The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-13

Secretary.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Herald
FoRTRTss MONROE, Nav 6
Secretary Mc5ulloch paid us flying
visit to day. Accompanied by his wife,
two daughters, and a daughter Of Post
master General DennisoD, he left Wash
ington at P n. yesterday, on the
United States revenue cutter Nor
therner.
At II A. NJ the cutter Northerner
threw out its lines upon the Baltimore
steamboat wharf Secretary McCulloch
and party, with Captain McGowan, of
the cutter, proceeded at once to the
Fort But neither the high official po-
sition of the distinguished visitor, or
proper display of naval gilt decorating
/ the sleeves and shoulders of Captain
MCGOWAN, could gain them admission
without pass.
IL am Secretary McCulloch," plead
the official head of cur national
finances.
81 don't care if you were President
Johnson himself you couldn't 60 in
here without pass, insisted the I'm
yielding sentinel.
A few minutes delay SET matters
right The sentinel submitted the case
TO the corporal of the guard, who sub
mitted it to the sergeant, DIS next higher
in rank, who submitted it to Captain
Beck, officer of the day, who submitted
it to Gen Miles, who presented himself
in person, and who graciously allowed
them to pass in. After this process,
which to some of the party must have
revived recollections of that singularly
cumulative chain of events connected
with the house that Jack built, there wss
no further difficulty. The party enjoyed
the freedom of the fort They walked
to headquarters, took the round of the
classmates and made the grand circuit
OF the paTapet, that is to say, the lady
visitors and Captain McGowan, who in
the meantime had been introduced 10
and Joined by several officers and ladies
of the fort While these were walking,
talking, and sight seeing, Secretary Nc
Culloch employed his time differently
THE SECRETARY CALLS on JEFF. DAVIS
Shortly after making himself known
to General Miles, Secretary Nc uloch
expressed a desire to visit Jeff Davis
Of course, such a request, coming from
such high official could not be refus-
ed. The interview lasted over an hour.
No one was present during the inter-
view Not coming in an official capa-
city, the visit of the Secretary did not
IL the slightest degree partake of the
character of an official visit, and it
would be simply absurd TO attach to it
fho laaat usr
the future disposal of Mr.. Davis. A
simple desire to see the man, and have
social chat with him as man to man,
was, doubtless, the controlling impulse
and desire of the Secretary. And such
was the nature of the interview 1t
was nothing more than the social inter
change of thought and feelings between
two great minds. Many topics, it is TO
be presumed, were discussed, in which
the shrewd, cultivated and incisive vi
gOr of their diverse minds and views |
shone out with brilliant effect A pris- |
oner, and particularly one possessing
the large degree of egotism character
izing Mr.. Davis, the latter it is reasona-
BILE 10 conclude, could not be restrained |
from speaking of himself and it was
channel of conversation in that direc-
ton and betray pslpable eagerBess
to speak of his long Imprisonment,
his impaired health, and eagerness to !
be tried Mr. McCulloch listened no
doubt with mingled politeness and
patience TO these diversions but all !
that could be wrung from him by his |
adroit interlocutor was the simple hope |
and assurance that justice would be |
done him Thus the conference began,
continued and ended Whether Mr..
McCulloch went away with better |
opinion of Mr. Davis than before his |
talk with him, is best known to him.
self Whatever his impression, it is
not at all probable that it will swerVe
him in the least from what, in his high |
OH la character, he considers his duty |
TO him as a State prisoner.