, 1863-01-01

The Progress oC IdcaA-Adrtce Gratis
to Western Travellers.
From Our Own Correspondent


lFsom Our Own Correspondent
WAsntxarox, Dec, 20, tsQ..
News during tho holidays IL always scarce
In Washington, for with the adjournment Of
Congress, everybody else feels at liberty to
takc recess, Nevertheless, history Is bcing
lnnlr, and among the moremcnts which sl,al,
stund long, marking the progress Of ideas
(Which Is the essence of l,istory) is the opiu.
Ion Of Attorney General Bates OIL the citizen
chip Of tic colorcd captain of thc schooner
Elizabeth and Marg,ret-a fitting herald Of the
Proclamation Of Freedom which Is to 70 forth
thrcc days hence. Thu Drca Scott decision, If
not oyerthrown as a judicial precedent, Is
wholly destroyed rs national testament. It
is no longer to be quoted rs the Judgment Of
the American people. Attorney dcncral Bates
is not bold man by nature, education or po-
litical training, and especially might he be cx-
a.,1od 1917 4,,,. o,,.,,o,, ,,,,on ,ro o.o.,d.1:1
ea4tea 'o,tA .u'e oplmon' nen eons'oet us
place Of birth and his place Of residence. III.
grafton from Virginia to Missouri is indeed
better th,n 1,sc1onr rcs,aanco T., tha forroo-
W. ~ nat -aa,.s.a5 ~ ss'aat - ue 1o' u'
yet 10 ho1 leekoneo 1ne NOEL favorable 10 the
growth OF liberal views on "the everlasting
negro question: But it must be confessed
t,,st fa1r ,,o1do- 5o.,,,a.,te 1872 ~ ~ e'.
snAs ~" ootoe4 uoeutuea.s ufe ~ pe 1ouhu
among tne 1fles OF the Attorney Generals Of
flee or any other department Of the Govern
ment. Thomas Jefferson, writing Of the 1oss
ofb;a s1orcs m rr;od offhr Tho p-;tie,, .,sa.- -
y. 4.e e'as ~. ~ y, ene neotNlsnarny,an anu
adding that "n this had been done to give
them freedom. it would have ncor nprfact1,,
r;oh+ !, 7,oe M ,,,,ro f.o,,1- +,a,, ~. ~
t'64'' NO Aot pao's '4s'aA 'Ian az. hate7 IN
declaring that color and race cannot form a
bar to citizenship Of the United States. Thn
e,,,n,,,, IL 1sna,,.,,- ~, ~ ,:s,s., 'ns ~
~ y" 'n usn"as "
Emanclpat1on-not Tue emancipation Of the
negro from bondage, but the emancipation Of
White men from the dominion nf cruelty and
,.~o,r,a;na WAN
W9uu.ee
Another significant fact, dcnotlng improve
ment Of ideas, is the marked subord1nation
of t,,c military IN t}7e c,r1, nower nro vo,,
49,. .1...1.. - - I: o"e so'1
SasS, as, snHuust ,. n:."ps ~ ~ s1tlous uesrees
t,at Hs.e 90 .as naagy ~ ueeanot an9 language
ro7 = ~ 7,,@ - ~ ~ NeW fork
of doors at fhe mint II fin hnynnnfo ~ ~
uncommon for officers Of West Point eytrac-
tjon to express Willingness to undertake the
enterprise. Brigadfer Generals, summoned
10 1tElu3 Ht1uIE VI NGnEfnEH Of1t
on the airs Of masters Of the situation. and
told little or much, as best suited their soye-
reign convenience. Gen. Mcclellan, upplied
to by the Senate for the facts con-
cezning Balls Bluff, replied that such
an exposition WIS not compatible with
There has been n chan ge-a very great change.
Every Indication that one meets exhibits
profound Difference to the civil power, Brien.
dier Generals bic here and there to do tue bid
ding Of Congress. Investigations that were
before impossible, or next to impossible, now
freely rs could be desired, Nobody talks of
turning Congress out Of the capitol. Nobofv
says, u6ove lis BREATH that tic North IA ~
much to blame Us the South for brinpfntr m
tlf8 war. Nobody declares that he hates the
Abolitionists as much as he does the traitors
other Side If ills BECOMES an anti.sloverv erv
war; Various causes have coutribufcd -
this tanning Of the temper Of our Cpsars. The
removal Of incapable Generals like Buell. and
Mcclellan, the issuance Of the EMANCIPATION
proclamation without consulting General this
or Colonel that, the court-martialipc Of such
jauizaries rs FitzJ John Porterare among them.
have been urged by numerous visitors to
the Capital, from the West, including some
With whom ! had tue pleasure to travel, to
expose thc treatment Which they have re:
ceMed rom Inc Hoflhefn Cent111 Railroad
I will conilne myself to a narration. Of my
own os' experiences M Maeh we're not moro griey-
GUS than those which hear, almost daily.
from acqua'nt;,nces VINO haye had the mistor:
tune 70 1akc that route. we arrived ut Har:
tt33snarg t3a nGt"gsn :. ara :3 o'clock a: M On
sSivahm !sallIoaa !raek were Two passenger
trains with one or two unoccupied tracks be-
t"ten' AZ WIS nluo, anu darkncs5, and iS-
s.t' nolance. Ngnoul cou'a DC iound 10 tell the
gasstefmgess e mnscn ticlIn ~ .ake. Lad'es and
gen'!Snen,isa ol pelhgleit behind. plunged
tHto tnS naa, anu maui tiieis way Win oeeit-
s1o.'nl seuMnlGs, 70 tne Two Trans, dividing
aoou, @ e4uaiy ~ 1neir conlectuFcs as TO which
was uestlhea 1or baltlmore. a eolored porter
" o9e u .nc aalI1sonrs hotels was Mt last
!ounu, i,, "no solgca our doubts and
Polneea & ont the ba.tlmorc @ traln. Then
ginning to sprinkle, the put as It was be-
by strong physical efforts nf tbo;, ,"e forced in
panions, the hitter clingiug Is u = aalo COM
or vain,y endca1oring 70 climb upon tta2Snls talnlllss
Win 1lafa q dozen others, retrcatcd to the
depot to avoid the shower. For the next if
res1 s:4 "'nu.es u1c taln came do"n lna"fal tor
rents, ana before It mad ceased,
mixed ireight, coal and cattle train,
lulee quarters oi mile long, packed down
between Us and the passenger train The pass
engcf Tram moved oft. aecosted mai with
lantern anu askcd him II the Baltimore train
had gone. &c said he belonged to the other
road, but he gnesscd it had not gone because
ne saw the baltimore baggage and mails s'over
there" With the help Of his lantern we des-
cried two large hand cars or barrows heaped
pos'dfe rlae q the eattis train. They h:d been
EeacEet1 washington.