Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-23

II moderatess little.
Van Buren, and his cabinet have made all their ap-
pointments-doQe all the mischief they can for the
present, and mean 10 be of froR this city in few
days. Those pretended democrats, dyed in the wool,
are about as arstocrac set as man might wish to
see on a Summers day. In their appoint nents they
have regard only 10 party and family or personal IN
fiueRce. wing never receives an office, whatever
may be the superiority of his talents, character or in
| tellgence; and even among their own party they
practice the grossest favoriiism. know Of two or
three Office frem one family who are considered
very Indifferent and worthless and who thus exclude
others higher and more acknowledged merit. The
| appointment TO Office here 10 Practlscd IN most
| shameful and scandaloas manner. The other day
rowdie was prick ed of BY the Secretary of War be
nominated for captaincy in the new regiments and
some other officers had TO declare 10 this funcionary
that they would resign # he were appointed, as they
could not consent 10 associate with such character,
and he was finally dropped. prescribed wing and his
whole family are considered as under the ban; andhey
seem TO le0k upon them as no part OF the Amerlcan
family and If il would be an lnsul, 10 their roy al
master, whe ordered them 10 be prescribed, 10 reap
point any of his children. Can this be free coun-
try? day ofterrlbe retrbullon Is, however, rapid
| Nv approaching when these men will be made to feel
| the consequences of heir mad and wicked conduct
Bat this is not all. They claim the title OF democrats
and exhibit all he nseence of arlst0cracy. If gen.
teman writes to any member OF the cabEet letter
of business in The most polite and unexceptionable
STYLE il is bat that he will condescend 10 answer
II, because he regards himself as too high and eeva
| Ted above the canae to have any written communl
| lion with them The people are not aware OF the
airs these gentry put on TO their superlors, perhaps IN
intelligence and worth. The natural courtesy of
| gentleman will always induce a man to answer the
letter Of another If II requires IL bat these men think
themselves above the necessity of actlng as gentle
| men, because they have by some strange parry con-
vuslon been made cabinet councillors and high func-
tionares of The government IL was once usual for
the Secretaries attend their respective departments
as early 10 o'clock, and now is rare 10 find them
there al II or o'clot k One does not make his ap
pearance till o'clock, and only remains one or two
| hours, while they make their poor menals attend
| from 10 4 o clock in the afternoon. They are now
becoming desperate. Their career is nearly over;
and they are about 10 spread themselves over the
country for the purpose OF endeavorng 10 arrest Their
downward march and recover their lost stand by
| bribery and corruption. The public franker Of the
6 ODE prospectuses, Ellsworth of the patent Office
wished TO recreate little this summer and off
his family in advance. Having every thing in reaa-
ness for his fitting, he called upon his Excellency
Martin, the first and last, To ask leave of absence
became the slave Of his Majesty. Martin, in his usual
bland, gracious, and smlrking manner very politely
told him he could not go, because he and half his cab
met and htr high Off ers of the government were
themselves about 10 leave the city important fusi
relating e The party, and some one must stay at
home TO take care of the government; and thus the
charge Of its ma refinery has v.ry appropriately de-
volved upon the keeper of patents, who quite vexed
al beng obliged TO remain al his post where every Of
hcer who is paid by the people, should always be
found.
and which, | trust, the Wings, when they get into
power, will remedy. Ii IL that OF allowing these Off
TO engage in private business 10 the injury Of
Others, not IN the employment of government. The
herd of the Typographical bureau, and other officers
of il, are constantly employed IN making surveys,
and experimenting the construction of roads and
nails, undertaken by private con panles, while ongi
neers educated for the purpose, and who know, per
haps, more about their business, thrown cut OF
emple yment. Naval surgeons, too, are allowed 10
engage IN private practice TO the injury o. prof. ssiona
men not employed by the government. These mo-
nopolies should be stopped, and think a admin
lstraton Will do IT.
OF the last session of Congress, bat little can be
said to its honor credit Ii will be long remem.
bercd as a disgrace to our country. give you few
illustrations, IN addition 10 those IN my last.
The man with the cue was driven, last winter, out
| of boarding house, for attempted outrage on
the person of one Of the female donestcs and
the close Of the session he driven Of another
for rude and offensive language he employed, on the
occasion Of the mock funeral PROCESSION Of the Sub
Treasury bill. The honest landlady, indignant a,
the insult he had offered 10 her city, psned 10 the
door, and ordered him out, percmptonly or she would
seon find the way she SAID, 10 make HIM. Though
you're member Of Congress, and wear cue, SAID
she, Its my opinion you're great scamp and not
fit 10 associate with gentlemen. The knight Of the
pill box for this poor creature calls himself a Doctor
had 10 decanp, incontner,ly, impreeating cures
on the city, and every body IN It.
Another small affair, from r. c., who is constantly
| annoying the house with his slckening euloges
| homer and principle has the organ Of amatveness
strongly developed that he could not resist his pro
pensiiy TO visit The pumps and hydranls the ave.
nue., nightly, TO make love TO the colored damsels,
/ who went there IN quest OF water.
Several others. with similar cerebral Developments,
were seca, by day and night repairing TO q temple
OF Venus, 10 oer up their devotons 10 ak cyprans,
who have become here since the eev aen
OF X. NJ Johnson TO the Vice Presidency. The names
OF these rirfuous legislators might be given but
| rtnpori. Their amorsus propens,es, however, are
not their only defects. hey afl cted with
| Of memory. AID a total oblivousness about their
hsnesi not honorable debts and have gone of minus
several hundreds TO various creditors In this city TO
whom they were indebted, and plus, as to the wives
of tive or three others, who have very fo.shly and
| wckedly decided uron qrtDg "the fair and frrrIle
field 10 batoa on the moor" The history Of THE
session one OF folly, prohgacy and crime, and
| will long be remembered as blot on our good
name.
The following bon met was uttered few days he.
fore the adjournment Of Congress. Little Bynum
was standing along side of n. Clay, m tho Senate
chamber whsn some person in the gallery remarked,
that there some difference in the height ef the
two men. Yes, was the reply, but the difference ls
merely step, and you know there is but one step
from The sub ime 10 the ridiculous.
The Hall of Representatives. IS now being revou.
tonlzed The member wish 10 pick their teeth and
look al the fair ia the ladies' gallery dunng the ses.
SOB, and have Their fore ordered the whole Interior 10
be whired round and brought 10 the state IL was IN
some years ago. Weuld that they could do the same
with the currency OF the country.
| The thermometer here stapde a 600 and evcrv