New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-13
~ Especial to the New Orleans oreses
FROM WASHINGTON.
MAsnINaroN. April ., 1866.

4 Confederate States have been aiioat Tor some
davs mast Whenever a proclamation Is issued
from the White House, the necessary seal. pre-
served at the State Department, must be optalheo
rom it's keeper. The authority for procuring an
imnression of the official seal must be ceruhed oy
the President. Whenever this important authorl-
zaton is granted, unless for treaty or
son,e great movement is likely to be on the taps
y Land such has been the. case, since the 4'i
inst. It will be remembered that Dr. Craven was
The MUSICIAN in attendance on Mr.. Davis but Tor
some time his duties have been peFlormsu
4 bv the garrison doctor of Fortress Monroe During
IA present week. Dr. Craven, proceeding
under the direction of Mr.. johnson, has been col
tlectinr evidence with regard to the treatment of
4 Jefferson Davis at the beginning of his imprison-
Il ment. In the performance of this duty, the
doctor has been obtaining testimony from the
various officers who were on duty at the Fortress
j since the capture of Mr.. Davis. The inquiries ex-
tend to the most accurate mnute, involving inter-
4 rogatories with reference to the length of the
/ chain and the weight of the balls which were
i attached to the prisoner. Cen Dick Taylor has
come to this city with the intention of sueing for
the enlargement of his brother-in-law, and the
| presence of Mrs. Davis and Vice President Ste
phens is also connected with the extension of
| more humane treatment to the fallen chieftain.
8 FEssENDEN AND SUMNER. ~ r "
\ The estrangement between these two radical
leaders has been apparent for some time. 1t seems
\ however, that mutual friends have endeavored to
reconcile the personal GOODNESS, and reunite the
vainest and the ahlest politicians of their party.
4 Since the severe SATIRE which the Senator from
Maine administered to the Senator from Massaohu-
setts several unimportant but embittering COLO
4 quies have ensued, on the floor of the Senate.
! Fessenden has strangely lost his equilibrium dur
i ing this session, and is doubly annoyed with Sumner
i for his obstinaey in breaking up his own party,
q merely for the advancement of some weak and i'm
4 practicable conception. Sumner is, in truth, of
little mental stamina or moral vgor, but accepts
4 the plauds of enthusiastic galleries for the gen.
eral sober opinion of the people. He is continually
i scheFing the end of sweet and bitter fancies, "
and doubtless enjoys his spite against Mr.. Fessen-
4 den for deserving the Massachusetts model of q
a new republic. Sumner is really laughing stock
4 everywhere beyond the borders of New England.
FesSenden always considered one of the best de-
bators in the Senate and has often measured swords
with our own Benjamin, whom Andrew John
: son considers the finest speaker he ever heard.
1t is doubtless CALLING for him to resign the leader
ship of the Senate just at the time when he is about
to reap the reward of so many labors; hence his
continual irritation with his opponents, and with
& the intractable spirits of his own party. His
financial career was also disappointment; he is
the originator of the l0-40 bonds, which. being q
i FIVE per cent security, have always been quoted
{, below par. Fessenden is by nature gentleman
in public as well private life, though he may be
i led by party feeling into conduct which, judged
by high standard, might not bear strict scrutiny
Sumner has the reputation of being intellectual
n and polished gentleman in society, though his con
tributions to the Atlantic Monthly not eredita
BILE to his scholarship, and he certainly does no
import superabundant courtesy into public life
L His vanity and obstinacy will contribute to tn
n downfall of the radicals, and on this account W
should thank him for it.
81 REyERDY JOHNSON.
II This distinguished conservative may be apH
termed the shield and the buckler of the President
Yesterday he stood forth in defense of the vet
II message. The expectation of vote and til
81 possibility of defeat of the administration, hal
i attracted large number of auditors to tn
E galleries. 1t was known that Reverdy Johnso
: would commence the debate inrepy to Judge Tru1n
BULL and though the venerable Senator from Mary
r land is not gifted with very sonorous voice, h
f unclaimed his audience for more than two hour
. by the logic of his arguments and the soundhes
of his reasoning. 1t is custom among the Re
t publicans to interrupt Mr. johnson in the eours
a of his speeches; but on this occasion his lega
a points were far too strong to be refuted by tn
radicals. One little colloquy deserves to be re
Il corded as evidence of the vast residue of assuI
: ance left in the Senatorial brain. Mr.. Johusol
. quoted from speech delivered by the Presilen
: in 1850 to prove his loyalty, purity and partiot
ism. Nye, of Nevada, arose and desired t
d know whether Andrew johnson had no
j, advocated the right of secession in the sam
I'll speech Mr. johnson replied that he certainly hal
a mott that the late President Lincoln was the onl
President of the United States who had ever advo
Gated secession in public speech Nye was o
+ course abashed at the failure of his little trick
Q but still muttered on that it was SO, and A. H
!. Stephens had done the Mr.. johnson erosset
the middle aisle of the Senate chamber, and walke
towards his interrupter in his usual manner, an
not talking,'' said he, ssof Mr.. Stephens an
it talking of the President" Sumner now chime,
in, with a grin as long as one of his speeches
\ g What Mr.. Stevens?' implying that Nye nigh
/ refer to the radical Thaddeus. johnson imme
a diately reioined /" knew of no Mr.. Stephens VIII
It is President of the United States!" Thel
with his jovial and characteristic smile, he added
h !. The Senator from Nevada is generally correc
1T in his remarks, but l am AFRAID That n
% is wrong this time" Nye is VIGOROUSLY dema
lie gogue and an incapable member. He was sent
a the House from New York by miserable poi
ID house ward and being a good hand at Jokes an
Of stories, and withal pretty rough le Mr.. Lncol
sent him to Nevada as territorial governor.
of was difficult matter to obtain the Senatorshi
as when his outlandish government was permitted t
0. moult into State by the enabling act. With hi
IS colleague Stewart, the son-inlaw of g Hangman
Oh Foote, he is supposed to represent Nevada, but
nd hope not for the sake of his constituency. Let
)r return to the debate on the veto. Trumbu trie
to reply to johnson, but it was like knocking
IN wall down with pin. desire, in this connection
be to do Justice to the originator of the two bills ths
IT. have received the Presidents Veto In the cours
of my correspondence with the CRESCENT, it hi
Id become my duty to notice the personal peculiar
th ties of Judge Trumbu, as prominent politician
e. but I now wish to bear witness to h
IS gentlemanly department throughout the course
4 these discussions in which he was SO deeply 81
ID gagged. bear this tribute to his individual cha
a. acter with greater pleasure, as it is not often N
" province to record similar instances from his ow
party. Judge Trumbull possesses a good leg
J. mind and has enjoyed considerable experience
Mt the Senate. As chairman of the Judiciary Cor