Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-25
LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON:


F" Letter. from Washington that appear in the
papers. The following is from the Cosrespon'
den, of the New York Daily Advertiser:
] WAsHrsoros, DEC. Is, 1929.
| The Speaker took the chair % day at
quarter past twelve o'clock, IS denoted BY the
clock, and at half past twelve o'clock, as dedo''
I'd BY the dial have noticed that the mem
bers asply themselves most industri"us'y TO
business, when their patience has been most
severely taxed. This being granted, there Is
grea, economy in delaying the hour Tor calling
tn. House TO order. In fac, under he new or
der of things, limo and men seemed to nave
been reformed together. The venerable Jo'
seph Nourse, late Register Of the Treasury,
WHO ro.ses,ed more informal ton on os' imam
. al concern, than any o,herman living, wNo"as
complete index to whatever has taken plac. in
the Treasury since 1879, was uniformly n bis
post during Office hours, and SO long IS the d"'
ties nf his Office required him TO remain there
| He has forgotten, or never heard OF, the advice
given to Young officer, "tha' he should ad"rn
| The sword, and not the sword him." G"ni'e-
men who have been here many years say, hey
find the ED officers, as hire ofnrr re,dy 10 al
| tend TO business; but that he officS Is among
the las, places they should seek 10 find one OF
| the new incumbenIs.
! This inat,ep,ion which the want Of expert
ence In Office has increased, in many Instances,
he NUMBER OF clerks. Col Gardiner has found
,he number Of clark, employed BY MIR. Abra
ham Bradley, inadequate TO discharge the du
| Ties Of that branch Of he pos,offce department.
Mr.. Brown, who, is assigned TO the du'
| Ties heretofore discharged by Mr. Phneas
Bradley, has multiplied the Number OF his
| clerks. Mr. assistant Post Master General
| Hobbie is raced, and discharges the du'i's OF
an inferior clerk While the Messrs. Brad
| leys we've in Office, the one had charge Of The
financial branch of h de oar,msut, and the 9TH
er Of the contracts and regulations Of the mail
rou's. For many ysars prior TO he time thai
! Col. Ga,dnrr came here, il no, from the OF
ganiza' If tie government, . subordinate
Ch rk took charge Of the petitions for reno.
| walls and appointments. The duty was TO axe
| care Of and preserve the papers, and condensc
| ,ae evidenc in each case, and make report
| hereof to the Pos Master General During
| the early part Of the Presidential contest for
'uectssor TO Mr.. Munroe Col, Gardner ard Mr.
Osborn. who had been officers OF The army.
supported Mr.. Calhoun, then The army csndl.
date; and he better TO influence the public
mind, they established apress in New York.
| ard issued the Pauio,. When Mr. Calhoun
was Withdrawn from The list Of candidates., bv
| his friend Mr.. Dallas, he Pa,tiot was discon
| ,nu-d Gratitude f,t the services ~ Col
| Gardner, E ca l < RAFT IN Mr. Calhoun char.
| a''er,l prompted h,m TO obtain some employ
| mem FOR his frlerd, thus unexpectedly thrown
ou' Of busin' SIS. A place was sough' and OBJ
| ;ained for him in the general post off,, ana
the duties Of ,ae appon,inf oti1s werS D.
sgnrd 10 MIN
Wien i, wss fund necessary 10 bring Mr.
II H., Ate n. .
OF Mr. Root, and his fri, nds i, N W York, ..
grave question was decide d, in wha; s'ua-i1u
| can h- br placed where he ran exercise =
mos, poli,ioal influence? II is unnc cessary o
use any argument 20 prove ,ha' n" nost or
department: is the mos powerful engine, in az
hands OF an aspiran,, known 10 our ins itn Ions.
Through thr medium Ut the post mas ers, E0-,
ltical pubic ati"ns may h. disseminated in any
SEC ton &c he United States wes,ern gen
tleman ,nf me tina, during The last nlsc-
ion IN Ohio, ,ieke's were distributed by being
put Into the wrappers enclosing newspapers
| as they passed through one OF The reformed
! Offices aud sent 20 distant townships in ,hs
district. II q, anv time the post masters shall
become subser.ien, to the views Of csnd
da for the presidency, and shsllt1ereise their
official influence, he will be elected regsrdle SIS
of his qualifications.
| IL vas concluded, that III the once OF ap-
pointrnenrs WAS put immediately under the con-
irol Of Mr.. Hobbie, the oHjPc, nigh, be al
taiued The new Assistant Postmaster Cen
e'al, therefore, now has charge OF tie business
heretofore assigned 10 an ioierior clerk. but
which. from its poll 'iesl bearing, is now con-
sidered among the most impor'an, business at
the office, and h-r"fore new bureau is con-
stituted I have b-en told, by grntlen.p
from north Of The middle Of OHIO; hat at 10 as
three -6fths OF the new appointments in Ila
section of the state, which have been lately
made there, have bren Of persons recently from
The State Of Nv York and thai The appoint
mems. in somr instances, s" soon succeed
The re drnce, that the prssump ion was strong
hat the fortunate applicants mus have had an
off in view al the tine f emigr s,ing. Mr..
Hubble says his appoin men, va, unsoug' by
him, or Nv his fri, ads For sometime af' er Mr..
Vanburep came here, he was, as was represent
I'd BY gentlemen who visited this city without