The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-26

I an eternal round Of annoyance that he may be ena
| blcd TO iecommesee his labors bu, how is be to re
| fuse an interview "Ot few moments with an M
c. OF Gen Bisssd< bass, from the State o..
This Is h's day ume bossigemont Al Q O'Clock
IN. he appoints TO receive the social calls oil b.
friends, wheo might be supposed oihoe seekers no
plated with mail Of brass, would have ths deileac!
DOT to annoy him with their applicatioos Tor ohee-
Be sm sorry 10 add IL is not so. lhey 90 late
his Ioom, where himself and lady receive company
N order that they may be tho last TO come away an,
able 10 nod the President alone. They " SIT out
TIL all the ladies retire then npen their battery upoa
| the President for flee. ave been eredlbiy 10
formed that several nights l@st week be was unaoi'
| 10 escape from them and 60 10 bed till from IL u
| half past ~ O'Clock at night! Such treatment y
more than hesh and blood can bear, II these ini
Fortunate ofice-seekers knew the President, thel
would at once desist from this outrageous annoy
ance For he has determined that those who thu
perseyerngiy annoy him shall not be selected io
office.
10 one case, the other day, h. gave an office to !
man 10 New York who had never been In Washiag
ton, OF spoken 10 the President the subject IL
person, In preference TO a man who had come on tC
Washington for it, and bad greatly bored tho Presi
dent 10 obtain IT,
Last week a man who holds an Office in the Gus
tom Baltimore, sent hne horse saddle and bride 10
the Whus House, as present. FOE Col. Polk, aecompa-
MED by a man, IL is said, who was 10 have made a
speech " luc anu 10 nave ltsbcHCu w
one IN reply. Imagine the astonishment Of the man
when the President him word that he would nei-
Their receive the horse nor hear sp eeh lie order.
cd his private Secretary 10 adopt measures al once
To have the man removed from the Custom House In
BalumoIe stating 10 him that be had no use for the
horse, or his services as an officer in the Custom
House at Baltimore any longer! Will the people
never learn Who James N. Polk is~
/ understand he will nsxI week turn over a new
leaf Persons before they pass the portals Of his
door, durOg business hours must send ia statement
Of the nature Of their stc moments" private inter
view, before they ean be admitted, or heard He
~shes all oeeseekers TO distinctly understand, that
sending in simply their recommendations IN writing,
will be ust as, or more likely 10 secure their wishes,
than be done by personal appleaiion and that he
viii expect TO annoy him with applications
for Office the evenings appropriated TO the social
Iecep lon Of bis friends. Should otfice-seeker at
tempt To spin set It out" beyond the Presidents
regular hours of retirement he may not feel astonish-
ed If he should witness hard look in the face
companied by the ght Of watch, and finger point
ed most significantly to the door, thus IL D.
Such excessive and constant importantly for office
did not formerly exist. There Is something wrong 10
all this unTemltted annoy for Office. In free
and happy county, there IS man fit for Office,
that does know and feel that he realize least
honest support by honest industry, and hence
should least feel enough Of decency and selfrespec
not press upon the President and hts Cabinet night
and day. With much degrading Pertinaeiiy like the
azzaron or beggars Of Italy tTo,tng in rags after
travelling vehicles bawlng out at the top Of lhei
voices for pennies. With honest and modest n,
the struggle Is hard IN his mind, TO get up
recommendations wrlting 10 send in for situation
Of any sort, however well satisfied his friends may
feel Of his qualifications But TO dog the President
face To face day and night, for Office, is what he
would find impossible.
have heard It stated that many 20 members
of Congress- have either applied for Office for them
selves or friends.