Posted on 03/09/2021 6:13:37 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Friday, March 8.
HOW MR. LINCOLN DISPATCHES BUSINESS.
No less than thirty-four Congressmen unexpectedly met in the spacious ante-room of the White House this morning, each anxious to present his little ax at the Presidential grindstone. Mr. LINCOLN took each in his turn, giving audiences of very short duration. The rapidity with which he dispatches business is remarkable, and the ease with which he dives at the pith of matter before him, eviscerating all complimentary or extraneous subjects, is the occasion of general remark. Secretary WELLES was with him all this morning, and acted as a sort of fender -- the presence of a third party having the effect of frightening buttonholers.
No one has had a private interview with Mr. LINCOLN to-day -- he keeping WELLES or NICOLAY in the room continually.
The Resolution introduced, to-day, in the Senate by Mr. FOSTER, of Connecticut, who is a conservative Republican, to expel WIGFALL from the Senate, on the ground that he said on the floor of that body, yesterday, that he "Owed no allegiance to the Government of the United States," created quite a sensation. The vote is to be taken on Monday, and it is quite probable that the bellicose Senator from Texas will receive his card of dismissal. The only objection to this is that he will then put on the martyr's crown.
The Senate adjourned to Monday. No nominations were sent in to-day.
Mr. HOLLOWAY, of Indiana, Editor of a paper in that State, is strongly pressed by Secretary SMITH for Commissioner of Patents.
ELI THAYER and C.C. CHAFFEE are pushing urgently for the same place.
Nothing was done in the Senate to-day except the confirmation of N.B. JUDD, of Chicago, as Minister to Berlin, and KRIESSMAN as Secretary of Legation.
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This editorial does not use our word "RINO" in reference to Horace Greeley's New York Tribune, but that is the clear implication of the report that Greeley wants to let Southerners "depart in peace", even to the point of demanding Border States secede if they won't abolish slavery!
Naturally, the Times is opposed to that and supposes, if President Lincoln takes the Tribune's advice, he will also want to replace Secretary Seward with Greeley himself.
The Times makes clear their view that if war begins at Fort Sumter, Confederates must strike the first blow.
Then Union warships can arrive in a few days to reinforce Maj. Anderson's command.
The Times does not know that Maj. Anderson already informed Lincoln that Anderson's supplies could only last another six weeks, until mid-April at best.
Lincoln is now facing a deadline clock for action.
Obviously, Fort Sumter will be a main focus of reporting for many in coming weeks. A crisis for the NYT editorial staff will come to light tomorrow when they decide they haven’t been spelling “Sumter” correctly.
(Fort Sumter, however spelled, is the main topic of most of my excerpts today over on the new Harper’s Weekly thread.)
Good afternoon Professor.
“No one has had a private interview with Mr. LINCOLN to-day — he keeping WELLES or NICOLAY in the room continually.”
Because they were friends, confidants and armed.
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