The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-12-25
Our Washington Correspondence.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l7th. lsGa

this city since the approach Of our Ohio olec-
ton, that siege of tho 5allot.box resulting
IN the grcatest achievement of tho day. has
occasionod my long silence. Since my last,
tho great, the mighty voice of the poople,
mas been lifted up in one volume of acclaim
IN f'vor o: a country--an undivided couD-
try, one government and ssDtiment-and
that great sentiment which vibra,es aud per.
mcates the very hoart Of this noble Repub-
lie is, Aid to tho Government, aud unyield-
ing and unsserving adhesion to the policy
OF the Administration. with uu6 inching dc.
votion to the Executive The radical and
patriotic support exhibited ia favor of the
prosecution Of the war even to the exhaust
ing OF tho gigantic resources of the whole
country, it need be, by tho unprecedented
results ofthe late elections, has struck death
beyond Dealing" into the brazen OF The oil.
garchy, aud at last they, through tboir lead.
ing spirit OF accused treason, jeff, proclaim
that hope is dead within them. aud virtual
y admit, in their depravity and guilt. their
utter failure, and that Secession, With all
its component psrts, points and scraps,
fedged in iniquily aud scared ia blood and
crime, is detunct, played out. The very
last spasmodic kick of sympathizers, was 10
the attempt on tho part of that base migrate,
Etbcridge, in the House. on tho assembling
OF Congress. by endoavoriug to throw out
the legally elected members from tho loyal
States-deprising them of their seats on
the merest technicality, to enable the Cop.
perbecds to organizs the House. Thnc no
would have sold, not only himself, but his
country, for less than u mess of pottage.-
Poor Etheridge Lot him stink uunoticed
into the depths Of that obsourity no, In the
poverty of bis very nature, so richly merits.
The resolution Of MIR. Lane, of Kansas,
yesterday introduced in tho Senate, deserves
aud will receive tho earnest attention of
Congress. 1t proposes, and will. it proper
ly adjusted to the actions of our huctuating
markets in money, effoctualIy prevent the
monstrOus speculalions in gold aud silver,
which, since the war especially, has so so.
riously affected our monetary system. This
bill makes any irregular transaction a penal
%ofEense, and provides for tho conviction and
punishment OF Offenders. If practically ap.
piled, this can but have a toudenoy to 70.
duco tho mons,rous advance on gold. The
OWL which has rendered this legislation nee
essary is one of the greatest curses which is
en'ailed upon the people by tho war, and
should be remodicd.
Information has boon received here, which
leads to tho belief that tho "Chesapeake,"
recently captured by tho freobootors in tho
disguise OF passengers, will certainly DO
overtaken and restored. Hor whereabouts
seems uncertain. but. in all probability, sho
is lowering around Iahave or LaIiavo riv.
ers, west OF Halifax.
A rumor, which gains little credit for cor.
r%octncss, is aloat, of the defeat of Con.
Sheridan, who has boen in hot pursuit OF
Longstreet 10 his retreat from Before Knox.
vile. and also that Gen. Sherman was 80.
verely, if not dangerously wounded.
The death of General Buford, the palIan,
Cavalry General, aud the suddenness of the
sad announcement, have cast IA pail of sad.
ness and mourning over this entire commu
nifty. A brave, skillfnl and successful off
Ger, no was beloved not only by bis own.
command, but by tho whole army who had
witnessed bis great exploits in arms with
enthusiastic admiration. The country will
mourn the fall of so brave q chief. and one
who has boon so nobly Identified IN tho great
struggle now pending for the maintenance
and perpetuity Of a great and model Repub.
lie.
The Army Of tho Potomac remains mac.
tive, save tho usual amount of shirmishipg
and 'plckot scratching"
Ere this reaches you, l hazard nothing in
promising that Gen. SchoGeld, through
whose wanton neglect or objectionable in.
efficiency the citizens of Lawrence we're
mastered, will have reported hore, having
been relieved OF tho command of tho De.
partment Of Kansas. A brief period of
Wv S""'eo ~ III SuUIuBt, u
tho decisions of tho Washington w~isacros
arc to DO taken as correct and, though
nothing defnibe can be known on this score,
at present, the action of tho Committee on
tho pnrt of the Union League" Convon-
ton, consisting OF one hundred members,
comprising men of cali5re, influence and
high political status. and their supposed do.
mand for changes in tho p o. e. Navy Dept's,
and partial change in tho War. (the removal
of Con. H~alleck,) gives ~coloring of correct.
mesa to the rumorod changes about to oc.
cur,
No Member of Congress ever entered
upon his Congressional career with more
tlattering prospects than ours, and no man
was ever moro deservedly popular than
Gen. Garfield. the interests of our people
in tho Ole 10Th will mover suffer, with the
General hero. A. B. D.
1p~Genoral Butler dispatches from For
tress Monroe that a portion of his forces, uu
der Drigadier Wistar, has succeeded in cap
turing the rebel garrison at Charles,City cross
roads, on the James river. IL is described