Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-19

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gent Washingtte correspondent Of the Chi
cage TTibuus, thus relates bis departuresfrOn
that city, and ihe rSasons thsrufors
siss ll wAsHEaroS, March II, 1851
some peopls loss "a i've ia Washington.
They bscome infaiuafed with II ma ara never
happy when away nom II. Your ccrlespond-
ent IA not ono Of that clas. To him i thas
always bean An irs s6me place OF abode. The
novelty wors OF IA two weeks, and there.
after be remained from motives of dutg ahd
not from choices The ldes Of March were
awaited Is the period Of release
tron this- bot bed Of partisan strife and self
ishness. THAI period having come, his cog
ibtions ran after this wises 1Wby tarfy
longer IN this dispgreesble place : Old Abe
IS Psesideht- He Is ~ possession ef the
Whaa House -aad the Goyernmenb The
Cabinet q epPoihted. Congress hss ad-
j0nTaed. Spring Tine = oiose a. hand That
fouF cylinder last press viii soon be shipped
ffom New York, and to GET L up wiz need
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letters can be dispensed with. Pack your
iredk, buy HthFo9Sh ticker and depart hence
BY the noxt train. al ld o.aas sii :.
But there is one other motive for my de-
parture which viii whisper priEGtsly in the
ears q yopr rsalsrss | spddenlI discoVered
4 had altogether 600 many f,lrisndsg who
besonght my '.inliuencsp 70 aid them in get
ting Ofies. b. They rushed upon ne like the
mountain t6rFsnt IN springetils, Scdsss OF
them | had not seen, heard Of or thoUght of
ior years. They Eere from half the States
Of the nation. I was hardly cut Of bed in
the morning until cards were sent into my
room, or knocks heard at my door. Was
followed u 70 the breakfast and dinner and
- iahlgFI all - y Wiih until midniEht-
When I uayersed Pennsylvania avenue, il
was neecal 10 walk fast with rmE hat
pulled down oyer my eyes 70 escape recog-
milton. 60 into " lizard 8, OF the Nation
Al, "Avenue House" or washington, OF
any other public place, and would be sure
to meet acquaintance from the West who
had s'c0me 10 see the Inauguration They
would grasp me aheGti0Eaiely by the hand,
and say, ''How are you4 I'm so glad TO see
sou; I was looking tor yOn; didn't know
where you stopped; have not seen you for
50 long. You necollect me, don't your l
knew you in Ohio, when Won edited the
Cleveland Leader ] have taken the Chicago
Tribune tor years ), II have read your Wash
ingtOR letters, and admiref2) them.n
Aller some sheh salutation as the foreeo-
ing, the conversation would take this shape
an. a candidate for the Post Oaice in nv
town, or the Custom House, or Mail Agent,
or Indian, Pension, Patent or Land Agent,
or Secretary, Treasurer, District Attorney,
SuryeEgor General or Discussing Agent|in
one OF the Territories. Some Of the Rsntle- 1
men who plumed their wings for q higher
flight wanted to be made Governors Of the
Territories, and besoughi me to heib them
obtain certain Senatorial influence with which
10 operate on the Presidential mind.
: Many Of the place hunters wanted to be
made heads Of bureaus; others would be
contented with s., 600 clerkships, which had
but little work attached A great many had
come on speculation. They had picked out
no place in particular, but wanted me to
name over some rich placers, where there
was good pay, light labor, and slight respon-
sibility, and then 90 with them to Uncle
Abraham, or Mr.. Secretary, and heIp them
secure the promise Of il, before some other
ielioT should step in ahead and get il.
would mildly suggest to my 'friendsf
that nothing 1 could do would be OF any SER
vice @ them. They would generally reply
''Ohi you are mistaken if you think sO.-
Everybody knows it was your paper that
first brought ont Old abe tor President and
did more 70 bring-h into notoriety and
make him national reputation than any
other agency. he must feel under great OBJ 4
legations to the Tribune folks for what they
have done for him, and doubtless viii do !
anything in reason that you request. and / |
wish you would speak to him good word
for me, or I want letter Of recommends !
ton from you TO him."
The reply was usually after this form: at
will be very difficult to see MfjLineolu. His
time and thoughts are engrossed in thegreat
affairs Of State. He has neither leisure nor
inclination to talk with Office seekers. or
read letters about Offices Your application
should be made to the proper Department,
and not to the President. You and the pub
lie may put one value on the services Of the
Tribune, and the recipient quite another.
Ny button-hOling friends would admit tie
force Of the plea; but would then Law siege
-l9l4oda-alll94 YOU can
go and see Chase, Blair, Smith-as the case
might be--giEe me a letter to him. Tell
him who am. and what have done for the
cause. "FF
II was very rarely that the last observation
was omitted. But truth requires that it
should be stated that majority OF the gen.
tlemen had never rendered any partisan ser
vice to my knowledge, beyond marching
With torch feW times, and singing HOh,
amt 1 glad / joined the Wide-Awakes.1-
Not .unfrequenay ''friendS would content
himself With asking for letter 70 some Sen
ator or Representative, or personal intro
duction. Others would lay claim to my
whole time, and really expect that would
quit all Other business and give my undivided
attention to their applications. Some
served TO the best of my ability; others /
helped to a certain extent by ''putting them
up 10 The ropes" But the demands Tor help
became 50 numerous, so importunate and
MISCELLANEOUS, thai resolved to get rid OF
them BY an immediate escape from the city.