The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1849-04-13
WASHINGTON Gossin
WAsuING ToN. M. -

WASHINGTON, Msrch 81 1am
One commission ut least, which hid .oi9
time to run, has been reyoked--that I of ,,n. !9n.
James Fl. Cooke, Marshal of Texas = 81. aaJcr
Joseph Bates, formerly distingusbo1I 1Igin1ersl i1!ss
Of Mobile, and recently Mayor Of Wig
succeeds Major Cooke as Marshal of f'fTSsloH, n
This is an appointment which does exaa
the hands and hearts of Mr. Secretafv' 'iCShOi Ci e
and Gen. Taylor. 1t was made day fSlaytea
teraay, before the superintendent of y yes,
pointnent Of Marshals was transfarroi Ss sp
Mr. Clayton, of the State Department ..[l Hoa
Ewing, Of the Home Department. b.u y ~
ten years known Gen. Bates as a r1oat ~ a.o.,N iN
and influential Whig, and a most Vstinsl1.ling
upright man. with heart sfull Of tbe bND.s ras aud
human Kindness" and at the salne time INK alS q
and dauntless as ever beat in mans hoeos.ss nm
have good reason TO suppose that ~
Thomas G. Polk, noble Whie Scion 1eee2 ~ u
old patriotic Wing branch Of the Nor.b T.. n '5@
La Polk family, will be appointed ns,.IaiIa Iaial
Mississippi. lie now resides in tharSa.4s' q
Z, formerly resided in the county of Hsr3s' oG
in West Tennessee, where he stood nn ,a..c nan
" as noble Wing, in two campaiers ','r,la" 80:
tie pretensions and claims to honor snd Sr'i;s K
tinction Of his cousin. Mr. James K pm. ~ ~
appointment as Marshal will give Great 4 u
sure to the Wings Of Tennessee, a rop plFa'
those of Mississippi. 4" ~
Tomorrow being the last day Of tho oo,y
| It is anticipated by the clerks in ofea .oio, :.
many removals will take place. They ~ ',.a'
ever, may, for the present, quiet their aa,- wv
have to-day ascertained that no removal. as. !
take place in the Post Office Departmer,,t. ~ =
morrow, and it is generally believed tIere ~, y,
be none, comparatively speaking, III tie o.b.l A.
departments.
Yesterday, l believe, 1lr Ewing anno...,
two clerks, Mr. King and Mr. Robert n ...s1
williamson in the Home Department ~
It is right and just that each head of J, i
partnent, and each head Of bureau, s5os
have majority OF the clerks III said des.a.
ment or bureau on his own side Of the noi,;,i
questions which divide the Two great mr.; =
the day. And this will be the case r.,
bring If about, where there are now abon, -e3 =
Locofoco to less than LOG Wing officers ~. ~
must necessarily be many changes n 1ba a. i.
patments At the seat Of Government
Mr. Hail. the new Register of the TTessr,.
is expected to arrive here By MONDAY pay,
and enter on the duties of his station. ~
Gen. McCalla, the Second Auditor. stiflbot.
OH 10 Ills 0iiiCe II - Nll>icTssQOQ hc leaves
soon, however.
You may have seen published recently
batch of appointments for Missouri-al irco,.
rect. There are teiegraphic reports Of a.
pointments, sent off from here and esevhee,
which are Incorrect and not entitled IL beIef.
In some instances, the caterers for the nble
appetite for rumors and news, who sad on
these reports on the lightning wires nav lit
the nail on the head; bur as i general thing
said reports should be received with i vide
margin Of allowance.
The following is M extract Of letter from
Washington TO the n. Y. Courier and Enquirer
Il is remarked BY those who have had abna-
dant opportunity TO make the comparison that
the number Of applicants fer office is much
smaller than has beer witnessed at The advent
of any administration since the election oi
Gen. Jackson. The difference in general Re.
spectability is equally marked, and if any aF-
parent hesitation occurs in making appoa.-
ments it proceeds solely from the difficulty d
discriminating between claims OF almost cQas
merit and character This task is an ungra.f
fiji one at any time, but it is most especially
when partiality has to be exercised am0H.
friends who have commended themselves b
long service and fidelity to the favor and com
dence Of the party, and who are Justly end.e
to the consideration of the Administration