The New York herald., 1845-04-17

BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
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Clerks-Reform, &c.-Poa Master General and
Comtractrs-Nev Yorkns-1he Bento~- Va~
B,ue1. Wright Clique and the CoAsctordip-
Arabian Horses Commissioner of the Land Of
fee
The organ" as you will have perceived by the
Globe Of last evening, is its legs at last, and will
now suppose play administration music Blair
retires most savagely He is evidently out of tenn
per, and to familiar phrase, "des hard" MIR.
Ritche, however, will not assume editorial charge
Of The organ until sfter the Virginia elections, until
when IL remains IN statW quo, unless Mr.. Green,
Mr.. Ritchie's son-in-aw, who has hitherto acted
as his attorney, should continue SO to act in the
capacity Of Editor have not heard OF any one
else who is to act as Editor pro tenn, but perhaps
Mr.. Bancroft may assume that position, as he is
afflicted with the cacoethes scribendi. You will
and Rives are to retain the balance of the Con-
gressonal printing not yet completed, notwith-
standing the sale of all the materials to kitchie
and Heiss, and am further informed. though |
cannot vouch for its truth, that Blair Is 80 mad at
the summary manner In which he has been EJECT
| ed, that he is about to make, or actually has
made, arrangements to transfer this unfinished
portion of the printing, and which is by no means
nconsiderable, to Messrs Gales u Seaton, of the
National Istsuigemcer This, if done. will testify
| in the strongest possible manner, the cordial (D
state Of feeling entertained by the old official Ed-
tor towards the new one. and viii! also be ft
proof of the great gratitude felt by Blair and Klves
towards the democracy, when they transfer print
ing which they have obtained at their hands.to me
possession of their political opponents, sooner than
give the benefit Of it to their new successors.
The President has issued circular to all The heads
of bureaus and departments in relation to the duties
OF the clerks, and the attendance at the Offices 1t
has heretofore been the practice Ot those who were
best paid to do the least work. Many of them have
not one day with another performed thirty minutes
salaries have worked hard, in fact doing their
own and their superiors' work also. This the
President will not allow any longer. He is deter
H pax
ments shall be kept open 10 hours each day, to ia
cilitate the business of persons coming to the me-
ropolis from distance. To, effect this he has
ner, that during the 10 hours there shal always
be an efficient force on hand to attend to what
ever is required The clerks here. are grumbllng
and think it very hard indeed. that persons IN
the receipt of 81 OOO 81, 200 81 400, 81 600 800
and $500 year. (many of them tor doing little or
five hours per day. The facts, that ifthe business
of the departments were conducted on the priR..
cpes OF private enterprise, not one fourth part OF
to do all the work in superior manner to that in
which 1t Is at present performed. have IN hand
expose of thelnature of due performed land the
manner in which they arc attended to in one OF the
| departments, which l shall be enabled shortyito
present to the readers Of the Herold and that will
| give them a tolerably fair sample OF the whole
President Polk has also revived another very good
practice, which was in force under General lack.
son, and which is to dismiss any clerk who shall
not promptly meet and settle all his accounts while
he is in Office. This is a rule for which he will
have the devout gratitude OF all the store keepers OF
the district who have been for long time praying
for its adoption, in order to compel the delinquent
clerks to "pay up.
The Postmaster General has not vet decided up
the case presented for his consideration by the
Post coach propretors, in relation to the new con-
| tracts This day, at 8 o'clock. the time for re-
ceiving bids tor contracts expired. What will be
the course pursued by the Postmaster General, IN
relation to these contracts is yet matter of doubt,
| but hardly think he will give way The contrac-
tors say that many of them have their all embarked
in their stock Of coaches and horses, and it they
are underbid, and the new law to go into opera
ton, which provides that the underbdder shall not
be required to take their stock off their hands, and
they not be allowed time to dispose Of their
/ stocks, they will be irretrievably ruined am In
formed that it is supposed the bids for contracts,
/ now before the Postmaster General, will not
amount to half the sum that the same contracts
obtained atthe last letting. This would augur well
| for the new postage system, and would seem to
promise that there will not be so great deficiency
after all, Notwithstanding the croaking OF the op-
ponents of this great measure.
The contractors this morning, to the number OF
200, according to their custom waited upon the
President, and were introduced to him by the Post
master General, Cave johnson, who was attended
also by his First Assistant, Major Hsbbie. The
number who went up to the White House exceeded
200, and displayed a set Of fine hearty men, with
hard, shrewd, Intelligent faces, many OF them be-
There are a goodlv number OF New Workers
pouring into the city Just now, some OF them sup
pose to look after Offices for themselves and others
Tor their friends Among those here are MIR. Ma
clay, NJ G. from New York; Moses g. Leonard,
ex M 9 who is perhaps here to look after the Post
Ofhce In your city, which ne is saidto want badly
Captain Rynders, the Don Giovanni, is also here,
looking as fresh and hearty ever, and, as sup
pose, come to regulate the loaves and fishes, he
has just ceased from his labors in regulating the
| election IN New York City. Mr.. Kelly, OF your
| city. the former sentlemanlv Deputy Clerk of the
Sessions, also notice here, attending to matters
and things in general, together with vast number
of others.
The Van Buren, Wright CLIQUE is here, working
as actively as ever but nave ascertained. on
very excellent authority, that the rumors Of the re-
moval ofMr. Van Meas, and the appointment OF Mr..
| Coddington and Mr.. Morris, have their origin
solely in the fertile brains Of various individuals Of
this clique, which wishes that to prove true which
they SO indusrioHsly report IS true. am likewise
informed that nothing has as yet been done In re.
!atlon to the New York appointments at all. Mr.
Van Ness will certainly be retained, fany reliance
is to be placed on the assertions OF those who
ought to know, Notwithstanding the industrious Ia
very confidently asserted that it would be impossl-
bic to carry the city oS New York by the deinocra.
/ cy unless Mr.. Van Ness were removed previously
to the election; and if my Information is to be cre
dited that same Clique would have had the election
lost ii they could, order prove their prophecies
true, and bring The President under their manage
ment in the disposal Of offices, as they would then
not only have insisted having the city Offices at
their disposal, but also others, and very probably
would have required Mr.. Marcy retiracy, to make
| way for Benton-Van Buren, Wright man, under
/ threat Of losing the State in the fall thereby.
The Arabian horses sent as present to the Presi-
| dent of Aeghania, by the Imaum OF Muscat, were
| to-day sold at auction. One brought the price OF
$3.50, the purchaser being midshipman named
Baldwin. of New Orleans, who says he would not
| take $500 for it, They are little, scrubby looking
animals, appearance, and persons not acquainted
with with their breed would probably think them dear
| at" they may be very "good uns to go''
Judge Shields, OF Illinois, arrived in this city
| last night. lie is il is said to take the place OF
Mr.. Blake, the Commissioner OF the Land Office