Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-18

WAsnmoson, March 18th, 1855.
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have cause for congrstulation Before 'n's
W. i was comparatively an easy o'.'...
do 70; but now Il i an affair Of very se''o.
difficulty. A. many Of your 'neap
re.dm> NAV & inclined 70 blame their men,
Der Of Congress for not going At once 70 inc
President, and putting some 'avor''e mat
ter right through. perhaps, ON account q
four dsys which spent in the ante-Room
in /. vain effort to see Mr.. Lincoln (a.though
Vas under the wing Of n. c. may serve
to clear them. Their Representative is to be
pitied, rather thsa blamed. As the sxpe.
ienee of one day. y pretty much that Of ali,
I select Cabinet day, Is upon that occa
sion, saw some Of the dignitaries Of our
land. The esntaemanly dookceper taking
pity upon oar former unsuccessful efforts,
told US We must be there BY nine o'clock, in
order To have any chance. Promptly at the
hour named we made our appearance; and
handed him our cards Matters really looked
very promising; We were among the FIRST
on the list. But just as we had crongratulat-
ed ourselves upon our good luck, five Sens.
tors walked in. Now, be it known to the I'M
initiated, Senators take precedence Of Repre-
sentatives; and no matter how long the lat
ter may have been in the ante-Room, wait
ing their turn, they must give way to Sem
atorial dignity. ] was soon satisfied there
was no hope Of seeing the President, SO be-
ing Of m inquiring turn Of mind devoted
myself to observing the great men who
jost!ed each other in the ante Room and
the sight was at once instructive and anus
ing. Perhaps was reminded of the advice
go forth, Oh my son and see with how lit
tie wisdom the world il governed ]" but let
that pass. From my stand point had good
view Of the Senators as they entered The
two Senators from Nevada-Mcssrs Nye
and Stewart-scemed in fine health and
spirits, and looked as If they might out last
several senatorial terms. The latter is quite
o young man To wear the senatorial toga
but understand he has already made his
mark MS very successful lawyer in his
Young state. and large pract &c is the re-
ward of his professional exertons. Senator
l Footc. of Vermont, is still remarkably hand
some; and, although looking somewhat older
than OF yore, is decidedly more senatorial i'm
his appearance than any one have seen.
SO on Senator Harlan entered While he re
ceivcd with evident pleasure the congratula-
ton Of his friends upon his appointment as
Secretary Of the Interior he did not ppcar
unduly eated thereby. Senator Yates, OF
Illinois, has the appearance Of a fast man
buff may Judge from the time he occupied
in his intcsvew with the President his
looks belle him. Who is that elderly gentle
man with such an air Of apioo.b about him
That is Senator Van Wrinkle from the new
State of West Virginia. do not know
whether he is a relative Of Rip Van Wrinkle
OF famous memory; but he was closcted
long enough with the President to enjoy
nee nap Ny attention was now attracted to
medium sized man with remarkably long
coat which reached nearly to his heels
Upon inquiry found he was Senator Nc
Dongal. of California. He has the rcputa-
ton of being one of the ablest lawyers on
the Pacific coast; and his friends formed |,
high exnectations Of his taking prominent
place among the brilliant men Of the coun-
try. And doubtless his abilities and acquire
ments fully justified such expectations but
his habits prevented their fulillment. Al
min ~
intcrruted by the entry OF members Of the
| Cabncnt
| Secretary Seward looks remarkably we'll
! IL Is really wondeful how he manages TO sur
vivc the creation Of such voluminous dis
patches. While one is induced to T, loire
because he has ceased to ring that bell which,
as he boosted to Lord Lyons, would cause
the arrest of any man in this broad land. "A
glance at the face of the Secretary of War is
enough to force tho conviction upon any
mind the bell rope has not been transferred
TO more gentle hands Can that mild. ven
cradle looking man be the Secretary of the
Navy? Verify il is difficult to believe that
lie Is the head of department that has
played such an important part in this war
But the Cabinet Is i'll session, and | with
draw, wondering how Mr. Lincoln can en-.
durc such numerous and increasing calls up
on his time and attention. Nothing but his
wonderfully elastic temperament enables
him to do so. | am 6, tisfied his earnest de- |
sire to discharge his duty, induces him to
undertake too much; and some friend ought |
to give him the judicions advice about |!
division Of labor which .Iethro gave Moses.
MILITARY MATTERS.
There is no material change in the posi- |
ton OF military affairs since my last. We |
are still without authentic intelligence from
Sherman. although We have very favorable |
news. The silence of the Richmond papers !
Is regarded az very favorable here.
Told operators evidently believe matters |
are progressing fayorably for the Govern |
ment. The decline in gold, or to sneak |
more correctly the advance in grceubat ks. !
Us dne TO several causes besides the favo. able |
aspect of military affairs The popular be- |
lief that the war is drawing to close, has
led 10 unprecedented subscriptions TO the |
80 loan, which has two-iold effect
While it checks the sdcculaton in gold. II |
wthdraws large amount Of erernbacks |
from circulation, and puts them into the
government Golfers This dimishes the vol !
ume OF currency. and causes it to appreci-
ate. When the greenbacks, which the gov
erhment has sent to the various armies to
pay off the areas due the troops, return again
into general circulation, the effect will be 10
enhance the price of gold; unless in the
meantime We have some great military sue
cesses which are now confidently expected
by the sansuine.
SHERIDAN.
While the news from the Valley does not
luily confirm the report Of Shcridan's yicto-
~ over Early, enough is known to warrant
the belief that his campaign opened very
successfully. It is very doubtful, however.
whether he will be able to capture Lynch
burg or sever the railroad communication be
tween that point and Richmond. Lee will
strain every nerve to keep open such COM
,Onc Nc arn loft A., him, a.,I Nc 4 -. |