrote q clear thinker, some weeks ago. Hit
will be destroyed" ali men can save this
government he may be answered, "the GOV
eminent will be saved.''
How THE NEW TROOPS COME FORWARD,
Already they are pouring in on every train,
and by every railroad line That centres st the
capital. "Frve regiments day. read the
announcements last week. T. Fifty thousand
q dsy for Pope and Mcclellan, It they are
ere wanted, il now the promise. Pass along
the Avenue at any hour, and you are sure to
see it either blocked with the whtte,coVered
transportation" with which the government
provides 20 munidcentiJ for the speedy move
ments that it SO rarely gets, or aglo# with the
flashing rac1ence that sparkies from the bsy-
Tor the war. The drum-be3t rarely ceases in
the STREETS; the marshal tread Of the "fresh
Northern hordes'' makes merry music from
dawn till dark as they follow the well worn
road to the sacred soil.
From every quarter Of the East they come
] Noble cid Massachusetts pours out her sons
/ with hand ss lavish as her demands Of earn
| est var are stern. New York vindicates her
| right to the title of Empire State, and inperi-
ally sends forth an army worthy OF her, ST the
nafion's call. Pennsylvania leps forward to
the work again with energies ass fresh and re-
|
sand OF her citizens had not already been sent
>ut to follow the Tag. Little Rhode lsiaud
comes up as gallantly as ever; the pineries
and machine shops Of all New England send
down tier representatives. like good men and
true, to prove their filth by their works; from
| eytry quarter they come, till the ROUTES o
| travel seem fai1ly vocal with the ringing
promise
We are coming, Father Abraham,
Six hundred thousand more!
They do not come 60 Mostly; there is less
Haunting Of banners that never saT the smoke
of battle; less blossoming ont, suu6owel
fashion, into gaudy hule aud brass; less boast
full promise, and more substantial determine
ton 10 do the utmost that earnest work Cal
DO to save the nation.
The war has at last struck it roots deep intt
every stratum Of society, and from highest d
well as the lowest 1t is drawing, the lives o1
whose sacrifice it Is to fsed. The taunt cal
ro longer be justly made-f it eTer could
that the "1iF1-raff OF your great cities ar
| fighting your battles" The ranks are file
now with Il 1zsns as good, as intelligeat
| | as worthy as the country contains. Never d
t nation put forth a nobler Offering for her lii
than we hare here.
From the West there come equally cheerin
; | reports. Indiana steps to the Fan-all homo
to the gallant hoosier 9tate-she keeps stil
rirg uI the old sore of Buena Vista, aud turn
. I Irg out frs Eh regiment with every probe
hire reporting 1.wa equally adcaoeed. Th
| whole Northwest is riyal1ing the frs
up1i.irg, and Jim Lane has set Kansa
al abl ze. OF the noble Buckeye S.ats
need Lot speak.
II men csn save this government, the 60,
f erunent viii be- saved. Give Us now genel
alsbip that stacks, instead Of whiting iur a
, inferior force 10 attack uE; give US > Viri1
= ltlicy, and an honestly earnest wieldinG {
; our powers, snd these sHarms from the Mort
: will need but the au1umn TO pour down to Il
! Gulf