American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-29
Correspondence of the American Republican,
WkBHIEGToN, March 2s. 1915.

WAsHINGToN, March 2s, 1915.
] passed near the Presidents House this
morning and saw several carriages waiting at the
front entrance. 1t was thought, by gentlemen
who were expGctants for Office, that the carria-
gcs had conveyed olflce-seekcrs of ''tho better
sort' to the President, who, God bless him! is
said to DO almost torn TO pieces by the avenous
creatures, who have come from the East and
the West, the North and the South, in quest Of
place, treasury pap, and those delicious crumbs
that new administration is always presumed
to have in reserve for the faithful and active
adherents of the dominant and victorious party.
There were besides t'the better sort" Of Office
seekers, who went in carriages, groat number
OF foot passengers anxously waiting in the
ante-rooms and all about the White House till
their turns came to have an audience with the
President. did not observe that Of the nun-
Der IN waiting there was a single person who
had ventured to approach the White House on
horseback; but this | easily accounted for, as
no doubt the broad hint" given TO the oX-Sur-
veyor of the Port of Baltimore, had taught the
great mass of ofice-seekers that il was a dan
gorous matter for any ef the corps to bring
horse of any kind or color within the precincts
or even near the stables Of the Executive Man
sion.
have Just learned that Mr.. Ellsworth, the
Commissioner Of the Patent Office, will be SUI
pcrscdod by MIR. BidIack, of Pennsylvania, on
the first of next month. Other removals will
then assuredly take place, or | am greatly mis-
taken. | understand that Mr.. Thos Richie,
Of the Richmond Enquirer, is now in this city.
1t is an on dit among the knowing ones, that
he has been offered the post Of the official or
gan, and has declined.
Ex Governor Thomas is in this CITY. Whc-
ther he has been served with any legal process,
in consequence Of his late publications, which
the Grand Jury presented az libclIous, have
not yet been able to learn. | was told this
morning, that the Ex-Governor was preparing
for publication another statement concerning
his domestic grievances.
| | called yesterday to view the numerous like
nesses recently taken by Prof. Plumbe, at the
National Daguerrean Gallery on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Admirable ikenesses indeed were
those of the following distinguished citizens
viz; President Polk and lady, eX-Presdent Ty-
Ter, the Hon. Judge Cranch, DIR. T. p. Jones
and w. A. Bradley, Esq. ] understand that
MIR. Plumbe has taken very great number of
excellent likenesses in this city, during the
! last three months, several Of which have been
forwarded to New York. 1t would seem from
the following editorial paragraph which lately
appeared in the N. Y Herald, that DISPOSE
! lOH Iids HldIltStCu lthtll III Il ttIldliI
to disparage Mr.. Plumbe's professional talents,
The editor of the Herald writes as follows:
"DaguerreOtpes. Our Washington cores
pondent in his letter of yesterday makes long
notice of the daguerreotype establishment of
Anthony, Edwards & Co. We dissent, in n
great measure from the encomiuns uttered by
our correspondent on those artists. No doubt
they are very good in their way, but we believe
! that MIR. Plumbe is without rival in this de-
! partment Of art. The talents and success Of
that gentleman in taking Gkenesses by this OK
| traordinary and interesting process, are well
known to u.s. We have been no inattentive
observers Of tho progress of this novel art, and
we are free to say, from what We have seen and
personally examined, that MIR. Plumbe, who is
now in Washington, and has an establishment
in this city, has succeeded in this art so as to
r surpass all others in the line in this county,
, We do not speak at random. Our Washing
tor correspondent Is unjust in his eulogcs OF
Anthony, Edwards s. CO., at the expense Of
g MIR. Plumbe, and we request him to step into
MIR. Plumbe's gallery, at Washington, and give
4 full and correct account of the admirable
likenesses and successful hits which are to be
! seen there"
The iron steamer Water Witch was launch
ed from Lambell's Marine Railway, this morn
ing, in handsome style. A great number Of
spectators attended on the occasion.
, Dr., Sewal is better to-day.