The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-20

During the last campaign the wings seemed 10 con-
slider an objectionable sin 10 sigh for the loaves and
fishes They work for Office They turn out any
other for the purpose of taking his place They
repudated all such hereses They were determined TO
prescribe all prescription" Such was their precelt out
of power; but what is their practice now they arc IN
power! Washington still swarms with oihce hunters
Every city furnishes candldates-a prousion OF cand
dates Ito ell every federal Office The correspondent OF
the Baltimore Clipper says there are five gentlemen
named for collector of that por three for Surveyor for
naval officer several very strong men from Baltimore "
several candidates from Baltimore and from the
Eastern Shore for district attorney; three nominees for
posnaster-two at least"
We see mems heads stricken of at the expiration Of
their terms. We not acquainted with the politics OF
the substitutes; but take for granted the men are
wings The New Haven Register complains that after MIR
Wilcox the late collector of that port, "cauied to the
office qualifications of the highest orderhonesty, hde
ity and capacity and satisfactorily had he performed
it's duties, that petition to General Taylor. for his reap
pointmen started by intelligent and influential wing
merchants and shippers Unsolicited by Mr.. Wilcox
and signed first by the oldest commercial house in the
city, and afterwards by every firm in the city doing bust
ness the Office eroept teo and forwarded TO Washing
ton by the Influences but that this request, coming
from Taylors friends principally, OF no more avail
with the President than "a jig whistled to milestone
II was enough for him to know that Mr.. Wilcox a
democrat, and Mr. Donaghe wing and the no.
party President who not TO be the President of a
party, thus alsed his pledge in the first week of his
administration. That is all We make no complaints
Our friends retire gracefully and cheerful asking
favors II is sufficient reward the old collector, that
his services in office have received the entire approval Of
the public and he retires in the full confidence OF his
democratic friends"
We gazette all the appointments CONFIRMED by the SEN
ate) which the National Intelfgencer gives But
Washington is filled with variety OF rumors OF changes
We have time to collect them. We leave others to
beat the bush, whilst we content ourselves with catching
the birds Our position enabled to know indeed
that all this gossip not always gospel and therefore
we will not pretend vouch for the accuracy of these
reports With this reservation submit the following
extract OF letter in the Baltimore Sun from its Wash
ington correspondent:
Though the administration is but fortnight in power,
the grnmbers have already put at it New England,
New York. and Pennsylvania thus far the least salts
pontment of James Collier of Ohio brother of John
Collier of New York, who has been appointed collector
San franciscoan office which, In fecuniay point OF
yew is preferable any the gin of the administration
The collector it is has butts salary of per annum;
Ptopaoy
times that Now they Ohio has already had
two great appointments, and she "a losag State With
out New York and Pennsyl Gen. Taylor would not
have daylight and yet the purity in New York and
Pennsylvania are not considered at all, and their most
respectful recommendations no more needed than il they
came from the opposition,
sin Massachusetts, neither the Webster the Abbott
Lawrence party satisfied; in New York, Mlard Fil
more and Ex-Governor Seward both com plain and in
Pennsylvania Senator Cooper and Josiah klndal de-
temined to teach Governor Johnston and his inebriated
managers lesson which shall last How it is in Mary
land, You know best.
" They say the word Of cerrm,nd has gone os1h .,oIn
Delaware 10 establish, the basis of the old wing party
beautiful fabric, TO be called the epublican
party, which is to be amaganation of all the political
creeds and hccsies from the time OF the flood Its plat
form will be so large that the whole will be able
idea.
"The President, il is whispered, is under mag
netic influence in regard all the appointments but the