The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-05
Y THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald


WARRINGTON, April 2, l845.
Qusstio~s asked Colonel Bsnto~ and Fa~k Tho
mas-Bofh aiiue at the latest rsports-Mrs. Liww
and the Post Office atiSt. Louis Appointmsmts-
What brings Sidney Breese back from Illinois, or
has he been there? What brings Mr.. Weller backl
i Mr. Weller a candidate for executive favora-
Aye, Milford ! What keeps Col. McCauslen, OF
Ohio, in townf And does Mr. Bagby charge mile
age for supposed journey to Alabama and back
and then back to Alabama again, at the rate o..
forty dollars per hundred miles? Among his
other claims against the Government, has MrlBag
by prosecuted this one We ask Tor information.
Seriously we shall have, by and by, to haul some Of
these constitutional gentlemen over the charcoas.
We have not told one half that we know OF the
derelictlons of official functonaries in Washing
ton, political as well as moral dereIlclons.
A gentleman from Frederick, Md. leays 1t was
rumored there yesterday that duel had been fought
In that State between Elk Governor Thomas and COL
shot by the redoubtable Colonel In the arm. Our
informant, however, says that the rumor was
qnashed last evening, by the arrival of Thomas, In
MS own proper person. IN Frederick safe t1. ana
aud defamation, comes OH at the next term OF our
Circuit Court, IN June next, when It ID underftood
That the Ex, Governor, VINO is an able peader, will
| stand up like ST. Paul, Fennimore Cooper and
| Mike Walsh, In his own defence. His trial will
be one OF the most interesting, if not superseded
by more summary proceedings. that has been held
| case-the character and standing OF the plaintiff
| and defendants-and from the number and high
position OF the witnesses that will be summoned on
the occasion, pro and con.
The friends of Mrs Linn, widow Of the late ex-
cellent Senator DR.. Linn, is candidate for the
post Office at 81. Louis We are sorry TO be In
formed by Mrs N-m-n that Col. Benton is OPP
posed to Mrs. Linn's appointment as posmlstress,
on the ground that she is "soft," while the CO.
lionel is knownilo bella 'hard, and at the very head
of that faction Of the democratic party in Missouri
/ Ill that we " n0W If Mrs Linn twin heIDg a
ddate Tor public favor becomes subject to public
crlticsm,) Is, that she is sncst interesting intel
ligent and amisble woman; and that Colonel Ben
ton is too hard in resisting her appointment, be.
cause she is soft, (and we wouldn't give fg for
a woman who were any thing else,) that he might
be ashamed Of himself IN opposing her claim, 4 ne
does oppose it, and ought to use his best exerions
in support of the claim OF the engaging and merto'
| rious widow.
Several subordinates removed from the post Of
flee to-day, and others reported as being removed
| Ex.Gov. Barley of Ohio, "a democrat,) son Of
Governor Barley, wing, is appointed District district
of the Lancaster Eagle, went off some days
ago with his commission in his pocket, as Uni.
| ted States District Marshal for the State of
tic paper in Knoxville, was appointed to thousand
dollar clerkship in the General Post OHice; also,
Mr.. Russell. a plain farmer from Tennessee
Hartman H late wing editor Il Tennessee, NAV
stand chance for an office. Only let him hail
from Tennessee. goldman.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1S45.
Mr.. Buchanan gone Home for his N,sces, 8e.-Mr.
Bancroft not ,et~med-No Cabinet Council
R,smored appointment of U. s. District attorney
at Baltimore-Cruel Joke perpstrated ON Office
Seekers and Holdys-Made Apra Fools of-1he
"Orgamahip' settled-Ritchis and HESS to haze the
Globe-Ihe Conditions-7he Constitution and
L tbo EIob,-roJonpI he Dat omd
Colonel Bemton-Old Humkrism up-Mr. POLE
and the Tariff. and the Free Traders Opposition
being organized to the Admiwtstratiow-TA Di}-
| fc,lties of the Admimistration--Ihe Nashpiae
Union and the Herald Correspoxdsat-ChargE
| to Austria
| Mr.. Buchanan having left the city to escort
his nieces and his housekeeper to this city, to
take charge of his domestic economy and ar
| raugements in the houseu which lie is said, to
have hired for six months only, and Mr.. Bancroft
being not yet returned to Washington from -his
visit north Tor his family, Cabinet Councils have
been in allegiance, and the remaining heads of de-
partments have had little more time to attend
to the pressing requir ements of office-seekers,
who, like the insariate daughters Of the horse
lsech, are continually crying give" "sive"
been made, unless except rumOr which states
/ that on Monday last the Cabinet agreed UPON
the nomination Of Mr.. Marshall, of Baltimore, for
United States District Attorney. in place Off. Col
Inns Lee, the appolntee of Mr. Tyler, whose term
| would not otherwise expire until September. Mr.
Lee was Harrison WING during the campaign Of
/ 1910, Of the very tallest sort, but subsequently
i was good Tyler man, and was one of the ac-
companying suite with John Tyler,on his memora-
BILE procession to Bunker HIll-he is also a rea-
tive o. Mr.. Gales, of the National Intelligencer,"
and therefore he has got to walk Spanish imme-
diately if not sooner. There also runors that
some other appointments for Baltimore were
agreed upon at the same Cabinet meeting, but
have not learned what they are.
cruel joke was perforated upon the "office
| seeking fraternity" and also upon number of the
Departmental Clerks on the first of April On that
day quite plumber OF the latter, particularly those
in the bureaus which have new chiefs, on repair
ing to their offices IN the morning, found lying up
their desks small neatly folded note addressed
to them I'm opening them with tear and trembling,
they found the note TO consist OF polite, yet un.
| mstakeable lntimation, that their services were
not required any longer. Forthwith they were
| seized with CONSERVATION dire, particularly such
| as were not overburdeRed with funds, and had not
been overly prudent in the disbursement of their
salaries. As soon as the poor recipients could re-
cover sufficient presence OF mind, they repaired to
nances and trembling limbs TO ascertain the cause,
the reason, the why and wherefore, Of their dis
missal; and there learned the tact, OF which they
"a.fool's day" Their fear was then turned TO
| indignation, and dire were their threatenings of
what they would do and what they wouldn't do, if
| they only could find out their tormenfor. Playing
would have been mercy to the torments they would
| have inflicted upon him; if they only knew him.
wouldn't he catch it, oh no not at all, said these
sanguinary ENTHUSIASTICALLY let them catch him,
that was ALL
The "office seekers were served out in differ
ent style. Each one who was known, or imagined
to be seeking office, received very polite note,
signed r. ]. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury,
requesting the individual addressed to call at the
Treasury department to see the Hon. Secretary,oa
important business, on the following morning. Ant
w here ot a pafh Each ms theYc
armed with his note of invitation, with his expec
failnn ransed 10 its highest mitch. with Smllirr