, 1864-07-11

The ethcr. We ore not happy at
The hct that in this third year of I
1he wa wc have been so foolish as to leave |
our abundant war material at the North, |
lying aound loose, content to have sent IN
army t. the field. The rebels escaping from
f;rant't check and surveillance sl.ould have
been net by scr1ied line Of defenders
Of OF homes. We should have
had a month ago one hundred
1honsa1d we'll equipped and ready soldiers
prepared for such IN emergency. The only
reason We had them not, was becausethe Gov
crument did not call them out
It could not be dinned into the |
1caden cars OF Congress that |
they we're needed. Air. Henry Wilson, Of
the Military Committee, with his magnifying
powers Of studying our forces. couldn't see
That they we're necessary. And 50 our mil
lions Of etalwart men were, left to peace
5ul pursuits offarm and merchandise until the
enemy, in what precise force is not known,
are nearer Washington than they have ever
pressed before, On the northern approach to
thc city. All is hustle, preparation and e1-
cItement, vhile the chief danger lies In the
ability Of the rebels to sever and hold tue
railroad communications between the Capt.
tai and the North.
2uddenly the tocsin is sounded boomlnglY,
~ not there shall be such s.pouring for
ss: with inapetuous speed" Or Beleium's
y '.slIal once eaw, or perchance ours is lost
Merehanats from the counting rooms, clerks
from tue department, civilians Of all grades
arc forming in the *'rauks OF war" for the
deaMse Of Washington and Its approaches.
It isn't the "col dealers II now, nor the
gold spectators, nor even the scape grace
reporters, but lit Is, tits the foe, they come,
they come.'' Our figures atc Still Be1gic,
but thc application comes very nearly home
But there is one feature Of 1t we like.
The Government ie telling the truth. The
Government censor is, We hope, with
.nusket IN biz hands eomcwhcres in the II
cfntty Of Tcnallstowu which 1icth toTnrd
Rockville. There will be no deliberate
keeping back of news. The peo.
pie arc to know all
And what then2 Briefly, we bclieve WASH
ington saft, and Baltimore will not be en-
tered BIZ the rebels. We have considerable
force in both placee, which al1 classes Of cit
liens loyal aud secesh will swell, for hungry
eraybacLs are not tue men to receive Us yisl.
tors in tlis year Of the war. Grant will 60
forward with Ills work before Richmond.
and let Us hope that now the President will
70 forward With the work Of calling out the
nationa1 forces. Let us begin to make the
trade Of this milton war until the rebellion
crushed.
The President has issued proclamation
approving the plan of reconstruction Of State
roy. rnments adopted By the Lost Congress.
This plan provides for the appointment of
fisionM Governor for each of the States
'belllon who shall commcu,e their nd
.a}stzation when the authority Of the gov
*nn,cnt has been re-establishcd in said
States. they eball then enroll I'LL the male
-pbabjtauts and require Of them to take the
oath Of allegiance, subject to certain provis-
inns aud exemptions specified In the plan.
II q majurity Of them shall take the oath,
then they shall proceed to elect dele.
t,otcs 10 q Convention for the re-estab-
djehncut ot State government and having
:doptcd Constitution, shall certify 1t to
tl.c President and proceed to elect Senators,
Representatives und Electors, who shall be
recognized. This plan is approved By the
President
General Sherman sends word to Nashville
lint. as result Of his late danRiug move
mcnt. which commenced immediately after
The rcpulse at K,nesaw Mountain, bis pick.
ITS have rechel the Chattahoochee river
and arc now upon its bank.
.;early the entire rebel army has
crnsscd the river and Johnston is eudcayor-
ing to nuke a stand upon the tarlher side,
His prospects OF doing SO with any degree
of success arc materially weakened By thu
rapidjtv with which Sherman has followed
him m. It is valuable result Of his 1anl
movement that he has bagged two Thousand
rreybacEs At every move OF Sherman
upon the board Johnston loses piece I'll
chcck,n4tc is impending.
The whole loyal community Of Chicag
will bc pa,ned to lcnrn that Colonel FRAN
SHERMAN, Of the 68th Illinois regiment, an
Chief oi Gen. Towards stall, was capture
while upon @ reconnaissance with his order
1y sergeant Passmorc. We have no detail
Of this unfortunate affair. Col Sherman ha
--~sae tor Liuself and lis gallant regiment
3lliant reputation ns an uncompromls}n!
,,atriot end gallant soldier. All Of his cnc1
rfc6 werc devoted to the Union. No polltl
tn. 1T $r1F i'll
courec Like a true soldier h
knew no compromise or true
with rebels, and was heartily /
earnest in the matter OF suppressing the n
bcllion. We trust that he will not be Ion
in DURANGO. None but coppcrhcads will b
xefoIced at his capture.
William Osborne Stoddard, one of Pres
dent LiDcoln's private secretaries, has bee
appointed United States Marshal for th
Suite OF ArEansaa.
The vagnrics Of the maddcst lunatic at Jacl
sonyille are mcthodical and sensible, con
narcd with the crazy xig-zaes OF gold on So
nrday. Opening ut 2S5, it declined to &c
adypuced to EOS, dccliued to 203, advanced
90. declined to 2G8, advanced to BIN.
c}incd 10 81 and closed its erratic career
c741273M. The meteorological changes
Chicago sink into inslgnlacance compas'
with tue operations OF the New York stos
Exchapge, and the ring Of Copperhe'
eneculators who are endeavoring to imps
the credit Of the country BY setzfng upon e
crv movement of the rebel raiders and usi'
1t as leverage to elevate prices Wheth
gold will shoot to 800 Oh Monday depen
largely upon tho state of Breckenridge Wal
robe. If hc ehonld blow bis nose NorthWar
gold will undoubtedly 60 up. IT. howeV'
he shall be destitute Of that useful appen
aye, pocket handkerchief, we may expe
gold to remain stationary. If be should sho
lit coat tall to Lew Wallace, we may con
Sn1y anticipate downward movement
Kn the surface au is quiet with the Lie
..cnant General, but vague hints Indicate th
L nrE ulQYcMent il under xaH Nv a,