Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-07
Washington Correspondent Of the Cincinnati

ring events have transpred, and important
news come to hand. The resignation of Mr..
Chase and the appointment of Dive Tod as
his successor stunned the public mind =
Though Mr.. Chase had, for some months,
given his friends to understand that he in
tendsd at the proper time to retire, the an
nouncement of his withdrawal took even
them by surprise. He chose the close of
the fiscal year to retire. so that his successor
might commence with new year. OF
course the streets are full of rumors as to tn
cause of his leaving the Cabinet. The fact
is. he was kicked out; and as much by Mrs.
Lincoln as by any one else. She was par
ticularlv hostile to the Secretary of the
Treasury, and took every opportunity to
show her dislike. O1e of her ways was to
insult the females of Mr.. Chase'S family by
treating them with marked disrespsct.-
/ Lincoln himself disliked Mr.. Chase, aud the
dislike originated in the marked manner in
which Mr.. Chase manifested his disgust at
Mr.. Lincoln's filthy manners and filthy con
versation at the Cabinet m meetings. 1t is
with Mr. Lincoln as it was with the fellow
who liked his dog so we'll as to make him
his bedfelow: Like me ike my dog
Like me like my Jokes, says Mr.. Lincoln
The latter nauseated Mr.. Chase. and he
took no pains to conceal his disgust at the
vulgarty of the President. Then Mr. Chase
aspirel to the Presdency-to supercede his
superior. Turn up his nose at my jokes,
and aim, also, to supplant me! that is the
hight of disrespect and irgratitude," said
Mr.. Lincoln who quietly set the Blairs at
work to put him out of the way. The thing
has been done.
If the announcement of Mr.. Chase's resig
nation stunned the public mind, how shall
1 express the feeling that followed tho an
uouncem ent that Dave Tod, of Ohio, was
appointed his successor The folly Of the
act took the breath away. The general ex-
clam alton was is Lincoln crazyI The idea
that snch dunderhead, as the late Cover
nor Of Ohio is known to be, should, at such
a crisis like this. be appointed Secretary of
the Treasury, was so wickedly foolish, that
it could not be credited, and vet, while |
am writing this, the Senate is in secret ses
sion on the appointment. 1t is said that
certain distinguished Ohioans, who are here
recommended Mr.. Tod to the President
But some who seem to understand the mat
ter say, that Tod recon- mended himself by
the heartiness with which he enjoyed Mr..
Lincoln's vulgar stories, and by his faculty
for amusing the President by tellisg like
stories. The contrast between Mr.. Chase
and Mr.. Tod in this particular was so strik-
ing that Mr.. Lincoln was drawn to the lat
ter. while he was repealed by the former
Such were the magnetic and moral sympa-
thes that operated upon Mr.. Lincoln to ap-
point Dave Tod as Chase's successor. 1t is
not believed that the Senate will confirm
Mr.. Tod's nomination. Should the Senate
concur, the public finances will soon DO be-
youd tho skill of man to save from utter
pros tration.
Governor Brough. of Ohio, is here, am
told, to protest ysiust the Ohio oue-hun-
h. H.
may have come on here ostensibly for that
purpose, but a Governor, who would be
guilty of the outrage he put upon these
men, by sending them out Of the State, and
into a field not to protect their State,
against invasion, will not hesitate to play
the hypocrite to further deceive and out
rage them.
! General Hunter is reported at the War
Department to have been more roughly
handled by Ewell than was General Sise
by Breckinridg &c having lost all his artillery,
wagon trains &c, besides one baf his army.
lie is said to be making his way. with the
remnant of his army, to the Kanawha river,
General Stahl, am advised, left Martins
burg last last Monday with ten thousand
troops, with supplies for General Hunter,
and after marching twenty miles returned,
! having been informed of General Hunters
disaster. Five hundred of Genera Stahl'S
men are reported to have deserted, and over
one hundred were placed in irons.
General Mosby, of the rebel cavalry, came
into Duff cid, just above Harper's Ferry. re-
Gently, destroyed the depots and stores there
and capturing three companies, of about two
| hundred men, prisoners. 1t was reported, a
week or so ago, that a rebel force was on its
way to Maryland, but nobody gave the re-
port creGence.
| The news received to-day from General
| Sherm an is very discouraging. The gravest
prehensions are entertained for tn 9 safety
of his army. His losses are said to be large
His condition is such as to require him to
attack the rebel intreuchments, as it is too
! hazardous to- do that. than to make a back
ward movement. He must go ahead
Should he be com PEELED to take the alterna-
tive of endeavorng to get back to Chatta
noogo, and can succeed, his army will be
ord cred Immediately to join Grant by way
/ of Washington. In that event, Gen. John |
sion will be compelled to join Lee; in that
wsy it is expected that the whole Military
power of the United States and the Con-
federacy will be gathered about Richmond
and the great and conclusive battle of the
war be fought on Virginia soil.
As the election in Indiana approaches
Governor Morton, who is a candidate in
plain violation of the Constitution of the
State is bartering himself to do justice to a
class Of people, W no have been most shame
fully dealt with by the Government. l
speak of those troops, who enlisted for the
unexpired term of the regiments to which |
they attached themselves. Whatever the
motives of Governor Morton, it is to be |
hoped be may succeed, as good faith to |
those troops require that they should 60 out
with their respective regiments. But the |
observance OF good faith can not be looked |