Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-31

Of domestic dissension aud violence he found
on the one hand considerable portion Of the
upper classes sullen and hostile, given to pri-
vats iluminatious in honor Of mythical COO.
fedeFate Victories, welded 10 ,he weird music
Of my Maryland and "DIxier bent
on making peppermint candy Of itself
with the red aud white bars Of The con
federate standard, parading upon it's
centre-tables elaborate albums IN which the
killing cards of A. z. Hill competed for the
admiration Of the young ladies with the
scrptural smile OF "Stonewalf' Jackson and
the stout stsrnness OF Joe Johnston's deter
mined physiognomy he found on the other
hand a small but iguoble army Of oiliee-hol-
ders aud contractors working upon the worst
propeDsities Of the more abandoned among
the poPulaton, the hereditary Plugs and
Blood-tubs OF the city, 10 make them identify
social standing with political heresy, and SOW
ing the abundant seeds OF worse harvest Of
crime and fury than had ever been reaped
even in that capital so prolific Of lively riots
aud political massacres He at once set about
administering his sway oyeg this heterogene-
Gus and alarming population with forbear-
ance as we'll as with irmness The fruits of
this system we're soon apparent The cloud
Of dstrust Spite and mutual suspicion began
to lift He chose to himself as proyost-mar-
shal an officer Of experience, Major Consta-
BILE, son Of the famous publisher Of Sir
Walter Scott; and his regulations passed se-
renely on the above atmosphere in which
"loyalty" uses the keyhole to spy out "trea-
son" at its tea and toast Men of different
political creeds began to resume their ancient
social relations Every citizen who obeyed
the laws and attended to his own business
was left at liberty TO idolize Jefferson Davis in
bis back parlor with no more objection on the
part of the military authorities than was Of
Tered by William Toylor's landady to the &C.
centricities Of her lodger when that famous
Platonist thought fl to turn Pagan and sac.
rifce black bulls to Jupiter in the back yard.
The upshot OF all this was that Baltimore
began by degrees to be inhabtable for decent
people The cause of the Union suffered no
detriment, but was on the contrary daily gain
lug upon the thoughts of men. OF course
therefore, having shown so much discretion
and fitness for his post General Wool was
removed not without suspicious outcries Of
sympathy with treason, and General
Schenck ruled in his place. General Wool
had confined himself to doing his duty like q
soldier and a gentleman. General Schenck
felt himself inspired to "crush Copperheads"
and save the state by vigorous prosecution
Of things in general. Incendiary denuncia
tions of alleged incendary talk, the revival of
terrorism at the polls; invasions OF the home
and outrages upon the person. soon bore wit
ness TO the zeal OF the new commander I'm
der the pleasingly Christian motto of 'old
grudges and new reyenges' the system of in
9uisltorial searches and anonymous aecusa-
tons came into blissful operation General
Schenck seemed to have been suddenly smit-
ten with what the aneients would have styled
divine frenzy" and devoted himself to
dashing rivalry with the ''pacifcator' Of New
Orleans, the energetic Butler, whom he seems
to resemble in temper without resembling him
either in intelligence or in courage The re-
suits OF this policy too, are beginning to make
themselves felt The city which Gen Schenck
received from his predecessor quiet orderly,
and growing in loyalty is now harassed with
spies and tormented with informers The
fascination of danger, the charms OF martyr
dom, have been thrown around the sentiment
alism of female secessonists, and infused in.
to the talk Of rsttle-brained young men. How
much more mischief il will will be in General
Schencks power to accomplish depends upon
the will of the President to decide But il
there be any sagacity of patriotism left in the
White House and its dependencies, this pros.
porous manufacture Of mountains Of rebellion
from mole-hils Of disaffection will be arrested
with no unnecessary delay before what is now
ptifn scandal swells to the proportions of q
serious peril