The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-25
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
By LAST EVENINGS MAIL.


late order of the Secretary Of The Treasury-Peter
Hagner and Stephen Pleasanton-Case Of Dir.
DIMer-1he President and our Consuls-Mr.
Kings Opinion-Characfe of Mr.. Walsh, Con-
sm at Thnis-Ben. f. Green, Rrants Mayer,
and Senior Atocha-Ihe Merican Instaiments-
Hamn,ett, of Mss, IN a fx-The duty on Green
Turtles, &c.
Who is the man! Who is that exterminated in
divdua denounced by Gen. Jackson in his letter Of
April sh, to Major Lewis, as "a renegade politi-
clan," and as such dubious customer, that "when
the money is wanted, it will not be forthcoming"
Father Richie says that these ominous stars,
thus; *******, do not mean me- "Thou cannst not
shake thy CORY locks at me- and say did it I" II is
some other well known democ rat, who lives north
OF the Surquehannah. Can it be Croswell, spelt
with one Z! Some person north Of the Susquehanna!
Saw his name IN another letter. Why who can il
be But is there any doubt about the Major, who,
in Tennessee according the old hero's testimony
is considered as broke 2" Is not Mr. Heiss ma.
jor, a bona fde clever, good major, too! And does
not the singular association OF the Major and the
correspondence of those unlucky astersks with the
letters in Father Ritchies name, all taken together
make a circumstantial case, which, without the
proof to the contrary in black and white, ustfes
the impression that Father Richie is the unfortu-
uate man set down as renegade politician" We
can respect Father Rtchle's decacy in withhold
ing the name of the gentleman north Of the Susque
hannah but if he would save himself, he should out
! with it,
The revenge of Major Lewis is an inglorious re-
venge; but the circumstances, from his own testi-
mony, attending his expulsion, give to his case
very strong palllaton. Had the Presl dent simply
ground of rotation, all this difficulty might have
been avoided. The Major would have had no excuse
for the course he has taken. But as the develop
ments made, and as the editor of the Union is
plauslbly eliminated, the law of sefpreservation
| justes him, nay, requires him TO give the name OF
the renegade politician" north OF the Susquehan-
nah, Indicated by those seven stars 1t will have to
be done.
| The late order of the Secretary OF the Treasury,
directing the several heads of Bureaus in his de-
partment, report the names, time OF their first APP
pointment and salaries of all the clerks in their
| eral offices, has created no little stir among the
small fry The big fish, too, have occasion to flut-
ter and founder ''some, as we shall presently show
from an example two. The records, in many
cases, have been "burnt up, and the time OF their
original appointment cannot, in consequence, be as.
| certained The memory OF the ''odest inhabitants"
| has been appealed TO in vain. All that is known
for instances of Peter Hagner, third and OF Stephen
Pleasantsen fifth Auditor, is that in the bill of
tingent expenses for the removal of the seat of gov
| eminent from Philadelphia to Washington, in 1900,
there paid for the transfer of Peter Hagner and
| family, $3.50 S. How long ne had been in office
before this, no man. it is thought, can tell. He may
have been a page to the old Continental Congress,
| for all that we know. Since the year of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, 1900, he has received the
following 'pap" from the Treasury, as taken from
| the most authentic sources =
| Salary as Chief Clerk as accountant, War
| Department for fifteen years., $4,000 90
Additional accountant one year.. 1000 90
Third Auditor, twenty eight years. $4,000 90
Expenses of rem oval from Philadelph 500 Sc
Sum total of pap" to the Apostle Peter slls,l5s So
One hundred and thirteen thousand, one hundred
| and ffiy-eight ffy-sir Money enough to build
| three large steamboats,. Why, the annual interest
of this money at per cent, exceeds the salary Of
| the Secretary of the Treasury; and if Mr.. Hagner
is rich, and in a condition to retire comfortably
| from business, II is his own fault" for man that
will not take care OF his own household is worse
! than an lnfdel," and that is than an
indel ought not b hold office-is not fit for office
under Christian and democratic administra-
non.
But how stands the account of Uncle Sam with
| Mr.. Pleasanton Let us Let set down the
| figures and take the aggregate.
Salary as Chief Clerk Of the State Depart
h m snd for sixteen six 90
| Paid for removing him with other chattels
OF the Government) from Philadelphia
IN lsoo,. l09 81
Sum total of pap" to stephen. 500. sIos, Io9 81
One hundred and eight thousand one hundred and
Mr. Hagner. How delightful to contemplate these
delicious droppings from the big honey comb of the
Treasury. For fory-hve years these old gentlemen
| have been living, like the ancient Canaantes, in a
| land flowing with milk and honey and money
What glorious Government has ours been to them;
nothing like 1t on the face of the earth One hun
bred and thirteen thousand, and one hundred and
nine thousand How happy could | Father
Richie be with either No wonder these old gen.
temen have kept their health well, and have lived
so long without any prospect OF dying at all WHAT'S
| the use OF men dying when they are doing well
| But will not these nice aggregates make some
of our rotatory democrats open their eyes about
teet," in the popular phrase Of the day. And will
| they not "raise a row'' when told, as we have
the honor to tell them, that these two friends,
Orestes and Pylades, Damon and Pythias, good
wings though they be, are to be retained as indis-
pensabe TO the administration! Unless the unterri-
tied democracy come up to the rescne, they will fnu
| il out in due season. Does not Mr. Marcy say that
no democrat could be found equal to the task Of du
ty attached to Mr.. Hagner Does not Mr. Cave
/ Johnson say his services must not be dispensed
With And as he is Pennsy vanian, does not Mr..
| Buchanan protest that you must not touch the Key
stonel And did not that amlable and exemplary
lady, near rela i've of Mr. Secretary Walker, go to
the same school with Peter when Peter was an nte-
resting little shaverl And when Peter went out with
the bays foraging expedition, did he not always
best of apples and peaches! All these considerations
| make the removal Of Mr.. Hagner very difficult
| undertaking, unquestienably. Besides Mr.. HagHer
is faithful officer, an experienced officer, and
knows the line OF his duty by rote He has contrved
too, thus far, to keep IN with all partes and his re-
ations generally are In office. 1t would be like
breaking up the family to turn him out In some
parts of Pennsylvania, all the State, indeed,
you will frequently find an old patriarch on small
| iarm with his sons and daughters, and kindred, on
| the adjoining lands all around him. And this de-
slrabe state OF thngs rs almost ihVarlaDly the result
| of the old mans exertlons in early life So with
| Mr. Hagner, and his relatives in the public employ
II would be cruel, therefore, to break up his COM
Portable and harmonious arrangement, the result of
fifty years devotion to his country. And yet we go
for dsmissng the old gentleman honorably, and
Immediately. If there can be other democrat
found equal to the plain sailing Of his office, we will
undertake the duties of the third auditor upon six
easy lessons from the present incumbent
As to MIR. Pleasanton, does not Mr.. Buchanan,
the best looking bachelor, and the most worthy ba-
thoor, OF aye, an honor to the whole fraternity,
and an honor to the land, does not he say that the
fifth auditor has such an interesting family that it
would be cruelty in the extreme to disturb their
comfort by the deposition of Mr.. p. To be sure he
That he used to visit John Tyler the broad day
lghf. and Henry Clay after the moon went down.