, 1861-03-12

sipatlon OF the slave-driver and his Northern
The other the sober, straightforward,
Eb1siness man of the free states, who comes
!. only on business, attends only 70 bps1pesB,s
when hero; and when he has done big business,
goes nbout his business. ~. .
It ID dgreat bore to be well acquainted: a
man il: dogged morning, NOON: and night, TO:
ret this bend Of a Department Or that inflnen-
fial, man. In behalf Of the Claims OF Your
IS EA friends" Ones influence with the greatdlg-
nltaries is carefully scrutlnfzed and Weighed,
and turned to the best account. It is q sharp,
keen-witted crowd TINT is here. It does not
take one Of them long to arrive at a pretty
correct conclusion as to his own prospects.
a chief part Of his bueiness'is to measure the
strength and calculate the chances OF his M
mcrous competitors, and he rarely is wide OF
the mark He first finds ont what SENATORS
and Congressman and influential OUTSIDERS
have been secured by each one Of his oppo-
nents; next he ascertains how much frflnence
each one Of these is likely to. WELD, and next,
how much effort they will probably put forth.
Afavorate card to play Is to detach this or
that big gun from,a dangerous rival; and
when that cannot be done nentEalizs his in
fuence BY counter balazkinfg him with, some
other masuate. But it were q hopeless task
to describe tithe Of the tricks Of the trade. I,
As soon as an applicant for nplace discovers
that some competitor has the inside track; he
selects some other Office, and goes to his rival
"Now you give me the influence Of yonrf friends
and I'll haul of, and throw my influence on
your pile.'' Hundreds Of these bargains called
slog Foling,no are made every day. :.
Every departing train carries of hundreds
of persons who, having titled their paper"
with the proper department, or left them in
ths hands Of a tr1stY friend, depart hence to
aTt h.4 hs H. nl s aste1 had on 1 tns%
thinning ont, and In aweek more there will not
be more than the usual number Of strangers
at this season Of the year remaining in the
city.
Much Of the time Of tile President has been
absorbed In receiving and entertaining. the
various delegations belonging t9 e. each State,
which have called On him at the White House
to pay their respects. At least twenty Of these
). delegations have. filed into the East room,
formed hollow square, and made speech at
him through their spokesman, listened to his
response, cheeted yociferously, shook hands
ceedea by another delegation who will 60
through the same motions and performances.
The almost endless number Of these calls"
must hsve become very irksOme and nunOylng
to the President His exhaustless good nature
and ob1iging disposition must he sorely taxed.
bed until be returns to his couch with of1Iee-
seeking opportunities. He has hardly
time for his prayers ut meals, and can
scarcely get O sight Of lis cabinet He
looks exhausted, worn and: worried.
But the rush On him is nearly over. Since
his Cabinet have taken their places, the mpar
tlent, irepressib1e crowd are broken into seV.
en- detaehments and sent to the proper Depart
ments with their petitions and recommenda-
t;ons, and the President. ia thus relieved from
the sufoeating pressure Of the ardent patriots.
He stands in great need Of few days quiet
and rest. He has q tough constitution, but It
should not be reckless1y destroyed by the sell
! fish partisans who press upon him with such
undignided zeal and preciptancy. +.
The Administration Is getting into working
| order as fast as possible, but 1t will take
months before the officers become familiar
with all the parts Of the huge machine Of gov
eminent. No President ever entered upon SO
difficult and ardu5us task as the one before
Abraham Lincoln. But the people have faith
that he will surmount every obstacle within
the power Of an upright patriot-that he vii!
realize the reasonable expectations Of the
| great public who elevated him to the exalted
place he Occupies. He has the good wishes
| and sincere prayers Of millions to aid him in
his Immense responsibility. CHICAGO.