The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-15
The scene Around us!

The swarm of office hunters continues to haunt the
members of the cabinet. The President having thrown
them oil from himself, has only cast them with eager
Impotence upon his Secretaries. These functonaries
are begging for time to look into their claims and are
pleading the calls of vsters and the necessary business
of their Office as an excuse for delay Some few OF
the oiceseekers have gone home dissatisfied and COM
planning The many who remain have become only the
more chafed and the more impatient for their prey.
Is there no danger lest the moral courage OF the Pres
ident should YIELD and the torrent of prescription
should break down every barrier, and sweep away
all his past pledges and all his generous feelings ,
You have beaten the enemy" said democrat to
him the other day, "gorously on the field of bat
tle but you have yet contest before you, where you
have to meet ASSISTANTS enthusiastic and more greedy
than the Mexicans" We fear for the result. The de-
parments are in of siege The Secretaries evade
the crowd or are begging for time We frankly say,
that if amidst this tremendous pressure the General
should stand his ground the moral force which
his situation requires and "proscribe prescription" as
he promised to do, he will prove himself worthy of the
high office to which he has been promoted But he
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We hear Of various appointments which are made or
intended The letters from Washington full of this
species Of gossip We state few of these rumors but
we vouch for none of them. We understand that the
Senate yesterday confirmed of the nominations. bu
none of them were of any high Office.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper" repeats
the following rumors the l2th, for which even the
writer does not vouch:
For minister to England, Abbott Lawrence, of Mnssa
chusetts for minister France, j. r. Ingerso of Penn
syvania for minister Spain D. M Baringer, OF Norh
Cardinal of tho last named, Douglas
Howard OF Baltimore; for third assistant Postmaster Gen
era John s. Skinner The several departments still
blocked up with Office seekers and hundreds of reports
relation to appontecs are in circulation.
Mr.. McGaughey, OF Indiana formerly member of Con
gress, has been appointed governor OF Minnesota Mr..
X Smith, or Ohio, secretary, and Mr. Washburn, of Illinois
chief Judge The marshal and district attorney will be
chosen from the Territory.
The correspondent of the New York True Sun reports
the following gentlemen as being urged upon the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury (who, by, already forced
to lock himself up from the Office seekers for the col
lectorshp of the port OF Philadelphia, viz Mr. Alex
ander Ramsey, late chairman Of the federal State com
mttee, Townsend Haines esq, Mr. McMichael of tn,
North American Peter Sken Smith, Charles Gilpin, ant
General Diller, the latter original no-pary Tsyore
These gentlemen sufficiently prominent to have eacl
a considerable party at his heels while there are
legion OF seekers after the Office of less prominence
The correspondent OF the Baltimore Patriot Of the 1911
reports as follows
Upwards Of twenty nominations wore sent In yesterda