The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-03-25

tOu-Their itecePiiOn-What
TJaey Did and what They
Didn't-EstabIishn Of an
Iudrmary for Major GcurrHis.
WAsaISGroS, March 10, 1868.
The city OF Washington is doing as well
rs could be expected under the circunstan'
ces- .--.--....... ....---..-..l!,
The NXXvII Congress has passed away,
sud no great grief is felt as to its depaHure.
The Senate has done large business in
appointments, and small one In
rejecting them. The quality OF dlsorimina'
ton was not displayed. The confirmation
OF Cassius NJ. Clay as Minister to Russia,
was to get rid OF him. He had lecome
bore OF mamouth proportions. In military
matters several squirts have been made zen
erals, and, Of course, some good men reject
ed. The people themselves are much to
blame for this. The amount OF lying
brought to bear upon our amiable President
is terrific. 1t is not singular that he is
sometimes confused.
In official circles, as they call the crowd
at the War Office AID Wizards, there IS
much confidence that Gen Grants work Will
come out all right. At the same time, 'earS
are generally entertained that the rebels
are doubling on Rosecrans. Grant has been
more successful than any other General IN
SO scattering his forces, as to allow the
enemy to pruuuce upon part OF them with
his whole iorce; and il, while he Is feeling
around Vicksburg, the rebels should evacuate
and fall with hIll force upon Rosecrans, l
don't see Grants victory. Rosecrans holds
the post OF danger.
Our excellent old General>in- Chief, the
somnolent Haleck, is not in the most anna
ble humer in the world, and the same thing
is to be said OF the judicious, agreeable, and
afiectionate Stanton. Ttey are SAID to DO
an enormous deal Of "cussn and swearln'
when they are together. All the great men
here, except Chase swear like pirates. Even
the President occasionally INDUCES in mild
d--m! Seward swears double and twist
oalhs, and smokes like pit, not to speak ol
the ''smiles he takes" 1t is very sad.
There was very large, not to say big
thing the other day. 1t was the fashion,
YOU know, Tor some time, Tor played out
Off .els to make bee line Ter Washington,
and get into the bosom OF Father Abraham.
! They were always inte cribably anxious ior
some thing to do, to save this perish,ng couh
try. In point OF fact they didn't do it-nct
much. But the collection Of the debris oil
our bad generalship about here was often
sive. 1t was especially a bore to General
Halleck to have the bestarred deiuncts rush
ing about here with their stats, making a
! nuisance of themselves. 1t was not comfort
able to have fifteen or twenty Major Gener.
ais stopping at Wilard's, each with "p!an,"
covering the major part Of out doors, 10
bring the war to al end in ninety days, and
all more or less ln!esting the White House.
The consequence was, the exemplary Hal
ieck who is a big brick, and occasionally
carries small brick in his hatissued an
order, forbidding officers to visit Washington
without orders. In It's terms, the fact was
intended especially for the officers OF highest
rank
But what should we have last week bu'
an overflow of Major Generals, NC, from
Cincinnati. The Buell. Commission, supposed
some months since to have been moribunc
well it busted, or took turlough--ano
Major General Lewis Wallace, and Major
General e. o. Ord, and Major Don Piatt
Judge Advocate, suddenly appeared at the
cauiIal OF their country. They had bust
ness OF the most extreme Importance Will
the BreSlQent, OeHeIHl>ilNShleit oeSiSs~y
t War, and nearly every body else
Major General Lewis Wallace had pal
= of old saddle bags iull OF resolutions oil tn
? City Council OF Cincinnati, and of the Leg
6 islsture of Ohio and perhaps OF other hodle
largely informed OF the merits OF ml'tar.
G cbietains; and some copies OF L, buchanan
Reads Atlantic Monthly article on the san
, culinary .'s,ege of Copcinnati," in who
!, General Wallace distinguished himself b.
that penetrated 10 within a mile and ha
OF our outer pickets. The main obj ct {
$ the visit o Major General Lewis Wallace
r Washington, as matter OF course, was con
pected with the business of the Buell. Com
}. mission, But incidentally he wanted to la
II his literature before the President, and Sc
cure brand new department in Texas, C
the Moon. Major General Ord and Majc
Pistts business was not so well defined =
Or The Major, it is thought sought an oppol
G tunlty to fill his belly with the east wind, =
II lie might have been induced, II he bad bee
is given time, to make a slight speech iro
some noble portice The Major GeHer'
II thought the Washington atmosphere goo
If for bronchial affection; besides, he wante
some steamed oysters.
'I The Buell. Committee arrived on Satu
g, day (Don Carlos was not along), and rusl
ed to the arms OF llalleck and Stanton
" The reception which they got was by
&c means cold. In fact, it was hot. The tr
;. inquiry was--"Weli, what in hi and d.
N are you doing here?' Stanton swore
at would cashier the whole crowd-yes he
n be d d if he did not have the should
straps off of them--double stars, gold leav
e. and all. 1t is reported that he suggest
f. the death penalty. But Gen. Wallace al
Major plalt escaped by reason OF their ro
n ing commission as President and Judge A
1t yocate Of the Buell. Inquiry. 1t authori7
them to travel where they pleased, a
vi there fore cut under the general order exclu
ly ing loa ers from Washington. They we
~. told as they had authority to travel to do
y without delay. They called for hack III
al their cheerful interview with ualeek a
urged the driver TO the depot. The trt
was gone however. But when the next 0
started they were punctually on hard, a
ce have no doubt they are in Cincinnati
of this time, discharging their important fur
lions according to The best OF their abili
n am informed that upon leaving Washlngt
or their countenances were expressive OF i
utmost solemnity and Satisfactorily, w
TX lace did not get TO see the President at
ms and returned with his stock OF literature
I tact. 1t is 10 be regretted that the Pre-
h> dent was not brought to the point of read
, the article on the siege OF Cincinnati. 1t
wonderful work of art.
~. But the grief is to come. Poor Ord! II
bo- shall describe his fate? Stanton said th
was no use talking. SOMEBODY must be ms
an example Of. He pitched upon Ord,
lowered with Indignation at the idea Of
, a Major General visiting Washington wlth'
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