The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-24

/ Presidents Kitchen garden TO the canal
The culture OF the grape IL another important mattel
worthy OF early attsniiongrape being used board
vessels Of war, and having been tried with great success al
Buena Vista. The head of this department. who is ever
ready pioneer the way for the public good, Is now trying
all the foreign wines he got hold Of ALPHABETICALLY and
homGopahicaly, get prime taste for the home
manufactured article when 1t made in sufficient qaant-
tes Tor him to taste. Whskey is good here as It is in
ohina and why old port cannot be made out OF grape
skins here good that which from Lisbon, is
more than any one Of the cabinet tell us.
corps of leterwrers, pensoned by the government,
has been found exceedingly useful In feeling the pulse OF
the country In advance upon all important matters Of doubt
f policy II the thus brought TO the aoce OF the
people take and generally approved Of then the Execu-
tive follows in their wake with It's eaden leaders,
and the matters speedily arranged upon the plans pro-
posed but IT, the contrary, is generally the case, the
people oathe them. then the irresponsible retailers of cab
met secrets denounced caumnators, and there
the for nobody responsible for what nobody
does says and the administration least Of all This Is
great Improvement upon the old system and the fellows
all fed by the hand and cammed from the same
manger delightful uniformity Of sentiment pervades the
whole and the remarkable condolences of language
and thought appear in the country papers from the Aroos
took to the Del Norte.
The popriety of furnishing each department with copy
OF Chesterfield and Complete LeerWr il also sug-
gested United States spelling in the great
OF the Patent Office would add much to the uniformity of
the photography of the government and IL bureau of
biography could be established with professorship on
ma~mVs the internal arrangements Of this department
would be complete.
The popriey of building private residences of the
public for the cabinet has been orcby impressed
upon minds since the difficulty which the head Of this
department has had In procuring suitable lodgings for him
self reasonable charge. If Congress should sanction
this plan, perhaps would be we'll have greenhouse
attached each residence, and public gardener appoint
ed to superntend the whole This would enable the Ex
ecuve to provide for of the descendants of the beed
ing heart without disturbing the present public gardener,
who has brought his science such PITCH that he
trim trees at both ends and make them thrifty by the
operation.
The public lands continue pretty much where they were
when the Great Architect OF the universe placed them
and the Indians gradually going away from them before
the peaceabe means of the government to wit; detach.
mens of dragons and infantry. few talks with
them, by the help of casron interpreters loaded to the
muzzles with grape and canister, will clear the
premises and leave clear field for postery.
The useful in fair way of being encouraged,
since have put at the head of the Patent Office Of
the best writers upon hydraulics and other that
be found abroad The forests OF the old States
danger Of being consumed for fuel and houses Is thought
advisable recommend that every citizen of the United
States whenever he leaves his residence should fl his
with chestnus and acorn and should plant Of
them whenever and where he stopped for any purpose,
in the course OF the day We think that If this rule
adopted during the session Of Congress, Maryland
and Fouanda-half street would in a short me be per-
feet nursery, without further appropriations.
The coast survey Is progressing with great rapdty and
when all the base lines and angles along the
turnpike roads and bridges sufficient for the inhabitants
raising the question Of internal improvements for the
madverson Of strict construconss The electric tee
graph, which is the eccentric of all the agents
poyed by this department. has been made play psalm
Sundays and lighter airs the other days of the
week When messages be carried everywhere for
tcopsnc and song into the bargain It that
the millennium may be considered at hand. Trust
ing that may be pardoned for all sins of omission and
commission, and that Congress will laws against
nepotsm and ask awkward questions about scrip long
since disposed of shall leave the civil and proc eed to
military affairs Of this republic, where every
soldier, and every hearthstone u fortress.
/ tComposed by T. E., s. T., H. ID.
WAR.
War rears his wrnkled front no more. Peace broods
with silver wings over the gentle Guadalquver and upon
the bullrushed banks Buram pooter. Auseriz and
Marengo have become insignificant villages while the city
of Hull in Boston harbor Is alone crazy for havoc pest
ence and famine. Liberty, with gill of whiskey day,
West Point upon broken spear, and Cupid twines
wreaths around the rusty brooches OF the silent
cannon. An expedition, half military and half eiva, has
In wagons. with spring seats by the Depart
OF the Interior, the California dlggng ou ior
what good purpose, tho Department oil war remains IN
reasonable and, we may say, not an unnatural stae OIL
dsbsosify
The personne OF the army has been improved by educ-
ton and the raitd has been perfected by keeping In
dry place and drinking good liquor Taking everything into
consideration, we consider the standing army oil
good thing especially about large cities In times oil eieo-
tons, mobs and other terrible excements france Is Oh
the same opinion, and keeps her force al only So men,
besides camp women and suffers We think we are as
practice Of wearing whiskers in the military service OF the
United defended by principle OF law