The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-12

ity, our next President will be either Mr.
Lincoln, Secretary Chase. or Gen. Butler. |
Grant may loom up in the same way that
General Taylor did, but it is not now
probable. The country needs salesman
at the head of Affairs more than soldier.
Banks, owing to his wise generalship AND
his large experience in civil affairs, IS
possible candidate in the event of Lincoln,
Chase and Butler failing. Mcclellan is
generally regarded as the probable nomi-
nee Of the Democracy, or.Peace party, as
it has got to be called. It is binted that
his friends will make az effort in Congress
next winter to whitewash his military
reputation-in other words, make . martyr
of him
Speaking of Secretary Chase suggests
the remark that the greatest match matri-
monial of the day is to come of at the
Secretary's mansion on the 18th instant.
His Oldest daughter, Kate, talented, we'll
educated and highly accomplished woman,
is then and there to wed the rich and
honored Governor Sprague, of Rhode
Island-a young and almost boyish- looking
gentleman, who has been Governor of his
State and Brigadier General in the army,
and is now u. S. Senator elect for the
term Of six years. He is one of the rich
est manufacturers in New England. The
groom bas seen about thirty years-the
bride certainly less than twenty-five. The
event is to be emphatically marriage in
high life.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed here
by the true friends of the Administration
at the unconcealed Pro-Slaveryism Of the
Postmaster General, Montgomery Blair.
He recently delivered speech at Rock
vile, Md, not far from this city, in which
be uttered the usual Pro Slavery denunci-
alton of "Abolitionism." He was most
vile in his abuse, and commended himself
greatly to the favor of Slavery worshipers
| and the enemies of the Union. Men who
are accustomed to reason from cause to
effect, and who have an impu!sive sense Of
| abstract justice, Go not hesitate to say that
| the Postmaster should have had his seat
| in the Cabinet made vacant the next day.
But the President has too much Kindness
of heart ever to hurt anybody's feelings if
he can possibly avoid it. 1t is said that
Montgomery is a candidate for the U. s.
Senatorship from Maryland, now held by
Governor Hicks, and which is to be filed
| this winter by Legislature elected one
year ago, and which is supposed to har-
! monize with the Postmaster on the Slavery
or Emancipation question. Frank Blair
| is playing a similar game in Missouri, and
| from the same motives. Two U. s. Sen
ators are to be elected ere long in Missouri,
and Frank wants to be one of them.
We are in the midst of Indian summer,
and, although our sunsets are glorious, the
| season here as whole will not comp pare
with that of more northern ATTITUDES. The
! Indian summer Of Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin is the finest / have ever witnessed.
while that of Pennsylvania is far in
advance Of the Washington exhibition. 1t
is customary here to have this popular
season remain with US until about the first
of December. Your readers, therefore,
who are under the impression that Meade
will do no more fighting before winter,
| can dismiss their fears. There will be
big fight or frst-ciass Rebel skedaddle
before this month goes out. There are
rumors in the air, too, that Grapt and
Thomas will move upon the enemy's works
within the same period.
This city has made wonderful strides
in improvements since / came here two
years ago. A net work of horse railroads
covering the whole city is one of the
fruits of Northern enterprise and the war.
The enlargement and beautifying of the
War and Navy Departments the rapid
progress that has been made toward the
completion of the Treasury Building and
the Capitol; tie erection of two large and
costly theatres, and hundreds of stores and
dwellings the Inauguration of a system
attic street-paving reform /; the abolishment
of Slavery, ana the revision of the Courts
of Justice, are other gratifying fruits
But much yet remains to be done to make
this city what it ought to be. Gambling
houses, drinking saloons, and yet more