New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-21
Removals at Washington.

say that the writers speak tor themselves. not Tor
US not that We dissent in the main from the
course they indicate but we 10 not concur IN all
their reasons. We hold it bat fair snd jast tnat
those " ho got pa BY supplsnting Wbiss on sccouut
OF their politics should now 20 out. sad let W has
be appointed in their places. THIS s far gen
eral rule. and We shall be glad to see 1t pa, in
practice 50 soon aud 50 fast the Heads OF De-
partmcnts shall have time, without nesecting more
important or more urgent duties to make the need
ful Investigations AMI select the most competent
and deserving men to I'll the places.
Bat. At the same time. We do not cor si3er this
by any means the most essential or the most press
iug duty devolvlng on the Cabinet and We do not
believe the People viii ~ into Mysteries IN case
rs execution sh luli be somewhat longer delayed.
This matter of filing Offices IS necessary part OF
Governmental machinery the rehlhng Of them has
OF late become scarcely ayoidable para OF The Pc
! ilcal machinery OF the country bat the chief
ends Of Government are far beside and beyond
this An Administration might be very able. sue.
rsssiu aud eminent without creating Single va
cancy on Political grounds witness that OF John
Quincy Adams Its Public Policy = OF vastly
greater consequence than It's personal policy We
are glad TO hear of the appointment OF worthy
zeslo . Whig to some desirable station, IN place
| of A less competent or less deserving Loc0-Fo
but we are far more interested 10 the enectment
of avs calculated to develop the Nations Re
sources. diversity and increase It's Industry. or
multiply its facilities of Intercommunicstion The
expenditure O. Three Millions on River Harbor
and kindred Improv ements, giving present EN-
| ployment u thousands and securing ultimate al
vantage 70 millions. is an object worthy the atten
ton OF a Government the enactment OF IArh
which would set to work ten Thousand brlck-mak
ers stone.Qusrrers, hme burners, masons. Nc &c.
IN aid of the erection OF new factories iorges, iOun
dries. machine shops Sc. Nc. from the Aroostook
to the Falls OF ~. Anthony, and 50 on both slopes
| Of the Alegheuies that would be an undertaking
to which m Administration might vel lend all It's
| energies Ii any Cabinet can show Congress how
70 reduce the annual expense OF our Naval and
Military armamcnts from Twenty u Ten Millions
or under per snnum. 50 as 20 give as Ten Millions
Of Revenue Tor works OF general sud permanent
usefulness. that Cabinet will have deserved well
of the country. Nay: We have great confidence
that an Administration plainly bending ali rs en-
ereies 70 such ends as we have here indicated will
be esteemed and sustained, no matter though t
should not make places ia the public Offices for halt
those no think they have Alright to fat terths
there We may err on thIs point, but such IS our
opinion.
Itiss melancholy fact that the public mind has
been grossly perverted by the rise and spread 81
the ofice-.eeking mania Every third man you
meet has snesking notion after an Office. He
wouldn touch the best thing going II he were not
situated iust as he is bat his health or his family,
or his poverty constrain linn to put in. People
are not asking what the Government is likely to
30 for Us by It's public policy bat what it can do
Tor brother Nolles or neighoor Giles in the way Of
providing him with an Office. There will have to
be a new leaf turned, and we care not how soon.
IsDIASA-Hon. joins PETrIr, Loco Member of
Congress from the With District, suddenly de-
clined reelection at the Nominating Convention
Of his party. Tor the following reasons
lst The improperly Of leaving bis family which re
| CURED his guardian care
% The Pay and Mileage Of Member u Congress
are not sufficient to support lin Al the Capital
3D. HIS lamsuess poverty and bodily inhrmities un
| 10 him % endure the taugues Of the campaign.
eth Ills public services, II approved At all, should
meet with more universal APPRECIATION than tbs di
visions In his party would seem o. indicate
Other reasons, OF general nature, aud rnmaterial
were assigned.
We should regret TO suppose that Mr.. Pe,tits
leaving his family behind him while attending
| Congress would involve or induce any 'Impro
| prlety' on his psrt.--As u the Pay and Mileage,
We think they must cherish rather liberal notions
out W est for We observe that Mr. Pettit's Mile
age for the FIRST Session Of the late Congress was
: 0i- 70, OF computed tor 81 miles although
the sc.uai distance Of bis residence from Nash
iDgton BY the most direct Post Route was only o2-
mies-diiFerence Of Mileage by Circular Route.
| SJ46 90 IL don't seem 10 as that man who gets
this and . per day, sick or well, work or play,
Sundays aud all, ought 10 back out on account Of
the pay. Can Mr.. P name another Legislative
body 10 the wide world 50 well pad as the Con
gress ofthe United States
But that last reason concerning divisions ia
rs party" IS good. When a mao ka0rs he cant
get nominated Il is good policy 10 decline, though
RS generally advisable 70 do Il before the meet
Jog Of the Convention Still, different men have
different ways. Messrs. Polk and Petit agree
10 choosing their day, John Tyler waited 10 a ds,
after the tar.
-JossPH Z. McDoSALD Of Montgomery Co
was nominated 10 Mr.. Pettlts stead on the Sc
cond ballot, = votes 10 50 FOR Dan Mace, who va
a Uhsg candidate once, or started y be-
After the nomination., there was a street-fg h
between Shelby Martin, Delegate, and Jose pl
R.tae, defeated candidate Clerk Of Founta
CO. Martin drew whip on histine, which III
; later wrested from him Martin then drew r,
voyer and fired, shooting Ristine through the arm
Ristine attempted 10 draw a revolver, bat brok
of the trigger guard, AID the fight was the
stopped By the interposi.ion Of friendly spectator
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~ Gov. fisH, It will be seen, has commute
the punishment Of Alex Jones, the negro unae
sentence Of Death OR Arson, in our city, 70 lmpr
onment fer Lie. This i mos, wise and net r,
ercise Of the Executive power The puni.hner
Of Jones will Jet be quite as severe as his Gin
deserved though that crime j. heinous. Buff
e this comm atation, Jones was 70 have been hange
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