The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

SAYSOFI FIT-DONNELLY'S MODESTY A ND
HIS CHANCES, FOR RE-EOMINAT TON
WILK MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT WHAT
MRS. LINCOLN 81 Us ABOUT MINNESC.
TANS S-yOSH CA RTER'S NEW INVENTIONS
nc.
WASHINGTON. April Is. 1864.
To the jsj,tor NJ the Pioneer:
There was great excitement here YESTERDAY
and the day before, such as has not been seen
since the battle OF Bull Run. Amusement
seemed pictured on every face, aud Us the peO-
pie ran up and down the avenue everybody
was asking, What is the matter? Is anybody
hurt?" Thousands, in the most distracted
manner, rushed up TO the White House, where
they found the President pale and perplexed,
and unable to tell one little story. MURRAY
was tho only one who could tell the anxious
multitude anything about it.
MY c. said he in his usual euavity of
manner. who ever heard of the like before
Hi, it never occurred once since the founda-
ton of the government Just think of it--five
good fat United States Offices vacant, and three
new Major General. wanted, aud not .arry
wAsnBuRSE left to fill em!"
All" sad Uncle CYRUS, 81 used to tell EN-
in Maine, and Illinois, and up at Minneapolis,
in Minnesota that some time on other it would
come to pass when thereu be sjsoys crap of
WAsHBcENEs TO carry on the government"
''Yes" said poor old ABE, II saw the dan
ger Of that, and so l scut NY private secretary
down to tell Geu. -SEYMous to 20 into Florida
and hunt up a WAsHBUEys to represent that
State; but somehow or other they are very
scarce where .he-e Is any -eLe!s or Sighting
going Gu.
It il impossible 20 break down truly great
| mind, While waiting for tic decision of Con-
| gycs>s 1pon his Indian claims Uncle CYRps has
gone to driving stage from Port Tobacco to
Brandy Station. He manages by great exer-
! ton - make both points several times daily.
He carries under his seat two great demijohns,
| one called "Opidildock," the other penny
royal tea" He drives with an air of great
| sOiemnitv and has several times been mistaken
| for Lord LYONS. Now aud then the demijohns
| upset the stage and it is 8 charming sight to
witness the dignity and solemnity with which
Uncle CYRUS gets up out the ditch aud pro
ceeds to re adjust his vehicle
1
| speech on immigration, Is doing very we'll. He
| lad committed it to memory very we'll, and
| got it nicely printed but OLO ABs told MUR.
RAY that if it took enigrants as long to get
here as it did DONNELLY to make up his piece
| fw would ever get here until they got so old
| that they might just as well keep right along
| to the next world. The President, however,
has o high notion of DoNNELLY's originality
| and ability. He said DONNHILY's statistics
/ were more original than his ideas and that b 8
ideas OIL immigration are the same original
ideas lie first heard ou that subject when he
| was q boz.
| He said, however, the whole thing reminded
him of little story Of fellow out in Illinois,
| who stole a blind horse and sold him to the
l owner by means of max ng him Nd" with a
! glass eye. For shrid he. "every member
of Congress from the West for the last twenty
| years has been making about the same speech -"
| DoNNEII.Y Is bound to have the credit for
everything that is done here for Mnnesot;ans
The Secretary IF War told Gov RAMSEY. Mr.
| WINDOW and Mr.. DONNELLY, when they called
ON him to procure the return of he First Regi-
ment to Minnesota that he would grant the
| request only upon the express condition. that
| IGNATTUs LOYOLA should have the whole credit
| oil procuring the order and they acceded to the
| terms; and so the statement was inserted in
| the Chronicle to the effect that DovNErLY
| was entitled to the entire credit OF this
! indulgence of STANTON to our veterans Ig7sG-
! fiMs was very mad about it, rs he saws almost
| every one believes he wrote the article himself
| and procured its insertion for BurcOmbe No
man who knows IGNATtuS intimately would
| ever accuse him of writing n0ticrs of himself,
or CT his doings, for The papers. for like Capt
| FISK. he lacKs the self f-conceDce---Se Is too
modest.
AS for DoaNELLY's nomination, it is looked
| upon here rs sure thing. He
| must surely get all of ALDRrCR's friends, for
| every body knows be did the Ju;r thing by the
| Colonel, even if be was not elected Senator. If
| the Colonel had had a few more friends who
| could have rerforme6 as much as IGNAT1Us
promised, he would nave beaten RAMsEY out Of
| sight for the Senatorship. Gov. RAMSEY and
| his friends will all go for him as notwithstaud-
| ing any arrangements which it is said he made
to support Colonel "A, they know that now
DONNELLY avOws himself ian original RAM
| sew man "--they have his word for it and It is
as good as hisno More than all isn't he sat-
isfied with the crumbs that fall from RAMsEYs
table. The St. Paul Prss must certainly eup.
port him, as buth WHEE1OCk and DRIsCoLL
are under obligations to him for aid and coas-
fort in the memorable contest between the
Union and Press for the State Printing. II is
| understood also, that Bill MURRAY has pledged
him his entire support. Now, don't you agree
with me anOut his denomination?
WILKs last ascension to reconnoitrc the Ar
my of the Potomac came very near being fatal
to him. The wind blew very high and almost
blew the whole party out of the balloon.
WILK's hat was blown some distance but was
eventually found and speedily recognized by
an exceedingly large brick that was found in it.
WnK is now taking lessons from Judge Day
in the noble science of miscegenation.
Since LOUIS ROBERTS slept with the Presi-
den his claim against the Indians is all right
The President declares that man who per-
formed such gallant and distinguished services
against the Indians should be paid any amount
he may ask. Secretary USHER must either &c
knowledge the aim or resign his position.
But we will change the subject. Mrs LIN
coin protests that these Minnesotians are ac-
auiring too much influence over the Presi,ent.
She SAYS she could have stood MIR. MURRAY's
familiarity with the President but that it is too
bad that be must insist on bringing every, Min.
pesotian. every old Indian trader or railroad
specuatcr that comes to w ,shingt0n to sleep
with the President. She SAYS that the cham
bcrmaid finds it impossible to keep the bed
clean and that the President has been seized
by one of those cutsneOus disorders which are
followed by incessant and intense muscular ac-
tivity applied to particular portions of the
BODY Her last trouble has been the introduc-
ton of Mr. JOSH CARTER Into the Presidential
Mansion He introduced himself He las
given the President an in crest Of half mil
lion in his new Eolian Eleya,o~ He shows the
way it works to any Minnesotian who will loan
him five dollars. Ii is something like the old