The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-04-09
Correspondence Of Il
'eHce OF Ute. faIIduIuih.
Gen. Lew Wallace.

tk rs he and his friends have desired, for
H. ambition has been, to go to the field
where the strife and struggle of battle is
fiercest, but his talents may again be ex-
ercised IN a command that Butler SO much
distinguished himselfin-T tits known as
the Middle Depaftmenv' and comprises
the Stat.s OF Maryland, Delaware, New
- erscy, Pennsyivania, and small part Of
Virginia. He has under his command
over 10000 troops, and has the trickiest
g. cuppcrheads, and their allies-original
secessionists Of Maryland--to deal with,
requiring the exercise Of all that rare
I tsut and talent, and somdtad cement, for
which he is so well known. He has the
will, the energy, the spifft to fill with dis
tinction the place to which he is called,
He has been stopping at Indiana head
quarters, the National Hotel, (and by the
way the best house in this city,) for sew
eral days, perfecting his arrangements,
for taking command OF his department..
This tardy Justice rendered to this one
Of Indiana's heroes, leads US to hope that
ere long GES. MILRoY, who has been so
outraged and insulted by Hallecks order
arresting him after the Winchester battle,
will be put in command somewhere.
. He deserved West Virginia, he knew the
people there, and they knew and urged,
petitioned, begged for him, but the NAL
ice ofGen. Halleck as with Gen. W allace,
keeps him down, and so far as he can, in
disgrace. j thank God for the act of
Congress, which has at last robbed ''old
brains" (Halleck) of the place which let
him bind IN shame, twenty Major Gen
erals, and forty six Brigadiers, nearly all
of whom deserve more honors, and have
fought more battles, than he has done.
It is impossible that all these Generals
should be wrong, and he right.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD.
'~ssI have sometimes noticed in Western
papers reports injurious tothe Baltimore,
and Ohio Rail Road, and its travel. /
am assured on good authority, that the
whole line is safe, connections perfect,
and travel as speedy as before the war.
It's officers have exerted themselves, to
keep this great line Of Western connec-
ton in complete order, and the road de-
serves credit, not alone for energy, but
for the patriotism that has prompted
them to keep the road in condition, for
the use of the Government, despite Of
raids, and the necessary expenditure OF
millions~of money. By persons who
have recently travelled the road, we learn
that the cars are comfortable, sleeping
arrangements fine, and connections
prompt, with this city, and the Philiadel-
pbia and Wilmington roads, over the
Camden, and Amboy to New York. This
whole line from the west to New York,
is full Of grand scenery, and thrilling in
.terest. The Wilmington, and Philiadel
phia road, is especially pleasant, and at
tractive to the Western travel, and we
advise persons, visiting New York, to
try it. Hon. billiard Il. Donahue, of
Greencastlc, who was sent out last No
vember to the Haytian Islands, to ook
after the interests OF the
NEGRO COLONY.
Which was sent from Fort Monroe,
short time before, has just returned from
his mission. This colony ofnegroes was
started at the instance of Congressional
legislation, and embarked in April 1868,
under the auspices ofa New York CON-
pany of capitalists. They landed on the
Island OF A-Vachi on the South coast
of Hayti, and one ofthe dependencies of
that republic The enterprise, from the
bad faith, and mismanagemcnt, OF those !
at the bead of it has proven q sad, and
expensive failure, and four hundred and
seven, out Of the original four hundred
and ten, have returned. and are now
quartered in the famous FreedmAn's vii
lage at Arlington Hights, nearhere. The
enterprise was undertaken with the prom
ise OF government remuneration, but its
failure. will lose the company the gains
they hoped for. Mr.. d. represents the
Island, as exceedingly fertile, and fruit
fal. very healthful, perhaps beyond any of
West Indies. and reports much that is
interesting of the natives, their condi- |
ions, habits, resources. customs, and gov
crnment He was on the Island over
thSS AhphsAS, StueT-
ously by its dusky residents, who live in
great luxrry and ease, owing to the won
derful fertility ofits soil, and the delight
full temperature of the climate.
The treatment the emigrants received
from those in charge of them, was of that
nature, that Mr.. d. was sent to see them
by the President, and his report, de-
tcrYnined him, upon their withdrawal
from the Island. They arrived on the
Goth inst, in company with Mr.. d. whose
official report on this first attempt at
colonization, will soon be published
THE INDIANA MEN,
Here are now thoroughly organized, and
at work enthustically, in the work Of the
coming Presidential contest.