Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-01-07

longed to him, and has not, as some o
our Generals have endeavored to do, un
der like circumstances, heaped all thu
responsibility of his defeats upon the de
voted heads of the President, Gen. Hal
leck, Secretary Stanton. Congress, o
some other cause than himself. TheI
let us not allow ourselves to wallow in th'
Slough of Despond," but rather learn ~ ~
bear up bravely under adversely.
as continued success. Let us en-S
exercise a proper amount -
charity, at all times, to"
Totb;Do Of u,uoh Importance has oc-
- - congress, since l last wrote
81 has been the usual amount of de-
bs1s and speech-making in both Houses.
These debates have been, perhaps, unu-
sually able and interesting. In the SEN
ate there have been some exceedingly
able speeches made upon the right of the
President to suspend the privileges of the
habeas corpus act under certain contin
g%encies. 1t is pretty generally conceded
that the speech of Mr.. Fessenden, of
Maine, in favor of the right, was the
c~learest and most conclusive. Any one
who will take the trouble to read his ar
gument carefully, not with a strong par
tisan prejudice against the speaker, but
with an eye and understanding single to
truth. / am confident hat he will be
convinced, beyond a doubt, that the
President has chat power invested in
him by the Constitution, under circum-
stances like those which surround him in
this hour of our country's peril.
The waves of discord that have been
disturbing the even temper of the Cabi-
net, have at last been quieted, and peace
and harmony again rule in the councils
of the nation. The President after due
consideration, has refused to accept the
designations of Secretaries Seward and
Chase. They have been instructed to
return to their respective departments
and 20 TO work. As the time approaches
when the Presidents proclamation of
freedom is to go into effect, there is great
anxiety among the people to know what
the President intends to do in the prem
ises. The enemies of the measure are
active and vigilant in their efforts to de-
feat the scheme. But those thousands
of loyal men throughout the whole
country, who look upon the measure as
just and proper, may take heart, and clap
their hands for joy, for President Lincoln
viii be true to she very letter of the Pro
clamation. or else those who Should know,
miSjudge him.
Christmas was a day of m~erry-making
and feast-giving at the Capital, especially
among the sick and wounded soldiers in
tue hospitals in aud about Washington.
The ladies of the city, under the super
vision of Mrs. Secretary Smith, most
excellent lady-diStributed sumptuously
the delicacies and many of the suhstan-
tials of life to the soldiers in all of the
hospitals throughout the city. The no
bic recipients of this kind hospitality en-
ioyed it with a delicious relish that did
one good to witness. They will undoubt-
edly remember the sympathy and care
which those benevolent women manifest
ed for them, at this their season of sor-
row and addiction, to the latest day of
their lives. The ladies in the city from
Ohio, known as the Ohio Relief Associa-
ton, with their friends, gave about seven
hundred conValeSnant Ohio soldiers a
sumptuous dinner. They took this occa-
sion to christen the camp, where the
Ohio convalescent soldiers are stationed,
Camp Ohio" in honor of our noble
State. The grounds are regularly laid
with streets and avenues, named af-
ter some of the ladies who compose the
Association. Fit and appropriate remarks
were made by Secretary Chase, Judge R.
2. Spalding. Senator Sherman, Judge
Nash and John Hutehins. Everything
passed oil ina name that reflects great
credit upon all those who were instrument
tai in preparing the feast.
The camp is very beautifully located
in an extremely healthful region over on
Georgetown Heights 1t is kept very
and dry, and is under the super
vision of Dr.. McAbee, of Canton, an ex-
cellent surgeon, a kind, amiable man,
and a perfect gentleman. Ohio's sick
find here a comfortable home among
friends who will care for their wants and
do ali that is possible to alleviate their
s~ufferings. Success, then, to the "Ohio
Relief Association" of Washington
May it meet with hat encouragement
and aid among the friends at home,
it merits. c.