Year: 1862

Let Us have better, more humane and wi.
ser government Of the army; and We shall
have, with multitude of minor evils cor
rected, more consistent and uniform oh.
servaaos of the Sabbath.


You have doubtless seen ere this the
message of Lincoln, and the war report OF
Secretary Cameron. The former in his re-
commendation to restore the old boundary
of the District of Columbia, and the latter
in his recommendation to alter the bound.
aries of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,
and require Maryland to give up the three
6fths representation of her slaves in con.
sideration of the large accession of terrific
ry she would receive by the boundary chan
ges, show the donkey's ears throug h the
lions skim They ignore those rights Of
the States for which we are conteuding
and set up the same claim over them, thai
the farmer does over his fields, to rearraDge,
enlarge or diminish them as he pleases.-
The genuine Yankee idea of consolidation
and strong government is developing sc
rapidly, that their army will scarcely know
they are in the same country when they gel
home again.


The difficulty between these two majestic
functionaries, growing out of the closing
paragraph of the war report-the Secretary
recommending the emancipation and arm
ing of slaves, and old Abe obiecting to il
simply because it was iue1pedient and i'll
timed-is another illustration of the mon
strous purposes of this war. They are
ready not only to destroy the old landmarks
but to iuaugurate all the horrors of new
Hayti at the South, in order to overturr
the government Of our common ancestry
build up "stronger" one and pluuder the
country through it for the enrichment ot
their party. Yet some of their Congress-
men were silly enough to recommend the
appointment Of commissioners to confer
with US for the restoration of the Union
Their Congress betrayed better sense, bad
as it was, when they adjourned, giving Nc
Clellan seventeen days in which to advance


The right wing of the fifth regiment
went on picket Monday, to Germantown
and returned Thursday. Although We
heard any amount of drumming and firing
along their lines, yet they gave no indica
tions of an intention to visit US soon. But
there has been heavy cannouadiug in the
direction of Leesburg, and it is reported
that they have been fighting up there all
day. There is yet nothing definite or re.
liable concerning the report.


We still believe that McClellan's time tc
advance will be next Spring, when be
hopes, and we fear, our army will be in s
critical condition. The term of service O
the twelve months volunteers will in many
cases have expired; and unless they re
volunteer, under the provisions of the re
cent bill of our Congress to establish sys
tenn of bounties and furloughs for the Pro
visional Army, there will be gap made ii
our forces which it will be hard to FIJI up
A serious defeat here next Spring-a fail
ure to meet and drive back the invader or
our Bull Run line Of defences-will great
ly proloug the war; and for this reason VI
have frequently said that chow can we bes
re. organize the twelve mouths regiment
Into war troops" is a more important en-
quiry than "wbat will Mcclellan do thi
season." The bill referred to provides tba
bounty Of fifty dollars shall be given tt
the three years volunteers at the expiration
Of one years service, and to all twelv


mouths volunteers when they shall re.eute


the service for two or three years, or for tn


war. 1t further provides that such of tn


latter as may accept the arrangement, shal


have free transportation to and from home
and furlough Of not more than sixty day
at such time as the Secretary of War shal
deem expedieut. Those re.volunteerinI


will also be permitted to reorganize, ant


re elect company and regimeutal officers


at the expiration of their present term 0


service. All vacancies occurring thereafte


to be filed by promotion, except vacauc.
in the lowest grade of company commission


ed officers, which may be filed by election
Some objections are found to the bill, sucl
as that it wears a mercenary face, and tn


re. organization should take place at home


We should have much preferred to see tn


bounty given not as bounty, bat as pay


in the shape of increased wages for hare


service done, and not as favor to be thank


fully received from the Governments


Many companies, too, will find themselve


SO reduced at the expiration of their term
time that thew oupht Ia recruit before po