Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-08-14
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.ondencs Of tho Now York Tribune.

Correspondence OF the New YORK ItpunV'
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth, 1870
The rumors of this morning are that the TWO Au,
ditors, Peter Hapner and Stephen Pleasanton, ana
the Commissioner OF Pensions j. H. towards, nave
reserved notice that their services are to oe us
pensed with Mr. Clinton, believe recent mem
Der of Congress from your State, IS said to have
been appointed to the place of Mr.. Edwards Maj.
Nolnnd, Commissioner of Public Buildings, and
Major Dade, Warden of the Penitentiary, are TO pc
replaced (says report) by the two Coltmans one, II
not both, portion of the Democratic" Clup WHICH
disposes of the public offices at pleasure. nese
Coltmans are lrishnen, made wealthy py co'i''
with the Government Mr. Buchanan deSres W 70 see
Pitt, formerly special Agent OF the rost once
Department, appointed to the Public Buildings, but
his wishes can avail nothing against the edict oil
the Democraticn Club. Another rumor is, that
General Hunter. u. s. Marshall Locofoco, appoint
ed by Gen. jackson, and respected by all parties,
is to give way as soon as his commission expires,
for Gen. McCalla, recently appointed Auditor
The latter values his services at more than $4,000
a year, as he was appointed by the "Democratc"
Club the Chief Marshal at the Inauguration, he re-.
CARDS himself as thus designated for the office OF
Gen. Hunter. Before the end of the present week,
it is supposed, great number of Clerks Will Ind
themselves cast loose upon the world.
Mr.. James, whose case have before referred to,
died on Thursday, and was buried yesterday. lie
was prominent member of the Episcopal Church,
good man, worthy citizen, and has left widow
and six children penness, but we trust not friend
less. He had been for five and twenty years a
Clerk in the Registers Office, and not whisper OF
complaint was ever breathed against him. Mr. Gll-
let, with the appreciation Of the President, renov-
ed this man from office. Unqualified for any other
employment he demonstrated against the act, rep
resented the helpless condition of his family, was
roughly repulsed, went home and fell SICK. con-
gestve fever come on, and this, aggravated by his
distress of mind, terminated in brain fever which
resulted in his DEATH In this case, against whom
have the widows curse and the orphans cry gone
up to Heaven 1t is not with the expectation that
any wholesome change can be made in Mr.. Polk
that Igve this tragic incident to the world would
as soon think of cutting into pebble stone with a
lancet. The man himself must be broken up and
shvered, " marrow, bones and all" for in the mar
row will be found the vice which has caused the
actual murder of one man, and the virtual destruc-
ton of many Others, and may yet fatally injure the
well-5eing of the Republic, before the dsigurlng
element can be eradicated. But it is proper that
he should be known to the People, not only in the
more prominent features of his political course, but
also in his minor acts of party Intolerance and
heartessness. By the former they may judge of
him as statesman by the latter they VIII esti-
mate him as man. 1t Is but sheer justice that the
certificate of his contemporaries should be recorded
for the benefit of the historian in order that when
Mr.. Polk, in the course of events becomes can
didate for historic aurels, the conservators of his
fame may not be without ample and vertabe ma.
terals for the truth. But for the light shed the
the character of Gen. Jackson, during his career,
what gross misconceptions would not posterity
have derived from the fulsome and idolatrous eu-
logies lavshed over his grave If Mr.. Polk has
done any good at all since he came into power-if
he has cheered any widows heart, or filled any Or
phan's eye with grateful tears-he never can have
greater need of the consolation which he can gath
er from the act let his advocates now produce the
facts and the evidence.