The New York herald., 1845-03-25

WASHINGTON, March %, lS45.
A Chapter upon the Loaves and the Fishes, and
their Progressive and Prospective Distribmion,
Carefully compiled from the best authorities
This is a great day in Washington for eating
eggs and going to church but religion con-
ssts neither in fasting, nor gormandisng, ma
king long prayers, nor toerating long sermons, we
have concluded to stay at home and write you
letter.
The city looks as if il had been depopulated by
pestilence or famine, scanty is the population,
contrasted with the myriads that fiocked in with
the advent Of the administration, and for a week
or two thereafter.
As all eyes are bent upon the distribution of the
sros, we give the latest intelligence afioat apper-
tanning to the loaves and fishes. Colonel Samuel
Medary, of Ohio, will accept no subordinate office
under the administration, nor indeed any office,
the office OF the Ohio Statesman yields him more
honor, influence and profit, than any office in tn
hands of Capt. Polk could possibly do. Col Me.
Diary, however, is here on visit OF few days, to
take an observation. Ohio will, we are assured,
get one perhaps two OF the offices OF assistants
Cave Johnson, and Hon. Wm Medill, of the 9th
Congress- and Gen. Hunt, of the Maumee coun-
uy, are considered the most prominent and promi-
sing candidates, though John Brough, late audi
tor of the State OF Ohio, brings a strong nfu-
ence in his favor. Jesse +. Dow, the polite door
keeper of the House, and associated with the Post
Office Department under MIR. Van Buren's admins
tration, is mentioned in the current specuations
certain OF an assistanship under the P. M. c.
However, April will make many openings besides
the opening OF the flowers.
DIR. Duncan - still with us, and they say that
he is looking out, like Napoleon for the INVASION
OF Russia. Henl There is not better existing
statue of Dan U'Connell than Dr. Duncan Chang
and Eng bear not closer resemblance to each
other than Dan and the Doctor.l Disney, OF Gin
cinnati. is also a candidate for st. Petersburg
From the importance OF the State of Ohio, in the
federal representation, ii is thought that the aore
mentioned Offices will fall 10 her share.
Indiana is grxmbllng-Virginia is grumbing-
New Hampshire is grumbling-Pennsylvan is
grumbng, and last and least, South Carolina is
grumbing. But South Carolina will be quieted
little for the present, by the retention Of M
Campbell at Havana. Indiana must have some
thin for that 1900 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is MOI 20
be blutfed oil with tariff OF n per cent upon
cold iron. She wants an office or two and must
have them, and we see that Mr.. Buchanan, from
several removals yesterday, is beginning to sur the
dumplings.
But OF all the grumbers, the most impatient are
our own city democratic associations. They are
quite ont of humor. After sending of documents,
and holding meetings here in the District, and erect
ing hickory polls here, where not a solitary vote
conld be cast on either side--and after electlng
Polk by these means, as our friends verify believe
they did, they are ready to cry treason, tnat me
guillotining has not commenced 67e offices ~ the
several departments here, and 500, torwe have