The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-31
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Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1919.
some OF the wing Senators and Representative,
remain here, looking after the dspe nsation OF the
oiices IN their respective States The Post Offices
a''act much OF their attention, It being under
s'soa mat very general system of removal WI, n
DC aoopted IN that department, 30 far az relate, to
the most important cities, towns, and village.
1t was reported that Gov. Seward had I.,, tor
home, but understand he is still here. winch /.
Agn that he expects important removals and N.
Pointments In the State of New York. Mr. Man
gum, OF North Carolina, Mr. Bell, of Tennessee.
Mr.. Corwin, of OHIO, and Mr.. Truman Smith, Of
Connecticut, are also among the Senator'S who
still .ilnger at the seat OF government, watching
the interests OF their constituents.
The applicants TOR the Office of marshal from
the various States, part of whom had filed their
papers with the Secretary OF State, have all been
transferred TO the Home Department; Of course
the responsibility OF those appointments still be
made, rests with Mr. Ewing, the Secretary ftnat
department. HIS labers are We ry arduous, having
tne Land Ofhce, the Pension and Indian Bureaus,
ana The Patent Office under his charge, and his
rooms are constantly thronged with office seekers
and others having busine SO with him
Mr.; Egber Benson, of your city, Is said to be
ADDED to the list OF applicants for the office Of
MAJ ma snal, ana Gen. Lloyd and Mr. George Welles
are candidates Tor appraisers.
some OF the South Carolina wings who have
recently been at the seat OF government, have
made statement TO the administration on behalf
OF the wings OF Charleston, particularly with re-
gard to their grievances and wishes They de-
mand, as the offices OF that city have always been
In the hands OF the democrats that a change shai
now take place, and the custom house, post office,
&C., be given to wings, majority OF the people
OF Charleston being in favor Of Gen. Taylor. No
decision has yet taken place on this application;
but II weud not be surprising the request should
Charleston district, a Taylor democrat, exerts
himself to keep the democrats In office; but he has
not the confidence of the wings OF Charleston, to
whom In part he owes his last election to Con-
gress.
Col. Webb announced, this morning, that he
should return home this afternoon. IL is not sup
posed that any movement will be made for some
time as to the most important foreign missions.
MIR. Bates, OF Galveston, an active and jealous
Trend OF Gen; Taylor, Is an applicant for Marshal
OF Texas, IN place of the present incumbent who
ls devoted frendo of Sam Houston. w.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1919.
The Gates Opened-7Ne Wheei Turm,ns-THe
Gr1st MM in Notion.
BraVsslmo well done! That's right! Mako
a bold move, and show your spirit The admit
nistraton that will suffer itself to be browbeatea
is nlncompGOp. Good news! Loop up, We out
siders, for the good time ls at hand Like Christ
mas, it has been long time coming; but it ls
here.
The cabinet, with all becoming gravity, have
had the subject under console ratlOn and they have
resolved
l. That the locofocos have been In long enough
z. That they must go out
3. That the wings have been out long enough.
4. That they must come In,
"gy sns prickins Of my thumbs,
We may safely concluJe, that, after three weeks
OF elaboration and doubt, The cabinet have re-
solved to 60 to work In earnest. They appear to
have concluded that the worst thing in the world
that could be done for this admin stratlon would
be TO IyleriZe 1t, In an experiment to walk the
track OF moderation between the two parties, and
that the safest policy the bodest. Nous uerrons
Ii the report OF the day ID correct, our inklings
oyesterday are fully borne out IN the copious cata-
logue Of transformations in the Pennsylvania post
Offices and If 1t be as we hear, that one State 10
to be disposed Of by Mr.. Collamer every week,
and that New York Is to come next, before ten
days are over York State will be in state Of COM
buston and, before the year Is out, the contede-
ration OF thirty soveregntles will be Grangerlzed,
Ievoiutlonlzed, re-0rganlzed, and put upon new
i footing Good Good very good We like it. Any
anything TO give lite and zest to the policy Of the
cabinet. The only policy is TO- go ahead. In re-
cedlng, you are lost il standing still, you are
oVcIWheLiucu roIWAIu, is WOIQ.
out everybody, and to turn in anybody, is better
than to stand still. The spirit OF the age is action.
Without action, there will be reaction. The Of
fensve is the true system of warfare.
OF action instead OF inactIon, he gains largely
upon our good opinion. We had thought him q
tlmld marketing his way like a blind man In
the sunshine. But If he has suggested this sys-
tenn OF action, we cry you mercy, tor we had sup
posed II was the Chief OF the Home Department,
whose opinion OF locofOcosm Is second only to his
good opinion of the devil-we had thought 1t was
Mr.. Ewing to whom the credit was due. But
"Let old Timotheus yield tho prize,
Or both divide the CROWN
By Clayton do the whgs arise,
Tom puts the locos down.
Which, In the Saxon, signitieth, that while Mr..
Clayton is for rewarding the wings, Mr. Ewing Is
tor Furnishing the locOs. That's rlgnt. Let's have
'nSss % stsn 10 aam s that
Colonel Webb will probably get foreign m ,sslon
and if the Senate recall him, he will not suffer
Very good. He Will not take no tor an answer,
and eyes" will dispose of him. He Is good
man and, Ike Alexander at the ancient shrine,
he is irresistible.
The Danish representative, 1t Is said, has COM
planned that certain American citizens have been
building war steamer tor the benefit OF the Ger
mans, In their operations against SchleswIg; and
1t Is further said that the cabinet have had that
subject before them to-day. Whether this com.
plant refers TO the late steamer sold to the Dutch
or to some private contract with the Germans, we
are not ADVISED, but suppose the ground of action
rests upon newspaper report OF certain vessel
OF war built in the United States, for the benefit
OF the Piusslans. II the Pruss,ans pay for il, we
suppose the arrangement lis valid under the law Of
nations, unless 1t intert res with neutrality be-
tween two nations at war; with both OF whom we
are at peace. In any event, we apprehend this
a small affair to what this administration will
have to act upon with respect to relations with
European powers, before the year is over. Europe
Is to be turned upside down. and we shall be called
upon to take part in the work, from some inevtA-
bic incidental provocatlons If we are not mistaken
In the signs of the night.
But Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof"
We hold fast to our mettO, that " There is a good
time coming" when the heavens will shO yer
down pearls and gold dust; and 80 let every man
have his tub under the spout.