Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-11
Correspondence Of The Courier.
WAsHIs GToN, April 8

ueN. SlOl Iellldsheu, q ie" HuJ 49,
to an ex-membcr of Congress, that nc did
not, wish, in The cnur<e of his adnlnis!ra>
lion OF the government, 10 see single
appointment announced Of any person,
"in the place of any person '.rcmOrsd." ;"
1.-The iucumbent's, term. had expired ii would
be another mailer. Alllhe appointments
hitherto made have been in the place Of
officers whose terms had expired. In one
instance. that Of Mr.. Joseph Bates. who
was appointed in the place of Mr.. Cooke
remoued-lhe fact of the removal was sup
pressed in the Official annuncialion.
On Saturday. somo few removals Of
clerks in The departments were made fur
cause. One Of these Gases, that OF MIR.
Stubs, disbursiug agent of the Stale De-
partment, makes some noise. MIR. Stubhs
had been in Office twenty years, aud was
popular and efficient officer. lie was
unfortunate, however. in falling under
the censure Of Committee oflh House
some. lime ago. on account Of an alleged
participation in the accusation got Up by
mir. C. J. luecrsoll against Mr.. Webster,
1t is said that Mr.. Clayton ordered Tho
removal with great reluctance. and under
The immediate order Of the Cahlnet. II
will be remembered that the Senate,
though Democratic, rejected The nomlna-
lion of Mr.. lneersol for France, on the
score of his conduct in that affair.
Mr.. Medi;l, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, was yesterday removed. MIR.
Mediu's administration Of his bureau was
condemned by Commutee Of the late
Congress. though whether deservedly or
not. / cannot undertake TO say.
II was erroneuusly stated yesterday
iha, the Cahiner. in a protracled council,
resolved upnn The rPInnvals Of tic Post
Master of New. York, Philadelphia aud
Baltimore.
They will not take these matters for
month or Two. The term Of the ap-
poinlment of the present. Post Master Of
New. York will expire on the 2lsl May
next. He was active in the political cam
paign, and lel his office for a long time
while engaged in party maiers-atl which
has, of course. been treasured up against
him. The same charges are brought
against the Pos, Master of Baltimore; hut
still, the changes are not urged by the
people Of ,hUse cities, but by applicants
for the Offices; therefore it is that some of
the members of lhe Cabinet. when pressed
on this subject, make the reply that there
is no complaint, on ihe part of The public.
ngains, the present incumbent, and that
this is an evidence that their removal is
no, demanded by the public interests.
Ilperceive that The movements Of The
administration are too slow and cautious
for the impatience Of applicants, and there
is no doub, that they will. ere long, as.
sumo a,Posilion of hostility towards il.
The disclosure. of Mr.. Reynolds con-
,iuue to excite remark. The feeling here
in regard to them is that they were op-
perfume and useful, bu, cuirety unaulhori.
Eed and undiplomalic. MIR. R. it is re-
marked, had no more right to publish Mr..
Saunders letter TO him Than TO publish ii
lctter,ftom the Secretary Of Stale; but the
truth is that Americans here discarded all
secresy. and all mystery and dupliciIy in
regard TO diplomacy. Theextessive frank.
ness and leakiness of our diplomats. rem.
ders The objecrs Of suspicion aud dstrust To
some foreign Courts. where II is yet deem-
edessenlial to involve every public affair
IN mystery.
GEN. ScoTT AND GEN. TAYLoR.-Col.
Webb. of lhr New Y"rk Courier, gives
the following cnrinus statement respecting
all interview between Geu. Scott and
Gen. Taylor. which has given rise 10
report that the Presilen, had treated Gen.
Scott with iudisnity:
.'On Sunday. tho 18th ult. President
Taylor saw Gen. ScolI in The Rev. MIR.
Pines church, aud no, having. met the
General since The Mexican war. deter
mined to evince by his reception Of him
that he bore no malice for what had oc
curred-ihal however much he may have
felt at The lime the mode and manner of
taking from him all his regular troops, he
was willing 10 Grges il.
"Accordingly. no me, Gen. Scot. after
The congregation had been dismissed. in
the most friendly manner, shook him cor
daily by the hand, and evinced degree
Of pleasure at The meeting which could
only have been demonstrated in stronger
manner, by publicly embracing! That he
did mol think was called for. The inter.
view, in presence of the c"nsrcgaIion rer-
minated by The President inviting Gen.
Scott TO call upon him.
"On The following day Gen. Scott called
at the Presidents. and sent up his card.
Two gentlemen were with tho President
when i, was received. and, instead of invi-
ting Gen. Scott to come TO him in his office,
which is Up stairs, he promptly sent
message 10 the General, inviting him to 90
into his private parlor below, when he
would join him with The least possible
delay.
"Within five minuies he dismissed The
gentlemen with him. ven, down stairs to
receive Gen. Scmt. lie did mol find him
in The parlor. and inquired Of the porter
,ohere he was. To this inquiry he re,
ceived for answer. that Immediately upon
receiving the message from The President,
Gen. Scott got into his carriage and drove
away! On Wednesday he left the city
,o,fsout making another attempt 10 see the
President"