The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-22

| orthoess, a vigorous and decisive campaign
is about to open. Lee is said TO DO roceiv-
ing heavy reinforcomcnls of conscripts, and,
il this bo so, It can mean nothing loss than
that Jobrston's ragged crew, from the four
corners, center and circumference of Se-
cossia, arc being sent from the interior,
and IN the ratio that Lee is streng gtheued
Johnston is weakened, and Grant will know
how to keep tho equipoise Of force between
Chattanooga and the Rapidau. Loe's work
of securing himself behind strong works on
that s,roam is still progressing. and though
our army must havo sufficient opportunity
for consolidating, organizing and getting all
details woll arranged for a su ccessful start,
it is potent fact {sans the on to- Richmond
furore heretofore SO vaguely, porsis,onily
and blindly INDUCED in by people generally,
and newspaper men in particularly that ev.
cry days delay now but increases tho work
before US.
Tho treason Of Long. from tho I'd District
of Ohio. uttered in debate, in tho House, on
h.,
which led to most exciting scone in tho
House, and Speaker Cofax descended from
his position in tho House, and offered ros
olution rrpeii,hg tho author of this trea-
sonable scheme. spawned and nurtured in
our National Capitol, and which. day by
day, grows moro bold, stalking moro g,ar
ingly bare faced through tho halls of legis.
laton, unpunisbed and almost uurebuke cd.
The voto resulted as few strictly loyal men
could havo bopcd-5S for and 81 against
expulsion. The resolution of. censure, i'm.
mediately offered, was carried by large
majority.
John c. Rives, Esq, highly esteemed
citizen of Washington, and the proprietor
and publisher of tho Congressional Globe,
is dead. Mr.. Rivos was native of Ken.
tucky, man of great political sagacity, and
was long considered tho ALMANAC" and
"orocle" Of political events. The commu
nifty and tho country have lost valued and
worthy man, and the needy and distressed O
frond indeed. Ho contributed largely to-
ward tho support of tho families of the first
District Regiments, raised in periodical dis
bursoments. npportioncd according to tho
number in a family. giving to each mother
$40.
/ am Informed by an officer lust from
"Camp Parole" tho rendezvous of tho sec.
ond Burnside expedition, that thousands of
troops have already concentrated at that
point aud that Gen Washburn has arrived
to command and direct tho organization of
this Army. Con. Burnside visited Annapolis
on the h,ond on tho 9th, loft for New York
A change of schedule on tho Railroad
hence for Baltimore, to support tho still
increasing demands Of travel between Wash
ington and tho cities of Now York and Phil
adolphia, has been effected, and in its 90.
Grafton, is completely equal TO tho spring 8
tide Of travel. The popularity of this route
increases with the Unprecedented require.
meDts Of tho public, which arc so promptly
mot, vhile tho stigma of inferiority in re-
spect to rail facilities, as compared with tho
Western and Eastern sections of the coun.
try. ia noarly. IL not entirely, effacod by the
continually increasing facilities offorod by
tho enterprise of tho Baltimore & Ohio r
Il. Company. and the efficiency of tlpir op.
erations. A.B.B.