The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-12

We should hear of more removals and appointments
to-day if the cabinet had been in session yesterday.
determining the fate OF more victims. Does any man
suppose that the is about 10 be suspended The
prospect is that il win fall with fury and rapid-
ty than ever The wings boldly that they
must go on; that the ice is jus; broken; that if they
do not break the pledges OF the campaign their party
will be broken up; that il they act the principle of
party, they will soon have no party to stand by them
They must be kept together "by the cohesive force of
public plumber" Some of The Secretaries so hint; and
the President will yield. or rather has yielded 10 their
representations.
The correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun Ior) refers to
the appointments that have been made Phladel phia
and shadows forth what is TO come, follows
II evident that the obstacles general system of
removals the higher grades of office
ed and that whatever obstacle Mr. Meredts hesitation
produced, IL has been removed Active operations may
now be looked for and the first Of June may witness
number of faces among the ncumbens of government
Office The clamor OF opposition viii be tremendous against
the wing proscr pnonsis but it will hardly the
progress removals, induce any reservations al
ready removed Messrs Collamer Ewing, and Meredith
"stsptin far, tina, should they wade more.
Returning as tedious as go oerD
Upon the decision Of yesterday hangs the
fate of the New York nopontnents,he postmasership
collecorshp and district attorney ship Mr.. Ewing, Mr.
Meredith, and Mr.. Colamer, ingenious in finding
men Tor office who heard of before, and
pect great surprise the appointments the above
mentioned posts, experienced upon the annuncia
ton of the New York marshslshiP
In fact the difficulty the part Of the administration is
not ut present. in the policy of removal but in the emba
of selection the various candidates 1t is
good plan perhap discard and drive home, rebuked
and heart broken, all these greedy otce-seekers and
into the by-wsys of private citizenship for suitable
fill the offices.
The only difficulty it seems is in breaking pledges
and making removals. but in selecting from the hosts of
eager expeciants who shall be the favored But the
administration will find that the best way to satisfy
their friends is not by hunting up new men. but in
selecting of their strongest candidates from the crowd
who have been previously pressing them for office.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper speaks of
the triumph of Mr. Levin General Peter Sken Smith,
and predicts that between the 9th May and July here
will be many heads up and many down. as the fortune
of war; Before the dog days there will probably be
disruption in Washington. The qualifications OF clerks,
their politics, habits, etc have been accurately ascer
aineI The removals OF certain heads of bureaus will
necessarily carry with them the tails" But, unfortunate
" for the President, every heal that is stricken Oft adds
more strength to the opposition, than every appoint
ment gives strength himself II he removes he but
exasperates the complaint about the violation OF his
promises When, too, he appoints one he disappoins
several
The New York Mirror, referring to the appointments
in Philadelphia speaks OF the disappointment of the edi
tor of The Inquirer
"Our friend Norris of the Inquirer, who did more ee
va,e neral Taylor the presidency than any other
in Philadelphia, sorry see, has been Tilted He is
very best Of well of the most high
minded and consistent wings. in the counry and he was,
and is fully emitted the highest consideration OF the
party long and faithfully served He better
afford do without the Office than the administration
afford deny it,"
The editor of the Inquirer has shown discretion
and less wi, than the editor of the Mirror We advise
him TO repeat to himself the old formula OF the Mirror,
as consolation for the afflicted"