Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-06-20
Washington a. il was and II.
(Crom the Charleston Mercury

Southern gentleman accustomed to NOV
ing in Washington circles during the admin
istratlon of the last President Of the United
States, would, in the reign Of Abraham the
First, not recognize IN the public buildings
alone any familiar features of the former self
of the once proud Federal Capital. Gone, oil
the vim and dash Of it's chivalry gone, all
the Southern sunshine oflovcly forms; gone,
all the towering minds from her legislative
halls; and gone, all Southern principle and
Feeling. I" Yankee is written everywhere
in the Capital, in the White House, at the
Smithsonian, and in the departments; and
one can trace the obsequious lineaments of
the Yankee race in almost every face to be
met on the avenue. There is the place seek
er from New York, with testimonials from
Greeley; the locker after a big contract from
Pennsylvania with communications from
Cameron, and the savory politician from Iii.
nois, with bow for every body "or his side
Of the house." The local trade Of the city is
turned ovor to the usurpcrs and Yankee
shop keepers from branch houses in New
York, Philadelphia and elsewhere, occupy
the stores. They find their customers among
the soldiers from their respective States and
cities. Thus you find mo 16 Bowery," on
the avenue, and the "Philadclphia Arcade"
around the corner. The carriers in the streets
and the bootblacks on the corners are strang-
ers in strange city, but with genuine Yam
kee impertinence, making themselves perfect.
ly at home. Even the thieves and lcwd wo.
men of the city hail from the Congressional
| districts Of Cochranc, Wade, Lovejoy, Hale
and Grow, and claim to be their constituents
All seem intent upon securing at least bale
of treasury notes, or green backs, as they are
| called there, and there seems to be no lack of
them. They are in the hands of every body,
| even the negroes. In fact, to use u CONNER.
| cial phrase the ''dcmand exceeds the supply"
and recently twenty live or thirty clerks were
engaged in clipping, signing and preparing
the notes for circulation. God only knows
the amount already issued. The supply
seems to depend on tho material used in
their nanufacturc-papcr and ink.
The larger hotels, with the exception of
Wizards, have all become Yankecized.--
Upon the demise Of Tiotson Brown, of
| Brown hotel, recently, the hotel passed into
| Northern hands. That phantom of Wash
| ington lifc--Beau IIickman-still haunts
them. The advent Of new population in
Washington has restored Beau's prestige
When the writer Of this article was in Wash
ington, three weeks since, Beau sportcd
semi military costume. He stood in the Ro-
tunda of Browns, surrounded by crowd Of
openmouthed down casters, engaged at his
old tricks. Dan. E. Sickles, the once com
:nander of the Drunken Brigade" stood in
the doorway, giving his moustache that Pc
cuar twirl, which every pne has seen him
can well imagine. Dan. has been broken
OF his command or rather Congress has re-
fused to ratify his nomination for Briga.
dicr General. Dan. has lost caste, and grows
more and more dissipated every day. There
were about ten thousand sick and wounded
in the Washington hospitals.
| The mansion Of the late Senator Douglas
has been converted into an hospital, as well
as many other prominent buildings, includ
ing the residences of prominent Southerners
who have vacated them. At present there
are but few regiments of soldiers in the city,
and business among the camp followers is
dull. Many are following up the Federal ar
my with their stores and if the advance on
Richmond be not successfully resisted. our
citizens will be Inundated by the presence Of
Yankee traders IN the stores Of their own
merchants, the occupation by Yankee specu-
lators of their own inarts, and the desecraton
of the public buildings, by turning their
churches, markets, and other public resorts
into stabling and hospitals, as in Washing
ton, Winchester, and all the Southern cities
| yet occupied by the Invaders