The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-17

IN, late Appointme"ts,n Ph,adsIph,a and New York.
The Nonisown tPa) Register says "the appointments
= Philadelphia do not appear TO be received with any
..,,kabe degree of favor by the administration party,
..o,esly the naiivst section of il, who intensely
lions for Gen Peter Sken Smiths selection collec-
=, But the Earring discord thus produced isa matter
have nothing to do with"
The Register makes the following happy hit:
..Tbere is one point connected the anti proscrip-
-, nolicy OF the ADMINISTRATION which may we'll
advert before dismiss'ng the subject Mr.; W J. r
White newly appointed popmasler-who, by the way
. nm excellent and respectable geDeDan-has been the
chief clerk in the Philadelphia post office during the entire
- Of Dr. Lehman, whom lac supersedes Although
yhg in politics, he was not proscrbed under democratic
administration tor opinions sake On the contrary he
lid the lucrative and responsible station In the oice
d his political opinions were never permitted TO operate
10 hi. prejudice What commentary does this afford to
he declaration OF that they had
rn prose bed for more Than twenty years nnd that the
dsmocrac party had pursued AN unfair and ilbera poll
:, towards them And yet no sooner Is the power possess
"a nv them than IL Is exercised extraordinarily all
Who at the last election, happened to entertain The opin
Inn that General Cass possessed as many qualifications for
he presidency hi. competitor, General Tay or."
The same remark is equally true of every wing clerk
ho is appointed TO supersede his democratic principal
They were all spared in oce-only to sting their orbear.
ing employers
The New York Sun says the appointments Of col
or postmaster and sub treasurer for this city, do not
seem to fully please any portion of the wing press or
uoliteans" The Sun and the Commercial preferred
Mr. Taylor for postmaster Upon this point the CONNER
eial says
Until this day we have been rather unconcerned spec
,o OF partic pators the struggle Tor office which
We doubt has severely tried the patience and Tern
per he dispensers at Washington; but, to-day,
ICES that feelings a little touched. With
gard 10 every other office, have been quite
await action OF The powers that be- in full reliance
their aud the purity OF their Intentions; but for
The New York post oice did lope that Mr.. Taylor
,Le man To whom the lot would fall Grown up from hoy
hood the oihcc. familiar with all its requirements abu
dandy competent to all its dates deserving OF its emoh
nsnl seemed, II designed by nature for the
rsre and We tiou xht sure of getting We
les. a feeling OF disappointment
The Tribune murmurs soto Uoee. 1t says, in relation
to the appointments OF Saturday:
"llad had the filling of the Offices in question: there
would have been difference in the arrangement
Concerning the sub-treasurer, we believe il is not
now necessary that we would express any opinion"
But as the Globe remarks:
'But Express 'hows tho ou,est Its hatred Young
somewhat sot,ened since its abuse OF him some two
weeks since, After venting upon him any quantity OF
mailed elton, it russ he will accept the place allot
ted TO him. Here il goes
"rhe appointment OF Ex-Governor Young subre
uTe Tor which neither he anybody else asked, and
which is very doubtful whether he will accept the bonds
labor both being great and The salary enough
compensate for either, with the risks incurred we far
being disposed TO complain Of We thar he will
acce pit OF it, and find 1t agreeable"
The Mirror gives the following flying shot at the
Washington correspondents; from which should in
fer that Ex-Governor Young is certain of accepting
the bone that has been thrown to him:
WASHINGTON s-wRITERs.-Reguar letter writer's in
Washington have very slender opportunities OF getting at
the OF things in the metropolis for, their
is known, peope cautious about trusting them
with important and it Is very
10 hear say, when three whispering
gctbe ash here a etlerwriter." A gentleman
OIL tbs class makes some queer disclosures IN OF
the morning papers to-day, and has contrved put
apect upon certain we'll known affairs He says;
"Mr Brady, through his best friend, Hon. Mr.. Seward
brought every description OF EARN from down
pocket pistols 10 bear Not a from New York but
was tried 10 be impered with in way, add his
prove that the fate of the depended
upon the mayors getting the coectorship Mr Young,
through his best friend. the Hon Mr. Reynolds, equally
Industrious in his eudeavo TO show that the
be collected by the governor that was destruction the
wing patty would be The result
The following, from the Sun. shows species OF
nepotism thai is rather excessive:
"O Of persons placed in office by p Hone, the
naval officer his and three his nephews.
Mr. Maxwell the newly appointed collector, is Iberal
follow this example, he will have difficulty in
finding sufficient number OF relatives"