The New York herald., 1845-04-12
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Hersld.l
INFLAMMATION. April IN

Correspondence Of the Herald
WAsHMGroN. April 10, ls45.
Senator IdPpan NoicMltxria 10 AHeghania-
Fsrmewt among the Portes and Messemgrs. lest
their ptaces should be paMted for Er C0ngyessmen
Mr.. Rives' Visit TO albany Death Of DR..
SsraH
The few remarks made IN my letter few days
ago, have brought some other facts 10 light re-
spectng ex-senator Tappan. While no person
pretends to know how, or by what authority he is
spending the public money, and making fuss
generally and particularly respecting the Exploring
Expedition remains, learn from various authori-
ties that he holds the situation OF Horticultu-
rist or Forculturist in general to Aleghana, under
the supervision, direction or superinte adence of
Mr.. Ellsworth, OF the Patent Office No one can
inform me when this Office of Florculturist 10 Al
leghanla was created, or by what authority it was
created, or what amount Of salary is attached 10
it, or when ex-senator Tappan was nominated or
appointed, or selected therefor, or by whom, or on
whose responsibility. No one can inform me
whether there is any necessity for such Office
as Florlculturst TO Aeghania, whether IL has been
decided upon by Congress, or an appropriation
made therefor. In fact, every thing is enveIoped IN
an mpeneirable veil Of righteousness, except the
fact that ex-senator Tapran is now holding the
highly important, and deeply responsible, and over
whelmlngly respectable. and greatly elevated situ-
ation Office, or position, OF Fioricuurst (vulgo
flower gardener,) to Alleghania The knowledge
OF this fact, It's announcement and publicity in this
renowned city OF Washington. has created most
excessive and treme ndous ferment among all the
messengers and porers, and sweepers, and runners,
and undsrstrappers generally and particularly, In
all the departments, including Martin, the porter at
the White House. There have been only about
halt dozen out OF the scores OF ex-Senaters and
ex-members Of Congress, who claim place at the
public crib, who have yet been satisfied, and seeing
that his Excellency. the Honorable ex-senator
Arthur Tappan, has accepted the Office Of gardener
to Alleghania, (Which was not known to exist be-
tore,) all these various individuals are shaking in
| their shoes tor fear that they should be speedily
called upon to vacate their present two shilling
places to make room for the satisfaction of the
claims the public of there veneraed ex legsla-
tors, who are SO anxious to serve their country.
Facts, which have an exceedingly significant ap-
pearance, are brought to light here from time to
exercise, and the indications they point out. In
my letter, detailing the mode in which Mr.. Polk
rode the high horse over Mr. Blair, told you of
the threat OF the latter, that he would write TO
General Jackson and Mr.. Wright To-day
learned, quite unexpectedly, that Mr.. Rives, the
fiscal partner of the Globe, only few days ago.
left town for two or three days, and it said he
went TO Philadelphia /; but learned that he also
went somewhat further north than Philadelphia
Indeed, that he went through New York, and as
tar as Albany Cannot some OF your correspoD-
dents in Albany inform you upon whom he called
when in Albany This would be an interesting
episode, and would give an important link to the
chain Of recent events-explaining some things,
| perhaps, which are now rather obscure.
KDr. Sewall died here this morning at one o'clock.
He has been i'll for some weeks, and hardly ex-
| pected to live from day to day. His disease was
lung fever-the same as that of which Mr.. Bates
died, and OF which, If mistake not, several other
| members Of Congress have died, and which is,
probably, aggravated in all its Victims by the gra-
mite dust, which is SO exceedingly plenty in this
city.