, 1863-01-21

rt6ult III tne oFEflnloW OF OUT eueAAe5'
hopce I have met two OF three bright faces
in the course Of the day. "Why, c6eerful:''
to one ~ have faitl. III the righteousness Of
the cause" "Why 60 checrfuls':: to another.
u believe in the people, Another still, de-,
be our salvation. Upon the tl,rce answers
taken together re can reasonably build. The
cause is right; tie people are determined to
maintain it; md if, US The official words OF
JEFF. Davis and his organs indicate, the South
will accept nothing short Of separation, there
will be another uprising Of the people, which
will sweep away those who prated ofsloughlngg
of New England, and those who sing paste.
rails abont sspeace when there Is no peacc;"
when there can be no peace till the military I
power Of the South has been prostrated. 1t
Is not tie first time that have looked to the |
from CoppcrLead treachcry-wlen the Gov
erumeat hung back from the one step needful
for SUCCESS. |
1s TIE CABINET TO De CuASGED?-sTRAWs.
Ton may begin to scout my. forc.ookixgs as !
to q change In the ministry since the Cabinet |
still stands and not even rumor successfully
aesai1s it. But tho forces that work out of
sight arc increasing rather than g a1@mlnls9lng MIN
arc still Represented here in person and By
letter. Mayor Opdyke and David Dudley
Field arrived this morning. Judge White re-
mains; and one who has seen many Congress
men intimately in the course Of the week
snys, that In the resolution Of both Houses,
greater than he anticipated, there is hope.
The President is closeted with himself, con-
silcring the question. Forty hours ago
lie asked Senator whether the people ap-
proved the caucus rcsolntions-expressing
doubt himself, to be sure, in consequence,
doubtless, of Stewards aflrmations, but show
ing that the matter is under consideration.
s HORACE GREELEY IN WASHINGTON.
g." Horace Greeley returns to-day to New York
and the Ifitune on Monday will, It is to be
presumed, exhibit the results to himself Of
his visit to Washington. Since his arrival
here, he has been, exposed, It am correctly
informed, to SO hot q fire from his friends, d.
rected ut the one vulnerable part OF this news
paper Achilles, that there are grounds for hop.
Ing that he will encase it in the iron armor Of
war when he next puts pen to paper. On the
other hand, his conversation has had the effect
to impress nil who have TALKED with him with
the urgency Of Impending peril to the country
and the necessity Of immediate action to save
it. And there ia reason to believe that the
effect Of Ills intercourse here, upon himself
will be eingularly enough, to enhance instead
Of destroying Ills confidence In the future. If
so, he is the first man to whom Washington
has given that great boom. The reason may
be that his words stimulated IN others 1 ths
what he brought"
| ASSISTANT SECRETARIES WATSON, TUCKER AND
woLCoTT.
| On the ed inst, the year for which the Of.
t fees Of additional Assistant Secretaries of
War we're created expires, and Messrs. Wat
| son and Tucker become private citizens. Kr.
Watson, to whom, IFS is well known to his
! friends, the duties Of his position hare long
been irEsomc as well as exceedingly arduous,
! looks forward to the day Of his release with
| Joyful anticipations, ind will under no cir
cumstauces consent to hold office again. He
| las been g faithful public servant from the
time he rclinquishca q gainfnl profession tor
salary, almost half Of which he has been
consuming in carriage hire in order to save
time for lis work. The earliest man in the
office, he has been the latest to leave 1t; has
/ denied himself sleep; las entirely neglected
his private afiairs; bus, in 4 word, given him
self body and soul to the country; while he
has been Assistant Secretary Of War The
man, and was considered by its occupant, q
mere clcrkship. It had temptations to q dis
honest man, to be sure, but none for Alr, Wat
son. He conld hare no selfish purpose tc
serve, aud be retires with ali unblemished rep
utation. Whatever enemies he may havt
made are the rascals whose schemes he lat
thwarted, and perhaps few honest men te
whom be has spoken at times somewhat mort
sharply than official courtesy would warrnnt
few others, perhaps, to whom he has unNit
ting1y done injustice By speech or BY action
in An anxiety not to compromise himself o.
the Government, which led him sometimes tt
; be oyer+susp1cfous and oycT-yfgilant.
Had the energy, sing1encss Of purpose, ant
yigor of will which characterize him, AMI
which in tho earlier days Of his connection
upon his superiors, belonged to the Secre
tary Of War, to the same extent, his depart
| 1nent would have been administered upo1
right principles instead Of upon transIen
and untrustworthy impulses.
As regards Mr.. Tucker am so unfortunate
as to be able to say ycry little good. Il hay'
not The pleasure Of his acquaintance, but Ian
told that his manners are III striking confirms
with those Of his superior, and Of some Of LII
associatcs. Hc Is q smooth spoken, oily man
whose precise work In the department no on
in or ont Of it knows, and who enjoys an un
/ 1t has hitherto been difficult to state, for tn
reason as is said, that he is shretTd enough tt
cover up his tracks. How long this may be th
case Is uncertain. WhateTer be has done as AZ
| sistant Secretary OF War has been in the matte
ofwatertransportation Idonotknow that b
is "a candidate for rc-appointmcnt in case til
Law constituting Assistant Secretaries shoui
be continued another year, but I have rcasol
to believe that if nominated he would not b
| confirmed. There are indeed Senators VIII
think that he has never been confirmed; bu
| am told that be las the commission in hi
possession, and that he takes the ground tha
the pending motion for rcconsideratio
Of the vote BY which he was confirmed die
with the session.
Mr.. Wolcott remains Assistant Secretary {
War, his Office being permanent one unles
| he resigns In consequence Of the III hcalt
which has prevented him giving much atte1
| tion to his duties since his appointment an
las kept him at i distance for the larger pal
Of the time.
EsuFn IL THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
|
II Tour editorial criticism Of Mr. secretar
4 Usher before his appointment was deene
y unjust ut the time Of its appearance By man
r here, who now see the force Of Its sngge
f;ons. The Republicans who opposed Judg
Holt on the ground that the place belonged
4 thcir party and belonged to the Northwcs
n not realizing that the real contest was betWee
g him and the successful aspirant, arc bcginnin
The heads Of bureaus in the Interior Depart
mcnts who signed paper recommending th
Assistant Secretary for promotion in the hor
that he wonld keep his promise to rcorgani1
the whole department upon loyal basis we,
woful1y disappointed. More than quarter
n. whom he retains are the legacy Of the 81
chanan administration. One head Of burea
who wos in correspondence with his old Sc
y retary Thompson aftcrhe Joined tho rebellion
whom Secretary Smith refused to remove, {
!, the ground that sunset Sam is supporter
i i The Goyernment. q is this old 1esk. The
zs hare been three or four nnImporta'
: changes, all :. Of which, I believ
/ were determined upon last mont
That Is all which has been done, and that
e. all. In the opinion Of those who ought
rs | know best, which will be. done. It may
~ L safely taken for granted that if new Seer
=. tary makes no movement toward refor
at within 4 fortnight after he takes his portfoli
al he will nuke none at all The easy chg
be grows easiereyery day and there Is less disp
sition to entertain dlsagrecable questions. ?
&C. all critics the veteran Office holders auswt
j, ns he sinks back into his cushions. is, In
feet: "lct well enough alone" Even u
ut Chase does less and less, monthly, to clean
nd his department, nerer thoroughly purged
those who not being for the country, arc,
IT. NIL fair rules, to be considered among its e1
nd / mics. While thus the principles On viii
ro | Secretary Smith administered his departme
~ sim reign there, his family enjoy their
niEn sEay-two sons, ono the chief clerk
nepbew, and fear to gay how many consi
In and cthtr relatives. The nepotism of sml
Of gcardalous as it was, "still lives"
tn What He Saw and 4ae0rd.
=. Editors Chicago Tribune: ..
Ihayo been spending few days in and NJ
At Memphis, and took some pains to learn
H. temper Of the South. I conycrscd with int