The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-09

might slip through his fingers. and reminded him of the
little urchn trying 10 catch the rainbow The warning
has good, for instead Of H. Fuller he sanguine ed
tor of the Mirror being gazetled the marshal of the
eastern district of New York. find the appointment
has gone over to Mr. H. F. Tallmaige We suspect that
Others too, will be very apt TO find our public councils
Washington rather slippery in their and unstable
in their character
The editor takes his disappointment well could
be expected He attempts TO joke upon the occasion;
but Yonck is not exactly in his usual vein For the ben
eft OF others who will soon be able TO sympahze in his
feelings, we lay before them the following article from
the Mirror, of established formula for the ex-
preston Of their grefs:
CONSULTATIONS 1T dismaly dul day
to feel merry in yet we can hardly avoid giving
unusual degree OF good nrure think of tho variety
queer things that have been said all day yesterday
at Washington, and thar will be uttered all day to-day
in New York, at the announcement OF the appointment
oil marshal Tor this district. The marvel Of the thing
that nobody dfea med OF the coming man" being Mr.
Tasmadge There are, ocourse. twenty disspp
ed gentlemen this morning, for the appointed was
in the list of twenty expecan which alluded
10 some days since. As Nj. Talmadgs Is very we'll
known here hope that his portrait will be published by
the Sunday Atlas in their porta gallery which has
tanned the heads oil all the appontees in this city.
that the people may be able fortunate who
received distinguished mark of consider
the administration. When twenty applied for
Office, well known that twenty six of them
be disappointed but imagined that blight
of disappointment would fall upon the whole lot But, as
the French proverb goes
L HOmme propose
TT lie vieux Zach dispose.
The administration has already made up its mind like
the immortal Sam Patch Of Jumping memory, to lot the
world that things be done well Others
and this last appointment Is Of them. We hope
the different players who have put the great pool of
the Marshaship. will exc!am like the uckless Vng
busted " but rather take the thing good humoedy
though they held and spot and circulate with
look that will believe the word con,ent We hope
too, that friends, the fat boys, frsm New York.
Messrs Kip and Delevan. who have been waiting so
patiently in Washington with the expectation OF coming
back with the Marshaship in their pockets will lose
any flesh on the occasions as for Alderman Benson
he looked smiling and we'll satisfied when we last
saw him in Washington, that quite sure his
stock ofgood nature will be exhausted by his dsap
pointnent. There is good time coming, doubt, aud
we hope they may all live it arrive. There's pippn
to come, too and all of will get by and by
the better plan TO be quiet and good humored, and cult
religious feelings, and read good books II any the
disappointed should be a loss for employment, adj
wise them to give a of Shaksperan readings for
appears be the last of unemployed genius
the present time and either Of the candidates would
make excellent Cardinal Woolsey, would recon-
mend the tragedy of King Henry VIII begin with the
following passage might be given with degree of
that would extract tears from a turhip:
az had served my God, Sc"
Our good humored friendoi the Star, who has shown
himself heretofore some pumpkins in bearing up under
political disappointments says this morning:
"We see it announced that Mr. H. F Talmadge, brother
@ to ali he n
particularly colleague Of the Mirror We hope he
Tssze, this is ID wicked world Sir Oliver. and the
fewer praise in it the beier and it illustrates the say
ing that the first in the is not always first the win
ming post"
This is very superhuous hope. One of the last things
should ever think of doing would be dn the world
because Mr. Talmage has appointed 10 the marshal
Wa know the xva do Iisha ing
that; and we feel surprise any good fortune
falling any Of the Tallmadge family, is very lucky
and that New York has long delighted
with Office To some of tho disappointed, the White
House may not look very white all but it
looks bright md free from spots We heard,
when in Washington, that General Taylor said, nearly in
the words of Charles Surface when he selling his
cestrai portraits. "Who the devil should take ber-
ties with if his friends z? This rather more COM
plmentary to the disappointed than the appointed and
would commend them to take ii.
We not but Mr. Fuller deserves some Office for
his wit. although it is rather argument for keeping
him where he is instead of shifting him into an Office for
which he may not be qualified. He seems to bear his
disappointment with some good humor although he
would scarcely have infused much spice into any article
he could have written about Od Zach" before the mis-
adventure of the marshalship The New York Express
"a decided wing pape) to take the thing more
heart than his wing associate For the benefit of men
The first thing that strikes od working whx here in
looking over these appointments, ption the
utter natenon of the cabinet officers who have advised
these appointments not only the wishes the
working wings of the city, but their bio neglect of
the wings who. for past have done
in New York. in fair weather and in foul who, the
wing party at the lowest Of depression have
freely given not only their labor, but their
If men eminent for their sacrifices and abon thrust
aside give place candidates unknown victory
certain, and its celebration is overland If appointments
systematically made upon such unprincipsd prnc-
pes-t isas vain tor wing editor wing speaker to
attempt wings, when. their are needed
it would be print daily journal make grafton
upon the cs,ed shores Of tho Dead Sea- in the ws OF
Oregon.
II the wings will put in men, under the hope of sharing
the spols; and if they will, moreover, put in who
have qualifications for the Office, and confidence in
themselves, but must implicitly rely upon others. in
whom the people themselves have little confidence, they
must not be surprised any which is pursued
Certain it is, that fast arriving at that admirable
point of nil adrari, that shall be surprised at MOTH
ing. We will now caution other New York editorial
friend of the Courier and Enquirer to take warning by