Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-23
Special OoTreP0ndenGe Of the qinelnpnti Press.
Letter rom The Federal City.
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-sfl Al 5.5y. WASHINGTON, May 70, 1861.
40 ne Editors u ne Daily Press; 10 .f,fetJ, ID,
Money cd men from all parts Of the country
admit that Mr.. Chase has had no superior as
Chief Of the Treasury Department since the
of the .Gosernment. He found
the Department bankrupt, destitute of credit
the business of its various Bureaus greatly
behind hard, and in indescribaBle confusion.
Now the Government enjoys q credit equal
to that of its pslmiest days, and every divi-
sion of his gigantic Department moves on
with that accuracy which alone can fitly
illustrate the splendid executive ability Of
him who holds in his fist the financial des-
tiny of the most wonderful nation in ex-,
istence. rsuuNN g'f. sfT .u.s. rs.,r .,r
Under previous Administrations the clerks
in the various Departments sssumedr the
widest latitude Of privileges. They reported
at their desks at any hour their personal
suggested, adjourned for cock
tails and brandy smashes dd kbitap, and
Uncle Samuel, on an average, received from
them individually about three hours service
per day.5 llI GsIFl4ioud."-r DE- ETa'T stsIll
AS an example Of the wholesome discipline
adOpted by the Secretary, l win state that
all clerks in the office of the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Postoffce Department, are
obliged to be at their desks from nine A, NJ.
to three P. NJ. They are, under no circum-
stances, to quit the building during Office
hours without first reporting to the Audi
tor, and can drink no Intoxicating liquors in
or out doors, during the same period. E.i.
These structures were rendered necessary
by the demOTalizing looseness heretofore
pe1vading the business regulations of the
Bureau. The general supervision of Sec
retary Chase, and the special attention of
our distinguished Auditor, Hon. Green Ad-
ans, will soon elevate this division of the
Treasury Department to that condition of
perfection which it has not known within
the memory ofthe Oldest inhabitant. r
THE FAMOUS NEW YORK SEVENTH REGIMENT.
The newspapers are eternally bugleing the
praises Of the New York Seventh Regiment.
In some respects they are superior to any
Regiment In the United States; in other
matters, quite essential TO the Hmake up'' of
an efficient soldier, they are positively in
ferior to any other organized body of men
DOW in the service here On dress parade
they make splendid show. al' . rH..-
The precision of their evolution5 on drill
is truly astonishing, and their gentlemanly
bearing, on and off duty, commands univer-
eal admiration; but when it comes to the
rugged issues Of war--forced marches--per-
petual vigilance-hAlf rations and hard
fghtiDg--tbey can not fill the bill The
majority of them are band-box soldiers, the
cons of Fifth-avenue millionaires, whose
only occupation, off drill, has been the ele-
CANT amusements peculiar to young Ameri-
cans Of leisure N ~ ..g7J & d
Some of them talk Rippantly of their
superior social value, what burning shame
it would be to make such valuable flesh
food for powder" and other expressions
plainly indicating that some things are for
Shotv, while others are for a0ork. 7'fs '1g.
nRumor says that their immense business
interests already demand their return to the
arms of their wives and sweethearts at
home, and that they will go at the expira-
ton of the thirty days for which they en-
gagged TO serve. "a This report has already
been Uuntrodioted, Ahd has no fo,ln dotivn- in
truth ED. PREss1 7 rSH iy'" w gu gs7i.
There are other regiments here that can
boast of members1the sons of wealthy
sires, but they do not grumble nor consider
themselves too good 10 stand in the ranks,
and, if necessary, fall for their country.
cAMERos's MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
So far as my observation extends, it ap-
pears that newspaper correspondents gener-
ally, in speaking Of the Secretary of War,
do so in terms Of boundless commendation,
No doubt he has exhibited both vigor and
foresight in the discharge of the preponder-
set is his prejudice, that he forgets the peril
of his country, and browns the Statesman in
the peccadilloes of the politician, l allude
principally TO the appointing Of officers to
the IegulRr'service.l ron ~ r'-.-lsryir s'-q.
l have in my minds eye a young gentle
man., o civilian, recently commissioned q
Second Lieutenant. He bears about the
same relation to soldier that a monkey
does to the human species. He is got up on
the pipe stem principle, plays the fashion,
able squirt admirably, and is capable of any
elegant foolishness, trom the saluting of a
ladyfs poodle down to creeping over cara.
yans ,i q shooting at target with baby's
Politics did the thing, or else this ex-
pensiye though gossamer baggage would
never have been strapped upon the response
bilities Of Uncle Sam. The appointment was
made oyer the heads of two young gentle
men who have each received, q thorough
military education, and whose general intel
leetual attachments are frat class; while the
thin appointee above mentioned has neither
shoulder Q musket a Ia Hardee,, ] could give
other examples, but time and space forbfds.
iFHA DEAD AT MoULTRIa. }d 3og tis.
How this world is given to lying 30 said
the heshy Sir John. and so says any man
who has been in Washington forty EIGHT
hours since the inauguration. Now, have
two facts in relstion to the matter to relate,
and you may see them together. Mr.. Bux-
ton, the Charleston correspondent Of the
New York Tribune was present during the
entire bombardment !; and he told me that he
stood Chpon the walls of lMoultrie within
twenty minutes after the firing ceased, and
no blood nor scent Of blood was ithere2 50
far as his visual or olfactofy arrangements
could discover. If they were slain So libef-
ally as rumor would have it, 1t could moi
well have escaped the observing Buxton.
Again. / did see another responsible man,
who saw and conversed with alman foI
whom he yOuches, and was, by this man
youched for, most solemnly assured thai
blood did flow at Moultrie, and that he, with
his own eyes, saw full sixty Of the dead Was
ever battle in such manner wooed 7 was ever
battle in such manner won2 My opinion is
some folks afe. lying like pirates, and ! be.
leye y is these who attempt to record ths
VIRGINIA COURTESY. .Ia1rga
"A Massachusetts man, fresh from o Vir.
ginia 'sloek up" arrived this morning. He
Tells me that he was arrested and thrown
into prison on last Wednesday, q week ago
and kept there until last Friday merely Be-
cause, hey was from Massachusetts,. FRt
Mayor OF Richmond informed him Yerj
biandly, that be would not believe anJ
Massaohusettss man under oath; that theJ
!gsEe, q nest i,0f thieves and liars; ID 'Thl
better acquainted q VI ith them pretty soon, anC
that he would do we'll 10 suspend Judgment
a fewddays. This pertinent insinuaion maAs
the Mayor very indignant of course. iH'
reports great danger Of Degro insurrection
and that is allgsn Il IotThNIjhHp7 X.
A EeeessIoh SSarha Orr sbed 20 PrivatseEs
inFTIls1 Bellef that II VIII Not PROVs
.RemunerhfiRo.i 10 sotibHA scTm
y The Richmond Wal lEzamineF states: -,
During the Revolutionary War Thousand
OF fortunes were made at the North by pri
Watering on The eommefee Of England, ans
quite as many more during the late war wild
EDglRnd. Since them q proposition has beei
made, by most Of the nations of Europe, y