The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-04
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Special Correspondence Of tbs whssling Register :.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. l, 1863.

30. -S.a -y-a WARRINGTON, Dec. l, 1863
You have already been informed that
Gov. Bradford of Maryland has granted the
desired certificate to the falsely elected
Cresswe in the Dorchester District on the
Eastern Shore. The shameful proceeding
took place on this wise: Bradford had
promised the friends of Mr.. Cris6eld, the
Conservative candidate that should the re :
turns of the Judges of election state the
facts as they occurred at almost or quite
every polling place on the Eastern shore,
he would refuse Cressweli Certificate
This satisfied Cris6eld's friends, but it did
not suit the Abolitionists who wanted Cress.
Wells vote to elect Speaker. How then
should they act so as to secure certi6cate}
Why, by 80 operating on the Judges OF
election that their returns should give no
evidence of the illegality of the proceedings
at the polls. This therefore was done. In
but single case-the Princess Anne Dis
trict-did the Judges of election make any
statement of the violent, lawless and unjus-
tifiable behavior of Schenck's military
They sent in their one-sided returns Just as
if regular and lawful election had been
held, and thus Gov. Bradford was enabled
to save his honor Tin appsarance) and the
Abolitionists to secure a Speaker, unless
Providence itself should see fit to interfere
to prevent the successful villainy. And
thus do we witness freedom of elections un.
der Abolition sway.
Our late news from the seat of war in the
N orthwestern parts of Georia, and on the
Cumberland river, was very inspiring, giving
hope, as it did, of large advance towards
solution of our great national problem
But truth to tell, the reverberation of the
news is not quite so loud as could be hoped
What makes this the more noticeable is the
strange talk that the army under Grant
must not be expected to push its advanta-
ges, but that fighting will stop, &C., &c
This staggsrs good many people, and in.
duces the fear that there was something
successes To the ordinary thinker, no,s
is the very time for Northern troops in a
Southern climate, with full rivers and the
prestige of triumph so clear and distinct.
But perhaps the true solution OF this stand
still problem is that our Abolition admins
tration don't want the war ended too sooD,
as that would put too near limit to the
despotio rule under the plea Of military
necessity" and cut off the luxury of
boundless patronage and endless expsndi.
lures. The Abolitionists prosecute the
war not to benefit the Union, but to crafty
their own unprincipled lusts and passions,
hungry pockets.
We find very little that is reliable from
the Army of the Potomac. On the whole
the intelligence is that Meade will find in
creased obstacles as be advances, and very
obstinate resistance to his attacks. From
private quarters (for which, however, [ will
not hold myself responsibility the news is
not extremely favorable. A great many
troops are leaving Washington for the Po-
tomac army.
The scandalous removal Of Maj. N. H.
MLean from the post of Chief Of staff to
Gen. Burnside in Cincinnati, is exciting re-
mark even in Republican quarters. Victi-
mized by miserable blackhesrted penny
a-liner, whose malignant career against him
is a wonder of vulgar spite even in an Abo.
litonist, the War Department condemns
and Furnishes noble officer by virtual
banishment to Washington territory with
out hearing, or chance of any. Thus does
the War Department lend itself to efectu
ate the malignant designs Of the corrupted
varlets in the land.
Tomorrow, by official invitation, there
will be large concourse of citizens to
witness the elevation of the bronze statue
of Freedom, by Crawford, to her lofty DO
sition on the apex of the Capital dome. 1t
could be wished that the duty Of thus
raising the statue of Liberty to her place
had fallen to some other than the Admins
tration, which of all that ever existed here,
has exhibited the ksenest relish in outrag
ing the principles of Liberty, and in doing
what they could to make the prospect from
thel Capital DOME not the prospect of the
metropolis of free people, but of the
Court-city of a nation of degraded slaves
degraded, because they would thus have
proven false to the liberties placed in their
keeping by noble ancestry for the benefit
of distant posterity. However, let us sc-
cept the gift on the principle that "God
sent it, but the devil brought it,"
Up to o'clock to day nothing from
Meade's army of importance.