New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-17
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20 Pro.criptien-The President Harme-
ny Of the Cabinet.


ny Of the Cabinet.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, April Il, 1919.
To IA, Editor Of The Tribune
The Telegraph will have informed you Of the
appointmen. Of Mr. Hone as Naval Officer Of your
port, and Mr.. J. Prescott Hall as District Attor-
ney, which, it is generally supposed here, will be
satisfactory TO your City. Mr.. Hone is an old and
faithful Wing, and man of that character and
standing that will give dignity to the Office to
which he 10 appointed. May there be none less
Objectionable than this
l learn that the Secretary Of the Navy has de-
termined to send special agent out for the pur-
pose Of making an examination of the war steamer
Missouri sunk years ago in the Bay Of Gibraltar,
with the view of having her raised. This service be
hs. conaded to Capt GEO w TAYLOR, the inventor of
the sui. marine armor. who will of course go down
and examine her position, condition. &C. and then re-
turn and report TO practcabity of raising her
the expense &c The Secretary has, in this matter
acted with great Judgment and beraity avoiding that
narrow conractedness and iljudged psrsimony which
often defeat the object intended 10 be accomplished
The Union and other papers which have heretofore
enjoyed In the most beautiful the refreshing
streams which have been made 70 flow into their cups
from the public treasury and which have bsen panied
to see whigi Office in the vicinity of the depart
ments are greatly horrhed q, the changes which have
been made and are crying out most Justify "proscrip
ton prescription This Is only the boys cry Of "wof
wolf" It's false alarm entirely. There 10 no pro-
scpon going under this Administration but there is
going on wholesome reform in the Departments and
elsew here.
No man has been or will be removed for opinions
sake He may have voted for Taylor Case, Clay or
Polk but If he has been good and faithful public off,
cer has attended to the duties of his Office and not to
politics has been sober, steady moral and exemplary
he nay still pursue the tenor OF bis way fearless
of any attempt to remove him. The present removals
and appointments not rotations Of politicians
an exchange Of sect for another but removals Of
incompetent men, such as have given more atten'
ton to political affairs than to the affairs they have been
paid for attending and replacing them by men who
must prove Themselves competent faithful and honest
or they too will CO. In enc instance at least such has
been the Wing was appointed to nil vacancy
who was obnoxious to the charge Of tHtmpvGnce and
the consequence that he was Immediately ousted
and sober, temperate man appointed In bis place.
This is lesson to all applicants.
Az vet have seen very little Of the President not be-
ing one of those who crook the pregnant hinges of the
knee 10 power but have something of him. and
observed his acts very closely and though not one Of
his exclusive friends most partial admirers at
first have now high opinion Of his cspacity-ss
sways had of his believe he intends to act
up TO the very letter Of his pledges contained and ex
planned In bis Allison letter He s man Of most I'M
sophstcsted unostentatious manners and of winning
address winning because you that his polite
ness 10 prompted by goodness of heart and not the
studied art of polished society Surrounded by friends,
or those who have called TO pay their respects to him.
ne seems be the only who WHOLLY unconscious
that he 10 the President do not wonoer therefore,
that he has always been popular with those under his
commend he Is ust the man 70 be beloved by all who
know him aud the more the people come 10 know him
/ the more they will like him. With thnse who come
here for ofice-snd, by the way, let me assure you
tnere have not BY any means been many appllca-
tons for Office there four years ago, when Mr.
Polk came in-he gets along exceedingly we'll receiy-
ing all very grsciousy, treating them kindly but hold
ing out hopes to few none to none, at least save
very low old attached friends, whom he 10 anxious TO
| serye because they have served the country.
As to tho camor attempted to be raised by Richie
and Others why let them csmor II Is their vocation.
but let the psope be deceived or prejudiced by IT,
and let the Wings also be assured that they have
Wbig Administration, and that will carry out Wing
measures.
| Rumors have been ndustriousy spread abroad that
there were dssensious and divisions In the Cabinet and
| that Reorganization of it would soon take place -
False every word and not only false, but there hss
| not been the least shadow OF foundation for the
rumor The Cabinet 10 not only a unit but the mem
bers are on the friendly personal terms with each
Others to my certain knowledge. As to exchanges oil
friendly visits they have time for that, each one
having public business enough at present to occupy
every hour he can spare from sleep and his meals and
some of them are obliged to encroach greatly upon
these SO much indeed, as to endaDger their heaths
| Yours sc AN OLD WING.