, 1863-04-03

Hallcck be Commander-iu-ChIefi
[From Our Own Correspondent
WAsuuoros, March 80, 1858.
THE s1TUAT1oS--GRoUSDs Fo1t HOPE.
That the rebels arc nerying themselves fora
last desperate struggle at ono or at several OF
the points now mc1accd BY the national Drces,
that they feel hopeless, il Torsted ROW, Ut
eventual success; that they are suffering
as they never have suffered, from the want Of
supplies, and from the great advancement in
prices caused by this scarcity, and by the
rjghtful depreciation oftheir currency; TINT the
| wearing out Of their railroads, Of which their
Journals complain, is but q type Of tho fate un-
der which the whole Confedesaey is groanins;
that, in word, the Government has its hands
on the throat Of the rebellion, and needs but
to press them closely to strangle 1t, may be
considered as certain, so strong and from so
many different quarters comes the evidence.
There seems now to be q prospect that the
representations Of Horace Greeley and JOHN
Van Buren, Of decisive campaign along the
whole line that shall within ninety days break
the military strength Of the insnrrection, may
come true. The improvement in our financial
situation is based largely upon this cxpecta-
ton, Wall street being governed less by the
look ofthe present than By its hopes or appre-
tensions respecting the future, the latter
being in all doubtful matters in the ascend
encY.
The country ought not to forget, however,
that We have been on the point Of throttling
the rebellion at least twice before Had the
first battle of Bull Run been fought wisely;
or had the fine weather Of the ensuing
Autumn and early Winter months, during
which the Southern Samson vas sleep
ing in the arms Of the Delila1 Of that
unexpected victory, been improved; or had
Gen. Hal1eck conquered, Instead of being
| outwitted, at Corinth, and seized that rzopi.
tious moment to open the Mississippi; and
Gen. Mcclellan captured Richmond, instead
| Of being driven back for seven daysand thirty
miles, last June, when the rebels ma5sed all
! their forces nj the two focal points-Coriuth
| and Riehmond-wc might have been long ago
| in the situation in which VIC nov hope to find
ourselves ut the close Of the spring campaign.
At four points-the Mississippi, Charleston,
| Murfleesboro and Fredericksburg-if not in
Kentucky also, the enemy now hold our Cen
| erals at bay. 1t is hoped that We shall beat
| then, at all, or at least not be badly beaten
ourselves, at any. But the chances Of com
| pletc, immediate success Of course diminish.
the greater the number Of points at which the
| issue Of battle is obliged TO be made np On
| the other hand, the chances Of getting the
| better Of the enemy, on the whole, arc in
creased By this circumstance, since, except
On the Iine Of the Potomac-hereafter not 10
be IN exception-thc rebel victories have
been only checks to our advance, while ours
| have led to the subjugntion Of additional ter
ritory. Taking into consideration the Facts
that ous armies are more thoroughly organ
izcd and better disciplined than ever before.
| and are led, almost all Of thcul, By Generals
! devoted TO the country and bent on cutting
the Gorlian knot of rebellion with the sword,
instead of vain'y seeking to unite it with the
wicked fingers Of pro-slarcry reconstruction;
that the navy is more powerful than ever be-
fore, and h.B been heavily reinforced by iron
| clads cf the best model; that our people are
cute the war to the bitter end, the Copper
heads being 50 few and SO ti;nid that their
feeble hiss scares nobody, I cannot but feel
confident that we shall have taken great
stride toward the inevitable result-nan,ely,
the subjuga1ion Of the rebels beneath the
yoke Of the Government, so easy for the neck
Of the loyal, so oppressive to traitors-by the
Fourth Of July, and That wc shall be enabled
TO celebrate the next National Anniversary
with satisfaction fully equal to the gloom
which darkcned the lust one.
THE BoRDER STATES GROWING LOYAL.
Among the improved signs Of the times,
count the improved tone Of public feeling in
Maryland and Kentucky. both Of which are
now evidently following in the wake uf West
Virginia and Missouri. Maryland declared
herself to the eyes Of all men, in the uncom-
promising loyal speeches If old Gov, Frank
Thomas and Leafy, delivered at the close Of
the session, in |lndication Of their State from
bic charges Of Henry May, and in the votes
Of Senator Hicks, and i doing so daily in thu
leaders Of journals published in all parts OF
the State, except tile slaEeholding Potomac
counties, which have furnished no volunteers
for The war, except to JEFF Davis. Kentucky ,
calIed-her Guthries and Crittcndens,
much more her Nicklides aud AI.l]o.
rys-are far in the rear Of the
loyal people, whom they assume to repre-.
sent, d fact which Northern men, who have
been counting these border State politicians,
and were ready TO yield to their unperius d..
mands, on the plea that the adhesion Of Ken.
tucky to the Government was necessary to
thu Success Of the war, and could thus only
1 tE lu@Sl eli ~ u tuG1l
altered! tone in the presence Of the men who
made them and Of the treatment which thei
confederate, Indiana Congress, received, AMI
nay perhaps be convinced that it is poor poll
| CT to let ~ dare not wait upon wou1d,' rs
thcy lIaye been advising President and Con
perhaps the boldest and truest Of all the
mt n,bcEs from the botdyr States-the only
faithful one from kentucky-bolder und true,
than not a few so.called Republicans, is report
cd to have said that he found his views in the
ascendcncy in the Convention, which practi.
c:lty refused to nominate Crittcnden-some
Of the largest shareholders declaring them
selves against him, and selected in his place
Joshua F. Bell, whose opinions and senti
ments are Of 4 pace with with those Of Lcary
and 1homas Of MARYLAND, n2mely-for th'
; United States, against the rebellion at all haz
| ards, in ANY event, ut any cost Of blood
treasure OF peculiar institutions.
| ROUSSEAU GETTING CAVALRY FOR RosEcRASs
TIE brother of Gen. Rousseau is here OF
the snme mission as that on which Rousseau
himself came fortnight ago. Gen. Rosecran
| needs cavalry and Rousseau proposes to rails
| 4 force and to command it himself. 1t Is be
f lieyed that this proposition will be accedel to
. since the serious deficiency in this arm Of tn
service, under which Gen. RosecrAns suffercs
at Murfreesboro, has again been brought II
mind by the recent impertinence Of rebe
| horsemen.
THE cRT FOR nALLECK's S PROMOTION.
/ The motive Of the Intt4ligeaecr, the 3ostol
AGustiser and other journals, formerly dc
!, nominated Mcclellan Journals, in urging tn
! withdrawal Of the powers of the Commander
in 9hief from the President aud their bestow
al upon Gen. Halleek, it is not easy to guess
It may be that they arc still chasing
| through the swamrs Of Disappointment TIL
: ;gnis Jdtuus Of a hope that Gen, Mcclellan
whose existence most people hare now al
but forgotten, may yet become Gcneral-in
Clirf, and are willing to see his prcdcce:so
wearing for few days the crown go soon Il
: aGorn the brow of their favositc. Or it m;l,
: he thlt they have heard of U1lleck's express
! cd preference for Mcclellan. over Fremont
Or it may be that they would have Genera
Hooker landeulIed by ualleck's "strategy.
2 | Another Indian De1egatiou-H Flight
: ing JOess In WaslifnEton-AuIut Il Iutu II
! Generals NOtfcc-Absccncc 1Fithou
IcAre--Dcsc1ttons- s-Congrcssiona
= Omission.
WAsu1sGroS, March =, 1850
ANOTHER INDIAN DELEGATION.
Still another Indian delegation, cousistin
Of seven chiefs belonging to the Ute tribe {
Colorado, has arrived here. They held an il
tcrriew with Commissioner Dole, to-day, i
the presence Of 4 number of spectators
among whom were several ladies. Th
"ralk" WAS quite plain one. Mr.. Dole, /
, the course Of his remarks, informed ther
that if they molcsted the white people Of Co
orado, the Government would send An arme
force out there strong enough to whip then
The head chief replied very cody that b