Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-31
FROM WASHINGTON.


Extract of private letter, dated Washington,
May 2Oth;
1.-THE President continues to gain upon the re-
spect, confidence and esteem of his fellow cIti-
zens lie is q strong man, of sound republican
principles, and is emhenlly national in oil his
views of public policy. lie occupies medium
ground and will pursue course calculated 10 as
suage the asperities Of party and secure to the
country that repose from political agitation and
excitement so necessary for all branches of the
public interests, as well rs for the public morals.
Nothing can be more detrimental to the morality
Of the country than the too frequent recurrence
ofn disputed Presidential election. Let us never
forget that Government is instituted for the bcne-
fl of the great mass of the people, and not for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the ambitious few who as
pre u supreme power.
Correspondence of The ". j. Signal
MAY II.
The Twenty Seventh Congress meets this day
fortnight. The session will probably he more cx-
citing, important and Interesting, in every respect,
thHn any That Inns been held since the last war.
The President is busily Engaged OH his message,
IN which he will present comprehensive view
Of the affairs of each Executive Department, eav
ing To his Secretaries the task of giving the de-
tails. The heads OF Departments are industrious
" puahtnr Investigations, both Tor their own
i-inrlion and III der to be ready for HE calls OF
Congress.
II is To lac hoped that the session will I've en-
phaiicnIlv n business session aud yet with an OPP
position fierce and relentless us there IRE al
ready Signs The Administration will have, III re
IRE .cu chances to one that weeks will be COLI
sumcd in idle aud Improbable talking. VI late
years there has arisen in the House of Relrescn'
/ T.
rtrrunlly on the stretch to do or sny something
J tia! will figure in the newspapers. The reporters
and smaller class of letter writers, tired out by
long p osy .peech, are delighted when some hot
nspirant takes it INTO his bead to get ny Il scene--
by pcrssting in going on out IT orderly some
mdecorum toward the presiding oEcer-or some
gratlilous insult to- non-conhatant member. II
| these scenes were hot viydly painted by Ire
writer's for the public press there w0'i'd he fewer
| Of them, and more business would be done.
| There is another class whO are also too much
Cncori aged 10y The newspapers, to the great delay
Of the public business. Your rhetorical haShy
spouirr>, who are up on every question, whether
! llry know amy thing about ii or not, making The
suhjrct peg whcreon to hang n welcomed DIS
course about matters and things in general.
have often thought the public service would gan
! by the adoption Ofihe system pursued in the Brit
| ISL House of Commons, towards this class of
time washers which is to hiss such spoulers
DOWN. Ed. Vdichmun
WAsHINGToN May 3.
One of the most amusing occupations an IDLE
man can have here, is the examination OF letters
and petitions in behalf Of applicants Tor Office
Very properly, the Departments make no SCI ret
of this class OF papers, for when men petition TO
give orliermeu places, they cannot but be Wiling
people should see the responsibility upon winch
The Department is to net. In New York, tins bu-
siness of signing petitions has been c rried on III
II style most remarkable. One prominent gentle
men in New York city. for example, writes in
rha,l of all candidates for conspicuous place,
ur. ing the appointment of seven of them Tor the
same one llace. Another not less pronnc ut pos
nivtly recommends two Tor this same place, each
rs the very best man that could he found, and so
on and on. such writer's deserve scoring,
and have laf II mind 10 give it to them.
Do not imagine that hal!, or at least over hall,
of the office seekers are wings. The locoiocos
press about hard upon the departments as wings.
They striving about all OF them to keep what
they have GIT, aud many want more. The con
versions III have cone over some are wonderful
indeed. II deity can be made Of Cen iiurri :
sou, they will certainly defy him, and MS for John
ryler, they were always in favor of him, yes al
WAYS they. 1t is rather Lard work for the leading
officers otihe Co"rIment to k ep some Of the old
leading loco ocos out OF their bed ROOMS, close
y aud softly do they whisper their sweet advice
in Official ears ~ Y. Express.