The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-10


other words, to the party in power belong the Off
ces Of the government
| Mr. W, HUNT inquired of Mr.. s how he knsu,
these persons to be wings whom he stated to be-
Mr. SAWYER. That is pretty hard question.
| admit. But will come to that, and will satisfy
the gentleman himself, think. In printed reports
House document, No. 300, the gentleman will End a
statement OF all the clerks in the different depart.
ments here IN Washington. Well; | applied at tho
different departments, and also to persons well &C
quanted with the clerks, who gave me the poides
of each one their Names and the Ststes from which
| they came. Now, when come 10 Washington
our friends at home ask US to get place for them
! A laugh. why" say they, 1--WE are in power
! the party To which belong has come up through
great ribuation, and have, many Of US, washed our
robes, and made them red IN the blood Of our enc
mics; but when we come here, and tell them there
are no places for them-is II the fact No; there are
235 wings here in place in Washington. "Cannot
you get them OUT" No. Why | asked the Pres
dent to turn some Of them out, and appoint in their
place, men from Ohio, from my district. brought
none with me- but found one (lsughter here. But
application after application has been made; united
effort made by the democrats from Ohio to pro-
cure appointments for some Of our friends who
came here. | know other gentlemen, from other
States, who have done the same, and been turned
away. The excuse was, at the departments, that
there no place for them, while, in two or three
instances, proposed they should turn out these
|
but some who have been in forty years. and some who
have been in ten years; the term for which most Of
them have been in varies from ten 10 forty years.
hold the doctrine and preach IT, that have right
To the places but up to this day, have tried, and
some OF my colleagues have tried, from the
commencement Of the session, and without success
And what is the result There are men who come
here applying for office; they have right to ask for
these places they AJAX TO 90 and intercede with
the President and heads Of the departments in their
behalf they set down here under fair promises that
after a time room shall be made for them; they
stay here some two, three, or six months-some
longer and some shorter-walting for places, and
until they have spent all their money. Then, what
nexR A laugh.l Why, they call on me as a rep
representative Of the people general laugh TO help
them. And the result is, | have to put my hand
isto my pocket, and pay their expenses home. Re
newed mCrrl ment.
Bot again; have the qualification here to know
that | am not alone. / venture to say there is
scarcely democrat here (laughlerl but has Jared
in the same way. And | heard some Of my uhS
friends renewed lsughterl complain that they had
TO do the same thing. ] rise in my place to give
plain statement Of facts, and shall not be driven
from my purpose for fear Of striking the Presden,
Of my choice, or any member Of his administration
when | consider injustice has been done TO me or
my friends, no ones person is so sacred as 10 pre-
vent me from Ainging at it. shall do il with mod
Grafton, but shall state facts. While are thus
|
joying the spois Of our victory. Well, have no
doubt they rejoice Of this.
Sir, from my own State there are some eight per-
in Offices here, from the highest 10 the lowest
! But by this bill would be entitled TO something
like eighty! Now, ask If this is fair treatment
that Virginia, Maryland, and the District Of Coum-
bia, which handy to the seat Of government
shall monopoIIze all these places And, il there 10
no advantage in them, why do they ask for them
II, on the other hand, there 10 advantage, we con-
tribute an equal proportion Of the burdens, and
ask to participate reasonable proportion in the
advantages and benefits Of the government If there
IA any advantage in having member Of the cab.
net, secretary of one Of the bureaus or messen-
| ger in this House. ask that that advantage
shall enure 10 me and my constituents in part, and
that two or three States shall not monopoze the
| whole.
democratic vote. Well, there is some truth in that
| sdmt but il is lamentably true tried to avert
that Calamity as much as any man in Ohio But
there other States: Maryland, il occurs to me-
dd not contribute much to the support Of the par
ty in power; neither did the District of Columbia.
| Mr.. Chairman, have before list Of the Of.
hcers in the Post Office Department, the army the
navy, and in short all the bureaus and departments
in the city Of Washington; also the number Of
clerks in each department taken from each State
near as can get. In publishing the Blue-book, in
teniionaLy-I charge il, and have no doubt Of the
fom which these persons are appointed omit
ted; and It is not fair statement to take that Blue
book and select the number Of the clerks in the DIFF
ferent departments from the States in which they
were born. But in order To remedy that difficulty,
had to resort to the Navy and Army Register, which
gives these names; and if the amendment Of the
gentleman from New York Mr.. RArHBuNl pre-
walls, we will get ia the next book the very nforma-
ton much desire. However, according to
the best information can get here, there are in Of
fee here at the city of Washington from Virginia
1885, from the District of Columbia 1874, from Mary
| land l66.
| Mr. s. remarked that he had not time to attend
to the whole list; that would be attended to present
| ly. He had something, probably, which his
friends had not got, and he would bring that for
ward.
Now here is small special report, (said Mrs.
made some time ago from the War Department
From this | find there are SO officers in all in the
War Department Of these the District Of Colum-
ba has 49-exactly one-half, and Virginia and
Maryland the balance. No; Ohio has one, and
some other States have two or three but, compare
lively speaking, Virginia and Maryland have the
balance.
Well, here is the state of facts in the Post Office
Department: There in all SO officers in that de-
partment Out Of them the District of Columbia has
23-not quite one-half; Ohio has S; and my friend
from llnois-there is, probably another reason for
his opposition to this bl-his State is most amply
provided for in all thrse Offices and if this bill passes
she would get but few more, at fnrthest.
Mr.. DOUGLASS interposed and was under
stood to say that the gentleman would find that H.
lin OILS has not one third of her number according to
the ratio Of representation. D..
Mr. SAWYER assented to the fact, that under
this bill, her number might be increased some
what.
Well Continued Mr.. 81 with reference to the
Department Of State; the whole number of officers
there is eghtysix; then Virginia is rather behind she
has only six; the District of Columbia though makes
up; she has forty-hve cut of the eighy-six; Ohio
has none; Georgia has none; and number Of other
States have none. Now, ask the House Is this
fair As before said, if there is advantage in
this thing, why not give to little Of it, as well
as make us contribute full equal share to the
expenses or The government
Butthe inquiry arises how these things brought
about Why, my friend from New York, [Mr.
RArHBUN, has given you graphic description to-
day; but shall endeavor to go little more into the
details of how it is brought about-that there are
many loafers and loungers in the city of Washing