The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-27

cVvss hs leisure tine in polisbi,g up his inaugural
bsVpg Ieesiycd that ight he wished. He listens X
.v'r5 one, but does he hear? AeAay hs has the reputa
ton sr ong Office seekers Of herg splendid listener
spog several all os whom talked 20 him about
places and some OF ~hom quite of having what
tIey desire. Unfortunately three four desire the
same ofll'e
siF. Lirco.n is naturally shy sat and cunning a.
weasel Sharp4ned b. iegI practice and Western life
having been always politician, AMI posted up in regard
20 this Washington gang, hs hanbpgs all and Is hum
bupeet b5 No danger that he vii share the fate
Of tarson aud Taylor nd like Acteoa be eaten up by
BIS dcgs. Western people like 10 others hands
hcore play pg their but uhsn Mr. Lincoln plays out
be VII ,eio tbe crosd,' as he expresses IL.
All ostons naturally thhk they control Mr.. lincoln,
AMI Mr. ,ewads fiction is jast aheal But there s
NJ Ger t ~ ahou, IT, Mr. lincoln promises nothing,
but only listens
Mr. Greeley still flies about town. Last night he atti
tnc'n'zed a. wnordso for long time, standing motion
ss, IKE tbs siatue he .xpects day. aud the "ob-
served Of all caserversp SUIT enly hs seemed 10 be-
come aware Of notice. AMI fraDtoay rushed away, as il
he hoel had been S. Louis
Mr. Bel, of Tennessee, the Union candidate for the
Presidency, had % ntfyestnis afternoon with Mr. Lin
coin. Mr. Bell is very anxious the North to conceae
somethog Mr. Lnccln tod Jr Bell tha. he had CON
cluded q stand upon his ate platform viz the Union
tho constitution ana The enforcement OF the laws
The report that Mr.. Lincoln dinei with IT, Winter Davis
yesterday is a mistake. 1t grew out Of the fact that
Judgo DAVIS an SoL Lamon personal friends ,f Mr.. Lin
coin, oined with Mr. Davis.
Senator Powell Of Kentucky has called upon the COM
pee N charge of the arrangements Inauguration
bal, and requested that hs he taken OF Of
the managers, IL put without his kno Wedge.
There several hers who have done the thing
The ladies' tickets for the inaugu alton bail out.
They large The Dsrict and covered with
The ball Is 70 bo called Union,'' not Inauguration
uessrs Black, Stanton and Holt the committee.
is thought that troops will have to be kept in Wash
ngton always now, II the presen crisis passes.
This secession business has kept Washington back
years and people again feel the safety as
before tho reports that the Capitol was to be seized
lot Of columns and heavy masses Of stone lying
near the White House, and. to be used on tho
Treasury building, attracted the notice Of government
cicers for they would make excellent barrcades In
Of attack, and people foolish enough to
expect one even yet.
Judge Davis Of Illinois, Is not reported aspirant
to the Marshalship Of district He millionaire
and not desire oce for its emouments. His
bton is seat in Congress- for which he will be nomi-
pated and elected at the st election under the new ap
portionmsnt mt Of his State
Joshua r. Giddings is here aud was very active agi
tating day ong Tho republicans the floor Of tho
House.
learn that nearly two hundred letters for the Presi-
dent elect accumulatei in New York Thursday and
Froay nearly all applications for places in the Custom
House
yr Lincoln vii not follow the pract Of seniing his
inaugural forward 10 the principal ces in advance OF
its delivery, owing TO the peculiar state Of the country
and the liability of addition alteration up the hour
OF delivery. He has yet selected his newspaper
gam but will make his oilcal announcements through
tho Intstyencer until permanent arrangements
MADE.