Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-02-10

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whsek 10 served as haifrast seven,
locks over the newsqsperx- lmme-
di1,ely sfter breakfast he goes to the
Excessive apartments and CON-
mences the labor Of the day. First
there are bundles of letters to be
read and the replies dictated to the
secretaries. Applications for ap-
pointments, promotions, discharges
from the army and navy, political
advice, petitions for Executive Glenn
ency and innumerable other subjects
are disposed of, but before half COM
pleted the visitors have commenced
to flock into the ante-rooms and
thrust their cards upon him. Par
don seekers swarm on every hand.
Former owners of confscated pro-
perty pace up and down before the
Presidents room, and females of in
describable effrontry insist upon i'm.
mediate admittance.
After the most important busi-
ness of the morning has been dis
posed ef, the visitors are admitted
one, by one, and the Preside sub.
mits himself to the artesian process
This lasts till about half past ore
or two, sometimes three o'clock,
when the doors of his apartment
are opened, and the whole crowd ad-
mitted. At such times, Col. john
son, son of the President, or Co..
Browning, tho Private Sectary,
stands near the President, and takes
memoranda as dictated by him on
cases of the visitors who succeed one
another with subjects for Executive
action, like the dense throng at the
post office window. The Presidents
manner at such times is always pleas
ant, and confidence is given to the
most timid. His decisions are quick
aid, each individual who lays his
case before thess president learns in
half dozen courteous words the
final decision. When all have been
listened to, and the halls are once
more empty, the President turns
again to papers on his table until
four o'clock, the hour for dinner.
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and there generally remains until
late hour, seldom retiring before
eleven o'clock.
In addition to all these duties it
must be remembered that there are
distinguished visitors constantly pre-
senting themselves. Representa-
tives Of Foreign Courts, Governors,
Senator'S Generals. aud hundreds of
lesser magnitude must be received,
each having some important subject
requiring care and deliberation,
while over all towers the great and
ever present problem of reconstruc-
ton. Cabinet days and the Sabbath
afford three days of rest from the
petty and exhausting annoyances
that beset tie President, but at no
time 10 he free from the oppressive
weight of national dimculties, which
uow, more than ever before, obscure
the future"