The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-23

vIrxinians In ONCE In Washington.
friend has called our attention to the following state
men in the Lynchburg Viginian, which to have
been made for double purpose; the to create zeal
ousy against Virginia and the other TO excite bad feeling
between the two divisions of the Stae-and both to slim
uate removals, in order that the vacancies may be filled
by acceptable to the editor of the Lynchburg Viz
gnian
In the public offices Washington IL appears from M
Blue Book, according the Richmond Wing that on h
9Th OF March lasand there have been changes since
there srsEry-FIvR Virginansnearly filth of The
whole number Ofthese, 69 democrats and "a why's
all OF whom, excepi FOUR, hail from OF the Ridge OF
the many mdshipmen in the navy from Virginia, we learn
there is not one from west OF the Blue Ridge.
Some OF the bureaus at Washington ged alto.
geiher by Vginians Thus, Wm Seldom Urea sner of the
United States formerly Of Richmond, has in his office nine
|Virginans, and all but democrats Mr.. Auditor Col
Inns formerly OF Portsmouth. the A,h Of March had five
clerks in his bureau-all ViIgnans and all democrats
Facts like these well calculated excite jealousy and
bring the Old Dominion under the reproach rapaciy
Tor office.
If these statements could be verified, we cannot see
why they would cast any odum upon the people of Viz
|gnia-not as much, surely, - deliberate attempt BY
an editor, in the centre of her territory nure his Sta
and to strike down her citizens Offices are made for The
public good and while they properly giveno wor
thy men, and not to brawling partisansthe bes,owa
of office is compliment rather than reproach But
We do not hesitate to say that Virginia and the demo
Gratis OF Virginafor it is them that this missile
amed-do not enjoy an undue portion of public patron.
age The patronage connected with the federal judiciary
alone in the State OF New York exceeds :he whole
amount OF federal patronage of every description dis.
pensed in Virginia; while the patronage of The various
custom houses in the former State equals if it does not
exceed the whole amount of civil patronage dispensed
in Washington. Many other States enjoy large amount
|of patronage dispensed within their own limits; and
when the whole amount of federal patronage is summed
up it will be found that Virginia falls below rather than
exceeds her due proportion.
The friend 10 whom we have already alluded furnshe.
us with the following account of the personnel of III,
Treasury and Home Departments at Washington from
which appears that the equazing process so strongly
insisted has been carried far as equality will allow
In the Treasury Department the heads of bureaus are
follows:
Whigs-Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, Frs
Comptroller Commissioner of Customs, Second Auditor
Third Auditor, Fifth Auditor, and Register.
Denocrats-Second Comptroller, First Auditor Fourth
Auditor, SIKH Auditor, Treasurer and Solictor-s
The chief clerks of those bureaus are as follows:
Whigs-Chef Clerk OF the First Comptroer's Office
OF the Second. Third Fourth and Fifth Auditors Offices
and Of the Registers Teasurers and Solicitors ofces-s
Democrats-The Chief Clerk OF the Second ComptroI
ers office and of the First and Sixth Auditors Offices
In the Treasurefs Office the first clerk the two officers
who attend exclusively to the independent treasury the
keeper and the keeper of quarterly accounts are all
wings and enjoy the best salaries in the Office In this
bureau there are three Virginia wings
The First Auditors office is also mentioned nv the
Lynchburg Vrgnian OF the five yirginians in that bu
reau is whig and has held his place for more than
twenty years. and two OF the remaining four were trans
fered from other offices that OF the First Auditor and
were not OF course appointed by the chief OF tina, bureau
The camor of the virginan and its kindred presses is
therefore unfounded
Some OF the wings mentioned above were retained 10
office by the late administration Two chief clerkshie
are still vacant, and will without doubt be filled by
wings OF the subordinate clerkshps we cannot speak
with certainty; but from the best information we can
gain, they are about equally distributed between the
parties 1t is certain, however from the facts detailed
above, that in the Treasury Department a majority
of the heads of bureaus. and about three -ourhs
the chief clerks. wings In the Department of
the Interior, learn. from .undoubted authority
that from and after the LIST OF July next the head
OF every bureau will be whig and the only bureau
appointment in the Navy Department now filled by
civil officer. will be vacated at the same time by
the removal OF the present incumbent |, is evident,
therefore. that a, this early period of the administration
The party IN power has much than its due proportion
OF all the PRINCIPAL Offices; and hardly day passes that
democrats are not dismissed without cause and without
complaint II is in vain for the wing party TO escape the
charge OF proscrpton-wiful deliberate and cruel pro
scrpton. 1t had well meet the issue like men, as one
of IFS presses in Mobile advises and not sndeavor to de-
ceve the people by alsehoods and TO cast odium upon
the upright men whom it removed from public employ
men Its present course is unmanly as well as vicious,
and the people will not fail TO appreciate it in due sea
son. They have more intelligence than the wing party
believe, as wing leaders will find out when their acts
are submitted to the public judgment OF the ballot box
Views OF the Cabinet upon neral Taylsrs Pledges
The Albany Argus thus ingeniousy extracts from the
editorials of the Republic, the acknowledged organ Of
Gen. Taylor and the administration the views Of the
cabinet upon the subject of the Generals pledges and pro-
LESSONS before the election. II says:
We must overlook the ingenious effort OF the Repub
nc TO reconcile the attitude OF General Ta or before ana
ince the election. IL insists that the wing conventon
which conveniently avoided avowal OF whiR any
her principles, nominated him a chig after the deea
alton made in that body by the louisiana deegatonhS
any impression that he supposed himself anything else or
that they or anybody tsave those who du7ed) re