The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-07


AT LAsr.-A small bit Of great agony is over
We st irtled the town yesterday morning by an
nounc ng the appointment of Henry F. Tallmadge,
of this city, as United States Marshal for this dis
rict The entire coteries of place hunters, up town
and down town. fashionable and Questionable,
were taken all aback aud utterly ounded by
our announcement ofthis important piece of news.
/ he race Is not to the swift-the battle to the
sircng Time and chance-incudlng the spoils-
happen to all men. The list of disappointed can
ida,cs is highly respectable, and the sorrow de-
mands an equal amount of wel!-pct led sympathy
We must advertise for supply. Here Is tae list,
with the most accurate quotation OF their gref
which could make up from the latest miorn a.
ton before us -
TIE VERY LATEST QUOTATIONS.
DAVID b OopEN-not much disappointed.
iirNRy f. DAvrrs-deeply disappointed almost mad
AMBROSE l.. JonpAS-perfectly easy.
iAaiEs Kir-somewhat grieved'i go IN Tor something
else
..,RAm FuLIrR-horrbly il-treatedi -oh !-oh oh
MAHcrlLus ErLLs- mddiing grief a .--.i--@s
Aid MosEs MAyNARD-dark blue grief
Aid MISUNDERSTANDING bad.
Aid EGnEnr BrssoN-don't care much
CHARLES H. DElAyAs-better luck next time
Ald .InsErm p TAvLoR--rrkn ~.
MUSsoN l. LOCKWOOD of enthusiastically
chtbt,u
This beng the prce current of discomfort and
disahcction among lhpse worthy patriots, accord
lng to the latest quotations, II may be conceived
that numerous discussions have taken place in re-
lation to the influences by which the appointment
of Mr.. Tallmadge has been made at Washington,
in opposition to all his numerous rivals Some
have thought that Mr.. Stewards influence has ope-
rated others attribute this dextrous manceuvre
to the same ingenuity by which GLORIOUS Joe
Hoxie' got the appointment OF his friend, MI. Ring,
whom the cabinet took up as sort OF relief In
order to get rid of two sets of candidates and their
numerous annoyances. Lltls certain that the name
of Mr.. Tamadge was seldom coupled with the
Office of marshal, and that his appointment has
taken the ofiice-seekng coteries very much by sur
prise We are disposed to Think however, that
our very worthy Recorder Tallmadge, ywho is his
brother has had a pretty con siderable long2tinger
in the pie. He was member of Congress at the
last session, and rendered himself popular aud
useful during his career at Washington, as Mr..
Fourier Greeley made himself unpopular and silly
on the other side of the fence. The Recorder was
also well acquainted with all the steps taken pre-
vous to the creation of the cabinet. He knows
all the ropes of the new vessel of State, and can
handle the ratlines skilfully and alroy lie is
also a good. humored, devilish clever fellow, and
you never can tell what he is after, till it is done.
lie was at Washington during the last week, and
hence the res ult of his brief visit.
Well, well. We don't care whose influence has
produced this appointment, for 1t Is good one, and
a respectable one, come from what quarter it my.
Mr.. Tallmadge is higl ly respectable professional
man. courteous to all, and very competent and
CAPABLE. We have no doubt that he will never
bring his office for sale into the market, his pre-
dccossor is said to have done.
Now that this little agony is over, the greatest
one is approaching, viz: the appointment of Col
lector. Postmaster, Sub Treasurer, and some others
This appointment, however, has thrown all the
ouidnuncs and aspirants into utter confusion and
doubt. Some now begin to think that neither
Brady nor Young will get the Collectorship but
that the President and his cabinet being quite
tired and worn out with the contentious and strife
of the two ciiqucs, will abandon both of them, and
confer the office upon some new man, fresh in the
field of spos, as the buds on the Battery, or the
blossoms in the woods of IIoboken. In such d.
lemma, it is limited that probably Mr.. Depeyster
Ooden. of Wall street. an uncle of Secretary Mere
dith's, may come in as the lucky man. Others
think Charles King, of New-Jersey, may be pitched
into the place. and thus spoil COL Webb's chances
on Madrid Awful Others imagine that Corne-
Ius w. Lawrence may be continued some time
longer, whereat he licks his lips and says nothing
The whole matter, however, is enveloped in doubt
and the agony of suspense must continue to in
crease for some time yet.
We would sooner go and sweep the streets at
IS Cd CAV, than to suffer the agony OF an office
holder or offce-beggar, about these days. Would
not you Some six thousand years ago, cele-
brated archange, bright as the burning sun, was
turned out of high office in Heaven, for pride, or
defacation, or getting too big for his breeches, and
he has been roaming The world ever since, a per-
feet devil, as ravenous after human souls as a tiger
after innocent sheep. That antique gentleman was
the first prescribed office-holder, and we recon-
mend his cos, TO the deep sympathy of Father
Richie, of Washington. Oh! dear!