The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-03

circumstance whatever had occurred in sny enc N
the public Offices. Hope has been 30 ofen deferred
that the hear has at length become sick.
am at last induced to believe, that some,h;ra
else than mere ample qualifications, to execute the
duties OF the situation required to be filed are called
iof. am led to believe, the politics Of the appli.
cants are inquired into and those who are not Of
me real Simon pure stamp, receive the go.by This
conclusion has been arrived at, from the manner in
which vacancy was filed some weeks since, for
which was an applicant. The successful come
li'of am Informed, possesses not enc single Quail
nca'ioh Ior the situation he is placed in. II being
connected entirely with accounts, of which probably
nc had never stated single one in his life He, tits
said was The writer Of two or three agrarian, Loeo
Joeo articles which appeared in the Globe last sum
mer signed " A Yeoman" Immediately thereaher
he came here and received his reward. hear il
asserted, that since he has been placed on the nav
roll oithe Government he has been engaged in wri.
ing articles for the official organ, some edoraIIy
ana some as communications; the style of some IF
which are so exactly similar with that Of "A Voc
mau' hardly think the charge can b, unfounded
RaPpahannock" and Roanoake" tceming with
abuse OF conspicuous Conservatives" have heard
particularly referred TO- II may be, that the wen,
OF success which has attended all my efforts 10 ,h
tain situation and employment, is owing to the
circumstance Of my being Conservative" Ilso
must continue TO hope, for can never adopt loco
focoisn, even TO give me bread.
This is not The only circumstance which have
heard, that appears TO TO be exactly the hng
! have heard, that Congress gave permission 10
employ three more clerks in the Treasury Depar
ment in the distribution and deposite act of 1886 -
When the bill passed, to issue Treasury notes nv
hopes Of getting place were again raised seeing
that additional assistance was provided for init
These hopes were soon blasted again, when made
my application and was told at the bureaus that the
three clerks employed in the Treasury in 1886 were
no longer wanted there as the depositc banks had
failed, and there would not be any further distribu.
lion made; and, that if any new clerks were wanted
in the bureaus, preference must be given them
This was the last that thought of them from that
time, until by accident took the estimates or the
Treasury for 1888, and there found inserted Clerks
per act of 23d June 1885, $1,000" have asked
what all this meant, from those who thought might
know. They generally give shrug Of the Shout
ders, and by inuendo give me 10 understand, that
one of those clerks, is the author of pamphlet on
the Sub-treasury scheme; and that he fills the situa
uoh VI WIier On Polltlcai economy LOT tue Depart
ment. Another one of them it is intmated, is
chiefly employed in writing articles for the official,
of that stamp, defending the Snb-treasury scheme,
assailing all those who oppose it, and singing out
personally for denunciation the leading Conserya-
tves in Congress.
give these things as l hear them, and do not
vouch for their accuracy Ifihere is 10 foundation
for them, they ought not to remain unconlradicted
f,here is, it is employing Uncle Sans money for
purposes which in that part Of the country in which
was born and raised would not be looked on as
altogether proper.
A DISAPPOINTED APPLICANT