Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-07
'EatrHet ga letter 70 the u. s. Ga-.,te, da,ed


! Extract efa letter 10 the u. s. Gazette, daled
HAsuNGroS, March IN, 1890.
The runiours u to-day that ar. Eaton is to va
cate the superin cndcnce of tie War Department. und
10 be superseded by Mr.. Woodbury., tho result o.
the late election in the state of New HampshirA
being received evidence that the Legislature of
State Will appoint senator OF the United States To
succeed Mr. Woodbury., who will go with the admin
isration. Ii Is further said that Mr.. Tazewel will
go to England and that Mr.. Baldwin will be appoint
ed to the Nctherlands.-Mr. Van Buren, is now in
this city, and viii have to endure his shure the ia
tgue and irksoneness of rncciving and pacifyng
tho numerous applicants who arc still lingering here
TO obtain some of the good things which are being
scsttcrd about. at is stated the nest authority
that the annoyance to which the President has been
subjected by those who To solicit for Offices is
extreme. Theoo office seekers are not merely
lmportunaein preerring their claims, but press them
IN manner which is the reverse of courteous. They
m,rude nponh private hours, and perforate the
whoie OF the rooms of his mansion get q peep M
hnn One OF the effects of this incessant siege is 10
render him hestating and irresolute and it is sa;d
that important appointments have been made ver,.
suuGeny and with scarcely time for counsel with the
members OF bis cabinet.
| "Tbere is one pnccdoe in circulo,io, uno, ,ooa
authority, which seems TO corroborate this impress
ION 1t Is said that scarcely four and twenty hours
before IL was announced in the Telegraph that Amos
hendal was appointed 10 the situation of Fourth Au-
dltor, DR.. Watkins the late incumbent had !, rcry
long and free conversation with the Secretary of The
| Navy TO whose department that nuditsrshipis ar
tached In the course of this conversation the Sr,,
rotary seemed to take especial care to remove from
the hiind OF Dr. Watkins any apprehension in rcla-
ton to his removal from tho Office 1t il stated tba,
ITO enphhticay requested that the Doctor would
treat MN IN all respects ho had treated his prsde-
cessor; and expressed hope, apparently most sill.
Cere' that they should 20 hurnoniousy topetber>
me result OF this conversation was To free the mind ot
tue atc auditor from any fears on the subject; and his
on oeing superseded So immediately after
wards may readily ba conceived. II is not to be so.
posed that the Secretary Intentionally deceived M,
| J" ATKINS Tho more probable inference is that ~,
was hiuHef uniformed of his contemplated chance,
and that Il was determined OF without consul,;I,n
! him.
! "A rumour was uhoat yesterday That Mr. Rsr,,.
the new Post Master General, had reached the Gin
Dut II was premature-Ele is expected here in the
course OF next week. The furniture of ;pdoe A.
Lean was sold to-day, and generally produced rood
prices lie VIII remain with only n few DAYS
longer and his departure will beunversally repretet
Although he has quilted the Post Office il is soid
that he If still deeply concerned rs TO the course Of
pohcy which may hereafter be pursued and that
lie has taken opportunities, in interviews sought fo
that purpose to make known TO the President hIs
hopes that the proscrptve policy would not be acted
on in the Post Office Department Report is sfeot
on the subject oftl1e result of these interviews
at is said to be agitation TO raise the Indion No.
Hnrtmcnt, now filled by Thomas L.. MKenney nj
salary OF 1000 dollars, to the rank and value Of an
authorship $1,000; and to supcrac de the present On
cumbent ty MIR. Robertson from Virginia There
81 runour that is intended divide the business
OF the State Department. and to give all TINT pnr,ion
which relates our domestic affairs 10 an upd,y
Secretary and to call il the Home Depa rtrncnt
merely state the runours they rum without saw
ing what degree ofcrcdit is due to them believe
however, that there is some foundation for them