, 1863-01-20

No4-Haymcnt of soldiors-MuscIe
and Money In the Pennsylvania
LeEfalature-An Important Naval
mogemcnts
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1864.
Vallandigham'e speech in the House WAS de-
uycred at the precise point Of time when tbs
general gloom seemed tho most Intense. Fit
wns not 80, 1t vas an error Of the head, and
not Of the heart, for he had been holding him
self in readiness, during the past six weeks,
for the decisive moment. Constituting him
self Us JEFF. Dayis' reserve, he had taken POSI-
fion On favorable eminence. to be launched
against tho Union cause whenever confusion
md wavering should be discovered in It's
ranks.. He came down bloody and confident.
He was taken in tlank, most unexpectedly to
himself, BY Wright Of Pennsylvania, and
driven from the field screecling. Tho castiga-
ton inflicted upon him by the sturdy Key
stone Democrat excited the pity Of the b.
holders. Vallandigham was, for the first time
in his Congressional career, driven to apollo
gics, explanations and retractions. Mr.
WHght's speech had other good effects beside
crushing a traitor. It inspired Republicans
with fresh courage and taught weak men Of
all parties their duty anew. He exposed in q
mastery manner the fact, which no sane man
ought ever to lose sight Of, TINT there is no
way under heaven, given among men, whereby
TIC must be saved, In this hour Of calamity
and danger, but WAR. Let blood be shed,
let credit fail, let tears aov, let the earth
rock, nothing but WIZ will ever save us. Search
MI the avenues Of peace, and you will find every
one leading to the field Of battle. The pauacea
unfolded by..sam Coz (Vallandigham's echo)
in New York, the other day, was substantially
to exclude New England. from Northwest
ern Confederacy, hare as many little foolish
duchies as Germany, each contemplate and
all irascible. Here would be peace with a ven
geance! It is worthy Of note that every plan
for further disintegration {of which there has
been quite too much hippant Boosting and
thrcateniug) contemplates IN carly resump-
tion Of hostilities. Those who are clamoring
for Northwestern Confederacy talk largely
about hewing way to the Gulf or the Ocean.
New England replies to every threat against
her, that she is US ablc to take care Of herself
with the sword as with the purse, and that she
can blockade New York if It becomes neces-
is nronnsed ~, ~ ~. ~ ~ em.s
three nr foHr new 1sora ] hetwccn ~ tfns,. Hno ~
hnye no occasion to f3ri,t. excent 10 NH doTn
the Shareholders rebellion. This is tie true
intent and meaning Of the Valandigham pol
icy, and it is difficult to see how JEFF. Davis
interests could be better served.
GEN. BURNSIDE AND Ills ARaT.
It is reported to-day, md it is probably
true, that one half Of Gan. Burnsl1e's army
has crossed the Rappahannock. Demoraliza-
tlon has been doing sud work since the battle
s4, - aeaclMGA1eoulg-tne demofal1zatlon OF
its morots "nd aaar,io, isS na 10y st W. res51fe ,
nnr;nv ~ fronna +hnir ;net J...e Ttas1 ~
},os i!sen so,na XII ~ hrEas;at. e. Eo sio
crnns here tn snnorsedo Rnr5s;5a NJ 1Uost fogs
ern men are not rcadV tn r;rs h;ra ". ~, ~
even for purnoses n 1rom6t;o, ~ Tha ~ ,I,nI ~,
Of the Potomac deserves sreot 6ene9,1 9 IRHi} X
on the facc of lie e,4f +ot won1d m,s ~. atana aa5y
~ ~ ,4,a1IaS .no IL! .uhs mouiu sko up
tntFC than thaH o,d gs,4 ~ s...ps nu @ taos-
n,irs to tnEe mnrc of 13 III. oeGi The
never as nm ory mnrc "a nersistan1 ena
lnte nnuer disaster; Ihere never was one
taofe ~ @1nolougniy impueo WIN love Of coun.
| ty. iney nsea only 2 captain: But, until
hons ar o. II It i ds to
e9tare energies Of the Executive Department
out Of weakness. The record which tells how
great and brave people were thwarted in
lheir patf1otic endeaVors by their rulers for
1n9ea 1or me nation to stumble over On every
heroic occasion-W1l! amaze posterity. Yet
there Is no way but to fight on. It cost US
twenty months OF anguish to get Buell. and
Mcclellan removed, and freedom proclaimed
to the slaves OF rebels. It may cost US more
| tn ref r16 nf nfhpr nnnnr1t,rp anil %& r,,,%
the proclamation In working order.
GEN. BUTLER AGAIN.
The reason 7r1,v f,cn pnt1ar wor+ ,rz-,,- ,,,,-
satisfied ;s INV Enovn to sn ~
side IF ofI,c;ai circ1es that tho!e ce71 bo ~
barn in nnblisbinr t. Fhe taxi @ nronosed ue n
popnlat;on m tIa iGrer s;ss;ssinn; ,nT sncisn3
to Eeen and hold It onen nf1er ;t shnn11 ha
once faken bv nnr trnnns IL ~ accnntad onI ~ .
pronosition IN fhe cnnd;t;on that he shon15 1id
Be snuplicil with the renn;site Toeons ~
certainly. j. exclaimed ali hands sstei.o orar1
and If you forget ANYTHING draw at si9ht.; !;
l. II want, first, the command Of Tic white
| troops,'' said Gen. Butler. " 'N'>~
"That would be superscdlnc Gen, Banks.
would it not!'' asked one member Of the
| party.
replied Gen. Butler. "But # you are more
tender Of Gen. Banks feelings than you are of
other peoples, you can let me commence ai m
| the other end, have already madc a her;n-
| ing at New Orleans, but I presume could ae-
conp]ish as much at Memphis in a short
time. would be quite content to 20 there as
Q recruiting sergernt for colorcd regiments If
my country demanded it, hut it Is mY duty to
tell Jon that nothing can be accomplished
in the chaos Of black ignorance and white
dlsloyalty and rasca1ity, without the exercise
| Of power. What ask Is the power.o
It is unnecessary to pursue the dialoruc,
Gen. Butler was non-suitcd, and he has zone
home to spend the remainder Of the winter
sliding down hill with lis boys. Does anv-
body ,Wonder' why the county displays 50
little military genius? There Is no ndmfnfs-
trative genius to develop it. Ha.npdcn found
plenty Of military genius iu~Ene}an1. after
the weaklings Of Parliament had been tram
pied to death By Rupert's cavalry, Chatham
found military genius enough In an arc Of
titled mediocrity and state feebleness. to
wrest m empire from France on the plains Of
Abraham. Richclieu had no difficulty in find
| ing cap.aine, when be wanted to use them.
Gusta!us Adolphus selected from bis small
welding his own sword after il had fallen
from his grasp, and carrying lis victorious
banners to the walls of Vienna.
Why cay these thiurss Because the eonn
try is to be saved or lost; because 1t is not to
be saved by those who have been tinkerlng ut
the rebellion for the past twenty months
| why should the press, which has heretofore
been In advance Of the Senate fall behind it
now? The Republican Senators not only
| adopted solemn protest against the continu-
ancc Of the present Cabinet in power, but
voIed that their protest should be pub
ns9ea. lhe country IS worth more than the