Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-27

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Col. Dawn Ton. che newly appointed
Minister 10 Brazil, 10 place Of Mr. Wise.
selo has permission 70 cows kcms, took leave
Of his friends and left here with his Secretary
Of Legation, MIR. Morgan, (who has been for
some time past the Law Clerk in the ONCE Of
/ the Solicitor Of the Treasury yesterday
morning. for New York.
Col Tor. family and Secretary. viii sail 10
the U. s. ship Ohio. now on her passage
home from Vera Cruz. about the middle Of
June. The new minister is dark-skinned.
swaIthy, thick-sei. mids.le-aged, good-loosing
man. with some pretensicEs 10 talents as an
Ohio lawyer and politician, but none TO re.
tInement OF taste OF manners. he - good
stump campaigner, and had the honor OF be.
ing beaten at the last GubernatoriaI election
IN Ohio by Governor BKBp, the present Mig
Chief Magistrate Of that State Being 9
martyr ia the cause Of modern democracy"
he has been deemed BY the Administration
fit subject 10 be pensioned on the nation al a
salary OF nine thousand dollars per annum,
and bonus Of nine thousand more in the
shape Of an outfit
In craftsmanship, Col. Ton may be little
ahead OF poor JEwErr, who is said TO have
declared that MIR. Polk had not appointed him
Charge des Affairs 10 Peru, but to Lima, land
who has been recalled) though many there
are who seriously believe he is not
Mr.. Morgan, the Secretary OF Legation,
will be the Minister at the Brazilian Court
and will prove to Be a very good one, no
doubt. He is good lawyer. a gentleman of
tine sense and popular manners, and will be
very apt to get soon familiarsed with the du-
ties Of the Legation, and with the Portuguese
language, spoken by the Brazilians MIR.
Morgan is an elder brother OF Col. Morgan, at
the head ofone Of the Ohio Regiments in
Mexico. attached 10 Gen. Taylor's command.
The Morgans are nephews ofthe Hon. VIM.
J. Duane, late Secretary Of the Treasury, and
are men of energy and character.
Following in the footsteps Of Mr.. Wise, il
is understood that another Tyler man, DIR.
CRUMP, Charge des Affairs to Chill, has per-
n,ission TO come home, in order to make room
for the Hon. Seth Barton, now Solicitor OF
the Treasury, who, tired Of the musty law
books in the Treasury Department, aspires
TO the appointment of,he Chiian Charge des
Affairship. with its outfit offour thousand five
hundred dollars, and its salary Of the like
amount, and has absolutely made several at
tempts to take lessons in the Spanish language,
preparatory 10 his entrance upon the duties Of
the mission!
The transfer and promotion of Mr. BARrox.
will leave the office Of Solicitor of the Treasu-
ry free for Mr.. Gillet, the present Register, to
enter, il being just now found outby himself
and the Administration that he is better at I'M
ravelling the quicks in the laws than at cy.
pherng up the vulgar fractions in the loans,
receipts and disbursements Of the Treasury
Department.
Mr.. Gille, is peculiar man--shrewd, sharp
useful in under-current political moves, and
wonderfully close listed, and knows how to
lake care OF the pence.
Mr.. Gillet's present place being thus con-
veniently vacated, an excellent opportunity.
will be presented for Mr.. Polk to reward that
old and useful friend Of his. Daniel Graham,
of Nashville, Tennessee, who was on here
last autumn In company with Gov. Aaron v.
Brown. Mr.. Graham for number o. years
was the Comptroller OF the State Of Tennessee
an able and correct officer He is man
after Mr. Folks own heart: smooth as oil, very
plausible, and in the work Of prescription
will SO adroitly managethe matter as 10 please
himself and Mr.. Polk, while the prescribed
will never know ,0ho hurt them The chief
wonder is tina, Mr.. Polk has delayed reward
ing Mr.. Graham for so long a time!
The Richmond Enquirer, received this
evening. says that the official returns in the two
Congressional Districts in Virginia, about
which there had been some doubt, give the
election to Bocock and Droomgoole, the for
mer BY four votes over lrving--the majority of
the other not named. tits presumable that
the double votes given to Bocock was not cast
out by the Sheriffs. lfthey were not. Irving
will doubtless contest the seat ard obtain it
understand the law does not allow the Sher-
ifs to cas-, out votes that have been received
and regularly recorded, although the proof
may be clear that sundry persons have voted
more than once, each, at different voting
places, for the same candidate But the
House Of Representatives may correct the er
ror. POTOMAC