New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-18

WASHINGTON, June s, 1865.

FRoaE WAsWEN GT0N.
WASHINGTON, June s, 1865.
RAYMOND AND LEBLoND.
II an onorous and unpleasant task to be the
responsible editor of journal and a member Oh
| Congress at one and the same time When
speeches at the capitol do not correspond with the
supposed opinions of an individual. his conductl
| liable to be miseonstrued The. editor Of The New
York Times and the member of Congress, though
one, are entirely different persons CorporeaIly
thew are Identical but in the essence, the spirit,
they are clearly separated. The journalist is an
ardent supporter of the administration, but the
politician must be ranked in more doubtful cate
pory Mr. Raymond has illustrated in the House
what Mr., Sherman declared in the Senate" think
one way and vote another.n The public is notab
to appreciate the sophlstry which enables repre-
sentative to support the President, and sustain the
| opposition policy of Congress. The gentleman
| from New York capped the climax IN his late vote
on the resolutions of the joint committee. Alter
exhausting the resources of his acute intellect IN
a set speech against the plan, he suddenly changed
| front, and was greeted with the applause of Thad
Stevens. Such conduct tempts us to recall the
soubriauet which Bennett applied to contemporary
editor the Little Villain" During the discus
sion on the navy yard bill, LeBlond, OF Ohio, re-
buked the delinquent member for his tergiversa-
lions in a manner that will not soon be forgotten.
After Raymonds speech, simple query was di-
rected to him as to the side OF the question he
would support with his vote. The naive manner
of the inquiry was still further enhanced by re-
fusal to accept the honorable gentleman's speech
as any indication of his active course. To speak
against the third section and then vote for it, is
not apt to produce confidence in the standing OF a
| politician. The reference to Mr. Raymond's phys
ical inability 10 play the colossus between two
points so distant as the White House and the capt
toll, ELECTED considerable merriment, as the mem
Der from New York city is VIGOROUSLY one OF the
shortest men in the House. His conduct has GER
tainly been circuitous, but he has never been
accused Of taking the straight path whena crooked
one could be found. Tried by the rule Of success,
he will not be wanting, and therefore we may pre-
sumo that the keen blue eyes Of this able politician
are steadily fixed on some brilliant goal. The
senatorship from New York has been mentioned,
but hitherto this object Of ambition has been far
beyond hisreach.
THE RELEASE OF MR.. DAVIS
The counsel Of the prisoner, Messrs. 0'Connol
and Shea, are still in this city. They are en-
deavoring TO procure the release of Mr.. Davis on
BAIL The opinion Of several distinguished lawyers
as TO the offense being baiable, has been freely
I given. Chief Justise Chase does not believe that
any such arrangement can be legally effected. Mr.
! Speed is of directly opposite Judgment. How
: ever, they are both agreed that Judge Underwood
ia the proper authority to decide the question
The bailees who have come forward to offer fifty
thousand dollars apiece are Horace Greeley, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Horace Clark and Augusta;
Schell. These gentlemen have been in town
several days, using their utmost exertons and the
first named one has been particularly Jealous in the
matter. The President is now carefully consider
ing the case, and is known to be harassed withre
gard to his decision. II has been proposed to re
Z lease Mr. Davis on parole, and this course would
still render him liable to arrest by the civil au
thorities. The radicals are anxious to seize upor
, any .fauG pas which the President may make anG
turn it to their own nefarious purposes.
CLAIMS OF LOYAL CITIZENS.
have beenrequested by several Louisianians tC
call the attention Of our citizens to letter of the
Hon. Jos. Segar, published in the Norfolk Old
Dominion. This gentleman relates his experience
lin the collection of government claims, for the
benefit of his friends. He divides his own case
into two categories-one comprising eommissary
!. stores, and che other, payment Tor the use o
: quarters and for transportation furnished In re
; turn Tor the vouchers given him, and in fulflmen
nj OF the orders OF board OF survey, approved b
: : Doctor Butler, /" he received just one-halt th
/ value Of the subsistence taken. by lat
9 ruling OF the quartermaster general he IS foreYe
deprived from obtaining any further compensation
on the ground that he belongs to disloyal State
: This is Mr. segar' statement, but am forced t.
add that officers Of the war department inform nj
!, that the amount Of the claim was eX2rbitant-
! that an unfair bill Waa made up against the gov
. ernment The charge for rent was absolutely re
IS ,onorsI or5ars No OK ra1ot;ne, "a olaims "a n
$ nrcsontad e III crartorn,aste oonoral ond oor
u missary of subsistence, expressly excepted til