Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-05
Correspondence of the Daily Journal
FROM WARRINGTON.

Correspondence Of the Daily Journal.
| FROM WASHINGTON.
Gen. Grants Campaign-Capt Drum
mond on Raid-Judge Tabor, Fourth
Auditor, dc, &c.
WASHINGTON, May IA.
The great subject Of conversation, of up
rorious discussion everywhere in the coun-
try, as we'll in the insurrectionary portions
thereof as in the loyal portions, must be the
brilliant campaign of the Western army
under Grant. This metropolis being the
centre of official intelligence, is on the tip-toe
Of excitement and has been for several days.
At this present writing, things look well.
The National Capital, at all the Union head
quarters, has been iubiant, noisily jubiant,
for about sixty hours, not even excepting
yesterday, when papers (extra) were issued
at two or three times during the day, and
went off like twenty thousand hot cakes, and
at double prices. The secessionists are more
disheartened than have ever seen them be-
fore. Not the capture Of Donelson; not
the Union victory at Roanoke Island; not
the capture of Port Royal, or of New Or
leans not the evacuation by the rebels of
West Tennessee, had such "blue-devilish"
effect upon traitors here as has had the intel
lgence from Grant, which has been coming
in stream Of glory during the past few
days. need not say that the Western men
have been especially elated. They have long
been of the opinion that the gallant and un-
conquerable sons of the West would be called
upon to do the most heroic deeds of the war,
and to be the main reliance in the final
bloody struggle which should conquer an
honorable and lasting peace. This opinion
was grounded, not on any unreasonable State
or sectional pride; not on any the least dis
respect for the gallant men of other sections
of our common countrJ, but upon the belief
that the position occupied by the Western
armies, and the work given them to do were
necessarily of paramount Importance. Vicks-
burg is not, politically, of so much import
ance as Richmond, or Charleston, but in the
military view it is worth a dozen of them
fifty of them. The possession of Vicksburg
puts us at the hub of the wheel Of rebellion,
whence we can strike where we choose, by
straight, spoke routes, instead of having to
90 way around by the felloes and tires
Grant, in full possession of the Mississippi
and assisted by few cavalry rails, can
gobble up the armies at Mobile and Savannah,
and even Charleston, without serious diff
Guilty or fear Of overpowering force from Lee
or Bragg. The possession Of Vicksburg, and
the consequent breaking of the CoDfederacy
right in two in the middle, takes away from
the rebels the choice of battle fields and
gives it to us. They must fight on our
ground, or they starve. 1t is on these ac.
counts that the Westerners here have ever
looked with proud satisfaction upon the valor
and endurance shown by Western troops
everywhere. They feel sure that, whatever
may have been the result at Vicksburg, the
troops of the Northwest will, at length, ac-
complish all their duties
And this reminds me that Capt Drum.
mond of our State, now in the 5th regular
cavalry, commanded a detachment in the
recent brilliant raid under Stoneman, and
performed tip-top service. He crossed the
Rappahannock at Kelley's ford, and, with two
hundred men, marched toward Gordonville,
destroyed the railroad for miles, then struck
down for Goochland Court House, on the
James river, some twenty five or thirty miles
west of Richmond. There he destroyed the
locks in the canal, and returned safely after
three or four days hard riding, hard work,
and frequent skirmishing, bringing back a
number of contrabands and a large number
of magnificent horses" The troops COM
manded by Capt. Drummond on this brilliant
expedition, were picked men from the regi-
ment. Lieut.. Senatman, who was with the
expedition, and from whom had long and
interesting account of it, speaks in the high
est terms of the soldierly qualities Of Capt.
Drummond.
Judge Tabor, of Independence, in our
State, has been appointed Fourth Auditor of
the Treasury, in place Of Hobart Berrian, re-
signed. The Judge is well known in Iowa as
learned man, fine speaker, and thorough
Republican,. There are, perhaps, few men in
the country so well read in religious polemics,
or in general literature, as Judge Tabor.
certainly know no gentleman in public life
who is to be compared with him in this re-
spect, except Gen. Fitz Henry Warren, who
is not equal to the Judge in ethical learning.
1t will be remembered that he came very
near defeating Elijah Sells for Secretary of
State at the Iowa City convention, in 1867
He is as modest as gentleman can well be,
and wonder how he received this fine ap-
pointment, since it is certain he did not ask
for it himself lam led to hope thereby that
we are approaching better era. Certain it
is, that the Department might have looked
the country over without finding better man
than Tabor. The Office has the examination
of accounts and claims connected with the
navy-salary $3,000 year.
VIM. Reynolds, Jr., of Iowa City, has re-
turned, after visit of month to our State.
1 welcome him back to the city, but am ex-
tremely sorry to learn that he seduced my
"robust' friend of the Republican into bill
lard playing, and, what is the bad of it, beat
him handsomely. l didn't like to see the
press faxed out in that way, or any other
Goodsell Buckingham, Esq, Of Keokuk,
has been appointed chief clerk Of the I'd Comp
troller's office-salary $4,000.
Mr.. Guthrie, whose appointment to clerk
ship in the War Department, / only chroni-
icled at the time, has resigned and gone
into the claim business. He is from Fort
Madison, and first-rate fellow. ...
LINKENsALE
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