The New York herald., 1862-02-18

will be in the sscendanoy from Richmond ;
New Orleans. We respectfully submit to tn
President that the time has arrived for procls
nation Of the character indicated; for we hay'
no doubt that it would be followed by the mos
glorious results in popular Southern Unior
5saetion. :.
startling DcvslopemenSs in ProySect
from Beau Htckman's Kitchen Cs,a.
| mittce.
Bean Hickman's Kitchen Committee IL
making progress. II has finished its examna-
ton OF the contemptuous Chevalier Wikoff, and
is now engaged with the floral Watts. Watts
used to be the gardener of the White House.
and Beau Hickman expects to obtain q great
deal of information from him. We hope he may.
What Watts don't know about flowers and
Kitchen gardening is not worth knowing, and
the longer the Paul Prys of the committee
pump Watts the better they will be able to rivel
Lina@us or keep hothouse on their own hooks
Naturally enough, the first questions Bean
Hickman proposed to Watts were about the
flowers used at the White House ball. 1t is
amusing to observe how interested and
curious these long haired unlimited abo-
iitionists are about that ball, and how
anxiously they endeavor to CLEAN all the par
ticuars in regard to it, The committee smelled
treason, stratagems or spoils in every flower
which adorned the White House tables upon
the night Of the ball: and if this had been the
old War of the Roses revived Beau Hickman
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quiries about the White House garden. We
are told in Scripture that great shings some
times come of grain of mustard seed: and the
Kitchen Committee evidently applies this prin-
ciple to flower and vegetable seeds as well.
The relation between turnips and treason,
is as clear as amber to the inquirng mind of the
inv estigating Hickman. To him caIneiias sug-
gest contracts; dahlias dangerous delays to ad-
vance; japonicas, jealousies Of Mcclellan; and
lilacs, Mrs. Lincolns influence with the Presi-
dent. Particular attention was directed to
cabbages, their culture and use: for to
the wise heads of the Kitchen COMMITTEES the
subject Of eabbages includes Cameron, Cabinet
condolences, closets, coteries and circumstances
generally. In fact, the whole examination of
Watts seemed to be conducted upon the plan
of that childrens alphabet which begins "a
stands for archer, who carries bow" and ends
~ stands for Zany" or a member of Hickman's
rommittee, except that flower or vegetable
was substituted for letter.
| RYth shrewd device Beau Hickman swe-
peeded in elieiting many important facts, which
may be included in the agricultural volumes Of
the Patent Office reports at some future (and
we hope distanD day. He learned, also, that
upon one memorable day, Watts, having occe.
sion to read up little upon the abstruse sub
.ject of dandeiisns, went to the PRESIDENTIAL
library for that purpose, and saw lying upon
table tter forthcoming Message of the Presi-
dent. Tho Message being written out in j,
a good round hand, and Watts having
enjoyedthe blessings Of public school educa-
tiOn the gardener was enabled to read the
document in question:; and he forthwith culled
the. sweet flowers Of the Presidents rhetoric,
formed thsm into . bouquet and treasured them
in the fswerstand Of memory. This was a 4
great discovery, to be sure. The proclivities of
servantsts' pry into their masters affairs is a
fact so new, sounheard Of and SO startling that
Beau Hickman expects to be hailed as sort of \
kitchen Columbus. and will patent his discovery
as soon as possible. Excited with this triumph,
be intends to summon all the gardeners of the i
country as. Witnesses before his prying CON-
mittee. Awful Gardiner whom Beau Hickman
has mistaken for horticulturist, but who is
really reformed pugilist, is to be cross-ex-
amined immediately. Some one has been kind
enough to- inform Hickman that Claude
Melnotte was a gardener, and afterwards be-
came an officer. The coincidence between
Melnotte and Watts-who was appointed to
the army some time ago-struck Hickman as
and he decided that the matter
ought to be investigated. Edwin Forrest wiz !
therefore proceed at once to Washington and
give the committee the worst possible repre-
sentation of Claude.
Nor il this matter to end hero All Ele
servants of the White House are to, be brought
before the Kitchen Committee President
Lincoln was overheard repeating; certain pot
ticns Of his Message to the lartner Of his
bosom while dressing, and so all the prstty
Of the White Horse are to be
The bill Of fare Cor the White
House dinner was written. ore day, uEon the
back of an unfinished draft of the Message,
and therefore the White Houe cook and ths
other members Of the genui ~ kitchen Cabi-
net are To be. questioned ~ Hickman. The
Presidents tore up an unsatisas ctory portion Of
the Message and threw the fragments into. ihe
spittoon, and therefore thadrudges and under
servants Of the White House are to be
put upon the witness ste,a, and the spittoon
will be offered in evidence and Investigated by
Beau Hickman. After conpletirg his Message,
the President kicked off his slipners and put on
his boots, and therefore. the tSctblaek of the
White House Is to releAe befocs the committee
what transpired in regard to the Message upon
that occasion, and whether the President con-