, 1863-02-19
G!)lfaoo Grlbnne.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY u, 1868.


The Senate passed the bill yesterday
fixing the gauge CT the Pacific Railroad at
five ttrt We have already given in these
columns the reasons why most railroad
cSpe1:s will decide the gauge an unfortu-
nate selection, but the Senate declined to
inter- ose in q matter left explicitly to the
choice Of the President
The Ohio is to be bsidged four times,
doubtless greatly to the disgust Of steam
boat men, who do not believe in bridges
over raviGable streams. But that large
and respectable majority the travelling
public viii be grateful st being bowled out
Of Ohio into Kentucky without change Of
cars.
A1caction is taking place. The Copper
heads have taken on more moderate tone
4 change has come over the spirit Of the
dreams Of men who. stifening one anothers
bad resolves, had come to the conclusion
hat Il little free and easy legislation at
Springfield, Madison, indianapolis and
Lansing. was all that was necessary to
throw the Northwest into the attitude of
taking the Government by the throat. The
States are loyal to the core, and now that
these traitors have come to the surface
they haye done their worst, and the worst
is past. Give Us now the Conscription
ELI and the Northwest will hunt these fel-
lows 10 their holes, and enroll them as
helper o7 open enemies of tile Union; in
either case to make an end Of home treason
Ne give in full the refutation Of the Off
GERS Of our blockading fleet off Charleston,
OF tho impudcnt rebel claim that the block
ade was broken. Even the most jolter-
heade d ofthe small consu1s who went into
c1stae;cs over fiction must see that the
blockade still holds.
Tho affair at Island Number Ten is to
be locked into, and Gen. Davies either ex-
cneratcd Of cruel charge, or punished
for the most idiotic Of the military fascos
Of the war. VIII the Commission also
settle the question whether Gen. Davies
really procured the printing Of ten thous-
and blank paroles bearing Forests name,
IN readiness TO surrender his force to that
rebel Let us have Davies case settled in
full. lie is either tue best abused man Of
the age, or the service is in his worthless
ness n,ore foully abused.
4 luil in news 4 dcarth in sensations.
a patsc in dcmonstratiye war events. But
zone Of these save temporarily: Great
movements are in progress, and great re-
suits s:iycn for by the greatest military
and Naval preparations Of the war. News
will cslue thick and fast in 4 few days.
The debate in the House yesterday
touching OIL arbitrary arrests and the
course IF the Administration in this war
brought out some noble and patriotic
Ittera:ccs to which the people will say
amen. After all this outcry against arbi
ira1y arrests and imprisonment, the fact
remains that the Government has only
erred in not going farther in arrcsting
more Of its blatant enemies, and
in runi>ling more severely those it took
into custody. Every arrest should have
been carefully directed to reach in every
instance the right man, and he should in
every instance have been made solemn
example and warning to traitors. But we
arc reaching TINT stand point now, and the
roppcrhcads that the Government in its
own time will lay hold Of, will find it nj
farce this time.