The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-23
OUR WASHINGTON CORREsPON-
DENCE.

uNui rum Tue 'NilllfNs lllF liltNiN Clhlul
that he accepted the Office with great reuct.
ance, preierrng 10 retain his seat IN the
senate. and has Away, declared hi. intention
to vacate the place when the interests Of the
! country would allow Some are Of opinion
/ that the honorable secretary's views as 10
the manner Of conducting the war differing
materially from the other members Of the
cabinet he was obliged to withdraw 1t is
well known that President Lincoln found il
necessary to apply the pruning knife pretty
severely to The secre'ary's report presented
at the opening session Of congress, eliminating
thercirom his peculiar sentiments on the sub.
jcct Of emancipation, and the abolition Of sla.
very. Others still les. friendly in their
opinions think that since congress has com.
mencci to look rather sharply into the frauds
and corruption. Of the war department, the
secretary desires to avoid investigation, aut
absent himself from any unpleasant revela.
tions by accepting foreign mission There
may De some grains Of truth in each Of these
different opIhiohs' each u 'hcse "'cf'oed '""'
tives may have had their 'hhn'hc" WIN the
secretary
/ TIL" appointment OF hIs successor, Hon
Edwin NJ stanton who' II "l'' be rec'llec''d
was attorney general toward the close OF bu'
chanan'S administrations has gwen the hiSh
est satisfaction 10 all parties, A man &C
J Il a
sterling m'cEfl'y' without previous Politca'
''i''a''''' ~ '''"''''' '''' "''''" III '"y ''''
""''" may '''"e ""''' us '"Pe',''''''' nc
VIII doubtless prove an able counsellor IN the
cablHet' ana most "'hc'eht ohle'r III MS de'
partment lie il said to be the warm person.
al friend and legal adviserot Gen Mcclellan
The appointment rebounds greatly to the
honor OF President Lincoln, who ignoring all
party bias has selected from the ranks Of
those formerly his political oppo~ers one to
fiji 30 important u post, thus showing that
unnhuenccl by party predictions he can
appreciate and employ merit wherever it may
be found. From differences Of opinion among
the members Of his cabinet the president has
frequently been obliged to tall back on his own
councils, to trust to his own discretion On va.
rious matters OF the highest import, the result
, has generally justified his judgment, there !,
in consequence daily increasing admiration
for his irmness, wisdom, moderation and ex
cellent good sense. With regard to further
changes in the cabinet there il much specu
ation, but nothing definitely known.
Conyre.. ha. ot ,encth ,ot ,o work -,
, sometime practical The hpu.c If rerre.c,
tatiycs has had the rood sense 70 PASS an ne,
aboIjsbiug the franking urivil.ga G.,,, an,
oftar ,be frs. aov nr Univ 1890 Lr Lo,.a
some vote Of lO7 to ~ II j. to Ia honad ,bo
..,o,. ,,;u ,r,u,,,,I,, r,,ir. H., 40. H..
Will mus De saving TO the treasury Of two
or three millions yearly IN mail uansporta-
uoh' ana the curtaiimeht OF the printing OF
s"Pe'n""u' congressional documents
Inc Noo'' HAS Ai'o passed a resolution to
RAISE 7l'o'ooo'ooo o' revenue by direct tax,
anu nave "o" "h"er CONSIDERATION the most
e4PedIe"' method OF imposing It, The senate
mas also passed Il similar resolution,
secretary "e'Ies mas maze long detehc"
III answer " 'Ae resolution '' congress call
'ns '0' .''''' ,""''on ,e'"'''' 10 '"e employ
n'e'', VI W. O'eo' ~ .h'f 81" "'a9e"S 10 make
PURCHASES VI 'e''ei7 ''' "e navy Mr' MOI
s"n was paul ''' MS '9'''ce' ny d commission
Vi - per 'o'' oi we Pu'e""SeS' commission
WINCH III Vie course o' h'e mohth'' resulted
III sum eAcee'''h9 9'o'o'o' rather hand
some 'oary IN THESE hard times Mr. WeIieS
attempts to prove that by the employment of
'h'S S'9h''y expensive agent, hundreds of
thousands ol dollars have been saved to the
department, through his skiltnl and judicous
, purchases
r All this may u. vsrv ,.ro hn, ..u ,
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Gen. Mcclellan is about again, after h,y
'"s o'e" ''"n"'u W MS n'use ny sickness
more than two weeks, lie is still far from
strong, and is not yet able to take to the sad
die. heard one of the generals attached +,
h;,..,r .,.,,.. o., A..
MS H'"n '''larh' 'la' "'u the commander