Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-11
Letter from :. OCCASIONAL
WASHINGTON, April I, 1868

W 4HhAN1AC-h1 a PA@A
.di tors Evansville Journal;
1 have but little time to write, but
,r, oppose 10 say few words.
| left New York last night That city
had been all day in ecstssies over the
fall Of Richmond. The day was bright,
and, to seeming, nearly all hearts we're
light. The grand old flag waved proudly
in the breeze" in all parts Of the city.
Broadway was splendid with fa =. Here,
am told, on yesterday the delight was
no less wild, and tonight there is an
illumination, the like Of which l never
saw before The Capitol stands clearly
out, its magnificent proportions being
outlined in Light. The War Department
seems almost a solid brilliant The
Presidents house, and many private
houses, are ablaze with light Bands are
playing, and a dense mass of moving
humanity througs the avenues and parks.
/ pity the poor, deluded souls who do
not join in this rejoicing over the tri-
umph of the cause of their country. We
may pity them, but we can forgive them
never.
TIE JEFF. Davis Confederacy and the
jeff Davis sympathizers are in their
last agony. Heaven be praisedl So
mote it be.
| called on the Secretary of the Treas
ury this morning. He is evidently i'm
mensely popular, and, venture to say,
viii not disappoint the just expectation
Of thu country. also had az interview
with the new Comptroller Of the Chr
rency, Hon. freeman Clark He il an
efficient officer, and will, think, keep d
close watch on the management Of the
NatioEssii Banks:
1t may be gratifying to some of your
readers, and perhaps not so much to 9th
ers, to know that the Evansville National
Bank has been designated q United
States Depository and financial agent OF
the Government; and also that its CAPT.
tai stock will shortly be increased, by
authority of the Comptroller, to 5000, 600.
This increase will be carrying out an
original probability, and will not only
enable the bank to admit as stockhold-
ers parties owning stock in the
branch bank, and also other suita-
BILE parties, but may at the same
time put corrective plaster on suudry
free aud easy statements made by whom
it may concern" Perhaps they will
find that they acted not only hastily but
| ioolishly.
The State Banks Of the country are
generally (under the coercive legislation
Of congressl emharking In the new
system but, with few exceptions
there is q strong conviction, with
most Of them, that only by careful and
judicious management, can difficulties
under the system be avoided. Thous-
ands OF men, whom good luck has made
rich, and wac are more conspicuous for
their money than their ability and
thousands more, who have succeeded in
trade, imagine that they are qualified
for any new calling, however unsuited
to their training and gifts, are making
Roadway, in true American style, into
/ National Banking, expecting therein to
fad riches untold, aud a smooth sea in
which 10 sail their bark Of fortune.
Many such will prove prudent and safe
voyages, yet it is from the multitude OIL
theae that discredit and disaster will
come, if come it should, to the new sys.
tenn. A good system in bad hands ID
more dangerous than bad system in
good hands This is not new remark
: but it embraces a trueism which mans
have yet to learn.
Do you wish to know where gold is
going He would be a wise man who
could tell. The probability is that it il
now at a fair Average point for a good
while to come Those who buy at sc
per cent premium and hold, will doubt
less see it higher. Those who sell at sc
per cent premium, will see it lower
Take your choice. OCCASIONAL.