The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-08
Our we-hinston Letter. Mr. Iincoln'. wa,
OF rrra'ipg hnno,in Ing Characters Til,
Geld Weather, and state of the II Dads.
WAsluNsTuN, Jan. o,

WAsunNGruN, Jan. ., 1862.
BIZ. L!=coln is not 70 far weighed down by
thu cEo5 q his office that no cannot still tell
good story. lie is greatly bo'hered-as a mat
tor Of eouiso-by men who have got some pat
ent plan for oonqucring tho rebels. One man
has an invention which, it applied to our ship
will enable Thorn TO bat'or down every rel
tort on tho entire sou'hern coast. Another h
a river guil,oli which can sail ,.rIight dosn
the Mississippi, without the fear Of rcbd
shell or ball-aod no on.
A few days ago, a weston farmer sought the
President day amer day, III I'll he procured tho
much desired audience. lie, 'oo, had plan
for the successful prosecution Of the war, 10
which Mr.. Lincoln listened IA pIiiantly as he
could. When ne was through he asked tho
opinion Of the 7 esiden' Up'n his plan. well,
sad Mr.. Ltc IL, "Ill answer ~ telling YOU ~
story. You have heard Of Mr.. Blank, oi
Chicago lie was an immecse lpaicr IN hi,
way-in fact, never lid ny.Ling In HIS lite
One day he got crazy great rise in the price
OF wheat upon which mauy wheat 'pecul At rs
gained large fortunes. Blank started of one
morning TO ono of the moot successful Of tn,
wheat spoc ulatOrs, and with much enthusiasm
laid before him 'plan' by which he, tn, said
Blank was certain OF becoming Independently
rich. When he had finished he asked the opinion
reply came AZ follows My advice is that you
STICK 10 tom business But asked Blank what
is my business don II kuow I'm sure what
il H. saws the merchant, but rhdterer IS
dd,Tse yUa'to stick 10 il : "And now said Mt
Lincoln, mean nothing offensive, for | know
you moan well, but think you had better stick
60 your bu' mess, ard leave tho war 10 thos'
who have tho responsibility Of managing it -
Wheiher the former was satisfied or not can
n 4 say, bur he did not tarry long in the Presi
dental mansion.
Some o. oar brave soljhr.boys in this morn
ing from the other side OF the Potomac, repDr
that IL was terribly cold there Saturday auC
first spell Of rosl cold weather which the Poto-
mac army has felt, and these tents withou
stoves were somewhat uncomfortable. Army
surgeons, however, assert confidently that tn,
soldier is batter in health without artificial hsa,
Let him have plenty Of clothing, but no fire
40 loHg as he must lead an out door life. |
was 40 intensely cold yesterday that nothiil
was stirring in camp or ia Washington. Mr.
Greeley has been among the soldiers aHd wa
lionzed by some Of them. Here in Washing
ton he hes been very cordially treated. Tn
President and several members of the CIJinc
hsve showed him very marked attentions, s.
that Horace goes back In good spirits.
There is u good deal of .icknesi in Wdsh'ng
ton just now a great deal IN fact. That fright
ful disease The small pox, RACES among civil
ians as we'll IA soldiers. Several well know
citizens are down wi h H. anil some have died o
It. Typh, id fever Is on every street aul il
almost every camp. Our city needs attendin
10 by Board Of Health, though II Is mid
nin'or. There is to- mach cIrelesHe 3, in tn
maj agemsnt Of disease among the soldiers, an,
even within the limits of the city, many shock
ing npisancts remaiu undated Among Il
deaths BY small poN is that IF John William
formerly Of Hartford, CoEE and long connec
oil with the Printing BIIeil here. The Con-
mon Council Of this city AID of Georgetown
have taken measures against the further sprta
Of this dreadful disease.
The banking interest has already secured
very strong opposition in Congress to Mr.
ChAsss plan tf heavy issue Of Treasury not
as currency. Al present it Looks as If the bank
era would have thin Is their own way,
Nallsndgbam, OF Ohio, whose loyalty Ia
long been cOub'ed here is out in the Biltimor
SUs of this morning with a carl, IN which h
declares that "the re:rea. Of the Government
in the surrender OF Mason and Sl'drll was "mD.
disastrous than five years of warfare.
There are two or three inches ot snoS up
the ground this morning, and everything lool
like winter. The roads in Virginia are in
splendid condition for the transportation OF a
tll1Ty--hArd and smooth as q floor. QUp.