The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
New Years Day In the National Cap
ItaI---The Receptions at the Differ
ent tPIaces---The Gold Question.

not be a quorum present L am sure
that I am glad to see the members back
again. Life in Washington, with Con-
gress in recess, is nauseatingly dull.
Quiet in the country is one thing, but
dizziness in the national capital is quite
another.
NEw-YEAR's AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
New-Year's-day passed off very pleas
antly. Nasby should have been here
to condOle with the President upon the
small number who honored him with
call. How different from Mr.. Lin
coins New-Year's receptions! The
contrast was painful. Nasby would
have been pierced to the heart with sad
ness. The simple, undeniable truth is,
that President johnson is extremely
unpopular with all classes. lam sur
prised daily to hear the comments of
Democrats of all stripes upon him.
They accuse him of running them by
his atrocious bIunders during the au-
tumnal canvass. He turns round and
their asinine obstinacy in clinging to
copperhead candidates. Both are right,
| and both partially wrong. But no mat
ter about that question now-Mr. John
son is unpopular. predict that before
his term closes, he will be nearly as un-
popular in the South as he now is at
the North.
THE CHOICE RECEPTIONS
| Five men received on New Years
day, who stood out Cor did that day. a
| little apart from the others. 1t is not
everybody who knows hoic to receive"
happily, on that or any other day. But
the Washington callers will not soon
forget Chief Justice Chase, Gen. Grant,
| Mr.. Stanton, Mr.. McCulloch and Mr..
Sumner. 1 should not say men, sim
ply, for the men named could not have
rendered their homes so attractive
without the aid OF delightful women.
| Mr.. Chase'S was an exception, for Mrs.
| Sprague has not arrived from Rhode
Island, where she went to spend the
holidays. But the Chief Justice was in
a most entertaining humor, and doubt
if anYbody-political friend or foe-left
his house yesterday without an in
creased admiration of the man. Some
people insist that Mr.. Chase is cold and
distant, but l think they cannot have
seen him at his home. Gen. Grants
people are homely in their ways, but
they are cordial, and therefore delight
full. Mr.. Stanton was visited by hun
dreds of people, and a large majority
were radicals. His staying in office
under johnson does not seem to impair
the confidence of the radicals in him,
They seem to be certain that all his
sympathies are with them, and dare
say that it is so. For the sake of expe-
diency he has got along as smoothly as
he could with the President, but Mr.
johnson dislikes him, and knows that
he is secretly with the radicals. Mr.,
McCulloch received his friends with de.
Ilightful cordiality. He is sympathetic
by nature, and not merely polite man
and knows how to deeply impress his
cordiality upon his friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner gave the Washington
world a specimen of the best manners
of Boston; and really, where are there
any better? A home, decorated with
exquisite taste, and graced by lovely
women-is there any more delightful
spot than such an one on the face of the
earth3
THE RECONSTRUCTION WHEEL GOING
ROUND.
But 1 must not tarry over recollec
tions of New Years calls. Congress IL
J at hand, and the great reconstruction
J wheel begins to move. How many
people will get sucked into the current
and carried down to remorseless death
johnson is not the only victim. Som,
of our radical friends should be careful
that they don't get crushed by theil
own machinery. The current run:
high, and it is dangerous; vet there AT
plenty of radicals ready to jump in.
: THE GOLD QUESTION.
The Chronicle this morning vehem
emily advocates the passage of thu
Boutwell, gold bill, or something lik,
it. 1t does not care to leave such im
mense powers and responsibilities will
Mr.. McCulloch. I am aware that ther'
are two sides to this question, and tina
Mr.. Boutwell, is as able as he is sincere
Still cannot believe that the adoption
: of such measure will lead to the re
} duction of the price of coin, but that i
will eventually raise it. No doubt thu
first effect will be to depreciate the pre-
mium-so long as the government il
engaged in selling, but the trying TIM
will be when that period has passed
and there is no gold to sell. The golC
spectators are already looking for
: ward to that time, and expect to taxi
, gold back to $50. 1 understand Mr.
Boutwell, to hold (for he never has any
concealments of his purposes or prin
cipleS,) that he does not care if golC
does go higher, SO long as it is relative
ly cheaper than other commodities /; il
: short, that it should stand at a pric
which has just relation to other arti
cles of merchandise. Everything els
!. stands at about 200, taking the value O
things as they were before the war
; some of them at $50 or 800. Gold goe
down to 100, and flour up to 300! Th
; return of specie payments, therefore
l wouldn't help us any on prices. Their
is some force in this statement, but
< don't believe it would stand the test o
e thorough experiment. Bring gOlI
down to ITO, and keep it there 81:
1 months, ana prices generally mus
g shrink. And there's the rub. Gu
business men don't wish them to shrink
g AS the Irishman remarked to the judg
Z who was comforting him, justice wa
1 the very thing he didn't want!
4 DINNER To THE ARKANSAS DELEGATIo!
= AT Mr. sEwARD's.
g The dinner to the delegation at MI
8 Stewards this evening, is said to hav
e been a brilliant affair. Besides tn
: delegation and their host, Secretar
: Browning, of the Interior Department
v and Colonel Seward, were present. Tn
b conversation was cordial, but general
: During the evening the members of Ih
t Cabinet and General Grant visited tn
: delegation in Mr.. Stewards parlorE
: cal subjects, but of a non-committa
!. character. General Grant expressed
e hope for speedy restoration of politi
n cal and social relations. The membe
g of the delegation expressed themselve
much encouraged, and say they fin
, affairs more hopeful than they expect
/. ed when they left home. Nearly a
Il the delegation leave for Arkansas tc
v morrow.
; TIE FATE OF THE BREAD-AND- BUTTE
= BRIGADE.
Is II is reported that the Senate Financ
e Committee have taken up the Pres
Dental appointments. A propositio
A was made and advocated 20 reject theI
E, en- Hlasse, but upon consideration th
Ie was rejected by one majority. bein
1, considered as an indication Of spit
le which would be unbecoming the Ser