The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-11
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The National lntelligencer of yesterday morning pub
fishes the following list of the appointments that
made on Wednesday last Let tell us Of the re-
peated declarations of General Taylor and of his deter
minaon to carry his previous pledges. and To keep
his word. and to make removals at Washington
Such cant is idle il is untrue. They are directly
conacted by the sweeping lst of prescriptions which
we now lay before our readers. embraces twenty
two appointments, and every Of these is no doubt
founded on a removal, except the case of Mr. Robert
Myers, who resgned his Office. II is certain that thir
teen of them under the category OF removed and
take it for granted that the eight postmasers who are
enumerated all the substitutes for removees. though
Mr. Collamer. who the first to specify the
victims in his department, has now become so saga
cous or so md as to decline all revelations of the fate
of his martyrs.
Ten OF the following list are, believe, the victims
of that great execuoAer, MIR. Ewing, who is likely to
become famous at the present day as he eight
years ago His passion for the guotine seems not at
all abated He continues to make upon the land
officers and marshals Another feature this list u.s. that
it embraces of the important federal officers OF
East Pennsylvania. Petit and Keim, and Page and
Welsh have all been removed In place of the accom-
plished Page Mr. Lewis has been transferred the
tom house of Philadelphia. to the great disappointment
of other aspans, and especially OF General Peter Sken
Smith, (the natvis and of the earliest respond-
en;s of Gen. Taylor.) We recommend to him respect.
fully to read the formula of Mr.. Fuller some
consolation to the afflicted"
But, one OF the most eminent of all the decapiated
officers and the one who leads OIL the list the Com.
missioner of Patents, Edmund Burke. Prescription
could not strike at more ''shining mark" We know
very little ahou, his successor, but hazard little pre-.
dieting that he cannot fill Mr. Burke's place ,uperin-
tendent of the Patent Office. The latter known to the
whole county OF the ables officers and &C
complishcd tina, have been attached to the public
service lie is of course, not disappointed in the
msnt he has received, in the which the ad-
mnisation has pursued The card which we pub.
lshed from his zen short time since shows how in
dependent his spirit is, and how little 10 be affected by
any such blow. He was appointed in the place OF Mr..
Ellsworth. who resigned, and was not removed to make
way Tor Mr. Burke and he has administered his Office
not party grounds, but solely with view 10 the pub
lie Interests But wha. does all this avail He is a
decided and IAN able democrat, and has removal is one
OF the rankess OF political prescription that dis
graess The presen, administration But let TINS case sat.
sy cedulous friends that the reports aboa, the
PRESIDENTS iorbearsnos all hollow and false Nj
Burke is removed iron sce This city, and le, his
example the calculations OF the demo
cratic odice holders in Washington:
Prom Ns,,onsi IpssllSsncsr
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
Thomas Ewhsnk. of New York. be Commissioner OF
Parents in The place OF Edmund Burke, removed,
Joh Ashmssd of Pennsylvania to BE- Of the
United States for the district OF Pennsylvania
the place Thomas NJ. Petit, removed.
Anihony r Roberts, OF Pennsylvania TO be marshal of
the United States for the district of
John S Myrick Of Florida to be marshal Of the United
States for the northern district oil Florida. place Of
Robert Myers, resigned.
LAND OFFICERS.
Charles L. Stevenson. of Wisconsin. be Of
public moneys Mineral Point, WISCONSIN, he place Of
Gideon Pitch of Mississippi to he receiver of public
moneys at Jackson Mississippi IN the place OF David c.
James w Drake, of Mississippi to be receiver of public
moneys a, Ponooc Mississippi, in the place OF William
Daniel Hiek.. of Michigan be receiver Of public
moneys at Saul Ste Marie Michigan in the place Of Nj
Aastn Morgan, of Mississippi. to be register of the land
office at Jackson. Mississippi in the place Benjamin R.
Henry Acker. Of Michigan be register of the land
office at eaut Ste Marie, Michigan, place OF lanes
Robert W Boyd, of Louisiana, be surveyor general of
The public lands IN Lousana, in the place OF Pierre T.
CUSTOMS.
William ID Lewis be collector of tho customs Pbi,.
delrha. vice James Page. removed
PeterG Eumaser TO be naval oiIeer Philadelphia rice
Henry Welsh, removed.
Daniel McCuIloch be collector sacke,ts HaIbor, rice
Gus ~ Cole, removed
John G. McAl'ister, Jack son, Mississippi
Ezra 5 Hamilton, Hartford. Connecticut
Barz,a Sosson, Geneva, Nav York.
Benjamin F Arndt, Eas,on Pennsylvania
James Magraw. Cumberland, Maryland.
Henry Bowen, Providence, Rhode Island,
Richard b. Alexander, Tn.cnmbia Alabama
William j. Z. White, Phiadelphia, Pa.