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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

PRoGREss OF THE IRREpREssIDLE CONFLICT
IN THE BLACK REPUBLICAN PAETY.-Tbe war be
tween the Weed and Greeley factions Of the
black republican party waAes hotter aud hotter
every day. They talk now Of reconstruction
OF their organization, putting Seward at the
head, with Weed al the tail, ana Webb 10 do all
the fighting for the concern. As for Greeley,
he is To be left out in the cold altogether; aud
a. a proof Of the truth of the old u iagc that
m,s'crtunes never come sinely, we perceive
hat the Spruce street philosopher has been
getting into trouble in tie West. The other
dsy he went to Springfield and poured his
gres into AbraL hams busou in a con'ab which
lasted during four or five honrs. On the way
home Greeley rerolved to combine business
with pleasure, and pick mp few dollars by a
lecture in 81 Lonis He started for that city;
but, hearing that it was probable the
Missourians would mob him, he turned
tail aud commenced running for dear
life, with the old white coat streaming
cut behind Little Raymond, in his celebrated
retreat from Soli.rlno, did not make better
time than that of bis confrere Hon Massa Gree
ley. Where be is now We cannot say-probably
b. has not yet stopped in bis "wild career"
Meanwhile Webb, Seward, Weed II Co. are
preparing to divide the rpoils among their
friends md poor Greeley is not to have even a
dry bone for hs share. He has borne tn. bat
lie ana the heat Of. the day, and IS to be de-
pr,ved Of any participation in the fruits Of vic
tory; he has planted the vineyard, but others
VIII enjoy The produce thereof. Such is the
late If people WHO put their faith in princes,
or place confidence in the promises Of politi
clans.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09
A GRAND MILITARY FerE AT WASHINGTON

A GRAND military Fs1E AT WASHINGTON
The Inauguration Of Mr. Lincoln promi;,s to be
something entirely new in its principal fen
lures. General Scott and tho Secretary Of War
are making extensive preparations to make II
the occasion OF a grand military display. In
deed we seem - be rapidly gliding into q
military government, If We can ju'p from
what is going on at the capital, aad the sur
roundings which are likely 60 accompany The
installation OF the new President. II will be .
Gpe sight, we have no doubt, for ladies md
others who love TO behold grand military spec
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09
Gigantic Conspiracy or the Anti-sIavery
school Of mnssaehusetts 10 Destroy tho
Union and Establish a Military Dcs-
pOtism.

potism.
Senator Seward has issued the fiat that
" red battle" shall be the resort to which
republicans will appeal, to carry out the {" ire
pressible conflict" between North and South
and to sweep away, as "moths disappear be-
fore a whirlwind," "every body who shall re-
sist, oppose, or stand in the way of" the full
fruition by abolitionism of the results Of its
labors during the last thirty years Fatally
prophetic was The hostile thought of Sir Robert
Peel, over quarter Of a century since, that
the aggressive measures then terminating in
England against slavery On this continent
would be the best Investment ever made for
the overthrow Of American Institutions" We
see them, indeed, lettering to their downfall.
And how? BY such preparations for military
despotism, as only the bgotry, fanaticism and
ruthless intolerance Of Exeter Hall and the
Stafford House could have imported into Mas
sachusetts, ana by such means as only the hor-
rible school Of Phillips, Garrison, Giddings,
Seward, Greeley, and Lincoln, would have ever
dared to carry out. One short year ago, the
country was at peace. Within a month we
tread of artillery, and the iDcipicnt efforts OF
military leaders prrpsring the way for chaos
Of ruins, and the wolf like homage which insa-
tate ambition pays to blood. Let sober minded
citizens pause and ponder over the events
which have been passing before then,
since the last Presidential election, aud thea
pronounce whether tie United States does not
n 4...... -
with but an empty urn to mark tho place which
once contained the dust Of its dead liberties,
unless they Interfere promptly to prevent so
awful catastrophe.
When ahnndrcd guns were fred at Washing
ton, few days ago, to- cell bra'e the admission
into the Union Of Kansas, thrill Of terror
passed through the hearts Of those whose ears
were greeted by the sound. They feared To At
civil war had already commenced. They had
seen psrad,ng down Pennsylvania avenue
with all the splendid osientation Of elit'ering
arms and heating drums, the troops which
General Scott bad assemblies; they had heard
the call Of General WOOL for hundred thou
sand more war hounds 10 aid In tearing the
country to pieces; tho beseeching letter oil
Governor Hicks, that l'gons might be IN r.adi.
ness for the 4lh OF March, around the palings
Of the White House. bad been notified to the
world; telcgraph'c dispatches baf announced
the possage OF dragons, marines and infantry
through Baltimore, KaDsas, Lexington, NV
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis and even Angus
Ia, Georgia. on their way TO the national CAPT
tai ard tic cconIc felt tnat they might well nc
alnn.cd. And this il hut a small part OF the
impending prospccs u military horrors. Sec
reiary Of the Treasury Dix, tue to his old free
soil affiliations hls issucd orders TO his subor-
climates Ut New Orleans to "shoot down on
the spot any actively seeding individual;
Governor Morgan Illegally, demonstrations
ally and In defiance or all precedent, tenders
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

PASSING MUSTER USpsR FALSE CoLons.-
"where there's a will there's way" says the
pruverb. and the Rochester Democrat has just
given us fair instance Of it. A young man In
that city was in the habit OF sending to his
mother, residing in one Of the Southern States,
ar occasional copy Of the New York Tribune.
which, however, the postmaster took good care
to ss,ze as an "inceDdary" publication, and re-
turn to the place whence II came. At last
the inventive genius of the son bit upon an
expedient which recalls to US the aphorism,
'.Necessity il the mother of invention" He
cut the heading from copy Of the New YORK
HERALD and pasted 1t over that Of the Tribune.
When IL came into the hands Of ths Southern
postmaster the bogus title carried the paper
through without delay, and the mothos had tho
satisfaction for once of reading copy Of the
goepel according IL Masss Greeley. Therefore,
postmas,ers, age q,iod ogis.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

The CHEvALIER WEBB AND THE CHEyALIER
WKoPF.-It appears that the recent brochure
of the illustrious Chevalier Wikofr has created
quite stir among the sucking ministers aud
amateur diplomats hereabouts. Some of them
declare that the Cheyaler WikoF is u myth,
that he does not exist in the flesh at all, and
thst be- is standing joke for mischievous jour-
balists, who happen ut times to be hard up for
piqusnt paragraph. The Chevalier Webb is
particularly exercised on this subject. He is
evidently afraid that Wikoff will put his nose
entirely out of joint with the European Powers;
that he (Wikof) will neutralize his (Webb's)
influence with Palmerston, and quito destroy
his chances for that gold snuffbox from the
Tu'leries. So we find the Chevaler Webb, for
getting for the moment all his pet projects and
endearing "reminiscences, ignoring the United
States Bank, locking up the mahogany stock
and percussion lock pistols, putting aside
his mining, fancy stock and real estate
speculatons, and devoting himself to the very
difficult task of annihilating the Chevalier
Wikoff, and destroying his position with
Palmerston and the Emperor of the French.
The Cbevalier Webb, who can be gay and
lively as the young gazelle, and then change
to the ferceness of the lion or the ponderosity
of the elephant, places WikoHrs pamphlet
among the first political satires in the language,
and gives us to understand that, like Swift's
tale of Tub" and "Gullivers Travels" it
will hold its position in the comic literature OF
the day long after the political events of which
it treats shall have been forgotten. This is a
high compliment for the Chevalier Wikoff, and
will make his pamphlet sell extremely we'll
Whether or not it will injure him with Pal
merston, who dearly loves joke, or with
Louis Napoleon, who has sort Of grim humor
which lights up his most serious letters and
speeches, remains to be seen. Our own opinion
is that Webb's chances for another beefsteak
with the British Premier, or that box from the
Tuleries, are in nowise improved, and that
Wikoff still remains master of the situation.
When two such doughty chevaliers join issue,
however, who can predict the result To use
one of Chevalier Wcbb's favorite fighting cx-
pressions, "May God defend the right
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

MACHINERY ron THE WHITE Housy.-we Gee
by our Springfield correspondence that Mrs
Lincoln has been presented with sewing ma
chine. Why does not come ingenious inventor
offer her an improved washing machine. W.
know nothing that will be more wanted II the
Whit House.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

TIMBER FOR OLD ARES CABTNET.--According
to the accounts from Springfield and other
quarters, Old Abe has more difficulty In Sc
lecting proper timber for his Cabinet than he
ever had in rail splitting. He no sooner picks
out what is in his Judgment promising mate
rial than be is met with the objection that it
is unsound, rotten and moi likely to stand
wear Why does be not choose some Of the
tough old Western lumber which he was for
nlerly accustomed to handlef
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
what Does the Administration


We publish to day correct and reliable llsl
Of the officers appointed to command the four
teen new regiments Of the regular army, to be
organized under the proclamation of the Presl-
dent OF May Sd. Il will be seen that q large
proportion of the appointees are taken from the
ranks Of the volunteer army, now In service,
and o still larger proportion, perhaps. from
among those who have never even shouldered
musket In the field. A few are promoted from
the regular army, but there are examples OF
men elevated to be Colonels of regiments who
never saw days service In their lives.
We have carefully reviewed the list OF ap-
pointees from Ohio, and we must say that II O
similar lack ofjudgment and discrimination has
been displayed in the whole list, we tremble for
the fate of the army committed to such hands.
Many excellent selections, doubtless, have been
made. Pity would It be II there were not, In a
roll numbering some fve or six hundred Off :
GERS. But for selection Of men to command
the forces Of the regular army of the United
States, list Of nominations more unfit to be
made could scarcely be conceived. 4 lG.Lll
II II were simply for the service ofa single
campaign, that these appointees are clothed with
the epaulettes, although great and responsible
duties would rest upon them, the indiscretion oil
the appointments would not beeo glsring. But
when Il Is considered that these utterly raw, In
experienced, and uneducated civilians are pro
NOTED to high rank In the permanent organiza-
tion Of the army of the country, over the heads
of hundreds Of meritorious and well educated
military men, we are moved to demand, and 4
demand with emphasis, what does the Admins
tration mean2-Cin Com. ultg
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
JUNE 10, 1861
For the Ohio statesmnn ]


"a ssg COLUMBUS, June 81, 1861.
EDITOR ONO STATEsMAN:-I observe in the
Journal Of yesterday what purports 10 be the
truth in regard to army clothing, In an article
of some length, wherein it Ii represented that
all the bids offered at Cincinnati, up to June 10,
with the final action and award Of contracts, is
given. 3rss sIe'u ,-, ,.H1 aicf I
The article in the Journal is not true. /
made bid for the work to be done, In strict
conformity to the advertisement, and offered to
give any security that might be demanded for
the faithful performance of the contract My
bid was 81 % per coat, and was informed by
Mr. Bullock on the evening the contracts were
awarded to the parties, that Iowas the lowest
bidder, and he asked me If l. would not take
300 or 400 coats. / told him that II that was
all that was to be let, would; but that, ae my
bid was the lowest, wanted ell that were to
be let. / got none, while Messrs. %, ,Harra,
Breyfogle, Smith, Comstock, and Miller, all had
contracts awarded them, although the bids put
In BY them were much higher than mine
I do not understand why It Is that my bid
should bs set aside, after public advertisement
had invited proposals. IL was made in good
faith. Ioffered no bribes for any influence,
and acted In the transaction in the way that
thought was honorable and just am q me.
chanic, while all Of the successful gentlemen,
with the exception Of Mr.. Breyfogle, are not.--
They are operators and speculaiors. Was n
because lam mechanic, thstI was set asidei
And why Is my bid suppressed IN. the article in
the JourRat?1i ilG 19!tTI ls1.Ji tiaT
ss,si G. VANDEMARK.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
Maiar Winshrop.N

. I.
Z The Warrington correspondent Of the 7Sib-
una gives the following account Of Lieut.. Bur-
Lea procuring the remains Of Major WIaTHRoP,
killed at Great Bethel, Virginia.
Yesterday Lieut. George II Butler with 9th.
ers proceeded to Big Bethel, to bring away the
remains OF Major Winthrop. At Little Bethel
picket took their message to Col Msgruder,
who sent Capt. Kilsen of Louisiana to receive
them. Two hours after, Col. Magruder came,
and they were handsomely received, With
Col Magruder were Col, De Russy, brother OF
the Chief Of the Engineers at Fortress Monroe,
Col. Hill of North Carolina, and other late Of.
fcers Of the army. --
None of Lieut. Butler's party were permitted
to 60 near the batteries. The body of Major
Winthrop was taken up by Col. Magruder'a
men, and escorted to the wagon by force oi
300; who fred Q yolley. Most OF them had
shotguns. An escort was offered to Hampton
but Lieut. Butler declined IL. a. stots
Col. Magruder and others spoke in the highest
terms Of Major Winthrop's bravery. He wai
distinctly seen for some time leading body o.
men to the charge, and had mounted log, and
was waving his sword, and shouting to his mer
TO "Come on!" when North Carolina drum
mer boy borrowed a gun, leaped on the battery
and shot him deliberately in the breast. He fell
nearer to the enemy's works than any othel
man went during the fght. ts.o
He wore the sword Of Col. Wardrop OF the
Massachusetts Third, and II was, supposed thai
II was Col. W. who fell. The sword has beer
sent to North Carolina as trophy. Il has or
Il the nome Of Col. W. 9a,t..s -g,1 y.
From what he saw and heard, Lieut.. Butlel
Is convinced that the Rebels had not less thar
49,, Al avA la,0 har xunundad ThaiI
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
weak Appolntments.

.aA - d.
/, The Cincinnati Times says Of the appointment
of r. DELAvAN BluzzY, "he is avery clever gen.
tleman, but whose sole military experience con.
sists in commanding a battalion of Wide Awakea
last fall fie has been IN Washington since
the Inauguration, looking for something, and ia
now to be Captain in the. regular army" rI
OF General CARRINeTos the same paper says:
General oarrington-our General Carrinson, the Ohio
Adutant General, whose military qualities the laugh.
Ing stock Of the whole saes appointed Colonel In the
regular army
The only merit In this appointment Is that It will
lieve Ohio Of very unpopular Adiutant General There
are many Others Just as bad not worse very shameful
indeed. Political influence 10 'playiDg smash" with
many military sppontmsnts. GJcr ia
oi The political influence" of the, Republican
papers has played "smash'' with the country,
why not with appointments. ''f'S'F''. .7
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
"Attacklns the Administration.''

Our neighbor of the JOurnal few days
since, was rather disposed to question our loyal
ty, because, as it Gays, we we're "constantly
making ineidious" attacks upon the Adminis-
traticn. We should very much like to know
what it thinks, and will say, about the follow
ing from GREELY's Tribune of the Goth:
I'VE Congratulate the powers that be, at Washington,
on the rare virtue Of Consistency, which is fgurayey
and proverbally. Jewel" Emory, the secessonisl
and traitor, who had regned has been restored to an
honorable position In the army How must our brave
and glorious prvates delight to serve under such an OF
fcer They must experiences feeling akin to that Win
which the Wings Of the heyolutlon would have rushed
to keleadershp Of Arnold Just after the execution o.
Andre But this 10 only Ia keeping with many otnei
kindred achievements Harvey still hourshes, in spite
Of his admitted treason; the Departments are incum
bered with known secession clerks; Ross Winans hai
been permitted to return to bis teaeherous and traitor
Gus occupatonsat at Baltimore; and who knows but thu
pirates recently captured board the frt prtvatee
mSy yet be organised into petted body guard" .,
Is the Tribune "loyal" according to the
Journals Standard How Is that, neighbor7
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22

We learn from source not likely TO be misnformedf
that Mr.. James B. Harvey has not been recalled from
the Portuguese mission, although there 10 ample and
unquesonabe evidence Of his completely with the trai.
tors Of South Carolina. II any unchartabe persons
should suppose that Harvey has some strong though
mysterious hold not upon the Secretary OF State, but
prominent friends Of hs deeply interested In contracts
and that the President Is not aware Of the facts II would
be difficult to deny that appearances were in favor Of
their hypothesis. f1
We extract the above paragraph from the
New York Tribune Of the 20th June. Wegive
1t as the testimony of the leading Republican
paper Of the United States, that corruption pre-.
walls at Washington to such an extent as to con.
troll the Government in relation to its action in
the case of HARvEY, and to continue him in bis
official position abroad, notwithstanding his com.
plicity with the Southern Rebels. If the people
could get pop at the powers that be, through
the ballot boxes, how rapidly they would dispose
of the dignitaries Of the land and send them In
to retirement. In dus,timetbe opportunity will
come around, and such time Of retribution as
It win be, was never known heforesS z.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22

SEIZURE or CoErEE. - Two hundred bags
of coffee were seized In indianapolis the other
day, which was marked for parties In Louisville
One hundred bags we're permitted to be taken to
Jefersonville by one party, on condition that it
should be sold to Indiana customers. The other
hundred bags are still in indianapolis. -Louis. }.
oiILs Journal.
Kentucky voted down secession by one hun.
dred thousand majority. Louisville has just
given over 5000 majority for MALLORY, Union
candidate for Congress, and Jefferson County
500 majority; and still the Indiana folks are
determined they shall have no coffee! II must
all be sold to Indiana customers. Thisis pretty
hard on the Union people Of Louisville. Old
Kentucky has a hard time to keep in the Union
The Secessionists on the one side and Aboli-
tionists on the other, 1t would appear, are trying
to force her ont. We hope she win stand by the
old flag In spite Of them.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
Crops In the south.

We copy the following from the Philadelphia
Press, of the 20th inst, which gives favorable
account of the prospect for large crop;
'In the seeded States, as we learn from the
latest newspapers received, the prospects of an
abundant yield are fatteriug. The farmers .oi
Middle Tennessee have been unfortunate the
last two years with their wheat, but now they
expect 60 raise enough to compensate them for
any losses they may have sustained. Fruit and
vegetables are found everywhere in great pro-
fusion. The people of Alabama have twice the
number of acres in wheat that were ever planted
in single year before, and In many counties
the calculation is that the crop will average
from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre.
From Mississippi we hear the same tidings,
everything indicating great harvest. In an
ticipation of hostilities, most of the Southern
farmers have doubled their usual crops of corn,
and as the crop bids fair TO be good one, the
yield of that staple must be immense. A Mem
phis journal, speculating on this record, thinks
that, with the heavy rice and wheat crops, and
with the fine prospects for corn, the people Of
the Southern States will lhave breadstuffs enough
to last for two years, and that -four will not be
more than six dollars per barrel when the grow
ing crop is brought into market.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22

Tm MnpAc1TY or THE TrIroRAfH. lit Is pity and q
shame to that the telegraph has become 90 thorough
y demorazed and utterly mendaeeus that the appear.
Of Telegram on almost any subject warrants the
inference that the contrary 10 the cu Nothing less
than be strongest intrinsic probability In the Itself
:ucieps to reeat the presumption tha. he stessmsni
the report in spite Of the fact that me the wires
The exactly illustrated y story Of Daniel o.
connell and an English member o. On one
terrible threats which be much addicted TO. by
Jove he will do It this me" said the Englishman to q
brother member, mo he vont," said the other--hi.
word Is not worth farthpg. Everybody knows that.
Eyes," replied the rst speaker, '.we all know he is
liar but believe he will do IT. he sdvs
he will "-Boston Pct. tW
The telegraph appears to get abused from all
sides. In our view Of the matter, if the press of
the country would exercise the proper restraint
on their specials, and reporters generally, some
good might be accomplished. The telegraph
will send no false reports If persons do no.
write them and take them to the Offices. The
telegraph or the operators are no more to blame
for the truth or lies, sense or nonsense that are
sent over It and by them, than Is the train Of
cars, stage coach, or horee that carries the mail
bags which contain letters containing falsehoods
for publication. And the operators who send
them are Just as much to blame % the clerks In
the postofaces who make up the mails and send
the letters, and no more. tn
The agents or reporters Of the Associated
Press are to blame, and unless they can be con-
trolled and their operationsr sreformed, the system
OF employing them bythe press, to obtain and
forward news. ahould be abandoned. They ara
at present nuisance. sis 't