Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-24

il came about that when these spaIrlng
matches took place, to which reference has
been made, CONFESS was induced to take
a part not favorable to Fessenden. He
says that sometimes Sumner would walk
over to his desk and ask him to say Il
word or two on his side Of the case. For
so doing, Fessenden arrived at a heat
hate of CONFESS. Of this fact, however,
CONFESS was not fully apprised until
Fessenden succeeded to the Treasury De-
partment. CONFESS says he was glad
when this appointment was made; as he
believed Fessenden was well experienced
from the head of the Finance Committee
of the Senate. And although, as Chair
man of the Finance Committee, Fessenden
had reported in favor q of q wholesale
taxation of the mines, against Conness'
earnest protest, the "only sober Senator
was very much astonished when he learn
ed of anxious readiness of the new Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to turn out every
treasury appointee in California whom
CONFESS had recommended into place.
CONFESS claims that President Lincoln abb
solutely forbid this line of action which
Senator Fessenden so much desired to
pursue. So CONFESS appointecs remained
intact. Respecting the cause Of Fessen-
denis dislike to Sumner, CONFESS thus en-
plains: Fessenden is jealous lest Sum-
ner be esteemed the head of the New
England Delegation. Summer - says
Conness-has been q Republican because
he loves human freedom. Fessenden has
been a Republican because he comes from
New England; his votes are very black,
in accordance with the views Of an over
whelming majority of his constituents, but
his talk in the Senate is very conservo-
tive" Sumner-says Conness-is q no.
ble-souled man Fessenden is n damned
mean man.
CONFESS is a great admirer of Stanton.
He says there can be no doubt, Stanton
has saved millions upon millions to the
Government by his merciless moving
down of the thieves. Every army swim
dies hates him /; and a heap Of those crea-
tures-remarked Conness-were spotted
and spitted by the grim old Secretary of
War. Stanton is u man of curious and
pungent prejudices. The sober Senator"
illustrated this remark by calling to mind
the account of the arrest of q swindler by
the name of Hunt, at Fortress Munroe-
q case in which John p. Hale took a
~discreditable part, Notwithstanding he was
backed up by the moral endorsement of
Reverdy johnson! CONFESS had occasion,
sometime afterwards, to recommend to the
Secretary of War for an appointment q
man of the same name-Hunt. Hunt !
Hunt! Hunt! It's a cursed bad name!"
exclaimed the Secretary. but, this man
Hunt is Of the right stripe" persuasively
urged the California Senator. We'll, it's
a cussed bad name the man ought to
change his name" I was not informed
whether in this instance CONFESS procured
the appointment he was hunting for.
Stations prejudices-says Conncss-arc
founded in a principle of right ; but some
times it is amusing to notice how they
sweepingly influence his judgment. He
has got a prejudice against the Germans;
because one regiment OF Germans had to
be d~isbandanded on account OF the KEEP
tomania Of its members. 1t was remarked
that there was not q company Of Ger
mans among all the troops lately re-
viewed at Washington. Immediately on
the fall Of Richmond, Stanton carried his
resignation to President Lincoln. He
long before expressed his intention of so
doing on the happening Of the event
which he rightly considered the browning
act of subjugation. Mr.. Lincoln was
overcome by the offer of his Secretary.
No! MOI" exclaimed the President.
tears springing to his eyes-"the country
cannot. afford to lose you yet"
I asked Mr.. CONFESS how it was that
Stanton and Halleck got along so we'll to-
gether; as I remembered that Stanton,
in the New Almaden mine case, declared
that Halleck had been guilty of what
would be called in the Atlantic States
he didn't know what might be the name
for it in California" per- jury" The re-
ply was: Stanton, probably. would not
have had Halleck around, but President
Lincoln became very much attached to
Halleck. Lincoln had no confidence in
his own judgment on military matters. If
he came across anybody whom he be-
lieved to be properly informed, and true to
the cause. he would stick to him through
thick and thin. This was illustrated in
the case of Mcclellan.
Just before his departure from Washing
ton, CONFESS called upon Secretary Sew
ard. He found the Premier PROSTATE on
his bed, and under injunctions to onvers
with no one. Seward begged the Senator
to take a seat, and said: al am under
orders from my physicians to talk with no
one. But I am glad YOU have come to
see me before you took your departure for
California. Unjust talk a little with YOU"
His jaws were supported by a steel frame
which was fastened over his head; keep
ing the joints and muscles in proper place
and facilitating utterance. His right
cheek was still swollen up the swelling
being nearly half the dimensions of his
head. 1t seemed that Mr.. Seward partic-
ularly desired to say that nothing had
given him such pain rs the current ex-
pressions of distrust in his political integ-
rity. He said that it had been most trying
for HIM to remain silent for four long
years under popular imputations OF dis
loyalty to the cause he had confessedly
done so much to make successful by a
Presidential triumph OF the Republican
party. He declared with solemn emphasis
that he had never for one moment wavercd
in his fidelity to the aus of American
Liberty. He had prayed and labored to
keep the country free from foreign war,
that the oligarchy Of slavery might be the
more speedily trampled into the dust.
And q chief meditation while upon his
couch of suffering had been, that his
Heavenly Father had permitted the as
sault of the assassin upon him that in this
very particular he might be vindicated to
the world. Those who have distrusted
me at the North can now see what the
enemies of the Nation think and have all
along thought of me-" 1t was described
as a very touching and affecting scene.
And then the State Secretary talked of
our country as only he can talk. His
words were the announced philosophy Of
patriotism. And he painted the glory Of
the Unions future in s%ententious and