Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courisr.)
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20.

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they also gave their late President pro
temp. (Mr. Mangum) the salary of Vice
President, five thousand dollars a year)
deduciiug ,herefrom the pay and mileage
he had received as member of the Senate
The Senate. to-day, confirmed The nom
ina,ion Of Mr.. Rush as Consul 10 Hong
Kong, instead of Mr.. Shaler rejected, and
MIR. Gould as Marshal of The Northern
District of New York, instead OF Mr.. J..
n. Prentiss, rejected. The democratic
members of the Senate resisted the nom'n-
alton. Of Mr.. Shaler on the ground that he
was prominent in getling up Tyler meet
;pps, and was promised Office as Tyler
man. Mr.. Prenliss had made bet Of
eipht thousand dollars on the election Of
1910, with Edward Curtis, and had refus-
ed TO pay il--that was the objection urged
against his nomination.
The injunction of secrecy has not yet
been removed from all the proceedings of
The Senate, but learn that they received
recommendation of some importance from
The Secretary of State in reply to a call
from Them for the present state OF the ne
eotiations, Sc. with Mexico and also with
Texas. But whatever was The nature of
the communication, the Senate, it appears,
took no order upon 1t.
The President sent in no nomination for
the vacant seat on the bench Of The Su'
pIeme Court.
We look with interest 10 the next move
ments of the administration. The extent
of the removals is TO he decided upon in
The Cabinet. There will, no doubt, be
many both in the Departments here, in
the Custom House and Post Office estab,
lshmenls, and in the foreign missions and
consulates.
l, is very difficult 10 say who will go TO
London. Bu; some have supposed that
the offer of that mission would be made 10
Mr.. Woodbury., who is rather inclined TO
be dissatisfied with the present stale of
things. Silas Wright could have it if he
would lake it, which is not probable.
March22.
Some amusement has been excited here
by the fa!e Of Tomas Lloyd the Surveyor
Of the port Of Baltimore. Lloyd was
noisy Irish Repeater and Tyler man, and
was rewarded with the office named
above. A few Gays ago Lloyd waited on
the President and put in his claim 10 be re.
rained in office. He afterwards backed
his application by the present Of fine sad
die horse. The horse was led to the white
house, and there left, with nole to the
President requesting his acceptance thereof
&c. The horse was soon brought back by
one OF the Presidents servants to the sta
BILE whence he was sent, aud Yesterday
Thomas Lloyd was supercededin in has Of
flee /! "Served him right" is the general
verdict in the case. IfTom had kept his
blarney and his horse 10 himself he would
have retained his office
Senator Benton gave information, on
oath, the other day, to our Grand Jury, on
--ESeUuvgrnurr THOMAS, 01 WaFyIand.-
The alledsed. matter of libel is contained
in the pamphlet circulated here by Gov
ernor Thomas against his wife, the daugh
ter Of Governor Mcdonald, Of Virginia,
and niece of Mrs. Benton. Governor T.
accuses Mr.. and Mrs. Benton, among
other things, of having made The match
which resulted so unhappily.
Il was said, and believed here. that if
Mr.. Calhoun declined The mission to
England, il would be offered TO some one
of his near friends. Some have lately
surmised that it would be offered to Mr..
Woodbury. bul it is COW suggested that
it will probably be rendered to MIR. Elmore
Of South Carolina
The late intelligence from England is
received here with the greatest grallica-
,ion, and especially by The free trade men.
To the Sugar and Cotton growing inter
esls it must be the source Of much encour-
agement
MARCH 25.
According to all accounts there has al
ready been much dissension in the Cabi-
net on The subject of removals from office.
The proscriplive policy was, as it is uu
derslood, supported by Mr.. Bancroft, MIR.
Marcy, aud Mr.. Cave Johnson, aud was
opposed by Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Walker,
and Mr.. Mason.
1t was decided in the Cabinet to make
certain removals in This city, yesterday, in
the absence of MIR. Buchanan aud Mr..
Mason.
Mr.. Medll, of Ohio, has been appointed
ed Assistant Post Master General, which
is confidential political station, as he ap-
points the Deputy Post Masters. Mr..
Miller, Ex-President Tyler's brother-in-
law, is removed from the appointment
Office Of 3rd Assistant, lately held by Mr..
Skinner, The distinguished agricultural wr'
ter, whoI am sorry to say, is removed, 1t
has been decided in the Cabinet 10 remove
Matthew St. Clair Clarke from the office
Of Auditor of the Post Office. Peter G.
Washington is TO take his place.
We have many rumors as 10 other bu.
reaus. On the whole, there is likely 10 be
very general sweep.
The removals and appointments in the
Northern cities are going on pace.
Governor Van Ness, will not, it is be-
leved, be removed from the Collectorship
of New York. That Office is one of too
much importance, and has been loo much
abused heretofore to be made a subject Of
political traffic. There are few men who