Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-14

pany and other matters
APPOINTMENTS BY the GovERNOR-THE NoMI-
NAL AND THE REAL GovERNoR-THE STATE BAR
BER-THURLow WEEDS SLArE.-Albany rs, at the
present time, crowded with hungry ofice-seekers,
and applicants for every kind of place which the
Governor has in his power to promise or TO give,
and this has been the case for some time past.
few DAYS since, one Of these office-seckers who
had been hanging round every avenue TO the Cover
nor's official and private apartments for several
weeks, was observed TO be fastening down from his
hotel 10 the New York steamboat, with his carpet
bag in his hand, as if intent on final departure \
friend ofhis met him the wharf, and knowing that
he had been appyn for Office for some time past
with great energy and perseverance, stopped him,
and commenced the following conversations;
A-Why, you not going off to New York.
B.--Yes, I'm off at last.
A-But not for goodl
B-Yes; I'm not coming back in a hurry.
A-Then you've got the appointment you was af-
teri
B. No have not got it,
A. Then you've got some other Office
B. No
A. All but you have had certain promise that
it will be all right.
b. No.
A. No?
B. MOI
A. What got n promise, nothing, and yet
going off,
b. (Sighing deeply) Yes.
A. Why, thought you stood a most excellent
chancel
B. WELL so l suppose did, and most persons
thought.
A. Your petition had great number of infuen-
tial signatures.
B. Yes, that's very true.
A. And your private letters to the Governor
were from some of his most influential and best
friends
B. Yes, they were equal to those brought by any
A. yet you've given up all hope of succeed
ing?
B. Yes, I've no hope row.
A. Well, but whyl Surely you must have some
reason for coming to such conclusion.
ella I'll tell YOU, (sinking his voice to sort
sing slow, solemn whisper,) Last night
had private look at Thurlote IVced's slate.
A His slatel
b. His slate
A. Welll
B. lind my name ,cos not on IT,
A. That's enough.
B. Good bye.
A. Good bye.
And that's enough. III man : maine is not on
Thurlow Weeds slate, it is g good bye to all has
prospects at Albany. He is the Oliver lie Dam Of
the present State Government the Great State Bar
Der of New York. His hand is in every mans dish
and he must have finger in every mans pie. lie
is going to be much greater than Croswel ever
was And he has sprung up, as IT were, in night
from nothing. His trade Of barber, however, has
not been recently taken up by him he made his
first appearance s a barber, some years since, at
Rochester; here he shaved man so remarkably
well that every one took him for Morgan, until after
the election and he has gone improving in sha'
wing until at last he has obtained the high office of
"Grand State Barber"
All the cunning ofiice-seekers that go 10 Albany,
are now in the habit OF first calling upon Thurow
Weed to get shaved and dressed He takes them
in hand as fast they come; fixes, shaves feels and
dresses them up, and keeps regular record Of all
his customers those that he considers all right, al
ter he has shaved them, he puts down the names of
on his slate: il they don't suit him, he leaves them
off Those that are thus put down on the slate,
stand certain chance Of getting office, and rice
This is the sec ret of the many curious and imfro-
per appointments that have been made by Governor
Seward which have given so much Dissatisfaction,
and puzzled the oldest politicians to account Tor
No one has the least chance for Office unless he
il first well shaved by the Great State Barber Ihis
!. the reason why neither Peter ;. Townsend or
DIR. ChiIds got an appointment. They went to some
other barber to get shaved. The same was the case
with sandy Welsh, ne went to common barber to
get shaved and paid his sixpence, instead OF going
10 the great State Barber the result was that his
name was not on Thurlow Weeds slate, and so
with the host Of other disappointed applicants The
State Barber surpasses Croswel in his management.
He is most efficient man. and viii make large for
tune and he deserves il all for his excellence in sha
wing and dressing the whole state. He is the actual
Governor; IT is Of no consequence whom the wing
party nominate for next Governor. for Thurlow
Weed is there the spot, and he will be the per-
manent Governor, so long as the wing party Is IN
power. Gov. Seward may well retire TO Auburn
at once for his barber carry the shop without
him. We 60. therefore, for Thurlow Weed, az
Grand State Barber and acting Governor. for the
next four years. and in the course Of next week We
shall give a copy Of the record, from his slate, be-
ing fac smile, taken by Ariel. at Albany.
LocoFoco NosISArror ~ BRooELYS-Joseph
sprague the President of the Long Island Insurance
Company, is nominated by the locofocoes to run as
their candidate for Mayor in Brooklyn. This is
very good for those who cry out against all CorPo-
rstions-and very consistent withaL Mr. sPrague
is man Of wealth, shrewdness, and stocks IN banks
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