The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-09

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1 coRaEsPoapEnT on AMERICA.
Iwe sivAl pshl'dhaas houses n Boston and Few
Yesk hAse ruhiiahtd sinultaassasly "My Diary
nssth end Goash." By Wn. Howard Russell, The
war cofsspondent a shs knndsn Ttaes. We
make Two txssssts:
AsrAra DINNER At IiHcoLs's WHITE ncUsR. ,
In ms svsnisg repaired 10 shs White Houss
The ssrvaat Who took my has and coaa ssa par.
tSsnaar1y inQuisislve - my name md condition
10 llfe and when As heard was not Nainis,sr he
sssnasd ine'insd 70 qaeesioo ny ngh. 70 be thers
ot the Cahinet sud thar wives ana dsuehtsrs dining
hsre 70 day." Rsenioa'lg b sslaxsd. iastrsclsa
me h9w to p.acs my hat % that it WSu,d be ex
pased to no indisaty, and informed ma that was
ufsiinsry character. There was no parade OF dis.
ptsy NO auneuncsmAnt-uo eEsssd sisireass with
liz Inverted hsrAlds, Gacxmi.tisg aud trsuslsting
ones natae ffsm landing 10 landing 1fora the ua-
preteEdAoS anie chamber = wsik aeroes ths lofty
hail led us TO the reception rssaa which was the
sans 81 thss IN which tas rres,dsn hold his ntor-
visw yesterday.
kfa. Lincoln was s,re.sy seated :, receive hsr
guests. Abe Il OF tee nldse sse and bright, Of q
piump1ess desererstag 70 the eraboapoiat natural
70 her eatss her 1c..mss are pssiI, her nosa and
1as sAsa cl rn ordinsFy sypa snd her taasnsss and
sess ssssss hs2say, s..s.ess aaEsxs q y ias g
so1astAjnk esose Shan plsin ~ I3seclns S{s sifs
Of The nii0cis lawyer; she b pfcfuss IN the intro.
dustfau of the woFd 'sis" In Usry sentsnes, which
II now a1mct M AEslicssism confined to certain
clAmes. although 1t was oucs - common Ia knslsad.
ler creas shall not Aftsmpt TO dsscsi though /:
was very gorgeous AID highly colorei. She han
died . fsa with uEuah energy, display ing Ioand.
weli.proport oued arr1. and was aaofped with sone
simsis sevsiry. Mira Lincoln struck me n baiag
desirouz of making herself Agreeable; aud l own l
was sgSeeabl disappointed as tha secsSxioaift la
Giey At Washington ksd been amusing themselves
by anecdotes which csud scarcely have bsea
founded on fact.
Several Of tins ministers had already arrived; by
and by all had come, aud Tie party cny waited for
General Scott who aaei TO De tbs represents. i've
man ID Washington cf tie monarehias idea. and to
absorb some Of ika fssing which is svished The
picsures and memory, II cot on tie monument, OF
" Washington. WEile We were wasticg. Mr Sewal d
tocz rouad and IL ,roduesd me to the ministers
and 10 iheir wives ana dsn nshtsra Among the lst-
ter Miss Chase, wco is very attractive. xgress5is,
aud sprishtly. Her father, the finance minister
struck me as one Of tbs most Intelligent and dssia-
suisEed persons Ia the whole Asemblsge; tsii, Of
= COED presence, with q .veE formed head q tine
forehead, a1d facs indicating energy and power.
There Il peculiar droop sna motion OF the lid OF
one eye-which seems to hsve suffered from some
mjary-that detraota from the agreeable effect of
has face; but, on tbs whois, lie u ons vino would
Lot pssi quits unaotiSs5 ia European crowd o.
the same description.
In tas whole .sss,ahisse thsre was nat a ss1sp
eYauis.tss of al cd nsyd officer who bad gerves.
against as in the las. wa, and WHO Yspreseatsd
some btanch CT The aaTai departneat hor we're
tue Minister'S kY E.3y s1s femxI aoe !or their
psrgoaas Appearance.
MR. CaS.eson, The &. .c.s:arY fcr War. q slight
man, sbove tas Ei 4die heg with gcsy hair. Geep
ss. keen yfsy eyss, aad { tain mouth, gave fae tie
idsA of psrson VI ability and sdroilness. 2,scsi-
lsagae tie secretary of tbs xavy, s small iuan
vita s:ea: long gray beard AID Epeesscss did
not los Ike oae OF much originality sbiiits !;
bat people who know NJ Weiss dsaisro that hs
IL possessed Of sd.sinistr4tiys lower, although
they sdsait that be aoss not know ih5 stem from
the Stern Ct q sh.p. and sse In dsntt uhethss hs
ever saw the IN his lifs. M. E:2sib, TIE
Aicistsr Of the Interior, fs bright eyea, smart
Il use the word in the English sense gentle
uaan, with TIE reputation Of being ons CT the
most conservative members of the aSiaet -
Hr. Blair, tbs Postmaster GeasGal IL person
Of maen gsez'er il d lence shan his Eosiai'n would
iatiests. lie hss tiss reputation Il oeing one Ct
The NEST Determined !{epu5iiess IN tho minis p;
ui be Eela peau isr notions with reference to .4s
black asa the " aite rscea which, il csrtsi out,
wouid not bJ soy nssSas eo2cuce. to the eonlfor.
or happiness of frss negroes Ia tse United States
He Is tsll lean nisa, VII hsfd Scotch, praofi-
esilaoaaG hsad-aa a4gil for ideas to be ham
nsrel %. His eyes Suaali assi deeply <si, ali
have set.iss expression; sad he speak, wtih
tio1, as tAoGSh hs wsssaed every word before he
uttered it, 1lse last Of the ministers is Esr g.tss
stout. thick set, communicating man with lN 90
heard, vh, fiis the tfiss Of Ailoraey General
Soms of tne gentlemen " re ia evening eress. 9th.
ers wcre blsck irSck coxs, whioh i. seams as ia
Turkey. considered to ks ea rexie Al Rep ubli-
can ministerial dinner.
In the conversation which eeearred before din.
ner wss amused 10 obsarvs the manner in VIII ch
Mr. Lincoln uet the anecdotes for rieh ne is fs-
mo Where lien b ed In courts accustomed 10
tLe orld, or ver.sd III dipicmacY, weu uss scms
suossTfcSa o. Wouii r1SEe polite speech CT give
8 sarug Of tbs saoudeca Sd he naesns ef getting
Gus Of sn embarrassing p, s.ioa. M Leoln raise
g i:us h ny scUl6 bold Wes.-c1uIfry sneedote and
N s7es fl in the cioud # rasuinert produced by
his joke. Thus. whsn M. Eates was rez,on.
s:rztrg spaareHtly ssairs. the arpoinsmen. OF
s1faa ineii,er. at lawyer to place O: jsdcisi Inn
portsnse, the President iniesposed with, Come.
nov, Bales he's 40. half as bad Is you think Be-
sidss tcat mat tell you he did Eas good tari1
| long kgo. When took 10 tie law MAS gong 10
court one Eaorning, with teu tNsiys mites If
bad read before me, snd hs2 ne h,,rss The Judgs
| overlook rae 10 Sis wagon 'Eoio, Lioao!r ireyou
not geiag to The CouriH1usef Cone IN ard iii give
| yen 3 seat Hsl got II, aid It's u lac went on
reaJEa bis papers Psssentiy ths wagon struck /.
stump on Sne s.ds OF tbs kcsd teen it horrsa eff
| 20 the esher. looked out. AID saw the driver
was srkEg from side f. side ID lis ssat 50 ssys l.
| Judge. think your cosehmaa has hesn takias s
| liltis crop !co much this morning Well do
clare. Lincoln id he, 4 ,nd not narah wonder
If yen are right for he has nssfiy upset ne half
gan OF times since stsrsi2g' fo putting ais sad
oat OF the window, he sscuied. vi by yols iafernai
sccuadcst VI u are dfGnA Urou which pulling
~ Lia horse and turniag roand with great gravity,
tbs ccaehnsn said, by gorTai that's Tie irss right
ful d-cisioa you have gisea for the iGs. Twelve.
m3uts-' Whilst the company were ls.gaing, Ii .
PreFidea. esst qaiet rst-e2t from tbs aeizheor.
hood Ct tie Attcrrsy-Gsaer.i.
Ii was aS iss: Announced ta.t Ge1 Scott was uu-
able 10 Be pIe5ent. and that although actually in
t2e suse, he hsd been cotapsisd TO retire trcs,
inGispozition aad We moved Into the bkr qset.ug
hall hs FIST ssie dizn.r" rs II ia called Of the
Ffesideu., was not remssaabs for ostsns.tien No
Tverisd servants, TO Pefsle Ep endos of ancient
p,s.e. or eAsfs 6aEurs Of siifse,ed round tie
board. Vases of flowers decorated tie table, ccm.
oined with dishes In wha. may be called the Gal O.
Asasricaa" styf. eikh wines which osses their pa.
rsnaee TO Franco. and their fes ring and education
t, ths United States wtish ab,aai in cnaninS
| nu,sss for Scea psodncions Tha conversation
wSs suited 10 The ftae dirner of eahsnet at which
werreu Snd Strangers we're present. / WAS seated
nsx; to Er Bates and the vegy xSeesab.e and ivsiy
hse.etsry of the President xr. EAy, and excepi
when ihafe WIS attentive slenes Saaaed by one
of the Prestiept's stories. there WAS q Babel OF
small talk round the table in which Twas surcrissd
10 haS diversity OF acseni smost a. eyea. 80 ii &
Eur bsr Of foseignsrs had been speaking 1nslish
omi ted the caxas Of Me- Eani.n, the Viss Pr:si.
! dert ss we'd those tf .ess remarkable people
| who wefe present, but IL would net BE- bsecmina
| TO pass over msn Distinguished for nothing -
naeh % his EefSsssEs end cnyAryipG sdhsxon Ia
one political doctrine which has made kis, In cnm.
bsnasioa with tie belsf in LA honesty tie ossu
even. Ct any oec1rrsEce shea may remove Mr..
Lisso.n.
Af.sr dirner Inc iaaiss and gent arnea retired 10
tbs dsawsasfSoa and the cir sIs vas iccrsssad BIZ
tte ascisioa OF several pe,tieisss / had An op.
porsEity OF eEvesn9 W ..h scuss Cf tia nioixfe