Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-10

courtier, q diplomatist naturally huu 81
lie Charles Sumner, though many pee
nile do not know il who are quite ~
innate with him. The man VINO stAnuS
next to MF. Seward in influence with the
president is Mr.. Sumner. and on some
poipts with which slavery is connected,
Mr.. Sumner has the most influence. On
the question of the emancipation Procla-
nation BAR. Sumner stood first. Bot IN
matters pertaining TO our foreign policy MI:
Seward is without rival. He decides All
such matters as a king might do, and con-
suits the president more as courtesy tnan
for anything else. And it is well that II Is
so. Mr.. Seward is an ADLER man than MT.
Lincoln if he is not SO sincere.
THE MARRIAGE OF MISS CHASE.
We are soon 10 have a distinguished
wedding 10 Washington. Miss Chase is IN
a few DAYS to become the wife OF Senator
Sprague, of Rhode Island. 1t IL IA happy
match, and the distinguished couple have
| found that the course of true love does
NOT run snoothe even among people who
are very wealthy or very distinguished; but
they are on the right road to another con-
ciusiou-Ihat alrs we'll that ends well. /
believe verify that this is n true love match,
and Mss Katie has many warm WELL
wishers in this city. ! suppose that one
| of our newspaper Jenkinses would write
column upon this subject. but ] have no
gifts in that direction. Besides, Miss Chase
should have the privilege of gettinR mar
ried like any respectable qniet body, II she
is the daughter of the wOrld.renoWned
Secretary of the Treasury.
TIE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
By the way Salmon P Chase is a grow
! ing maa, not alone in this land but
throughout the world. This nation does
no, begin TO appreciate him yet. am
sorry TO say that with most of our public
men thu nearer you get to them the less
YOU like them. Their faiiiugs aud weak
nes.es come out in such q strong light that
one is disappointed and grieved. 1t is not
so with Mr. Chase. The nearer you get to
him the more you hre compelled to admire
his character. He is rigidly honest man.
His abilities are great. lie has the finest
| intellect,-the grRndest Of any man con-
nected With this administration. There are
craftier, apter men in the cabinet than the
secretary of the treasury, but there is
no, 30 broad an intellect in Washington as
his. Some people say chat Mr.. Chase is
pushing for the presidency: can't see it.
| lie has been very qniet, has been hard At
work til! he went home to vote, and then
he was entitled to a Hat ering reception
1 HOW sECkeSlUGlsls EAllGA Al
The rebels in this vicinity are cougratu-
latiug themselves with the story that Burn
side has been ''cut to pieces" in Eastern
Tennessee. The eight near Philadelphia is
what they refer to, and they have a south
ern version OF the affair which looks quite
encouraging for rebeldOm. 1t is wonder
full to see how these enemies of the gov
eruTuent live along upon its bounty, and
yet glOat over every disaster TO its cause.
know of dozens of secessionists in Wash
iugton who have made immense fortunes
out Of the war, and yet these same men
dScry the Union cause, aud secretly rejoice
when our armies are repulsed. The de-
partments are not careful enough in giving
out their contracts. Here the rebels are
more successful than Union men in OBJ
tanning them. But it is very difficult to
bring conclusive evidence against the 10y
atty Ofany man. He will put on the face
Ut patriot when he is after Il job, aud
then when be gets it will spend his profits
in the company of those who denOunce the
Government.