The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-01
Oar washington Correspondence.
w,sutNeros, March 22j, 1864.

WASHINGTON, March 22j, 1864
Tho effort made by the Government for
tho practical colonization Of Freedmen
in the Island dc Vacbe, which is under the
Haytien Government, has, for the present,
| regret to state, failed, and the first cargo,
which consisted originally of over three hun
drcd souls, have retupssd 10 Alexandria, Va,
OF tho upwards Of tbroo hundred, only ono
hundred and Gfty.four return, after sevoro
struggles aud great hardships. II is assorted,
with what truth | do not know, that, out of
the large appropriation specially set apart
for this laudable and humane purpose, not
one dino has, as yet, boon disbutseo Tor inc
benefit of this cargo OF humanity, OF Messrs.
Forbes & Tuckcrman, Of n Y, to whom
was given q contract to forward in good and
commodious vessels those Of the rapidly
increasing ratio OF Freedmen who should
apply for passage. Forbes g. Co. allceo
thar, By tho failure of tho proper persons
whose duty IL was to advance the interests
Of these people Of color, and for whom, by
appropriation and private subscription, so
much has been contribu ted, have lost over
ono hundred thousand dollars, and tho
project of colonization received n great in
jury, aud ono from which only the great
and unretnitting excrtions Of tho friends oil
tho cause can counteract in its Influences
upon tho minds of that benighted aud o?-
pressed race it is so we'll intended to succor,
and disonthrall from tho chains and effects
of human bondagol
Tho expedition fitting out at Annapolis,
will, | doubt not, eventually fall TO tho com
mand of Gen. Burnside, and doubtless the
fields of their future bravo deeds will be
those upon tho soil that hero and pat
riot won his carly icurols in the war the
. Carolinas. | am crodiSly info rnod, and
1 in tho mind of your correspondent, his force
! will DO used in no other way than co.opcra'
: ton with Grants gigantic force, which II
= destined, long Gro 'tbe full leaf trcm5les II
4 tho summer wind" to make all Rebellion
howl, and Lee, with his hord, find an asylum
4 in more congenial parts than the 'sacrct
soil will DO found to bo after tho comm,
struggle. The policy now is, land it bn
been too long deferred to contract GU
Immense limo Of operations, and concentrnt
all available forco against Lee, and cloa
Virginia of bis army, and thereby roliovt
. for active operations at any point remote o
o a%djacon, to Washington City, which, IN
fortunately. heretofore the Army of tn
Potomac has been too greatly required I
cover aud guard, as an army Of defense an
protection. Grants plans will relieve it Q
that duty and make it available in any othc
b quarter where Rebel force shall monac,
)" or battles are to be fought and won. Ger
Grant is expected to arrive horo to.da,
De His Head quarters will DO in the field, uni
~ farther orders, with :ho Army of tho p,
tomao." Great preparations arc in progre
for the contemplated rcView of the Aru
by tho General.
Though Washington was all agog on SO
cral occasions during the past week, in vie
of tho fact, rs most authenticity state
and adhered to by the alarmis,s, that ST.
art, with forty thousand picked men, W
marching upon the city, at which tho war;
hearted sympshizcrs wore jubilant in Il
10. cxtromc, no Stuart has yet come
Or town, and, at present there is little like
~ hood of such an event and, although
a. did sail round Mcclellan on the Peninsul
he has too great discretion to venture b
is tvecn Meade and tho Capital, granting tn
no could got through our lines.
nj Largo gangs Of laborers are now hard
o. work, grading AID laying the doub'o ira,
a. of the Washington branch of tho Baltimo
.n g. Ohio II, R., building bridgos, which a
he gues an early completion Of tho ~increas,
IN facilities which that desideratum will gi
,n- to travel between this city and tho Fla
:" Already tho now track is in daily use fro
tho Relay House to the Annapolis Jul
he ton, and, in passing over this now "str
tos of nino miles, l could but observe
'a'- solidity aud smoothness and it is said Il
the Committee have spared no expense
make this equal to any line in tho count
LYCURGUS
L. 8. Con. Grant has arrived here, I
ia enthusiastically received. 1t is repor
VI hero to-day, from Annapolis, that,in addil
:" TO three Regiments, ono hundred and {
Indians from The West have arrived,
will accompany tho expedition as shu
shooters.