New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-03
WASHINGTON. August 25, 1866.
THE UNION FOR uNroN1srs.

WASHINGTON, August %, 1866.
THE UNION FOR uNIoNIsTs.
| My last letter gave some account of the ways
and means peculiar to the consumers of :" govern
ment papn 1t also referred to the secret infu
ences existing in the treasury department, and re-
counted the wonderful feats of political agility
elected by the success of the Philadelphia con-
yention. 1t seems strange, however, in view of
all these facts, that the radical politicians should
still attempt to exercise any influence over the
course of the executive officials. And stranger
than this is the tolerance eynced towards them
| by the conservative officers of the government
| Only this very week, Yates of 1ltinois-a violent
and reckless eyolutionist-foisted his advice on
the secretary of the treasury with regard to the
appointments in -" his State" 1t is rather difficult
for gentlemen of this type to renounce the habit,
to which they have been accustomed for four
years. of debating to the chiefs of departments,
the exact line which they should follow in thedi
tribution of executive patronage. utthey must
now understand that the administration does not
consider them powers in any State of the Union,
whose vitality they are workirgto destroy. 1t is
high time that cabinet officers understand that
men like Thomas Dixon and Reyerdy johnson
should not be kept waiting in the ante-chambers
while disunionists have the privileged entr6e to
one must pass through the apartment of the ubi-
quetous assistant before reaching the secretary,
and some petty trickery may possibly be played.
1t is amusing to see the little game of those gen
| tlemen who hope in any event-whatever the re-
suit may be-however the cards may turn-to
keep their snug, cosy berth on the larboard of
the State vessel. They are regular Uriah Keeps
they are so very humble and polite; they would be
happy to relieve their chiefs of the onerous duties
OF Office at any time and under any administration
j 1t is well known that no man in this country is
more opposed to Thomas Benton's doctrine tina
"to the victor belongs the spoils' than the Presi
dent of the United States. He allows Mr.. Stanton
to distribute the numerous civil offices created in
his department during the war, among the objects
Of his choice. So lenient is Mr.. Johnson in this
regard that a few particular exceptions among his
personal friends-honest, noble men who have
worked zealously in the good cause-received
their appointments by his personal interposition
with Secretary Stanton. But the President now
recognizes the factS that this crisis Is
a vital one, and must be met by all
the instruments that "God and nature
have placed in his hands, The thorough
overhaung has commenced, and with it the in
huence Of the radical leaders must fall. Senator
Fessenden still labors under the delusion that he
can control the disposition of offices in the State of
Maine. He has even attempted this movement in
: the post office department, but Governor Randall
Twas found tobe rather an obdurate character, and
all that class will soon have to desist from further
endeavors to manmuyfe their schemes through
their dependant minions
This revolution in the tenure of the g bread and
butter, is not confined to the actual official posi-
tons It extends to the auxiliary patronage, and
i Includes among the rest the publication for the
/ government, For months past and even at the
present moment, various journals have been and
are still drawing large revenue from the Golfers
filed by contributions from thirty-siX States while
they are at the time strenuous in their efforts
to deprive ten of those States Of every republican
J privilege. In one column they publish the adyer-
tsements of the administration, and in the next
they record unfounded accusations and spIenetc
diatribes against the defenders of the Union.
: This system is now in course Of rectifcation by
, orders from the President himself.
) Amid all these changes Louisiana is not alto.
gether neglected, either by those who are anx,
ious to reside in our territory at the expense OF
, the government, or by the members of the admin
istration itself. The offices whose seat is in our
city naturally attract the greatest number of aspi
rants, from which fact our people can deduce q
s very pretty compliment for themselves. 1t is
said that severe fight over the collectorship of
$ internal revenue will soon take place. General
: Benton was at the Philadelphia convention and
has lately been present in Washington, looking
after his interests. The departments rely too
much on the federal officials already in Louisiana
for advice regarding the character of applicants
: and do not place sufficient confidence in the old
a respectable citizens. They do not yet fully com
: prehend that the people of every State in this
, Union must govern themselves. But they have
been so long accustomed to the colonial system
that little while will be required to restore the
& old order Of things, t|
THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR.
The town talk is now centred on the great West
i ern excursion of Andrew johnson and his cabinet
OF course, many persons are found who content
d themselves bysmaking ill-nAtured remarks on the
q object of the visit to @hcago. Meanwhile, the
arrangements are being quietly perfected, and Oh
Tuesday morning, at half.past7 o'clock, the train
. illleaye the Washington depot. It hoped that
President Lincoln's car will be obtained for the
: use of the party; and as its purchaser Ward H
t Lamon, the law partner Of the late Chief Magis.
, trate, is the owner Of therelc and anardentfriend
n of Mr.. johnson, there is every probability that
this beautiful piece of workmanship will be pro
cured, to add 6elat to the event. Some doubt has
been expressed in respect to Mr.. Stanton's pres.
e ence hut according to the latest accounts he has
t decided to accompany his chief It is just as well
not to leave him behind for he might do some mis-.
I chief in the Presidents absence. Seward is his
$ staunch personal friend and probably could not
renounce the sweets of intercourse withoutserious
inconvenience. stanton'sp position in the company
will be rather embarrassing to him, and to a man
of more sensiyeness, it would be positively stul-
tfying. By-the-by, the great Boguey had a three
hours interview with the great Mognl only yester-
day, at which the great Boguey was rather freely
9 discussed.
The political history of 1866 will be divided into
e two parts the ante-P Philadelphia, and the pest
4 Philadelphia periods. RdUea0us d nos HontonS.
The preparations in the Northern and Western
cities are moving rapidly, and such reception
!. will not have been accorded to any one since the
f days Of Andrew Jackson The grandest affair will
! be in New York. and the chances are that the
tour will be extended throughout the principal
western States. The special correspondent of the
CRESCENT will accompany the party during the
entire journey and report every movement both
by telegram ANA letter,
LOUISIANA PARpoSs.