Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-22
From the National In,ellireneer.

WAsnNoroN Dec. Ia, 1872.
Messrs Gales & seaton-I egrc, that you did find it
convenient publish my of yesterdays date in this
mornings paper; its carly insertion due Others
and might have rendered this unnecessary
This evening received the following note
WAR OFFICE, Dec l6, 1912,
Sr-My attention has just been called remark made
by you IN debate in the House of Representatives yeser-
day. AS reported in the National negencer of to-day
you made say 'you had been informed that the Sc
cretary of War had been called by his chief clerk who
presented him plan of remodeng the arrangements
the cerkshps in the Department in such that
about onehaf Of those employed might be dispensed
with-that many OF them were inefficient and Others al
idle"
came into the War Department chief clerk in No
vember lS4l the reference is applicable me; and
have respectfully request that will take occasion
communicate this information the House of Representa-
hves as early as you may find it convenient to do
have the honor to be- very respectfully your 06edon'
servant d. PARKER.
Hon. GARRETT DAVIS House of Reps.
II my reference in debate the subject of supenume-
rary and incompetent clerks in the Departments has
fear has uneasness jeopardy the places
OF meritoous men, shall deeply deplore it, But
such is the abused and arocious OF things
Government; Administration without patriotism or
principles and weak wicked, the only of
bringing TO itself any puts up Office and place al
most at public auction AS of course but the
disqualified, the worthless and the proiigaie bid in such
concern any subordinate should by design chance,
give information a member Congress which might lead
TO the correction of the evils thus introduce
he would be certain, known fall under the heaviest
many OF the clerks could from their experience any
time afford Congress the information necessary place the
Departments upon the best footing of efficiency and
nomy, where every officer would get a competent salary
and would it, and the threatening vengeance
President and his heads of Departments them from
rendering this service their country. Ii notorious
here and it is susceptible OF Judicial vercaton those
officers whose daily employments make them familiar with
abuses and corruption, dare the price of their bread
bring them to the light.
If the abotonists would lst the emancaton of the COL
oed slaves Of this District the present. think they
might find sample scope and verge enough for all their
philanthropy and energies in expelng the cruel
tohite slarery from the Executive Departments.
GARRETT DAVIS.
sREMARKs EDTToRs.-1he "noie' here referred
the Editors hands through the post office on
Saturday morning. and OF after the publication
Saturdays paper. 1t is follows:
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,, Dec. II, 1872
view with the gentleman upon whose information stated
in remarks the diplomatic bill in the House yes
terday, that the chief clerk Of the War Office had submit
ted plan of retrenchment by which half the force
Department might be reduced; and am satisfied that the
information communicated unintentonally err
roncous hasten 10 make this correction
The statement that there inefficient clerks in the De-
partments made upon information communicated myself
from various which do doubt entitled
fullest credit and this authority is in way connected
with the chief clerk of the War Department. any subor-
dnate that made communication him upon this sub
ject
Yours, respectfully, GARRETT DAVIS.