Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-04-04


Palm Oil, Soda Ash, Tallow, Lard, Fish Oil, Fish,
sailed or cured, Oysters, HOLSTERS and Turtles for
every fl00 of the value 81.
o." Benczctte,' the locofoco correspondent Of
tie n. Y. Journal of Commerce wrote thus:
The Senate adjourned at one O'clock, to-day,
sine die (20th ult.) They did very fair business
at this shot session,-voted salary of five thou
sand dollars to their late President pro enpOre and
double mileage for themselves. They had hand
in filling the public Golfers, and there is no reason
why they should not empty them.
Office seekers seem very dull in comprehcnding
the character OF the President. If they knew his
real feelings and disposition, they would not have
annoyed and hurrassed him in the manner they
have done. Their constant DIFFUSION upon his
time and attention, have been outrageous and in
delicate, and wholly unbccoming the character
which Americans should evnce. Docs the Pres-
dent quietly seat himself TO write Oh some matter
Of Importance, he has scarce concluded the fist
sentence, before the door keeper presents him with
a card from an NJ. c.. General or Colonel, from
this or that State, who earnestly begs u moments
interview on business OF the greatest Importance,
viz. the asking Office for himself or friends. The
interview is granted In walks the office seeker,
who, seeing the President Is not alone but has his
Secretary at hand, says Sir, can have few mo-
ments private conversation with you !" "Certain-
w. sir' replies the President, bowling with polite
ness; A" walk to this corner of the roor-it Is cold
in the hall" They step aside, sit down together,
when the office seeker enters into the merits and
claims of himself or friends for Office. Ills few
moments run on to half hour or three quarters.
In this time dozen others have reached the out
side of the door, and each anXiously waiting 10 see
ihc President "on,y TOR u leIc moments," each on
business Of the character as that OF the man
who has the President by the button, and each Of
whom have probably frequently seen him before on
the same business, and have come to inportune hlm
for the fifth or sixth time. As fast has sat
out his :" FEE moments" Of half an hour or so, an
other takes his place. The President &nxiouSly
looks at his unfinished letter Oh The table, and pam
tingly desires 10 be rid of such an eternal round Of
annoyance that he may be enabled to reconnncnce
his labors; but how is he 10 refuse an interview
sofa few moments" with an ~ {. or Gen. Blum
derbuSs from the State Of.
This is his day time besiege nent. Al o'clock
p. NJ he appoints to receive the social calls Of his
friends when it might be supposed office seekers,
not plated with n mail Of brass, would have the
decacy not to annoy him with their applications
for Office. But an sorry to add it is not So They
90 late to his room, where himself and lady receive
company, in order that they may be the last 10 come
away. They sit it out" till all the ladies' retire,
then open their battery upon the President for OF
flee. / have been creiby informed, that several
nights last week he unable to escape from them
and 90 to bed, till from II to hat.pas IL o'clock at
night! Such treatment is more than flesh and
blood can bear If these importunate office seek
ers knew the President, they would at once desst
| from this outrageous annoyance. For he HIS de
! termned that those who thus perseyeringly annoy
him shall not be selected for Office
In one case, the other day, he gave an Office to q
man in New York who had never been in Wash
ngton, or spoken to the President on the subject
! in person, in preference to man who had come on
to Washington for it, and had greatly bored the
:. President to obtain II.
last week man who holds an office in the Chs
tom House in Baltimore, sent fine horse, saddle
and brittle to The Hhle House, as a present for Col
! Polk accompanied by man, 1t is said, who was to
have made speech at the presentation, and to have
listened TO one in ieply. Imagine the establishment
Of the man. when the President sent him word that
he would neither receive the horse nor hear Il
speech lie ordered his private Secretary 10 u
dept measures al Oace 10 have the man removed
from the Custom House in Baltimore, stating tC
him that he had 10 for his horse, his services
as an officer.
i Mr.. DALLAS, the Vice President, has returned tt
Phiadel phia and resumed, for tho recess Of Con
gress, his usual practice at the bar. Some OF the
Locoloco newspapers find in this an instance of re
markable republican simplicity.
Mr. Dallas at the close of tue session did not re
tire from the chair, as is usual, to admit the an
f pointmcnt Of President of the Senate pro empore
This custom is intended to provide presiding off
for the Senate in case that death resignation
takes the Vice President from that post, to becomr
the acting President, and it adds the security 0
another life against the possibility Of the Presiden
tnl chair becoming actually vacant, by either o
those causes. We have seen no satisfactory rea
son for this departure by Mr. Dallas, from usage
of which it appears that he was reminded 1t ha
been attributed to jealousy Of Mr. Woodbury., win
would probably have been chosen the President @
the Senate pro tempOre, but the cause does no
seems sufficient
The Baltimore Sun relates that while some boy
were flying kite on Federal Hill, flock of vii
geese came along, the leader Of which by som
means became entangled In the string of the kite
/ The boys drew the kite down. and with it the goose