Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-24
The Presidents Appoint me nts.

respondent who uses partly the language Of COM
plant and perhaps Of advice, on the dispensa-
tion of the executive patronage, and remarks,
that there is "no possible way to rally the de.
mocratic party and keep them together, except
the friends of all the presidential candidates are
fairly and equally dealt by according to their
political standing, recommendations and merit"
says
1--WE speak advisedy, when we say that the
President Of the United States knows no cliques
in the republican party that, in the dispensaton
| Of the public Offices, he makes no discrimination
among the friends of the late Presidential candi.
dates that, in giving or refusing Office he does
not ask himself, nor does he ask Others whether
this man was friend of MIR. Van Buren, or that
a friend of Mr.. Calhoun, or Mr.. Cass or Mr. Btu
chanan' In filling up vacancies, he takes care
to put in Republicans who are amply qualified,
according to the best lights which present
ed to his mind, TO discharge its duties-who ARE
honest, capable, and faithful to the constitution,
He has enjoined the same course of action upon
the members of his cabinet, and will take care
to see, as far as possible, that this rule will be
faithfully carried out by all the officers, whom
he calls on to cooperate with him in the public
service He mas already declared more than
once that he himself will not be candidate
for second term Of Office He has authorized
us to declare it again in the Prospectus which
we have submitted TO the nation, as the creed of
our own faith and the gui 'e of our own course
He does not, therefore, design to shape his admi.
nistrafion TO assist any aspirant, or to make his
appointments to promote his reelection;
but TO carry ont faithfully the powers which the
people have placed in his hands"
The Union says Mr.. Polk may be deceived
f in some Of his appointments, but no one more
regrets when unwse one is made. The Pre-.
sidrnt, il appears from the same article, devotcs
himself with the greatest assiduty to the pub.
I lie business. He works from ten to twelve
hours in every twenty four holds two cabinets
C a week visitors two hours every dav.
= when the Cabinet is not employed. He is also
= in frequent communion with his Secretaries
His correspondence is very heavy. His care in
e looking over every letter which he receives i,
d far from being inconsiderable. Letters OF re.
e commentator are pouring in upon him in favor
d of applicants for office. The other day he had
l. to appoint four officers in one of our PRINCIPAL
r towns. For one of them there were not less
d than thirteen candidates, each of them backed
e by numerous friends. The President had to
n wade through the budgets of letters which each
c one presented TO his consideration. But fol the
:, business habits which he brought TO Washington,
|. the Union says, it would scarcely be possible
1t for him to discharge his duties as carefully and
lie as conscientiously as he is doing, without
sarin ipin 70 y.J.
'e More ScIEvrlrsc WoyDERs.-Wilmer',
News Letter states that ther, is an annpunce-
ment in the Mechanics Magazinc, of the 10Th
ult., ofa plan, invented by Mr.. w. II. James,
es for the rapid transmission Of letters and light
o. despatches through tubular passages at certain
II. intervals in which he proposes to place air.ex-
O. haustng machines, which will estab sh per.
IS pctual current or artificial hurricane, by means
&c. of hich spherically shaped elastic vehicles, or
he bags, will be blown at inconceivable speed from
To station to station. The first cost is estima ed
ad BY Mr. James at $4,000 per mile and the work.
re ing expenses at from E30O to f5O0 per annum
les for every fly miles. 1t is alleged that won
II dcr!ul engine, called the air engine, has lalely
'"' been constructed by Professor Reinagale, whc
- is seeming patents in every civilized country o
the earth. The power. which is self produce,
- in the engine, is obtained from condensed air
80. which though easily managed, begets an i'm
-, mense force, the present engine, which stand
- on space not tcxceeding two feet square, ha
o., wing power equal to five hundred and sixty
ext eight horses. For pumping water out Of mine
,ed it is gravey proposed to use 10000 TO 2O,OO
hes horse power, in order to do the work promptly
1t is stated that, with the present small engine
ng. two hundred and twenty tons can be propelIe
viii at rate of twenty-five to thirty miles per hour
ing The description OF the action of the machine
in very vague, but it is said that several very EN-
'ay nent and scientific men have examined it an
10 expressed their astonishment. Professor Fare
y day. having seen the drawing and heard tn
'v, theory and practice of this invention explained
ife'
compmen,od the inventor by declaring that h
49, had discovered perpetual motion of the mos
=, terrific description.
rom BALTIMORE MARKET.
ces Office cfthe BsLruNoaE AsEHIcAS, May 10
lby GRAIN.-We quote Md, WAeats at 100 Il
and cts for prime reds-receipts very trifing. Sail
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