The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-23
EDITORIAL Correspomdence-
AVENIrE HONE

ing left home the Friday before, and come .
by way of Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Day. !
ton, Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Bellair, and the /
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The favor
tie route to this city is via the Central Ohio
and B. & o. Railroads Nearly all the In
dianians here came over it. The trains run
regularly, the scenery is fine, the employees
are attentive to their duty, and moreover,
the route is the nearest to this point and |
Baltimore. No road excels the Baltimore
and OHIO for grandeur of scenery and safe
ty, and none enjoys a wider popularity
At the Hotel where 1 am stopping Hoo
sierdom is well represented This is decid-
eddy the Indiana and Pennsylvania house.
The landlord, Mr. H. I. King, is an excel
lent host, and as that is the kind Hoosiers
like, they throng his house. The Avenue
House is located very cOnveniently-within
two squares of the Postofice and midway
between the Capital and the White House,
on Pennsylvania Avenue. 1t is a well-ar.
ranged, well-ordered hotel, and reasonable
in charges. | can heartily advise all per-
sons visiting Washington to come to this
house.
The city is filled with gentlemen willing
to sacrifice themselves for the public good
Nothing is heard at the hotels and on the
streets but what are you otter ?" or "what
are your prospects p etc. Indiana is well
represented, and a number of her sons have
been rewarded for their devotion to Repub-
licanism by nice positions. Let US see
there is Caleb B. Smith of Indianapolis in
the Cabinet at the head of the Interior De-
partment and John D. Defrees of Iudianapo-
lis dominated but not confirmed) as the
Superintendent of Public Printing and
David p Holloway of Richmond (nominat-
ed but not con6rmed) as Commissioner of
Patents and Erie Locke of Indianapolis
as Chief of the Agriculture Bureau; and
Watt Smith Of indianapolis as Librarian of
the Interior Department; and Warren
Lockhart of indianapolis, MIR. Leib of Cam
bridge Miles s. Yetter of Covington, and
E. G. Mayhem of Shelbyville, Clerks in the
Interior Department. There is complaint
amongst the applicants from other States of
Indiana getting more than her share of
places, but as she has never had anything
yet of consequence from the General Gov
eminent there is no cause to fear that she
will get more now than she ought to have.
The gentlemen who complain can console
themselves with the thought that she is
likely to have still more yet in the distribu-
ton of official favors.
Messrs. Foster of theiVolksbote and Guido
IIges, of Vincennes, are here, and likely to
be gratifed with appointments. Our
neighbor Smith of the Vincennes Gazette,
will probably be favored with the post-of-
fee at Vincennes. He is a competent man,
has g fought good fight" and ought to be
appointed. The Republican party viii do
well to reward their newspaper organs for
their exertions and sacrifices by giving
them such places, where the Jeffersonian
qualifications are filed. This is the preva-
lent feeling here.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
ton of Charles Francis Adams as minister
to England; VIM. L. Dayton, as minister to
France; George P. Marsh, as minister to
Sardinia. and James Watson Webb, as min
lister to Turkey; Cassius M. Clay goes to
Spain, but Thomas Corwin has not yet ac-
cepted the Mexican Mission. 1t is said
that Col. Rose of Laporte, is likely to be
Marshal of Indiana, and John Hanna of
Putnam, District Attorney.
I hear it stated that no more appoint
ments, to be confirmed by the Senate,
except those for the now unOrganized Ter
ritorities, are to be made for several days
to come, and that the Senate will adjourn
this week. Appointments have been made
very slowly in consequence of the warm
contest over most of the offices, and the
highly important character Of the national
matters before the Cabinet. 1t seems to be
generally understood that Fort Sumter is
to be given up. This intelligence has caused
much dissatisfaction, but it is confidently
stated the Administration is compelled by
the necessities entailed on it by Mr.. Buchan-
an, to take this humiliating step. If Mr..
Lincoln decides on this step he will be
able to offer conclusive reasons for his
course.
Quite a large number of U. 5. soldiers
are quartered here. There is a corps of
light artillery, one of sappers and miners,
aud one of cavalry. They keep guard near
the Capitol and in the neighborhood of the
Treasury Department and White House.
In the Navy Yard the utmost activity pre-
walls. The workmen are all very busy, and
preparations are being made for some i'm
portant movement. Some people are of
the opinion that trouble is brewing.
The weather here is unhealthy. One day
it is blustery, another pleasant, and to-day
the snow has fallen to the depth of two or
three inches. Colds are very prevalent.
The Departments ore all crowded to full |
ness by. applicants. Occasionally a head |
drops from the shoulders of some secession |
Office holder and good Union man is APP |
pointed in his place. This kind of business |
is quite popular amongst applicants, and |
they exclaiIn, q May the good work proceed |
till there is not a secessionist left in office .
to tell the tale"
1t is amusing to notice the CONSERVATION
of the old officials in the departments, who
have been living off the government COM
fortably for " 10 these many years." when
they see the rush of the victors to the places
they have won. 1t is about time for them
to be " rotated out, but they go reluct-
antly.
The understanding in regard to the action
of the Administration on our National troub-
les is that pacific policy will be followed,
in order to hold the border Slave States in
the Union. The current talk has it that
Sumter will be given up, and the mails in
the seeding States suspended and expense
stopped. Then these states are to be allow
ed to collect The duties on their imports and
apply it to suit themselves, on the ground
that all the revenue at Southern ports has
never paid the expense of carrying on the