The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-03-16
WASHINGTON coRREsPoNDENcr

FRIEND PARKER II wish you had not
made that promise to your readers on the
strength Of 'No'es by the Wav,'it it would:
have saved me the unpleasant, and sum-
pese useless task OF making an apology ::
which above all things else hate to do
especially when can't make coed one
1t would be no use saying there was moth.
ing to- write about here iu' Washington, and
yet it is'seldom Find any thing Of sufficient
Importance to form subject matter Tor a, let-
ter.
10 say have not had time would be as
poor an excuse. 1t may he sufficient to saw
that / hare beon, gone from. Washington i.,r
some time: and when returnedsm lpatienee
Vas tried in the same waJ that Jobs was
and | could not write.
However think faithfulness in future
VIII be better than apologies for the past.
Inc only excitement that has been since
came here, is over dash Gen. K,loa,rick
mas made on Richmond. Fur few DAYS
a. has been anxie.y and. expec ,a,ion, and
the streets have bcen- full OF all sorts of RI
mors ill to day the report comes that he
has cat Lees Rail Road and releyruuh com
"1ncat'"n> wi h Richmond, droy. the enc
my INTO 'he inner works around the rebel
capi al, and has Eel! back and .or,ned q Juno.
ton with Ben Bu'!er On the Peninsula.
There las been il good deal Of military
d'sP'ay here CAUSED by he passing back and
t"rh Vi re~ei!isted Regiments. 1t is said
tha' nearly. three. fourth, Of the Army 81
~ omac are IL en',.tn,S rhe>e W eran-
all move heir loft legs with the utmost ure
c,ssior.
Washington is agrcat military depot; the
streets are lined with supply trans, the
iisa hoaJs are loaded with. supplies there
's'mMerial in the city for ten hundred Ma,
|Jor Generals. and no prospect OF tho supply
oeihesany less.>
mere never was 80 many stmu.crs in
Washington as a, present, all wanting te
emorac" the first opportunities. | vas al.
ways baslAu|, but when !. ge, back, to. Min
noso'a aga'nii opportunities presen, them
selves shall embrace SOM oue
There is woDls riuI interest taken !,
the government every ,uap wants to d,
something for it. if it pays good. and il
many instances it. does pay.
The favorers OF tho gov rnment fall l;k,
five cent cri into a'eontrbution basket, 81,
lently but not usseen,,
Our old friend G. n. Harris "who for.b,
bled md died" ut the bat,ie Of Cuil's Rut
i" r ceiving ) 100 per month as clerk in ,lil
Qnar1ermaster Generals office
! To~ne is in the pay,naSter:s. dc pa,,1aen
| suppose doing well.
Everybody is on tho President maxim.
question now, and old Abe stands first. Il,
would bs bad policy to trade horse. white
VIC are only halfway up tho hill.) Severa
names are talked OF but none seems TO sni,
So we'll. Seward. is u capital Try nurse. Il.
|siDgs
"tlichdilie III ldlc.
The Cat and the fiddle
Tho COW jumped over The mo D."
tSthe EagIisa, and
''Dudle ma duck
DIdle ma dec"
70 the French and gives Johnny Bul! ca,
mp. and Louis Napoleon, paregoric to keen
them quie. and lie could not be spared
from the stole department.
Chase is on bear hunt in Wales street, and
has to<trace up the finances OF the coua ~
and keep. .tbem-ruan;sg, aud we can, spar t
HIM
Lieutenant General Grant is very popular
but it will be time enough to put him in
our years from now.
The Democracy Of The Five Points and
Nacksevhle h. 70 nominated Ben Wood on
the JEFF Osvis PLATFORM, and ate anxious 10
ie'ect him Immediately but the country
says th*t L*"co'ny Seward, Chase, Grant and
M;Cle'Ian arc all ths right tnrn in the
right places. and l hope they vi;l remain in
'hssr psssea. positions as4ong ~ they are
needed.
Ab"l''onis'n is the most popular sen,i'
ment here n"s, every badly approves OF The
Emsncssnon proc!smatpn DR.. Sunds r.
iA".i preacacs ireei,.n Tor ,as .iav.s m tf.e
very hall, where Canes ami pistols werea~ed
I" keep The Sum ners, and Lov.ia.. quiet
l beard Al ttit.er s.mas ,i,- u.a n.,, ..k.
st,c'i pre"c:.!sig lie wa> ID n he .setiey
Cd tine i ord 4,sd s.ys s..agso do with p,,.,-
t,cS Iagreed wuh ann =, far a. his own
particular p~.i 'es were css..rned tile wss
-. the Mcclellan ssr,ps.) -
MAS some shs, Interested on the s,,,, ).
jecss OF wonss's rights A preacher sal
thas ~ seet3ed woman's eoncource her :,
tai.ivs ps'seps'en efrighs, ard her sense Of
jus ics in au legislation. il order to secure
equal rights and s.ric, jos,ice iusi, cases. n