Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the New York Express.
q. WASHINGTON. March II.

w WASHINGTON, March IL.
The President, day by day, seems to
become more and more popular with
MS visitors. A gentleman had the te-
meriiy yesterday to present him in pub
lie a letter from an old and respected
friend. Before receiving it, The Presi-
den, asked the gentleman presenting
the letter "if il was strictly letter OF
and had nothing TO do
with an application for office. If 1t
was strictly private he would be hap
py to receive it, but if in any way re-
lating to an appointment, or TO public
business, it must be sent TO the proper
The letter was Withdrawn. AT ano,h-
err interview with a friend, the Presi-
dent brought out the first letter OF
Washington upon the subject of aP.
poinlmen,s, and declared that to be the
model of his administration as far as
practicable. Were the circumstances
the same now as when General WASH
ing,on left the government, General
Taylor would unquestionably perpetu.
ate the principles Of the Washington
Administration, and. as near as may be,
they will be followed now.
Every one holding public or private
communication with the President,
comes to the conclusion that no consd-
erations of private relationship, or par
~ association, or Of personal obliga-
ton, will prompt him TO swerve hairs
breadth from public duty. The inten.
ton Of the President is 10 do right,
and his Cabinet has his fullest conf
dence, with that of the Wing party,
and nearly the whole intelligent public.
Some Of the points in the debate in
secret session on Wednesday last, in
the Senate, have leaked out, and could
wish the injunction of secrecy were
removed. The debate was upon the
confirmation of Messrs. Colamer and
Ewing, a nd Mr.. Seward has the credit
Of making an admirable speech on the
occasion in behalf Of the confirmation
and one which was applauded and ap
proved upon all sides of the Senate, ex.
cepting perhaps extremes which will
never be satisfied with any but an ex'
IRENE course of opinion and action.
1t has been determined in Cabinet
that the appointment of Marshals be
longs now, as afore time, to the State
Department, (of course under the ap.
proval of the Presidency and not to the
Home Department, as many have sup
posed.
hear many inquiries also, as to the
time of commissions, when they date
&C., &c. The old rule and the cor
rect rule, | think, was from the time oil
confirmation by the Senate. General
Jackson asked that the advice and con
sent of the Senate" should date from
the appointment, and that became the
practice Of his Administration. The
commissions Of most of the New York
appointments date from February, thai
being the time they were confirmed by
the Senate; The appointments, however
dating from the previous summer.
An order has been issued in the
Treasury. Department, for the names OF
all the clerks who received their pla.
ces in consequence of the removal OF
other clerks. This will include about
seven.eigh,hs of the whole number
and is a proper and necessary prelimi,
nary information for the guidance OF
the Head of the Department. Like
information would serve a good pur.
pose in each of the other Departments.
The President will not have any need
Of the services Of the Senate after the
middle of next week, and will SO in
form that body. The design is per-
sisted in of making no other appoint.
menls to The Senate than those necessa.
ry TO fill vacancies, and for the enforce.
ment of new laws.
AN ACT 10 amend IAN act entitled, an
act TO provide for levying, assessing